Hi. OK, a quick recap - I discovered my newly purchased 1986 Vanagon was leaking coolant from the c-head. So today I bought a head gasket set (passenger side @ $75) and a Bently manual (& $90) and went to work. I removed the head without removing the engine - went OK. When I removed the cylinder head, the cylinder liner came out a bit (1cm) - so I just pushed it back in. I am planning <not> to have to remove the liner to replace the o-ring seal. The head is very badly corroded where the large rubber gasket seals on the head. It is quite obvious where the coolant leak was coming from. The manual says to replace the head if any corrosion is evident ($$$!!!) - so my question is - is this really necessary? - and since I can't afford it at the moment - what can I do to avoid having to replace this head (and then the other head as well). Is is it possible to skim the head (machine it?)? BTW, in my opinion, the Bently manual really sucks! Even simple tasks such as draining the coolant are described in such a manner as to make them completely uninteligible. I have checked out the Vanagon Information site on the WWW but was unable to retrieve the Cylinder Head Leaking FAQ - if someone could e-mail that to me - I greatly appreciate it! Of course, any advice from someone who has tackled this job would be great as well. Cheers, MIKE 1986 Vanagon (wounded)
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