Hi John,
If you are in =
a warm
climate, are you using 20-50 oil? Somehow an =
arcticwesty
name may come from an area that is bone chilling cold where you need =
10-30, or 5
- 30.
Any knowledge and =
skills from
your air-cooled overhaul will be good. The wasser boxer is similar in =
many ways
just more complex. Removing and installing pistons inside the water =
jacket is a
pita. The wasser boxer doesn't tend to beat out the #2 main
bearing like the air cooled so it doesn't normally need align =
bored. Be sure you have a source for main bearing before you start =
the
overhaul, they may be hard to procure. =
Best of luck with =
your
quest.
Darrell
ps. if you can't fine any bearings for =
the wasser
boxer the 2.2L subaru is a good choice.
.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, January 13, =
2001 1:00
AM
Subject: OIL PRESSURE =
LIGHT/ALARM
I have an =
87 Synchro
Westy with 153,000 miles on it. I was told the heads
had =
been
reworked at about 120,000. I started getting an oil pressure =
alarm
below 3100 rpm after the engine has warmed up. I replaced =
both oil
pressure
sensors, and just finished replacing the oil pump with a =
high
volume pump
from Bus Depot. I still got the alarm after then =
engine
warmed up. Bummer.
A mechanic friend of mine says that =
my main
bearings are probably worn to the
point that there is too much =
clearance.
About ten years ago I rebuilt a bug
engine. I remember =
having
to have the case line bored. Of course, this
required OD =
bearigs.
Is this common with the 2.1 Wasserboxer? Has anyone =
out there
replaced the main and camshaft bearings without having to rebore =
the case?
If I do decide to rebuild, what other pitfalls should I =
look
out for?
Maybe now is the time to look for that Subaru engine. =