[Vwdiesel] Blow-by * Additives and Flush

[Harmon Seaver]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 02:42:28AM -0400, LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
>   Not sure if any additives will help.  Possibly pulling the injectors and 
> letting 
> a little toluene, WD-40, even working a little oil and then a teaspoon of 
> water might loosen up carbon in the ring lands.  That would help if the 
> rings are stuck.  It may just be that the valve cover screen is plugged up 
> so that the blowby has no proper place to go.  Does it have the block 
> vent for the breather as well as the valve cover?  That can make all the 
> difference as well.  Oooooooh!  I need to do that to the Dasher!!!  That'd 
> help on it for sure!  Thanks!

   What do you mean by "block vent for the breather"? I don't think my '82
vanagon has that, although I'm not sure what you mean. It just has a tube coming
out of the valve cover. 



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