[Vwdiesel] Smokey, Bubley engine

[Kurt Nolte]

Since I've only pulled heads with the engine out, my usual procedure 
involves filling the head bolt holes with my solvent of choice, letting 
it soak for a bit, chasing the threads with a tap, then flipping the 
whole assembly over on the stand and blowing it out that way.

-Kurt



LBaird119 at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 11/3/2009 2:22:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
> toensing at wildblue.net writes:
>
>   
>> I torqued 11 mm non-stretch bolts to the recommended torque. 
>>     
>
>   The 11mm bolts were NOT stretch bolts, they torque to 67 ft/lbs 
> I think.  The 12mm bolts ARE stretch and torqe to 45 I think, then 
> 180 degrees, warm up the engine, go another 90 degrees, drive 
> 600 miles and do ANOTHER 90 degrees!  :-o
>
>
>   
>> I may pull the head again &see if I can plug that leak where the block 
>> was cracked, any suggestions as what type of glue might work the best to try &
>> save the block & avoid pulling the engine although I have a couple spare 
>> engines I could use? I didn't know the 11 mm engines had a reputation for 
>> weak blocks, but that doesn't surprise me.
>>     
>
>   They really don't have a true reputation as a weak block, just a 
> lot of backyard mechanics that are used to quickly blowing out a 
> hole (maybe) and then assembling the engine.  Diesels have tight 
> tolerances and VW apparently carried that to the head bolt hole 
> depth as well.  90% of the time (or more?) it's operator error not 
> the block's fault.
>   You could try JB weld.  I remember someone doing that on a crack 
> then rigging up an external clamping arrangement on that cracked 
> corner.
>     Loren
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