[Vwdiesel] cartastrophe update

[peter blake]

Bryan,
  I've had two fail on the side of the engine, fortunately for me I cot those in time.
I think that I am going to the boneyard and find the aluminum equivalents and
swap them out.
Peter

--- On Tue, 11/29/11, Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] cartastrophe update
To: "peter blake" <pila47 at yahoo.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 9:28 AM

that sucks, sorry to hear this.  maybe the rule of thumb is to change these every 10 years


 
Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
70 Type 1 stock Elm Green Beetle -- Under Restoration :-)



From: peter blake <pila47 at yahoo.com>
To: diesel <vwdiesel at vwfans.com> 
Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 11:02 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] cartastrophe update

  Well to no ones surprise I'm sure, I am in need of a head
gasket change. There's a steady stream of tiny bubbles in
the coolant. Sigh. I still don't understand the logic of 
using glass reinforced nylon instead of the aluminum hose
flange that is on my
 85 jetta diesel that I put into the
80 caddy. My parts guy says that the plastic parts fail w amazing
regularity. I love my vws but I hate it when cost-cutting
supersedes engineering. An 8 dollar part causing an eight
hundred dollar repair doesn't seem so economical to me.
Peter
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