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• VW service action

  John · Mon, 27 Sep 1999 11:34:26 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  ...The procedure removes the rocker arms and intake runners to access the cylinder head nuts. Then the nuts are retorqued, not with a torque...

• Re: Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut

  karl · Sat, 30 Oct 1999 09:40:00 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  Tony, You can try resealing the nut, BUT- I have seen more than one cylinder head actually develop a hairline crack exactly around the...

• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken

  Dennis Haynes · Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:12:41 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Help! Cylinder head stud broken I am about to finish the cylinder head job, everything went well, until troqueing the head nuts to the...

• Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut

  Anthony L. Mourkas · Sat, 30 Oct 1999 01:01:21 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

  On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder head cap nut, rearmost right side under the power...

• Help! Cylinder head stud broken

  Leo Lee · Wed, 9 Mar 2005 19:42:05 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

  I am about to finish the cylinder head job, everything went well, until troqueing the head nuts to the last step to 36 ft...

• Re: Leaky Head Nut?

  Walter E Stephens · Tue, 14 Aug 2001 20:06:50 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...I have a > leaky cylinder head nut. I have tried 3 different sealants and nothing > stops the coolant from leaking past the nut. I...

• Re: Drips at gasket, can't tighten more

  Dennis Haynes · Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:38:45 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

  Cylinder head nut torque has no effect on the outer gaskets. the clamping load holds the heads on top of the cylinders and the...

• Re: nylon head nuts?

  George Goff · Thu, 16 Oct 2003 01:22:16 EDT · Mailing-list archive

  In a message dated 10/15/03 8:12:55 PM, jake_beaulieu@YAHOO.COM writes: << They only use nylon cylinder head nuts on...

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Shared Vanagon Dictionary

• Cylinder head nut

  A nut that holds the cylinder head in place

• Cap Nut

  A type of nut used to secure the cylinder head to the engine block

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• 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon - Cylinder 1 and 2 Head Removed

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• How to Replace Vanagon Cylinder Heads & Gaskets (Full Step-by-Step)

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• Volkswagen Vanagon Revival | Engine Assembly Cylinder Heads | 1.9 WaterBoxer Rebuild | Ep11

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• Vanagon 2.1 / 1.9 Head gasket assembly info.. Some of the details that get over looked by most .

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• Mercedes spindle/hub nut for the Vanagon T3 T25 front wheels 1163340372

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• Impact wrench to remove Vanagon castle nut

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• Volkswagen vanagon Head issues

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