

| Subject: | Leaking Head perment fix ?? |
| From: | TC |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:10:23 -0800 |
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=264403 they suggested their 1/4" hi-temp silicone sheet & make some.(RED) 2-3 tries to get pattern correct & cut easily with exacto knife-go slow. cut 1/4" larger than o.s. of head & no holes covered.clean gasket mating surface & run narrow bead of silicone around incenter-center gasket on head & place board on with a weight(brick etc)until cured.check seal position & place on board seal down-trace o.s. of head with pen.place head,prod tubes inplace & instl head touching block. NOW check tracing--if still ok seal in correct pos.torque heads with BEAM wrench-ADDING 5 lbs as gasket is 50thsnd thicker. myne been on 11yrs with a cyl seal replace 3 yrs ago/reused seals.2 other wbxs had same & run 2+ years each.use your own judgement as tothis comments ???
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