71 Westy
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I found the clack I think
I took my 71 Westy bus by Faulk's as you all reccomended and they concured that the noise was bad. So today as I said I pulled the engine and the head on the noisy side and found that the piston was hitting the head! I think I can shim up the cyl. and all will be well. Thanks for the help....
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5/18/2005, 4:26 pm
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71 Westy
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Re: I found the clack I think
Actually the real problem was the head on that side had a recessed area where the cyl sealed against it, instead of a raised area like the other head. I've ordered 2 new 043 heads for $90ea., as I discovered the heads I had were not the right ones for my bus anyway....Anyone need a good used head?
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5/19/2005, 2:36 pm
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 Re: I found the clack I think
Wow... that is one for the books! Some crazy stuff out there. HA! Glad you figured it out. 
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5/19/2005, 10:54 pm
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Grau Wulffe
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Re: I found the clack I think
Yep. THAT'S a classic.
You never know what you're going to find in a VW that has been tinkered with.
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3/15/2007, 6:55 pm
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