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Am thinking of replacing all the pushrod tubes on my van - does anyone rate these pre compressed tubes that you stretch out jobbies?...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Pushrod-Tube-Repa ... otohosting


I know you can get the sprung loaded tubes but am unsure where from and if these are any good either

thanks all...

Not sure why the verrrry long ebay link won't hyperlink so if you eaby item number # 370128151907 you should find it!

machine 7 do the teloscopic ones i think.

jed

If you've got an Aircooled '81, it will be a type 4 motor, the ebay link if for a type 1 engine which I'm sure wont fit. You dont have to take off the heads to do this job on a type 4 engine anyhow. Do a search, theres loads been posted previously.

If you've got an Aircooled '81, it will be a type 4 motor, the ebay link if for a type 1 engine which I'm sure wont fit. You dont have to take off the heads to do this job on a type 4 engine anyhow. Do a search, theres loads been posted previousl

It is an 81 although is a bastardised CT - now running 1776cc with non standard heads! nowt is ever simple for me! . The whole not removeinig the heads thing is part of th reason I put the link on as those rods came witha tool for compressing and stretching the tubes - seemed a lil dodgy to me but if they work....

dugcati wrote:those rods came witha tool for compressing and stretching the tubes - seemed a lil dodgy to me but if they work....

Exactly what i think, and I've built many early AC engines. They are hard enough to seal when compressed with heads. Don't see how they could be streched enough to seal after being compressed as much as they would have to be to put into torqued on heads.

Lloyd - I think I'll go for new'un's and new seals then drop the heads! dropping the negine ain that much of a deal for me heck it's been in and out more times than a hockey-cockey song!

Depends on youyr age. At 50 my enthusiasm for that has evaporated....