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• Re: solution to HEADSTUD HORROR!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 21 Dec 1999 10:36:43 -0800
  ...Put new seals as required 15) install cylinder jacket and sleeves using a ring compression tool - follow bentley 16) Re install head with goop...
• Re: Broke off stud torqueing head-what do I do?
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:35:12 -0800
  Several years ago one of the head studs broke as well. In this case we were simply driving along and the van just died...
• Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sun, 9 Jun 2002 22:01:36 -0700
  I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the sleeves are sticking to it. I've tried whacking the cylinder...
• Cylinder Types
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Dec 2003 13:52:07 -0600
  ...Aircraft cylinders were - operationally speaking - one piece including the cylinder head. The head was an assembly made up of a machined aluminum casting, with...
• Re: WBX Cylinder Head Nut Torque check, re-torque
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 17 Jul 2016 15:35:45 -0700
  ...If a nut continues to turn and > you feel like the stud is stretching than stop. > > For best assembly when doing a head install...
• Re: 2.1 assemble
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:26:25 -0400
  ...Now you also need to test the head studs. Get some good 10 mm nuts. Place your cylinders and heads in position and test...
• broken exhaust header
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 19:59:36 -0700
  Vananuts, On my '85 Westy I have a broken exhaust header, number 4 I think [rear cylinder, driver side]. I will replace it but...
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power... Ignorance
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 26 Jan 2000 22:02:56 EST
  ...the cylinders were pressed into the cast aluminum block. This allowed them to use very short head bolts (not 12" long studs) with the...
• Re: B Bob needs help with archives
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:10:25 -0700
  ...This is all I could find using your current email addy and "head studs" search term. http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe...
• Re: Cylinder Head Cleaning/Checking Question
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Mon, 3 Feb 2014 22:02:09 -0800
  ...flat sided preferably ......take extra care not to nick up or dent the bottom of the cylinder head. Heat sometimes if nothing else works...
• Re: Broken cylinder head stud
  Historical mailing list - Maurice Isaac
  Fri, 2 May 1997 14:35:16 +1000 (EST)
  On Wed, 30 Apr 1997, Todd Francis wrote: > > > > Repairer says stud will be case hardened and drilling and using a stud > > extractor will not...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 20 May 2016 13:54:27 -0700
  If you chase the threads in the head with a tap and make sure the threads on the stud on clean, you can just...
• FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:14:24 -0600
  ...with cylinders, rings, new bearings installed or in the boxes . $500.00 6) CV Series Long Block Engine, 5K heads, 5K cylinders, 5K cam...
• Re: Broke off stud torqueing head-what do I do?
  Historical mailing list - Randy Huyck
  Fri, 28 Feb 2003 18:52:40 -0800
  ...The threads on the block side of the stud I broke flared out underneath the cylinder sleeve, so I had to loosen the sleeve...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Fri, 20 May 2016 07:15:25 -0700
  ...I can get to all but > two of the exhaust manifold studs with box wrenches, but the two in the > central cylinders I can...
• Re: waterboxer overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 17:36:43 -0700
  ...How about the studs? any corrosion? Head mating surfaces? The two things I have done are grounding the right head to the major ground...
• Re: Broken Head Stud
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 14:00:45 -0800
  ...Broken Head Stud > At 08:52 AM 12/26/2004, you wrote: >>With broken head studs you might get the old one out if...
• exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:32:45 -0400
  ...cylinder 1, so the manifold had to come off as the studs were damaged. Of the 4 bolts that connected to the heads and...
• Re: Tools for engine overhaul on 85 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 21 Apr 2004 09:31:03 -0500
  ...Especially on head bolts. And case bolts where applicable. I had a cylinder barrel come loose on an airplane in flight one time, because...
• Re: Small coolant leak
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:46:42 -0600
  ...The bolts/studs that attach to the cylinder head exhaust will sometimes break and leave you with no options but to remove the head...
• Re: thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:18:54 -0800
  ...in the expansion/ contraction of aluminum water jackets and steel cylinder and head studs; and the waterpump trying to push all of that coolant...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mike Boland
  Thu, 23 May 2002 23:54:34 -0500
  ...found PO had welded exhaust nut to stud on # 3 & 4 cylinders No > idea why.. > > I had to cut off the stud/weld with...
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 19 Mar 2015 23:18:04 -0500
  ...During > an over heat situation the head studs can stretch enough to let the heads > float off the cylinders and that will cause leakage...
• Re: Gotta Be a Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 12:49:24 -0000
  ...of a good top-end rebuilt is > replacing all the cylinder head studs as a routine, > at least after 120,000 miles. That's...
• Coolant Leak at Cylinder Head Cap Nut
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sat, 30 Oct 1999 01:01:21 -0400
  On my 87 Syncro I appear to have a coolant leak at the #7 cylinder head cap nut, rearmost right side under the power...
• Re: Standard Repair Times - Rings / Heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 10:17:01 -0400
  ...Why does the engine need rings? Did one get broken when the cylinder pulled out with the head? 10 hours is typical for two...
• Re: Exhaust manifold studs, how to tighten them into a block...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 20 May 2016 20:41:14 +0000
  ...I can get to all but > > two of the exhaust manifold studs with box wrenches, but the two in the > > central cylinders I can...
• Re: drips of antifreeze off head
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 2 Jan 2013 09:54:43 -0800
  ...the heads and case is poor because of the stud nut sealant and rubber gasket. The main connection is through the cylinder sleeve, which...
• Re: 84 head job update #2
  Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
  Wed, 22 May 2002 10:50:28 -0400
  ...then cam other head bolts.. no problems there but when I began to remove the head from the cylinders, they were stuck tight! would...
• Re: need advice
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:51:46 -0500
  ...If I replaced the cylinder head >> every >> > time I broke off an exhaust stud, I would have replaced every one that >> ever >> > came in...
• exhaust stud removal broken
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 21:58:07 -0400
  ...so now i have a forzen partial bolt in the head of the # 1 cylinder upper. the question is what should i do to...
• Re: Cylinder head gauge
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 14:15:56 -0700
  ...Cylinder head gauge >I have a cylinder head temp gauge on my 81, and would like to know what >range of temps I should...
• Carrera Powered Vanagon Hits The Streets!
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Mon, 5 Jan 2004 09:55:23 -0600
  ...a couple of broken head studs), but I knew this before installation (the resulting exhaust leak from one cylinder was just a bit worse...
• Free 1.9L short block
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Fri, 30 May 2003 10:08:39 -0400
  ...Still has head studs, pistons, and cylinders. If you want me to ship it, it will be $75 for the hassle plus whatever shipping...
• Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:11:23 -0600
  ...exhaust leak? Also, my heads have studs on all the exhaust outlets except one. should I put a stud there too? If so, how...
• Re: Coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 19 Jun 2016 00:37:18 -0400
  ...Increased loads lift the heads off the cylinders. Torqueing is the fix. There is a risk as the studs loosing preload can also indicate...
• Re: Pressure cap problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 26 May 2012 11:10:28 -0400
  ...The reality is that if the heads are leaking at the cylinder to head seals it is due to the studs failing. The heads...
• Re: FS Air Cooled Parts and Full Engines
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 00:30:56 -0600
  ...with cylinders, rings, new bearings installed or in >the boxes . $500.00 >6) CV Series Long Block Engine, 5K heads, 5K cylinders, 5K cam...
• Re: 1600 Rebuild Notes...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 4 Mar 1996 06:24:01 -0600 (CST)
  ...I feel like it > could hurt the piston, being hit against the head studs. (note excessive > amount of masculine terminolgy in engines- i'm...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:22:09 -0500
  ...Internal leaks between the tops of >the >>> cylinders and heads are really due to failure of the studs to keep the >heads >>> down under...
• Re: Broken Head Stud
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 26 Dec 2004 02:57:06 -0700
  I have seen bad head studs with leakage around them. cause was a head stud that had had leakage around it from bad gasket...
• Re: Mark Stephens six-stud system
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 13:28:15 -0600
  ...I am experiencing > loss of compression from leakage around cylinder head. Am considering going > to the "six stud system" from Mark Stephens-- This includes...
• Re: HELP!! One stuck stubburn cylinder sleeve.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 1 Oct 2001 22:51:27 -0400
  ...How about > putting the head back on enough to start the studs and use compressed air in > the cylinder?? For what ever reason the...
• 1985 Vanagon - small job getting bigger - please advise as to rings, valves, etc.
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:31:24 -0400
  ...STUDS (there is visible rust on 50% - engine has MANY MILES), both head gaskets, etc. But that got me into this logic: remove cylinder...
• Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 19:43:57 -0700
  Hello, I did some archive searching and came up with lots of hits on cylinders sticking to the head, but that is not my...
• Re: Bubbles, bubbles...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 23:15:28 -0400
  ...the cylinder and the head. The engine at some point may have over heated or for some other reason the cylinder studs lost their...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 16:38:04 -0800
  ...cylinder head by hand. heads off in the van : it's all about Patience.. and Attention to Detail... and not busting rusted exhaust studs...
• Goop! 8-)
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Wed, 2 Jun 1999 11:28:56 -0700
  ...Bentley & others also recommend using other yellow goop to seal the cylinder head studs. The original studs don't appear to have this & the...
• Hobie Cat Vanagon and cracked cyl pictures
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 14:32:58 -0700
  ...4 cylinder on Totoro's 1.9. I was replacing the head gaskets and removed the cyls to fix a broken head stud, when...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 09:58:26 -0500
  ...Internal leaks between the tops of > >the > >>> cylinders and heads are really due to failure of the studs to keep the > >heads > >>> down under...
• Fwd: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Fri, 13 Jul 2007 23:38:32 -0400
  ...For instance, if the head must come off, you should replace the cylinder hold down studs before installing the new head, due to stretch...
• Re: Help and advice requested on engine case bolts
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 23:15:22 -0400
  ...Heads off and cylinders out. Of course, if the engine overheated enough to loosen the studs by overstretching, it is toasted and may not...
• Re: '80 ac square port head
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 21:31:10 -0500
  ...both cylinders on the same side at the same time is usually the result of the following: Head gaskets burned out Head studs came...
• Re: Which head gasket goop do you swear by???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 May 2016 18:05:03 -0400
  ...The most important part of this job is getting the head studs properly tensioned. Make sure the threads on the studs and in the...
• Re: VW Trends and Eurospec STILL LACK of power... Ignorance
  Historical mailing list - davidb
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 09:17:29 -0500
  ...the cylinders were pressed into the > cast aluminum block. This allowed them to use very short head bolts (not 12" > long studs) with the...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - George Laubach
  Tue, 24 Jul 2012 21:35:30 -0500
  ...a set of air cooled > cases could make the studs that fasten the cylinders & heads to the cases > strip. We used to install a...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Wed, 13 Feb 2013 06:03:36 -0600
  ...Internal leaks between the tops of >> the >>>> cylinders and heads are really due to failure of the studs to keep the >> heads >>>> down under...
• Re: quick and dirty head swap-dennis' 2 cents.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 23 May 2013 09:13:38 -0700
  ...While the cylinders are out I also use them with some lapping compound the clean the heads where the cylinders have to seal. You...
• Re: a mouse in our house...
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 23 Jun 1998 11:20:06 -0400
  ...cylinders their bath room. Many years of mouse piss had rusted thru about 1/4 of the diameter of two of the head studs.
• 2.1 broke head stud...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jun 1997 21:05:45 -0500 (EST)
  ...pull over and check it out, i lost alot of coolant and 3/4 cylinder head steaming and sizzleing, but it was not initially...