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• JM060356@AOL.COM
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 13:04:30 -0800
  ...I have been to the archive and I am well aware of the pit falls (snapped studs, stuck cylinders ect..) just want to touch...
• Re: in vehicle head repair
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 5 Feb 2004 10:49:47 -0800
  ...and I am well aware of the pit falls (snapped > studs, stuck cylinders ect..) just want to touch base before I make the decision...
• Re: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2004 17:38:11 -0400
  ...These studs are unique in their application as they really work like very high pressure springs keeping the heads clamped tightly to the cylinders...
• Re: Bus depot exhaust system junk?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 17:41:17 EDT
  ...The front pipe will not go over the cylinder head studs... ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet...
• Re: exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 2 Jul 2007 21:26:52 -0400
  ...1 cylinder head. The > gasket flaked off partially and has started it seems (as indicated by > my mechanics) to erode the engine head. They...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 22:20:03 -0500
  ...Cylinders #1 and #4 have each had both studs replaced with bolts, and despite my fears of dealing with the dreaded exhaust studs it...
• exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 19:17:59 -0400
  ...1 cylinder head. The gasket flaked off partially and has started it seems (as indicated by my mechanics) to erode the engine head. They...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 14 May 2012 16:23:56 -0700
  ...important to know that the cylinder studs or nuts are > not badly corroded.. > I get rather nervous about heads that have been on 'forever...
• Re: Coolant Overpressurization / Head Gasket Leak
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Jan 2013 19:38:47 -0800
  ...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: Exhaust fun never ends - some progress
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 04:56:01 -0700
  ...Screwed it onto the most accessible stud and put the wrench on it and it then bottomed out against the head, and more turning...
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:32:36 -0500
  Maybe you could get someone who has a good head (no pun intended) to measure the depth of the area where the cylinder goes...
• Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 03:38:27 -0500
  ...studs wanted to come out with the nuts. We got as far as pulling the head away from the case, but #1 cylinder wanted...
• Re: 1.9L WBX Compression Test Question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:24:16 -0800
  ...you could do a leak down test to further narrow it down to heads or cylinders, and.. something to consider when you have opposite...
• Re: (oops. Forgot Subject!) Lube Coolant Pump Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 22 May 2012 17:53:22 -0700
  ...Was thinking if a fastener head(s) snapped off, as long as the pipes came off the pump, no big deal. But ya. Stripped...
• Re: Warning! Do not use...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 17:54:38 -0700
  ...Far better to discard a brass nut, and clean the stud > threads, than try to replace an exhaust stud - especially with the > cylinder still...
• Re: cylinder head
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Mon, 22 May 2023 10:57:07 -0400
  ...cylinder head > >> > >> Greetings all, > >> I have been lurking for years but have enjoyed the List and once in > awhile > >> I get a chance to...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:17:43 -0400
  Pour some ATF into the cylinders through the spark plug holes. That helps loosten the cylinders. The , with the head about a half inch...
• Re: Help! Problems on the road! Smoke! or something that smells like it, anyhow...
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:11:18 -0500
  ...under the van -Coolant corrosion at hoses junction, head gasket, head stud, Internal lost: -Head cracks, can be oil into combustion chamber (Black/blue...
• Re: off with her heads- Doing them at 80K intervals.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 22:15:47 -0400
  ...Then, I had to pull the > head off with the cylinder after days of trying and prying. I ended up > standing on the head...
• Re: coolant in oil
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:19:16 EST
  ...The second thing is when I did the head job, the number 4 cylinder started to come out with the head< I was able...
• Re: Two bolts to mount the alternator bracket to the engine block are just plain missing!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:13:06 -0800
  ...kinda above the right cylinder head............ but I know you know that ! ( main trans to engine nuts or bolts are 19mm hex wrench size...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 15:12:13 -0700
  ...Then, I had to pull the head off > with the cylinder after days of trying and prying. I ended up standing on > the head...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:04:05 -0700
  ...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: More questions as the rebuild progresses.
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Jun 1996 22:58:03 -0700
  ...Wire the cylinders to the block to be safe. I bet you will find the cylinder head is the source of the loss of...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 13:14:16 -0500
  ...I also use a bit of lapping > compound and lap the cylinders into the heads to get the top of the > cylinders really clean...
• Re: exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 10:27:27 -0700
  ...head off and >> remove >> the exhaust flange and this gives me a short stud to hammer on and grab >> with >> my favorite stud removal...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Apr 2006 21:01:14 -0500
  ...Inner gaskets usually fail due to an over heating event or for some reason the head studs lost the ability to hold the clamping...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:04:58 -0700
  ...cylinder 1, so the manifold had to come off as the studs were damaged. Of the 4 bolts that connected to the heads and...
• gex rebuilds
  Historical mailing list - ray hale
  Wed, 05 Jul 95 08:24:13 EST
  ...cylinder studs on #3 that came out in my hands (no wrench required), two helicoils in cases, several small cracks in cases, cracked head...
• Re: what clues about engine health can I get...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 14 May 2012 17:48:13 -0700
  ...important to know that the cylinder studs or nuts are >> not badly corroded.. >> I get rather nervous about heads that have been on 'forever...
• Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
  Historical mailing list - John T
  Tue, 11 Apr 2023 18:01:36 -0400
  ...tweaking the head studs. If the > > outer gasket is the only concern, if the head can be pulled without > > disturbing the cylinders it is...
• Re: Purging Cooling System
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Jan 95 00:44:05 AST
  ...You 'should' replace gaskets on the cylinder liners, but I replaced only the offending head gasket ($160Cdn in 1992, now down to $97Cdn at...
• Re: 82 running poorly when cold, any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 10:09:05 -0500
  ...exhaust noise? > Check for loose head studs. When the engine warms, the expanding > cylinders will seal the heads again. This is common on the...
• Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 9 Apr 2023 16:02:51 -0700
  ...tweaking the head studs. If the > > outer gasket is the only concern, if the head can be pulled without > > disturbing the cylinders it is...
• Re: Check my head?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Mon, 8 Feb 2010 19:24:27 -0500
  ...When >> you retorque an old head there is a good possibility that the head will >> crack externally near the head stud hole. Now you...
• Re: 2.1 L WBX Overheat -1991 Carat
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:08:37 -0700
  ...an over heat situation the head studs can stretch enough to let the heads > > float off the cylinders and that will cause leakage that...
• Re: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:24:21 -0400
  ...the heads which "clamps the cylinder head to the cylinders." This >>clamping force is dependand on the lenght of the steel studs in the...
• ebay vanagon report item=1837094347
  Historical mailing list - Ed DeBolt
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:17:48 -0700
  ...probably a low compression cylinder in there cracked high beam no overt head leaks but the heads are likely original and have some chalk...
• Re: Engine Replacement or Gasket Fix?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:25:17 -0400
  ...If any of the head nuts were loose, this would be the time to replace those studs. When the S+S exhaust was installed...
• Re: 2.2 into a 1.9 case
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Jul 2012 14:39:38 -0700
  ...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: 82 running poorly when cold, any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 23:17:57 -0400
  Does it also sound noisy when cold? Noisy like additional exhaust noise? Check for loose head studs. When the engine warms, the expanding cylinders...
• Re: Why Must I Use a Bar Type Torque Wrench On Cylinder Head Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 12:40:06 -0800
  ...Why Must I Use a Bar Type Torque Wrench On Cylinder Head Bolts? > So I just bought (3 months ago) an upgraded Craftsman Click...
• Re: What's really amazing about engine transplants?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:09:55 -0400
  ...http://www.benplace.com/head/heads017.jpg http://www.benplace.com/head/heads014.jpg http://www.benplace.com/head/heads018.jpg In 2003, i...
• Re: 87 Westy Engine/Trans removal Day 1 - or Boy, do I miss my 67 Westy!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:18:05 -0500
  ...One is sticking it over (or under, to be precise) the bolt head beneath the slave cylinder bracket. Stuff some newspaper inside the bracket...
• Re: External block damage and my plan to deal with it
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:57:58 -0700
  ...lbs plus a few scary quarter turns more - in other words........there isn't that much force on waterboxer cylinder head studs in a...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 May 2010 00:27:33 -0400
  ...The piston liners inside the engine are cast >> > iron >> > with steel studs holding the heads on. Any way you look at it the van...
• Re: bent pushrods... overheated...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 9 May 2006 21:08:51 -0400
  When my '84 was given to me with a blown engine (back in '91) a head stud had broken and the engine overheated before...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends - some progress
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 14:26:12 -0700
  ...Screwed it onto the most accessible stud and put the wrench on it and it then bottomed out against the head, and more turning...
• Re: So my stepson asks . . .
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 12:00:45 -0700
  ...Don't know at what mileage, but in recent years the engine suffered a head stud failure. It was "patched up", ran ok, but...
• When & why replace heads?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Fri, 7 Apr 2023 10:03:54 -0700
  ...I have a sheared cylinder head stud that decided to let go one day driving up a local hill. The likely reason for the...
• Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 11 Apr 2023 22:16:31 +0000
  ...tweaking the head studs. If the > > outer gasket is the only concern, if the head can be pulled without > > disturbing the cylinders it is...
• Re: Vanagon handling.
  Historical mailing list - mike ingle
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 12:56:39 -0700
  ...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the > > > > sleeves are > > > > > > sticking to it...
• vw rants
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Jun 1996 19:38:28 -0400
  ...Three head studs were pulling out, and one was a self tapping stud. so i motored on down to the vw store for case...
• Re: Head sealants??
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 12 May 2007 05:51:50 -0700
  ...Head sealants?? --- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > Coat the nut face and place a small bead on the stud thread. > Final torque should...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 6 Oct 2013 17:31:30 -0500
  ...Then, I had to pull the head off > with the cylinder after days of trying and prying. I ended up standing on > the head...
• Re: 84 update/head job
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Tue, 21 May 2002 14:53:02 -0400
  ...A broken stud in the head is nothing (I broke all 8 on my heads), when head is remove it is very easy to...
• Re: <no subject>
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:42:43 -0400
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: <no subject> SO I got the engine out and flywheel off (needs a new flywheel), heads and cylinders off...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 07:20:08 -0500
  ...I also use a bit of lapping compound and lap the > > cylinders into the heads to get the top of the cylinders really clean...
• Re: When & why replace heads? A Friday Dennis Discussion.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 9 Apr 2023 20:59:31 -0400
  ...tweaking the head studs. If the >>> outer gasket is the only concern, if the head can be pulled without >>> disturbing the cylinders it is...
• Re: Trouble getting WBX piston out
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 4 Oct 2012 18:09:33 -0700
  ...I also use a bit of lapping compound and lap the > cylinders into the heads to get the top of the cylinders really clean...