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• Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 19:02:06 -0800
  First time I've removed the cylinder heads with the engine in the car, 1983 watercooled. I'm on the #1 & #2 side, I...
• Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:58:52 -0600
  ...jbclem1 >First time I've removed the cylinder heads with the engine in the car, 1983 >watercooled. I'm on the >#1 & #2 side...
• Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:16:57 -0500
  The cylinders have "ears" near the head. I have successfully used an open end wrench as a fulcrum to pry them apart. Make sure...
• Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 2 Feb 2005 06:46:16 -0500
  If you pull the heads out just another 1/2" you should see some ears sticking out on the cylinders between the two cylinders...
• Help: Heads/cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 12:25:23 -0700
  Doing my head gaskets and I have several questions about getting the heads off without taking the cylinders with them: - Any suggestions on how...
• Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Tue, 1 Feb 2005 22:34:22 -0800
  ...Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car > The cylinders have "ears" near the head. I have successfully used an open > end wrench as a...
• Re: cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Dooley
  Tue, 14 Apr 1998 13:18:08 -0400
  there should be a ring shaped gasket between the head/cylinder. One for each cylinder. Check again, its probably stuck to the head. -----Original...
• Cylinder Heads -Problem Removing- Cylinders came with it ??
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 12:38:03 -0400
  Trying to remove the heads off a parts engine I have...that had a blown headgasket..... When I pulled the head off...the cylinder...
• Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 05:23:45 -0400
  Matt, The cylinders have "ears" near the heads. Using a drift, tap on the ears in order to spin the cylinder just a bit...
• Re: Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 00:26:13 -0500
  ...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve > I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the sleeves are > sticking to it...
• Re: Lapping cylinders to heads?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:17:31 -0800
  ...Lapping the heads is an extra step take to *ensure* that the head/cylinder interface mates perfectly. With a properly machined head and a...
• Re: Head gasket question...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Feb 2004 10:13:19 -0600
  ...On piston type aircraft engines, the cylinders are made as individual units, complete with cylinder head. The heads are not separate as on the...
• Re: Head stud of 91
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:43:49 -0800
  Yosh and all, About the cylinder head studs on the wasserboxer: The new oem replacement head studs sold as a part by VW are...
• Re: [T2] Lapping cylinders to heads?
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Thu, 3 Apr 2003 14:00:15 -0800
  ...slide it into the head, put the rag on the base of the cylinder, pushing firmly, rotate the cylinder back and fourth about 50...
• FS: Used WBX cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:14:14 -0400
  Anyone wanna buy a pair of used cylinder WBX cylinder heads? See ebay # 20003962554 (they're mine) tabe johnson/87 westy
• THANKS FOR THE HELP...Re: Re: Removing watercooled cyl heads, engine in car
  Historical mailing list - jbclem1
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 17:00:59 -0800
  I received a bunch of good ideas for removing the cylinder head stuck to the cylinders...here's what worked finally: Taking a punch...
• Question about KOLBENSCHMIDT cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 22 Jan 2002 21:07:36 -0800
  ...Comparing the cylinder head casting to a set of AMC and original OEM German cylinder heads (spares that I have), they sure look like...
• Re: Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 09:46:33 -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...
• Watercooled cylinder liner (barrel?) to cylinder head seal modification
  Historical mailing list - Mohammed Ghalayini
  Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:35:18 +0100
  Hello, I want to modify the sealing set-up between the cylinder head and cylinder liner (barrel?) to make a more reliable seal. I...
• Removing Cylinders from head idea!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 24 May 2002 09:59:42 -0400
  I was removing a pair of heads from a syncro Vanagon yesterday in preparation of installing new heads and gaskets. The cylinders were stuck...
• Re: Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 08:19:29 -0400
  ...Cylinder head sticking to cylinder sleeve I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the sleeves are sticking to it...
• 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: Separating heads from cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 10:04:45 -0400
  How will this separate the heads from the cylinders? Won't this only push out the head and cylinder? I have had luck by...
• Question: Separate cylinders from head
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Wed, 16 Feb 2005 06:56:41 -0800
  Howdy fellow listees, I am about to replace the head of my 91 Westy. Very worry about the cylinders come out with the head...
• Re: cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 07:03:25 -0700
  ...I realize now they were probably AMC heads (from Spain?). In any case, they came with no gasket for the space between cylinders and...
• Re: 2.1 cylinders stuck to heads
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:43:33 -0400
  ...2.1 cylinders stuck to heads I've never had this problem before, but I know others have. I have the heads loose on...
• cylinder head advice
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Thu, 31 May 2007 19:57:27 -0300
  ...My old '84 cylinder heads are p/n 025 101 375. So I'm assuming that the PO put a 1.9 cylinder head...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 23:12:09 -0400
  Mike, I doubt that the stud is your stuck head problem. The Heads stick to the tops of the cylinders. On each cylinder there...
• Just one head?
  Historical mailing list - John Houser
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 17:37:45 EDT
  ...If I have to get a rebuilt head, can I replace only one head or must cylinder heads be replaced in pairs. 3. Does...
• Re: It's alive, but it gives bad head! (Fixing head leak on '87 2.1L)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:49:24 -0400
  ...I once had a cylinder that refused to separate from the head no matter what I tried (initially). I ended up removing the head...
• 2.1 cylinders stuck to heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:46:43 -0500
  ...I have the heads loose on my 2.1, but the bad news is that the cylinders are coming off with the heads. I...
• Re: 2.1 cylinders stuck to heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:03:45 -0700
  ...2.1 cylinders stuck to heads > > I've never had this problem before, but I know others have. I have the heads > loose on...
• Re: Removing Cylinders from head idea!
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Fri, 24 May 2002 08:16:05 -0700
  >I was removing a pair of heads from a syncro Vanagon yesterday in >preparation of installing new heads and gaskets. The cylinders were stuck...
• 1.9l Head torqueing. Was: 1.9l TD swap
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 23 May 1999 20:12:36 -0400
  ...Always replace cylinder head bolts. (They are stretch bolts) When performing repairs, carefully remove seal/gasket remnants from the cylinder head and cylinder block...
• Thanks and New Problem (Heads and Cylinders)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 17:37:37 EDT
  ...We used a small chisel as a wedge between the cylinder ears and the head (on the top side). We tapped the chisel down...
• Replacing cylinder barrel with engine in van.
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Reams
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 11:47:35 -0700
  Hi Volks, I just pulled the cylinder head off my 1.9 to fix a leaking a leaking head gasket and accidentally pulled the...
• Re: Removing Cylinders from head idea!
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Fri, 24 May 2002 08:39:47 -0600
  ...You know the little metal ears on the cylinder barrels. > I normally would stick something between these and the head and bang and pry...
• Re: [T2] Lapping cylinders to heads?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 21:03:31 EST
  ...Chris, I have found that lapping the cylinders to the heads prevents them from leaking >> How is the cylinder piloted during the lapping? George
• Stuck Cylinder Liners, HELP
  Historical mailing list - zyno
  Sun, 24 May 1998 19:34:33 -0400
  Hi folks, I got my heads ready to come off. The problem is the cylinder liners are moving off with the heads. Does anyone...
• On with its head! (Replacing right head on an '87 2.1 l)
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:48:18 -0500
  ...When we pulled the head, #1 cylinder came loose from the crankcase, but #2 cylinder stayed put. We are going to clean the base...
• Re: 1.9l Head torqueing. Was: 1.9l TD swap
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 23 May 1999 18:39:13 -0700
  ...At least > one person I know got problems after using the 1.6l procedure on a 1.9l > engine. > > Cylinder head, installing. > > Special tools...
• Re: Cylinder Heads!
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:33:16 -0800
  >Others have suggested tapping the heads with a mallet to free the cylinder >from the head. > BWAH HA HA HA HA!!!!!! 'Tap' the heads...
• Re: Question about KOLBENSCHMIDT cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:06:11 -0800
  ...cylinder heads. > Price is getting up there. > Comparing the cylinder head casting to a set of AMC and original > OEM German cylinder heads (spares...
• Re: Question about KOLBENSCHMIDT cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 09:06:24 -0800
  ...cylinder heads. > Price is getting up there. > Comparing the cylinder head casting to a set of AMC and original > OEM German cylinder heads (spares...
• Heads/Cylinders somewhat naive question!!!
  Historical mailing list - David G. Hobbs
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 15:03:53 -0600
  Attempting my first solo major repair redoing my heads. Pulled them yesterday and the cylinders came off with them. Does this mean I have...
• Re: Question: Separate cylinders from head
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:15:00 -0500
  ...but even with the cylinder #1 at TDC and the #2 at the botom, you can still pull the head out a bit, enough...
• cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Whitlock
  Wed, 15 Apr 1998 01:05:29 -0400
  i just took the heads off my 81 westy. after i got them off, i noticed there wasn't a gasket between the cylinderhead...
• Re: FS: Used WBX cylinder heads
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 15:31:23 -0400
  ...yahoo.com wrote: > Anyone wanna buy a pair of used cylinder WBX cylinder heads? > > See ebay # 20003962554 > > (they're mine) > > tabe johnson/87 westy >
• Re: 2.1 cylinders stuck to heads
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:17:18 -0400
  ...I have the > heads loose on my 2.1, but the bad news is that the cylinders are coming > off with the heads. I...
• cracks in head (cylinder head, that is)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 23:37:15 -0400
  Woo-hoo! First post! Hi all! I'm wondering if anyone has had a problem with cracking in their cylinder head or block. What...
• How is coolant getting to exhaust???
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Sun, 30 Jun 2002 22:12:57 -0700
  I've recently reassembled my cylinder heads for the second time in a week and I am very sad because it is still aggressively...
• cylinder head tenps
  Historical mailing list - Jason Gorfine
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 05:50:20 -0500
  does anyone here know the safe operating range for the cylinders/cylinder heads on an air-cooled 82 Vanagon (when am i in the...
• Re: Lapping cylinders to heads?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 21:58:33 -0600
  ...If you ever get into a cylinder head rebuilders cores ........ take a good look at the Air Cooled heads coming in. I've simply...
• Re: GEX Heads
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 25 Dec 1996 17:57:19 -0500
  ...Place straight edge over cylinders before installing head. Same edge should rest on both inner and outer walls of both cylinder at same time...
• Re: cylinder head advice
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 31 May 2007 16:49:21 -0700
  ...My > old '84 cylinder heads are p/n 025 101 375. So I'm assuming that the PO put a 1.9 cylinder head...
• Re: Separating heads from cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 10:30:33 -0500
  ...Separating heads from cylinders > > > > > > > I'm trying to remove the heads from my '84 GL but they are > REALLY > > stuck to > > the cylinders. I...
• Re: Question on pulling the heads to repair leak
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:02:12 -0400
  I've only replaced the head and waterjacket gaskets on 3 wasserboxers but when doing all three, the cylinders would rotate and I didn...
• Re: head stuck to cylinder tricks
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Sat, 17 Dec 2005 21:08:32 -0500
  ...Cylinder stuck to heads.. -Pull head one inch (so those pistons rings won't comme out...) -look inside, in between.. -on top of the...
• Re: What's A Head Worth?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Sep 1995 22:05:52 -0400
  Are you talking about a cylinder head for $546??? One cylinder head? that seems to be about 5 times too high. Is it made...
• Vanagon handling.
  Historical mailing list - mike ingle
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 10:08:24 -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...