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• 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: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 00:12:41 -0500
  ...Help! Cylinder head stud broken I am about to finish the cylinder head job, everything went well, until troqueing the head nuts to the...
• Re: How to remove and install broken head stud --- Easier than I thought
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 20:38:14 -0800
  ...Leo --- Leo Lee wrote: > Hello everyone, > It is very unfortunate that one of the lower middle > (#4 according to Bentley) cylinder head stud broke...
• installing heads studs
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 24 Feb 2004 05:39:52 -0800
  1982 air cooled Westy While removing the cylinder heads from my engine one of the cylinder head studs backed out of the block. There...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 21:39:13 -0800
  ...You will need to remove the head, and at least lift the cylinder out slight to replace the stud. They are fairly tight in...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:15:39 -0700
  ...So nice! David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> wrote: <SNIP> To remove a broken exhaust header stud (stuck in the exhaust port of the cylinder...
• Rotten Head Studs (and names)
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Wed, 8 Jun 2005 11:15:30 -0700
  ...I may have reported before that the failure that led to this rebuild was the breakage of a cylinder head stud and the various...
• Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 19:42:05 -0800
  I am about to finish the cylinder head job, everything went well, until troqueing the head nuts to the last step to 36 ft...
• Exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Georgios A. Stylianides, PhD
  Fri, 24 Aug 2007 20:10:57 -0700
  ...I removed the crossover pipes� studs from the cylinder heads. I had to wrestle with one of them, but the others came off easily...
• Thanks and Broken Stud Removal
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda - Personal email
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10:52:40 -0700
  ...I was planning to take out a broken exhaust stud from my cylinder head tomorrow with a drill and easy-out, but heard stories...
• Mark Stephens six-stud system
  Historical mailing list - Brian W. Block
  Tue, 22 Jun 1999 11:30:27 -0700
  ...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: Exhaust Pipe Q?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 06:05:57 EDT
  ...is there a certain configuration of the studs/nuts and bolts that hold the crossover pipes on the cylinders? Right now, Cylinder #1 has...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:19:37 -0400
  The Vanagon head stud application is a bit unique. Due to the different materials in the case, heads, cylinders and the studs themselves thermal...
• Broken cylinder head stud
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 15:06:53 +1000
  Hi While fixing a head leak, I've broken a head stud on my 89 Transporter (Vanagon), The break is just where the stud...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:09:17 -0400
  >for the .006" to be taken up using solid lifters, however, that means, as >the engine heats up, the crankcase, cylinder block and heads...
• Re: Help: Broken Cylinder Head bolt
  Historical mailing list - Jack Newton
  Mon, 16 Jun 1997 15:48:59 +1000
  ...a broken VW head stud that way but as there was no corrosion on the bolt or in the cylinder block it was worth...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 21:21:35 -0800
  ...as shown on page 15.23 of Bentley) >>Thanks Paul for replying my post, do you remember which stud was it >>that was broken.
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:17:10 -0800
  I have seen a head held on with 7 studs, but who knows how long it ran before it broke again. (It was broken...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:48:17 -0700
  ...So nice! > > David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> wrote: <SNIP> > To remove a broken exhaust header stud (stuck in the exhaust port of the cylinder...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:13:19 -0700
  ...Head stud testing The Vanagon head stud application is a bit unique. Due to the different materials in the case, heads, cylinders and the...
• Cylinder rebuild questions (long)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 23:21:32 -0500
  ...The cylinder head studs and heads were rusty. Should these or all the studs be replaced? In the future what is the best way...
• Re: Thanks and Broken Stud Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 13:56:42 -0400
  ...I was planning to take out a broken exhaust stud from my cylinder head tomorrow with a drill and easy-out, but heard stories...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 10:05:39 -0700
  ...To remove a broken exhaust header stud (stuck in the exhaust port of the cylinder head) You need a handheld drill with 1 or...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 07:15:41 EST
  ...block the stud tunnel with some sort of liquid steel and run the engine with 7 nuts to secure the head?>> No. <<The second...
• head stud frustration
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Sun, 7 Nov 2004 22:46:48 -0700
  ...While torqueing down the 1-2 cylinder head another head stud let go. I decided I should replace all the head studs since they...
• 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...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 14:52:25 -0400
  ...Head stud testing The Vanagon head stud application is a bit unique. Due to the different materials in the case, heads, cylinders and the...
• How to remove and install broken head stud
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 05:49:41 -0800
  Hello everyone, It is very unfortunate that one of the lower middle (#4 according to Bentley) cylinder head stud broke off during the final...
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 17:23:53 -0800
  ...Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up So what is the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs and bolts...
• Re: Al foil protection/Friday
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 12:01:30 -0700
  ...case....the case studs neatly fit the holes in my head and hold it in place....the holes for the cylinder barrels hold two...
• Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:50:36 -0500
  ...shop? You will need to remove the head, cylinders, and pistons to get to those studs. I'd recommend you open up both sides...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 14 May 2002 05:33:08 -0700
  ...The cylinder head stud broke as the van was being driven down > the road. I found the way it broke somewhat unusual but nontheless...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:12:30 -0400
  ...Head stud testing > > The Vanagon head stud application is a bit unique. Due to the different materials in the case, heads, cylinders and the...
• Re: Thanks and Broken Stud Removal
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 15:01:40 -0500
  ...Thanks and Broken Stud Removal > I was planning to take out a broken exhaust stud from my cylinder head > tomorrow with a drill and...
• Re: front exhaust pipe
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 23:57:47 -0400
  ...cylinder > head with two bolts, while the other side is attached with two nuts? Is this > normal? Can a turn out the studs on...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:41:32 -0400
  ...Head stud testing The Vanagon head stud application is a bit unique. Due to the different materials in the case, heads, cylinders and the...
• Re: Stuck Head - The Rest of the Story
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:20:15 -0700
  ...The head is off. I had determined that the head was stuck on one stud. I put a nut on the stud. Then, for...
• Re: Broken head stud
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Wed, 2 Jan 2002 21:40:15 -0800
  ...One of the left bank rear cylinder studs sheared off flush with top of cylinder head. Pulled head and eventually was able to pull...
• Re: Watercooled cyl head...unusual place for JB Weld?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 4 Feb 2005 20:32:13 -0500
  ...You need new heads. You also need to carefully inspect the cylinders and find out why the studs lost there pre-load, (tension) allowing...
• Re: Hydro lifters (# of turn)
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 29 Jun 2004 13:17:26 -0400
  ...The longer studs had to be adjusted to .008ths because they loose clearance as the engine warmed up. The newer heads with the short...
• Broadening my Perspective, and head studs
  Historical mailing list - Dyer Lytle
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:00:45 -0700
  ...Where can I buy cylinder head studs for the 1.9 wbx engine? Thanks, -Dyer Lytle in Tucson
• Re: Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Wed, 5 Feb 2014 22:24:22 -0500
  ...Cleaning/Checking Cylinder Head Question Follow Up > > So what is the best and safest way to remove the cylinder head exhaust studs > and bolts...
• Re: front exhaust pipe
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:39:21 -0400
  ...cylinder >> head with two bolts, while the other side is attached with two nuts? Is this >> normal? Can a turn out the studs on...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 10:03:49 -0500
  ...Head stud testing The Vanagon head stud application is a bit unique. Due to the different materials in the case, heads, cylinders and the...
• Re: Stuck Head
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Mon, 10 Apr 2006 09:35:37 -0700
  ...All of this seems consistent with that stud being bonded to the head. >On each cylinder there are "Ears" ... I have no access. The...
• take a look a jeff's pictures
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:01:50 -0800
  ...The cylinder head studs and heads were rusty. Should these or all the studs be replaced? In the future what is the best way...
• RE: wOW, and head torques
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Apr 1995 03:36:22 CST
  Eugene Palmer asks about cylinder head torque figures with 8mm studs. Tom Wilson's "How to Rebuild Your Volkswagen Air-Cooled Engine" is emphatic...
• Re: Retorque 1.9L heads
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:59:13 -0800
  A broken cylinder head stud is the most dangerous aspect of retorqueing your heads. If your motor has quite a few miles on it...
• Re: Help! Cylinder head stud broken
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 20:57:32 -0800
  ...I have seen a head held on with 7 studs, but who knows how long it ran before it broke again. (It was broken...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 11:58:16 -0400
  ...Head stud testing > > The Vanagon head stud application is a bit unique. Due to the different > materials in the case, heads, cylinders and the...
• Re: Gotta Be a Wasserboxer!
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 07:56:53 -0700
  ...Imo one important part of a good top-end rebuilt is replacing all the cylinder head studs as a routine, at least after 120...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:50:16 -0400
  Exhaust studs are actually easy to drill out. Usually they are only P.C. 4.8. Soft junk. The cylinder head studs are P...
• Re: Waterboxer Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 20:57:31 -0400
  Frank if you need to force the studs down into place the engine block they could become stuck half way in or the cylinder...
• Re: Coolant and oil mixing???
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Sat, 3 May 2003 12:31:31 -0700
  ...In my case it was a broken head stud. In my case head and piston/cylinder had to come off to get some heat...
• Re: head stud frustration
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 8 Nov 2004 06:08:31 -0500
  ...While torqueing down the 1-2 cylinder head another head stud let go. I decided I should replace all the head studs since they...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sun, 15 Jul 2007 22:15:54 -0400
  ...So nice! > > > > David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> wrote: <SNIP> > > To remove a broken exhaust header stud (stuck in the exhaust port of > the cylinder...
• Re: How to remove and install broken head stud
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 08:32:50 -0800
  ...to Bentley) cylinder head stud broke > off during the final torque down. There is no other > way but remove the broken stud and replace...
• Re: Head stud testing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:07:27 -0500
  ...Head stud testing > > The Vanagon head stud application is a bit unique. Due to the different > materials in the case, heads, cylinders and the...
• Re: leak down verdict
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:19:35 +0000
  May also be a cracked head. If it is a blown gasket, you need to find out why. The usual cause is the studs...
• Re: Head gasket job getting out of hand
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 13 May 2002 21:09:43 -0700
  Hello John, i had a stud break on my 87 Vanagon GL passenger van several yeaars ago. The cylinder head stud broke as the...