I'm with ya on that word hopefully!  After many hours at these, spread out
several weeks,
it was pretty much my court of last resort.  (Because the shield is nearly
the exact same
size as the hole below it (a shade smaller) - I felt less comfortable
tapping it out.)

Will move on to the woodscrew method, and if that fails - will try drilling
them in half.

Thanks everybody!  I'd really like to drive this thing this weekend, the
raceware studs
are supposed to be here tomorrow.  I'll let you know how it goes.

Peace, John
  -----Original Message-----
  From: G. Matthew Bulley [mailto:onelist@bulley-hewlett.com]
  Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 9:02 AM
  To: Audi-VW-Diesels@yahoogroups.com; 'Vanagon List Posting'
  Subject: RE: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Stuck heat shields - summary of potential
solutions

  Milo writes: "4.)  Still no luck?  When in doubt, burn her out!  Get a
  torch, being careful not to ignite any diesel laying on your engine in
  pools (clean that off first!), and cook the heck out of the heat shield
  in question.  Then, drop some ice cold water on it - hopefully that'll
  pop it out."
  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

  ---hopefully it won't warp the head.
  Heating then dousing the heat shields while they are in the head is an
  extraordinarily bad idea.

  Soak with a crud cutter (like WD-40, Bra-kleen, etc) and tap them gently
  all around the periphery for about 2 minutes each. Then use the wood
  screw idea.

  G. Matthew Bulley
  Co-Founder, Principal
  Bulley-Hewlett, Corporate Communications
  Mount Olive, NC
  http://www.bulley-hewlett.com/
  +1.919.658.1278

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