Hi all,pulled the engine in my 85 Westy to replace head gaskets this
weekend. Things were going great on the driver side, barrels weren't stuck,
head sealing surface was pitted but reparable with JB Weld. Replaced the
water pump, t-stat and clutch and it all was going so smoothly, I should
have known that disaster was lurking on the other side of the case.

On the passenger side, two of the head studs (both top middle ones) snapped
when I began to loosen the nuts. One of the studs looks long enough to
remove without much trouble, the other snapped leaving only about an inch of
stud showing.  Is it possible to remove the piston pins without the use of
the VW special tool? And what methods would you employ to remove the
offending studs from the case? I'm assuming an EZ-out is the logical choice,
no? Any ideas or info from those that have been down this road before would
be greatly appreciated.

Getting in over my head !

John Morris
'85 Westy
"If he speaks in the woods but she is not there to hear him, is he still
wrong?"