I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the sleeves are
sticking to it.  I've tried whacking the cylinder head with a wooden
stick in an attempt to loosen it up.  No go.  I've been getting help
from Dave who is having a similar adventure with his "Wolfy."

Dave used a large screwdriver on the lip of the cylinder sleeve to
break the sleeve free from the head.  Is this a risky thing to try?
Is there any danger with scratching or warping the cylinder sleeve?
I notice there are two little studs at the top of the sleeves, near
the center.  I would love to just take a screwdriver and pry the
sleeve from the head using those as the leverage point.  I read that
someone from Canada used a hockey stick to break the sleeve free.
Unfortunately, I don't have one of these right now.

I'm new to mechanics, but am forced to try this myself as I want to go
camping this summer and the wife is balking at the cost of taking
it to a mechanic.

I'm really intimidated at having to put the sucker back together, but
first I have to make sure that the cylinder sleeves don't come out.

BTW, do I have to do both heads?  I notice that the passenger side
exhaust ports are discolored, especially on cylinder that is toward
the front.  I suspect that this is the only side that is leaking and
causing my billowing white smoke problem.

Thanks for any help.

-- Craig

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Craig Oda   craigoda@communitybuilders.info
VW Info: 1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic