I second Phil's advice.  Pulling the motor takes a beginner 2 hours.I can
pull my own in about 30 minutes.

You have to bend up the tin some to remove it to replace the
head.............and it really is more trouble than it is worth.  When you
pull the motor, you end up doing other maintenance that you can't do any
other time..............rear seal, tranny input shaft seal, check end play,
etc................

If you are going to replace one head you better be sure it matches the
other................best to swap in matched pairs if you can afford it.

Adam P
81  Westy "The Brick "
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
1976 Transporter (New CA bus)
1974 412 "Goldmember"
Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
----- Original Message -----
From: "jon" <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 1:11 PM
Subject: Can Type IV heads be removed while engine in van?

> Can Type IV heads be removed while the engine is in the van? It appears I
> have a broken valve (the spring is all the way against the rocker).
>
> The Haynes manual says you have to remove the engine to get at the heads.
> But looking at how things are mounted, it appears the heads can be
> removed in place. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
>
> I don't want to waste the time to try and remove the heads if I need to
> remove the engine.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jon
>