I want to thank all of you for your responses. The images are really helpful
too, and provide courage that there is some header hardware out there that
actually looks worse than mine, and has still been removed using the
techniques described.  I am now pondering what some of you have said about
the advantage of just pulling the engine. It looks very tough to get to the
top stud on the forward driver side head, without some additional working
room.
Thanks, Jeff Hartman
Juneau, AK
P.S. did I reply improperly, and mess up the way these were all nicely
linked together?  It has been awhile since I posted in a chain.

On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>wrote:

> I agree. It does not make sense to pull the engine to do an exhaust.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Ken Wilford
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:35 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and
> hardware
>
> Except if you are installing an S&S Header system.  You can put the
> system on the engine but then it will not allow you to get the engine to
> the bell housing of the transmission.  If you are doing one of these
> install the engine or leave it installed and then do the exhaust in the
> van.  I have done it both ways it I have never really found it that much
> easier out of the van.
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
> Benny boy wrote:
> > Remove the engine, everything will be more easy and simple. Like Frank, i
> > have been there to many time and no way i would do the job with the
> engine
> > still in!.
> > http://www.benplace.com/gilles/gilles3.jpg
> > http://www.benplace.com/syncro/syncro31.jpg
> > http://www.benplace.com/syncro/syncro29.jpg
> > http://www.benplace.com/head3/100_0007.jpg
> >
> > I can post 50 pictures.
> >
> > Ben
> > http://www.benplace.com/
> >
> >
>