Hi Chris...nope, the gasket ring came right off perfectly....

> On Feb 9, 2017, at 9:59 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Is that a cracked cylinder head gasket that's stuck in the head?
> 
> Chris
> 
> Dnia 09.02.2017 o godz. 20:18 David <fjazzbass@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
> 
>> Hi Dennis, all...
>> 
>> After a quick cleaning of the head, a tiny crack on the inside of the
>> shoulder- perpendicular to the primary surface, but along the inside of
>> where the cylinder slides in....
>> 
>> Also, these were reman heads... it was apparent where repair had been made
>> in between the valves- not so much sloppy, but yeah- not what I would have
>> liked to see.
>> 
>> So I'm thinking of replacing it with new- debating  doing the other
>> side....
>> 
>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B15gAxRzC2oqRGRkVTBQa0dudEk
>> 
>> Here's a link to a picture of the crack in the lower left side....
>> 
>> Thanks for all the advice!!!
>> 
>> Dave
>> 
>> On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 5:24 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Head gasket (combustion) failures are a symptom. Usually they are the
>>> result of a fitment problem or the heads came loose. Maybe not really loose
>>> but for some reason the head studs failed to maintain adequate tension on
>>> the heads due to combustion pressures or the thermal cycles.
>>> 
>>> In order for the system to seal properly both the cylinder tops and the
>>> head seats need to be near perfect. The cylinders also need to be perfectly
>>> paralleled and in plane with the adjacent one. The cases can warp or twist
>>> and the cylinder bases can get damaged making this impossible. Rare for the
>>> Waterboxer but very common for the air cooled engines.
>>> 
>>> You need to look at everything including the possibility the studs are no
>>> good and need to be replaced. Before final assembly test fit a head and
>>> make sure all the studs/nuts can torque up. Any that seem to keep
>>> stretching need to be replaced.
>>> 
>>> Some pictures am allow us to give some better answers. You can do this
>>> right or you will get to do it again and curse out the Water Boxer.
>>> 
>>> Dennis
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>>> Of Dave Bohannan
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 1:05 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: The root of all bubbles, low compression and evil itself? 1.9
>>> head off...
>>> 
>>> Smart volks…
>>> 
>>> I finally got sick of bleeding “air” from the coolant system and suspected
>>> something was up…compression test looked great on 3, bad on one… took head
>>> off and lo and behold, yep I’ve got blown head gasket that allowed
>>> combustion gases into coolant…
>>> 
>>> So, I’ve looked at the outside of the cylinder sleeve and it looks
>>> corroded- but the actual head itself doesn’t…do I need to “re-sleeve” it?
>>> 
>>> In the least I think I need a new head? The “gasket rings” looked
>>> good…just discoloration around the outside on the head which showed where
>>> combustion gases were coming out...
>>> 
>>> I don’t know the right questions to ask here…anyone???
>>> 
>>> Dave
>>> 1.9 GL (half headless….)
>>>