there should be a ring shaped gasket between the head/cylinder.  One for
each cylinder.  Check again, its probably stuck to the head.

-----Original Message-----
From: Anthony Whitlock <whitlock@CARDINA.NET>
To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM <Vanagon@VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 1998 1:08 AM
Subject: cylinder heads

>i just took the heads off my 81 westy.  after i got them off, i noticed
>there wasn't a gasket between the cylinderhead, and the cylinder
>it'self.  is it supossed to be like that? for some reason, i don't think
>it should be.
>
>        Anthony Whitlock