Hello Vanagoneers,

I had an belt throw/overheat/gushing gasket situation last week on my 85
Multivan, and have started to redo the heads. Well, I've borrowed William's
Bentley, got all the parts off the heads, ruined my already crappy exhaust
system with chunky catalytic converter, dumped the last hose full of coolant in
my eyes, and broke one bolt off in the block. (splash shield) In addition, I
dropped the big floor jack on my toe. (I don't know how, but it seems to be part
of my car repair ritual...)

Now for the questions. The head is about 1 inch off the block. The piston
sleeves are still attached to the head. How do I go about getting them loose? Is
it too far already? I didn't want to do the pistons, because I don't have a ring
compressor and am worried about my ability to do it correctly. Any tips here
would be appreciated.

Second, best way to get the broken bolt out of the block.

And last, list vendors or whomever... How bout a price on an exhaust system?
The whole deal from engine to tailpipe. 8-(

Well, that's it. Thanks to William Dummitt for the Bentley loan and advice.
(I would have called, but it's 4am)

JW

85 Multivan
92 Jetta

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