I'm in the process of taking off my cylinder head and the sleeves are sticking to it. I've tried whacking the cylinder head with a wooden stick in an attempt to loosen it up. No go. I've been getting help from Dave who is having a similar adventure with his "Wolfy." Dave used a large screwdriver on the lip of the cylinder sleeve to break the sleeve free from the head. Is this a risky thing to try? Is there any danger with scratching or warping the cylinder sleeve? I notice there are two little studs at the top of the sleeves, near the center. I would love to just take a screwdriver and pry the sleeve from the head using those as the leverage point. I read that someone from Canada used a hockey stick to break the sleeve free. Unfortunately, I don't have one of these right now. I'm new to mechanics, but am forced to try this myself as I want to go camping this summer and the wife is balking at the cost of taking it to a mechanic. I'm really intimidated at having to put the sucker back together, but first I have to make sure that the cylinder sleeves don't come out. BTW, do I have to do both heads? I notice that the passenger side exhaust ports are discolored, especially on cylinder that is toward the front. I suspect that this is the only side that is leaking and causing my billowing white smoke problem. Thanks for any help. -- Craig -- Craig Oda craigoda@communitybuilders.info VW Info: 1983 VW Westfalia, water-cooled, automatic |
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