Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 20:15:41 -0400
Reply-To: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
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From: Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Stuck Head
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Initially I was thinking like you, dooley. But it appears that if he
could get the cylinders to separate from the case so the head (with
cylinders) would extend out from the waterjacket a bit, he'd be better
off. He's thinking the head is seized to a stud preventing it from
moving outward at all. So ... the rope trick or using the engine's
compression just might work for him.
Mike
dooley wrote:
> The cylinder is stuck to the head, right?
> If that is the case, the rope trick won't work.
> The cylinder will just separate from the case.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Michael A. Radtke
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 2:28 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Stuck Head
>
> Geo,
>
> Thanks for the tip ... What an idea!
>
> Perhaps other folks will comment on it.
>
> I don't have a good feeling for the amount of torque that I could safely
> apply, so I think that I'll save this as a last resort. I'll report
> whatever else that I try and the results back to the list.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Mike
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: Stuck Head
> Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:09:26 -0700
> From: Geo & Kathleen Hahn <ahwahnee@CYBERTRAILS.COM>
> Reply-To: Geo & Kathleen Hahn <ahwahnee@CYBERTRAILS.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> References: <4439C66D.FF7D5C96@bull.com>
>
> Michael A. Radtke wrote:
>
>
>>...I backed off the head nuts. However, the head wouldn't budge.
>>
>
>
> On my other (non-VW) cars I have used what we call 'The Rope Trick'.
> You remove a spark plug and, with the piston somewhere near the bottom
> of it's stroke, feed several feet of nylon rope (quarter inch diameter
> or so) into the cylinder. You then hand crank the engine to cause the
> piston to jam all that rope against the head and budge it.
>
> WARNING: I have only used this technique on engines with cast iron
> blocks and cast iron heads so you should get a second opinion before
> trying in on yours. With cast iron you can be fairly fearless -- i.e.
> bump the starter motor to pop that head loose -- use good judgement as
> to what force is appropriate on the wasser-leaker.
>
> Geo Hahn
>
>
>
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