http://www.benplace.com/heads2/engine_bay1jpg.jpg It's a bus but same stuff. Your main problem doing so is the removal of the right heater box (non California???) or the headers / pipe to head, in a case of a heater box, the shroud need to go back, and that not an easy task. Also, removing all metal tins with the engine still there is hard. The right lower air deflector (tin) is pretty hard to remove with the shroud still there. Of course, me, as i work on rusty engine, it's not even an option to work on the engine still on the van, all tins screws are rusted. The Air Cool vanagon engine is the most easy to come out.. of all, that include bus's from 72 up and Water cool Vanagon. With the engine out, you will save many hours. Believe me. I'm doing 2 AC vanagon in the next few days, if you want, i can take picture of the engine removal, very easy, you will see. I have to change pistons so i will have to remove everything. On the other hand, the right side is the easiest! Ben http://www.benplace.com/vw2.htm
On Tue, 24 Jul 2007 19:14:44 -0600, John <vanagonvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >Greetings...... as I go round and around about how to proceed with repairs, >I am leaning towards attempting to replace a cylinder head on my 81 air >cooled vanagon, without pulling the engine. Got lots of help as to how to >pull the engine, and it doesn't seem that difficult, however..... > >I am just wanting to solicit words from anyone who has actually replaced a >head, still in the van. I get the feeling it can be done, but beyond that, I >have no idea what I am in for, so if you have done it, I would surely like >to hear from you. If it matters, its the one on the passenger side. > >This would be the fastest way to get my van back on the road before the fall >camping season arrives. Might not be the best long term, but I think I am >willing to do the quick fix, and deal with the long term fix, in the dead of >winter, when there is nothing much going on anyway. > >I am guessing that but for the tin and the heat exchangers, its much the >same for an air cooled as a waterboxer? > >As I read Bentley, and try to imagine the process, I am unable to envision >if I have to pull the exhaust and intake from both sides, or will removing >it from the one head, allow each to move far enough, to allow the head to >come off? > >Any words of experience would be most appreciated. > >Thanks, > >John |
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