Date:         Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:41:23 -0400
Reply-To:     Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
Subject:      Re: Disaster strikes! Urgent Help Needed
Comments: To: Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>

Not cool... it never happen to me. Well, once but i push it on an old block
to see when it would break, it took more than 50...

For fun i tried to drill and use a reverse thread tool but it didn't work.

Drilling is possible but you need an drill bit extension because the drill
won't go there. Anything will go there. that is the problem.

Maybe Bob or others have better solution.

Now, imagine if that would happen to me. the customer would tell me it's my
problem.. you broke it, fix it.

I have 2 spare engine case in case of that exact problem.

Onair-cool it a bit easier, more room outside, and easily remove from the
inside.

Old engine.

Ben


On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:11:56 -0700, Brendan Slevin <brendan@BELLATAZZA.COM>
wrote:

>Ok, so I'm sure there are some listers that maybe read my progress reports
>on resealing the heads on Totoro and thought, "Hmm, sounds like Brendan's
>having a pretty easy go at this.  I wonder what hardship may fall on him
>before the completion of such a project?"  Well. . . .
>
>Using the recommended torque sequence and a bar torque wrench instead of a
>clicker, I was on the sixth head nut and it was feeling spongey, it would
>torque up and then when I held it at 36 it would loosen a bit down to
>about 30 and I'd tighten it up to 36 again it did this a couple times and
>then it snapped. All the way in the block. Didn't leave anything to grab.
>I am screwed. Right?  What do I do?  Is it time for a new engine?  Do I
>get a good long block and rebuild it?  HELP!!!!
>
>Brendan.