I got the engine out and used the expert advice received from previous threads to break it down without much trouble until it came to remove the cylinders. Only number one would budge. I'm pretty well equipped with tools, but whatever it takes to pry cylinders out of a waterboxer, I don't got. So, I tried to separate the case anyway. I've got it about four inches apart at the seam, but don't have a way to apply non-destructive force beyond that. So I gave up and will take it to a VW shop tomorrow to get the cylinders out. Everything I've seen inside looks pretty good, to my amazement, except the heads, which were used anyway. So much for used head. I just missed getting a set of very lightly used AMC heads by one day. Anybody else out there with a pair? I'm not looking for anything that needs to be welded or rebuilt, but for something in very good condition. Thanks, Jim |
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