Date:         Thu, 5 May 2016 16:31:38 -0400
Reply-To:     TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         TJ Hemrick <x53gunner@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Battered and beaten heads (graphic pix. NSFS - Not Safe For Shop)
Comments: To: Ben T <syncro@gmail.com>, Jeff Schwaia <vw.doka@gmail.com>,
          Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Hey all,

  Karma caught up with me.   After 14 years of scoring used motors and
swapping them out,  I now have several needing major work.  Had to do the
dreaded head "gaskets"  today as the right one blew out after suddenly
running rough as could be.   Had to be done.   Yank the motor (you're
thinking, "Oh, here it comes "),  nope,  went fine for a floor jack job.
Start pulling the exhaust (you're thinking, "Oh, here it comes, broken
exhaust studs"), nope,  aside from wrenches not fitting,  not one on badly
rusted nuts.   I start pulling the heads, (you're thinking, "Oh, here it
comes, you pulled the barrel out"), nope,  just missed that too.   We'll,
what's the problem you ask?
  Well, I did have two bent push rods and tubes.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B1TGOGgpYuJpTEo5SkZZUnZiVm8&usp=sharing

Hmmnnn.....   First head off and cleaned up real nice.   Little to no
pitting.  Nice. Second one???   Ughhhhh.   In case you didn't notice in the
pix,  the one with the valves open is OFF the motor.   They're jammed
open.   Combustion tore into the seat and spark plug area.   Badly.   Only
heads I have in my stash have cracks between the seats.   Anyone run heads
like that or is that a 200 mile death sentence.   If the latter,  Anyone
got a clean single head looking for a cheap date?

Thanks,
TJ
87  2.1 WBX Wolfsburg