Peace Vans 2443 6th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134 2064678267
Ken Wilford at vanagain.com On Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 12:49 PM kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@gmail.com wrote: > Peace vans? > > Ken Wilford at vanagain.com > > On Mon, Dec 10, 2018, 12:48 PM Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com > wrote: > >> This is a mechanic that I've been using for over 20 years, always trusted >> him. >> >> Can anyone suggest a shop in the Seattle/Tacoma area that could fix the >> head in place? >> >> -Mark >> >> On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 9:40 AM kenneth wilford (Van-Again) < >> kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> > Of course. This is mechanics 101. I would find a better shop that >> > actually knows what they are doing. If I replaced the cylinder head >> every >> > time I broke off an exhaust stud, I would have replaced every one that >> ever >> > came in here. >> > >> > Ken >> > >> > On Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 12:35 PM Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> 1987 syncro Westy >> >> 210K >> >> >> >> Dropped of at mechanic this morning to replace exhaust. Stud broke off >> in >> >> one of the heads and they're telling me I'll need to replace the heads >> or >> >> put in a new engine. I was going to go with replacing the heads, asked >> >> them >> >> to confirm that the rest of the engine was OK. They measured oil >> pressure, >> >> 22psi @ 2000rpm using the VDO gauge on my dash. Said engine was worn >> out. >> >> >> >> Is there no way to extract broken stud from head without taking the >> head >> >> off? >> >> >> >> Mark >> >> Seattle, WA >> >> >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Thanks, >> > Ken Wilford >> > John 3:16 >> > www.vanagain.com >> > >> > |
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