Date:         Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:40:11 -0500
Reply-To:     "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         "kenneth wilford (Van-Again)" <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: need advice
Comments: To: Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com>
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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
>


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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com