Date:         Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:49:57 -0500
Reply-To:     kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: need advice
Comments: To: Mark McCulley <markmcculley@gmail.com>
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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
> >
>