Date:         Sun, 21 May 2023 11:21:26 -0400
Reply-To:     Richard Koller <brvkoller@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Richard Koller <brvkoller@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      cylinder head
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Greetings all,
I have been lurking for years but have enjoyed the List and once in awhile
I get a chance to pay attention to my neglected vanagons. Now I will have
some time to start some partial restoration work to my vehicles (90 syncro
westy, 91 carat) and hope to get some invaluable advice from the List gurus.
I will replace the heads on the syncro first since one leaks coolant. I
inherited a used head from a nephew with a broken stud flush with the
exhaust port. He tried to drill it out but gave up. I checked it out
thinking to finish the extraction and sprayed penetrant (CRC freeze-off)
and noticed the spray misting out of the coolant ports in the head. I read
in the archives that this is most likely a fatal wound to the head since
the drilling pierced the coolant gallery in the head. This seems like an
accurate assessment to me, is it to you all?
Thanks
Rick