Hello Vanagoneers, I had an belt throw/overheat/gushing gasket situation last week on my 85 Multivan, and have started to redo the heads. Well, I've borrowed William's Bentley, got all the parts off the heads, ruined my already crappy exhaust system with chunky catalytic converter, dumped the last hose full of coolant in my eyes, and broke one bolt off in the block. (splash shield) In addition, I dropped the big floor jack on my toe. (I don't know how, but it seems to be part of my car repair ritual...) Now for the questions. The head is about 1 inch off the block. The piston sleeves are still attached to the head. How do I go about getting them loose? Is it too far already? I didn't want to do the pistons, because I don't have a ring compressor and am worried about my ability to do it correctly. Any tips here would be appreciated. Second, best way to get the broken bolt out of the block. And last, list vendors or whomever... How bout a price on an exhaust system? The whole deal from engine to tailpipe. 8-( Well, that's it. Thanks to William Dummitt for the Bentley loan and advice. (I would have called, but it's 4am)
JW 85 Multivan 92 Jetta
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Jeff Wiegand | Chief Meteorologist | Electroponics, Inc. jeff@electroponics.com | http://www.electroponics.com/ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ |
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