Date:         Tue, 21 Dec 1999 13:15:24 -0500
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: HEADSTUD HORROR!
Comments: To: Stuart MacMillan <stuart@COBALTGROUP.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <385FAD24.31026FC7@cobaltgroup.com>
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   Are you joking, or what? I've removed head studs. As the matter of
fact I have a few that he can have. No need to remove the engine
or split the case. A mig welder can weld to the remaining stud, and the
heat will help loosen it for removal. Even with the piston/cyl. in
place. Just need the right tools and know how to use them.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler


On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Stuart MacMillan wrote:

> This engine is scrap.
>
> I suggest you buy a good, running, used 2.1 or 1.9 (I think Ken Wilford
> had one recently) and put it in.  Replace the heads if you want with
> your rebuilt ones.  Take your now "core" engine and sell it to a salvage
> yard or rebuilder for $250-$300.  If one stud was that badly corroded
> the others can't be much better.
>
> Did the stud break at the case end?  If so, only a machine shop will be
> able to drill the end out and repair the threads, and the case will need
> to be spilt.  Have them replace the others too if you opt to fix this
> engine, but I really don't think it is worth it.
> --
> Stuart MacMillan
> Manager, Case Program
> 800-909-8244 ext 208
>
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