I'm with ya on that word hopefully! After many hours at these, spread out several weeks,

it was pretty much my court of last resort. (Because the shield is = nearly the exact same

size as the hole below it (a shade smaller) - I felt = less comfortable tapping it out.)

Will move on to the woodscrew method, and if that fails - will try drilling = them in half.

Thanks everybody! I'd really like to drive this thing this weekend, the = raceware studs

are supposed to be here tomorrow. I'll let you know how it goes.

Peace, John

-----Original Message-----
From: G. Matthew Bulley [mailto:onelist@bulley-hewlett.com]
Sent: Thursday, October = 11, 2001 9:02 AM
To: Audi-VW-Diesels@yahoogroups.com; 'Vanagon List Posting'
Subject: RE: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Stuck heat shields - = summary of potential solutions

Milo writes: "4.) = Still no luck? When in doubt, burn her out! Get a torch, = being careful not to ignite any diesel laying on your engine in pools = (clean that off first!), and cook the heck out of the heat shield in = question. Then, drop some ice cold water on it - hopefully that'll pop it = out." >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>= >>>>>>>>>> ---hopefully it won't warp the head. Heating then dousing the heat shields = while they are in the head is an extraordinarily bad idea. Soak with a = crud cutter (like WD-40, Bra-kleen, etc) and tap them gently all around = the periphery for about 2 minutes each. Then use the wood screw idea. G. Matthew Bulley Co-Founder, Principal Bulley-Hewlett, Corporate Communications Mount Olive, NC http://www.bulley-hewlett.com/ +1.919.658.1278

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