[Vwdiesel] Keep your collective fingers crossed!!

[lbaird119 at aol.com]

Regarding the head studs, in a word...  No.  There are two choices, remove the manifolds, or pull motor mounts and rotate the engine forward or... There are THREE choices, remove the manifolds, rotate the engine forward (quite a bit) or pull the head studs.  BTDT with my bunny.  Actually still there currently.
    Loren



-----Original Message-----
From: dieseltdi <dieseltdi at verizon.net>
To: vw fans <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thu, Mar 12, 2015 6:18 pm
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Keep your collective fingers crossed!!


Well I spent this fine spring break day pulling off the “oil cooler” and
replacing it with a Volvo adaptor and small, 2 pass oil cooler.   I then used
two different grease cutters to clean the engine.  First I emptied ½ bottle of
simple green into the drained engine, filled the cooling system and ran the car
until the thermostat opened and the fan ran.  I then turned off the car and let
it sit for 30-40 minutes.  I then drained everything out added about ¼ cup of
Dawn dish detergent and repeated the process.   After 45 minutes, I drained the
system again and then hooked up the hose to get a pressurized rinse and let it
run for 16 minutes, drained everything again and refilled with new 50/50
antifreeze.  I took the car for a drive for about 30 minutes and when I got
home, all that is in the coolant bottle is pretty green coolant.  So……Tomorrow,
I will take it out on the highway for a real test.  I still have a AAZ head
gasket coming just in case.  Which brings up the following, I installed ARP
studs when I first got the engine.  Will it be possible to remove the
head/manifolds intact  without removing the studs?  In other words, is there
enough room to lift the head off and clear the studs?  I will let everyone know
the result of my test drive tomorrow.  Everyone keep your fingers crossed. 
Hayden
 
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