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On Tue, 2002-07-23 at 12:46, gregm@vwtype3.org wrote: > > > The first trouble came with a stuck tin screw at the front > of the engine, near the fuel pressure regulator. I torched > it from below, and it came right out. I was then able to > remove the lower tin below 1&2 and get to the thermostat. > > I pulled out the thermostat, then moved the rod up and > down to check it out. It was too loose and floppy, with no > spring action. That's no good. > > Took out the 1&2 injectors and the right side intake > manifold runners. Next thing to remove was the large upper > tin piece that covers 1&2 and the flap levers. Well, the > two tin screws that screw into the head on either side of > the intake ports were really stuck. I tried torching them, > burning off the powder coating while I was at it. The > "best" I could do was to just shear the heads off of those > two tin screws. :( > Next time you have a tin screw that wont come out out of the aluminum head, take a hammer and a large punch, and smack hard straight down on it. this will break loose the oxidation between the steel screw and the aluminum head. If the screw slot is rounded out, I keep a good pair of "Vise Grips" (not knock offs) around just for this purpose and don't use them for anything else, like welding. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/