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On 12 Nov 2002, at 20:56, cyber notchback wrote: > One trashed case because the PO drove the car for (?) miles AFTER hearing a > loud bang, (#3 Exhaust valve head snapping off?)! Yikes! The # 3 piston > shattered into a 100 pieces, and flew into the case, but not before it cracked > the cylinder, (it came off in 4 pieces!!), snapped the spark plug, and may > have also damaged the upper inner head stud mount in the case! The #4 piston > was seized to the cylinder, I still haven't gotten the cylinder off, the > spark plug was bent. I gave up on the case when the upper inner #3 head stud > broke off while I tried to remove it, (see above)!! I would still urge you to make the effort to get this apart. I'm sure that RIMCO could fix the damaged head stud problem with case savers, which I would recommend anyway. You will probably have to destroy the #4 cylinder to get it off, then you can split the case and see if it can be saved. The matching case would be a very nice thing to have in your car. We'll all hold our breath to hear the outcome from you. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/