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stuck cylinder

I bet he has a water cooled vanagon.  Its a common problem, since the cylinders are removable.  Its tricky to install again with the engine installed, but it can be done.

Bill

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Re: stuck cylinder 
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 16:38:21 -0800 

Mark- 
  A cylinder stuck to the head???!!  Tell me this is a typo... 

Larry 

> I was replacing the cylinder head gaskets.  One of the 
> cylinders stuck to the head when I was removing it (in 
> the van).  There is no way to re-compress the piston 
> rings with the engine in the van, so it had to come 
> out.