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stuck cylinder

FYI it is not necessary to remove the engine to install the cylinders back 
onto the pistons. I just did this about a month ago. Also the vanagon 
cylinders have a little tang on the bottom of the cylinder to ensure that 
they dont slide off when the heads are removed.


>From: "Bill Collins" <photo@intrex.net>
>Reply-To: <photo@intrex.net>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: stuck cylinder
>Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 14:21:15 -0500
>
>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
>
>-----------------------------------
>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.
>
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