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So I've been reading STF for a while and learning what I can and listening to the radio program and I finally decided to convert the 1.7 914 engine that I bought over a year ago locally for $250 into an upright engine for my daily driver bug which currently has a stock single port, dual relief type 1 in it. I bought the DTM and the econoheader and tonight I started to take the heads off so I could send them to Len tomorrow and get the discount from the radio show. The right head came off fine and looks to be in pretty good shape from what I've read and seen on the internet. So I start taking off the left head and everything is going fine... and then one of the head studs pulls right out of the block--the the third one in on the top. It's an EA case with the stock Q heads. The history of the engine is unknown--I don't know how much mileage or how it was driven, though I was told it did run when taken out of the 914 it came out of (the guy who I bought it from had put a chevy engine into his 914 ).
At any rate, what are my options? I have very limited experience--basically I've watched the BugMe videos (including the Type 4 ones) and I've read the forums for a couple of years. I do all the basic maintenance on my daily driver type 1.
Is my type 4 case shot? Or can you do case savers on type 4's like on type 1's? Would I do better just to save up for another year and buy a whole kit (and a case) from Jake? My type 1 runs perfectly as it is so waiting and saving is a possiblity. Or is getting a used case and having the heads done, getting a new cam and lifters and p/c's, bearings and rebuilding with the rest of what I have a better (cheaper) way to go? Thanks in advance for any input--I've gained a lot of knowledge from everyone over the years. Sorry for the long post--I came in right after the stud pulled and posted this.
Don't get frustrated yet, it's 30 year old parts, with an unknown history.
I'm sure Stupid People have touched it at some point.
Pulled out or screwed out?
(perhaps the PO installed the heads with an impact...I can honestly say I have seen T4 studs BROKEN but not pulled out of the block this way)
Anything can be fixed, and there is PLENTY of room around that hole in the block for a case saver.
Might have to have the machinist modify that stud down to 10mm on the block end...
...Cheap, easy, and strong in a 14mmx10mm T1 case saver. (Jake might have something special, but that's the obvious fix)
MIGHT even get away with a Heli-coil. The block material is pretty decent.
Keep going with the teardown, and clean/inspect the block well, THEN decide.
HAVE A MACHINIST DO IT.
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
Thanks Pile, I appreciate the advice--especially the second line. To answer your question, it screwed out, not pulled out. I'm going to go ahead and finish taking off the heads and send them to Len and then probably take the case to Bugformance (where I get all my type 1 parts etc.) and have them do a case saver like you said. Thanks again for the help.
If it screwed out CLEAN (not thread damage) just... screw it back in with some blue locktite.
They CAN be scewed out, esp if the head nuts are rusted-on.
If the threads aren't borked, no damage done, just a PITA.
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
So I checked the stud this afternoon and it looks okay, the threads don't appear to be damaged at all, and (just like you said Pile) the head nut is rusted to the stud. Like both you and Jake said, I'll keep going on the teardown and have the case inspected when I'm done. Thanks again.
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
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