Spoolin98
20+ Year Contributor
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- Feb 1, 2004
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Easton,
Pennsylvania
Hey guys,
Ok heres my problem. I had the head off the talon to replace two bent valves, I decided to put ARP head studs in while it was off. Me and my bro went to put the head and intake manifold back on as one and the head got stuck. It will not go down or come off. It wiggles and has free play, but will not budge and its driving us nuts. We tried everything we could think of to get it off, but its just stuck. Anyone ever have this problem before? Any help is appreciated. I can get an allen wrench in there to loosen the studs out, but I don't have enough leverage to actually turn the studs. I'm dazed and confused and don't know what to do next. Its a 91 tsi awd. I thought at first it had a 2g head on it because the outer exhaust manifold studs were larger, but Eric at JNZtuning told me that is a 7 bolt thing. So I measured the intake ports and it matched the 1g intake manifold, the therm housing is also a 1g pattern. Any ideas as to why its stuck? My brother and I are fairly strong, thats not whats stopping us from getting it off. Thanks for your help in advance.
Ok heres my problem. I had the head off the talon to replace two bent valves, I decided to put ARP head studs in while it was off. Me and my bro went to put the head and intake manifold back on as one and the head got stuck. It will not go down or come off. It wiggles and has free play, but will not budge and its driving us nuts. We tried everything we could think of to get it off, but its just stuck. Anyone ever have this problem before? Any help is appreciated. I can get an allen wrench in there to loosen the studs out, but I don't have enough leverage to actually turn the studs. I'm dazed and confused and don't know what to do next. Its a 91 tsi awd. I thought at first it had a 2g head on it because the outer exhaust manifold studs were larger, but Eric at JNZtuning told me that is a 7 bolt thing. So I measured the intake ports and it matched the 1g intake manifold, the therm housing is also a 1g pattern. Any ideas as to why its stuck? My brother and I are fairly strong, thats not whats stopping us from getting it off. Thanks for your help in advance.