I'm facing the prospect of replacing the head gasket on my A4, and I see from the sticker on it that Moyer Marine rebuilt it back in 1993; I'm hoping that means it'll be fairly easy to get the head off, as it hasn't been 33 years in place (the engine is a 1975). Is there a good reason to remove the studs when taking the head off? I'm going to be working on this with the engine still in the boat, and if I snap off a stud there's going to be no way to get a drill in there to drill it out; it'll have to come out of the boat to get to it.
Does removing the studs make it easier to get the head off? Or is it more a matter of checking them at the same time to make sure they haven't corroded too much?
Thanks!
Does removing the studs make it easier to get the head off? Or is it more a matter of checking them at the same time to make sure they haven't corroded too much?
Thanks!
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