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I got the engine out of my beetle a while back; I guess a month now. I've been busy with other things, but now I'm trying to get back to it.
To make sure my work bench could support the weight of the engine, I put on some diagonal bracing and built a "cradle" to distribute the weight to the main beams of the work bench. The cradle is the box that's sitting on the near end of the bench:
The engine's finally up in the air:
and ready to work on:
In addition to the cylinder head problem (which is the main reason I pulled the engine), the oil pressure in the engine has fallen below spec. This is partially because the internal parts are worn, but it's also possible that the oil pump itself:
is worn beyond what it should be. I've ordered another one; while I have the engine out I'll replace the pump with a known good one and see if that helps the oil pressure enough.