Head gasket repair

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this is my first post, I was told that it had a blown head gasket,I did not try start the van when I purchased it, so i started taking the rocker cover off an found the cover Melted in around the head bolts and cam, Ive never worked on Vw's before
an never seen anything like this before.
I checked the oil from the dipstick to my surprise looked clean no creamy white liquid or the such, there was'nt much water left in the radiator, I un-did the hose an let the water out an was a little rusty brown an still had green
coolant coming out, and no oil mixed in, Im starting to think if it is the head gasket, now im sorta stuck an want to know if there is a easier way to remove the Exhaust manifold
as it sits at the back of the firewall an very tight fit to remove the exhaust manifold bolts an inlet manifold

any recomendations or feed back on removing
Cam Bolt ,head gasket,exhaust and inlet manifold

Cheers
joe