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  1. Items Wanted - AUTO
    Hi All Does anyone have one 8MM cylinder head stud that I can buy It should be about 205MM long Many thanks Rich
  2. Aircooled Mechanical Tech
    Hi, I have a 72 bay with dual Solex PDSIT 34 2/3 carbs on a type 4 1700 engine, they have both recently leaked petrol into the cylinder heads but a couple of weeks apart from each other. I have refurbished them both with new needle valves and gaskets and all seemed ok for a while until this...
  3. Aircooled Mechanical Tech
    Could anyone recommend a good Port Polish kit, as there are so many I get lost. This is for polishing the cylinder head and intake.
  4. Aircooled Mechanical Tech
    Hi guys, Im new here, me and my dad are currently rebuilding a 1600 engine and we have found out that we have a cracked cylinder head, does anyone have a solution for this, or have a twin port 1600 cylinder head second hand available to sell? Im in the west midlands UK
  5. Aircooled Mechanical Tech
    Hi guys, Im new here, me and my dad are currently rebuilding a 1600 engine and we have found out that we have a cracked cylinder head, does anyone have a solution for this, or have a twin port 1600 cylinder head second hand available to sell?
  6. Items Wanted - AUTO
    One of my heads is knackered, picked one up off eBay and that's worse, so what have people got lurking in the corner of their garage? As long as it isn't cracked not bothered on condition. Thanks
  7. Items Wanted - AUTO
    Hi, does anyone have a cylinder head in good condition for a t25 1.6 turbo Diesel engine? Much appreciated!
  8. Watercooled Mechanical Tech
    My 1.6 td T25 has recently over heated and had to change cylinder head, the timing is right but the engine when turning over sounds as if head gasket has gone or an exhaust type sound, as if backfiring, and it won't start, has anyone got any idea what the problem is please?
  9. Watercooled Mechanical Tech
    Hi, jay here I have a 98 VW transporter 2.0 ltr, AAC engine, i recently reconditioned the head, and put it on, I followed the manual tightening the new head bolts at the moment the new cylinder head bolts a tightened at 60 lb. my question is do i have to tighten the cylinder head bolts...
  10. Aircooled Mechanical Tech
    alright i'm very close to finishing up doing my first engine overhaul but i dont remember how to attach my single port intake manifold to the cylinder head; i tried putting the manifold in and there was about a cm gap, then, about a week later, i realised that there was this little bugger of...
  11. Aircooled Mechanical Tech
    Hi Whats the best way of cleaning/removing carbon from cylinder heads ? Can you use a wire brush in a drill to do this,I have in the past on steel heads but not sure on Aluminium ones ...cheers Dave
  12. Aircooled Mechanical Tech
    I couldn't understand why my pressure guage wouldn't screw into the spark plug hole till it dawned on me it was turning in the thread!:eek: Admittedly, the thread on the guage is a bit worn. I'm able to screw the spark in tight but it worries me the spark thread might give way while driving. To...
  13. Aircooled Mechanical Tech
    Hi, I've just bought a brand new mexican 1600 TP head for the van. I'm not sure its been machined correctly as one valves sits a fair bit higher than the other ones. 3 of the 4 all have a machined spotface but the fourth one sits proud as opposed to the other one I've measured the drop...
  14. Aircooled Mechanical Tech
    Hi all, Coulda sworn i posted this last night, but i dont know where my post has gone? anyway... I bought some cylinder heads recently and turns out one has a little hairline crack between the valves. I am able to get these fixed/welded? Any idea how much this would cost? who would you...
  15. Aircooled Mechanical Tech
    I've been trying to sort the exhaust on my Type 4 engine. Someone had put a stainless bolt in place of one of the studs into the cylinder head. When I've taken it out, the stainless has galled in the aluminium and dragged the thread out of the head. Anyone know what to do with this? I reckoned...
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