Head bolts loose? And other questions

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Kev12 said:
I have done a TDI before and a daf paccar 4cyl, both of which were simpler than this, but this is ok apart from the snapped bolts so far. It's all stripped ready to take to the engineers tomorrow so I'll see what he says. Thinking I may make aluminium dowels then no one will be happy 😁
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Your local Ikea might have some wooden dowels going spare..... o_O
 
Kev12 said:
I have done a TDI before and a daf paccar 4cyl, both of which were simpler than this, but this is ok apart from the snapped bolts so far. It's all stripped ready to take to the engineers tomorrow so I'll see what he says. Thinking I may make aluminium dowels then no one will be happy 😁
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Them paccar 4 pots are decent motors.
 
To update this, I have bought a new head as the old one had cracks to the coolant gallery on 3 cylinders, and have got steel dowels. Not even sure if you can buy them plastic ones now. Have checked the length of them and there is over 1.5mm clearance not including the HG
 
Kev12 said:
To update this, I have bought a new head as the old one had cracks to the coolant gallery on 3 cylinders, and have got steel dowels. Not even sure if you can buy them plastic ones now. Have checked the length of them and there is over 1.5mm clearance not including the HG
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I think the plastic dowels come in the Britpart head kits. Not sure I’d trust anything in their kits though for a cylinder head!
 
tom1979 said:
I think the plastic dowels come in the Britpart head kits. Not sure I’d trust anything in their kits though for a cylinder head!
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I didn't get any britpart 😁The place I got the head from only sells elring gasket sets so I have that
 
Kev12 said:
The Haribo arrived today, you made my daughter very happy :cool:

Just hit you up for the next job too 🫣
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You're not meant to share! 🤣 I just saw that, I'm not in tomorrow but I'll nip in early and sort it. Getting dragged off for a half term day out! I have it on good authority Halfords are currently the best for the ball joint tool
 
I already bought the big Nielsen set, couldn't believe when it arrived it's almost the size of a suitcase
 
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