SV: [engine] Cracked head???

["Roland Johansson" <toker@oden.se>]

If you have the 12-point headbolts you can reuse them without problems,
it's the 6-point that always should be changed.

Roland Johansson
Scirocco 1,6l TIC -82
Http://www.oden.se/~toker/yellow.htm     (english)
Http://www.oden.se/~toker/gulturbo.htm  (svenska)


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> FrĀn: aventari <aventari@cts.com>
> Till: scirocco-l@privateI.com
> Ÿmne: Re: [engine] Cracked head???
> Datum:  den 12 januari 1998 21:58
> 
> At 10:19 PM 1/12/98 -0600, you wrote:
> >today i went to start my car, and had some difficulty. i checked the
> >radiator only to find SLUSH in the overflow, dark slush at that. so i
> >went to my neighborhood Canadian Tire store to get the rad flushed and
> >filled. they found oil in the anti-freeze, not good. does this mean a
> >bad head gasket? or does this mean a crack in the block or head? i can't
> >remember if oil in the anti-freeze means cracked head and anti-freeze in
> >the oil means head gasket or visa-versa.
> >
> >Canadian List Members - do you know of any good 1.8L or 2.0L 8Vs around?
> >(especially Owen?)
> >
> >Thanx In Advance
> >Sean Penny
> >'84 Zender Z400 (further away from completion because of cracked head?)
> 
> Most likely a blown head gasket. You could get mixing of antifreeze and
oil. 
> Do a compression test, and see what the readings are. Check the oil, see
if
> it's milky(antifreeze in the oil). You'll probably have to pull the head.

> I just did that on my 1.7. It took about 8 hours with the right tools.
> Before you pull the head, make sure you have, brand new head bolts (VERY
> important), head gasket. And the 12 pt tool to remove and tighten head
bolts. 
> I didn't even have to pull the manifolds off to my head out of my 81.
> Relatively easy job. 
> Make SURE you do a compression test.
> I'd say a cracked head or block is unlikely depending on how you drive
your
> car.
> The head gasket will go first
> 
> Kevin
> 81 S
> 
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