2.0l 16v - need help with 1.8 head on 2.0 bottom end

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

how about just pulling the dowel out?

Larry

> Hi everyone,
> I set the head gasket in place (it's a Goetze 2.0l 16v) and then went to
> set the head on top and bolt it down but I noticed that the dowels do not
> line up. They line up fine with the gasket but not the head. On the 1.8
> 16v head, the dowels are directly in the middle of the #1 and #4
> cylinders. On the 2.0 block, the dowels are in the middle of the #1
> cylinder and about 1/4 of the way across the #4 cylinder. I tried setting
> the head on and it left a scrape mark (on the outside, unimportant part of
> the head) where the dowel was, plus I could tell the head was not seated.
>
> So it won't just bolt up.
>
> Now I suppose my options here are to either grind down the dowel (prefer
> not to) or to grind a small groove in the outside of the 1.8 head where
> the dowel was hitting in order to make it work.
>
> I thought this was a bolt-on no-mods swap.. ?!? I guess not..
>
> I can't find anything about this on google or vwvortex so please respond
> if you have any info as this is holding my project up.
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
> -Toby


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