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yeah, to be honest with you the whole thing was a bit confusing and i stilll dont understand it totally. I believe the diameter of the bolt could not be matched to metric, but it was very similar (if not identical) to 7/16, the thread did not match exactly but was almost the same, (but i had re-dril...

OKAY ALL DONE engine is back in the car, it made a horrible jagged hi pitched tapping noise when I first started it but after about 30 mins, in stages, reduced in volume and now it sounds much smoother. I ended up drilling out the broken stud, re-drilling and heli-coiling the hole on the head. For f...

hey everybody. sigh... i took the head to a different joint, they thought that it would be okay so they just machined them and gave them back to me. My gaskets also arrived today so i was stoked. I wen't to put the head back on. I didnt read the manual correctly and stripped on of the internal threa...

hey guys, took it to engine reconditioner today and they told me that they would have to recondition it, and that they had to do both heads and that it would cost about $900 I don't know if this is about right or if they are just having me on.. any experience guys? by the looks of things buying new ...

Take the head into a engine reconditioner and have it pressure and vacume tested. If it passes, it is fine to use, if it fails need to find a replacement. Cracks are typical and aren't an issue unless the crack is severe enough to cause cooland loss, over heating, compression in cooling system...ec...

A crach between the valves aint a big deal, nearly all EA82 heads have cracks between the valves. Were you loosing coolant out the exhaust pipe? to be honest i only drove it for one day and didnt check, I had a look at the exhaust pipe gasket and inside. it was black and sooty (obviously) but seeme...

hi everyone, I bought a 91 GL for cheap the owner said that said it was overheating and using water. He had it tested and found it was loosing compression on cylinder 3 (driver side rear) he believed it was a head gasket. I have pulled it apart and found a crack between the valves on the head in cyl...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350263235539&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT this is the one that I ended up buying, I'm not sure if it is everything "top to bottom." It was US$32 and US$37 for postage. (7-10 working days) all I was after is the head and perhaps...

thanks for help mate, just bought it then. US$32 for set so if postage is less than US$300 than it will be cheaper than repco.... unbelievable

thanks again

Hey Porty, How has the scooby run since you did the work? been reading your thread for advice, I am replacing a head gasket for the first time on a 91 GL that I bought for $300. I'm curious where you got your head gasket set from, I just went to repco and they want $350 for it, which seems like a bi...