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Offline jmsheahan

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Cylinder head disposal
« on: 13 June 2010, 14:34 »
I have the old cylinder head from my mk2. Seems like a daft question but what do I do with it? Do I take it to the tip or a scrapyard etc?
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Offline Alec

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Re: Cylinder head disposal
« Reply #1 on: 13 June 2010, 14:40 »
I would of thought a scrappy or local tip?

Might be able to flog it to be reconditioned aswell but dunno if it will be worth it.
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Offline jmsheahan

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Re: Cylinder head disposal
« Reply #2 on: 13 June 2010, 15:00 »
To be fair if someone wanted it they could have it, providing they collected. The headgasket went so rather than messing around with skimming this head I bolted a refurbed one on.
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Offline DOA

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Re: Cylinder head disposal
« Reply #3 on: 13 June 2010, 19:27 »
Pull all of the steel bits out of it and take it to your local recycling centre for some cash if the centre's not far from you.
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Offline clipperjay

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Re: Cylinder head disposal
« Reply #4 on: 13 June 2010, 21:51 »
Valves are coated in something nasty and I think has to be disposed correctly what ever that means LOL!
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Offline Neo Badness

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Re: Cylinder head disposal
« Reply #5 on: 14 June 2010, 14:19 »
Quote from: clipperjay on 13 June 2010, 21:51
Valves are coated in something nasty and I think has to be disposed correctly what ever that means LOL!


They're filled with sodium, pull valves, chop in half, chuck in bucket of water and wait for them to stop fizzing. they are then safe to dispose of either as scrap metal or land fill, but probs better to scrap metal them.
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Offline MrBounce

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Re: Cylinder head disposal
« Reply #6 on: 14 June 2010, 17:16 »
Gunk it, then use as an oversized paperweight or doorstop  :laugh:
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Offline clipperjay

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Re: Cylinder head disposal
« Reply #7 on: 14 June 2010, 17:21 »
Quote from: Neo Badness on 14 June 2010, 14:19
Quote from: clipperjay on 13 June 2010, 21:51
Valves are coated in something nasty and I think has to be disposed correctly what ever that means LOL!


They're filled with sodium, pull valves, chop in half, chuck in bucket of water and wait for them to stop fizzing. they are then safe to dispose of either as scrap metal or land fill, but probs better to scrap metal them.

No fun I wanted him to find out LOL!!!

Paper weights or new coffee table!
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Offline Neo Badness

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Re: Cylinder head disposal
« Reply #8 on: 14 June 2010, 18:26 »
Quote from: clipperjay on 14 June 2010, 17:21
Quote from: Neo Badness on 14 June 2010, 14:19
Quote from: clipperjay on 13 June 2010, 21:51
Valves are coated in something nasty and I think has to be disposed correctly what ever that means LOL!


They're filled with sodium, pull valves, chop in half, chuck in bucket of water and wait for them to stop fizzing. they are then safe to dispose of either as scrap metal or land fill, but probs better to scrap metal them.

No fun I wanted him to find out LOL!!!

Paper weights or new coffee table!


Sorry, I was at work and had my sensible head on...
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Offline jmsheahan

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Re: Cylinder head disposal
« Reply #9 on: 15 June 2010, 15:22 »
 :grin: Some good suggestions. Plant pot maybe?  :tongue:
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