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Offline BiGUKG

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Re: Tornado Red MK2 Golf - 03/11/10 **Needs a new head**
« Reply #60 on: 09 November 2010, 17:55 »
Got the new cam belt on it today and apparently it makes a right racket, my step dad who knows his stuff said he wouldn't be suprised if 4 out of 8 of the valves have gone in it, and he reckons the head has probably taken some damage too.....

So, while I'm at it I thought I might as well just get a new head. I did think it would be easier to find than it has been though, on the WORLD wide web! But no such luck.

Anyone know of a decent website that's relatively cheap? I think to buy new it's going to be too expensive but we'll see. Looks like lots of phone calls to local scrappys are on the cards though, great fun that'll be!

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Re: Tornado Red MK2 Golf - 03/11/10 **Needs a new head**
« Reply #61 on: 09 November 2010, 18:11 »
Right downer for you then man, have the head inspected first before spending money on a new one, might just need a bit of work.

Thought about doing some head work on it to get a few more ponies?

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Re: Tornado Red MK2 Golf - 03/11/10 **Needs a new head**
« Reply #62 on: 09 November 2010, 18:29 »
Perhaps mate, Step Dad is going to have it all off tomorrow hopefully and see what the damage is.

Don't know enough about it to know how much that would cost etc.

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Re: Tornado Red MK2 Golf - 03/11/10 **Needs a new head**
« Reply #63 on: 09 November 2010, 18:32 »
I think my mate still has his 1.3 engine. But its in lincolnshire

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Re: Tornado Red MK2 Golf - 03/11/10 **Needs a new head**
« Reply #64 on: 09 November 2010, 18:50 »
If he does and would be prepared to post I might be interested. See how it goes when I ring the scrappys up tomorrow I guess. Could you see if he does still have it ?

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Re: Tornado Red MK2 Golf - 03/11/10 **Needs a new head**
« Reply #65 on: 09 November 2010, 18:51 »
Yeh mate I'll txt him and get back to you

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Re: Tornado Red MK2 Golf - 03/11/10 **Needs a new head**
« Reply #66 on: 09 November 2010, 18:51 »
Cheers mate, appreciate that

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Re: Tornado Red MK2 Golf - 03/11/10 **Needs a new head**
« Reply #67 on: 11 November 2010, 14:53 »
Sorry to read about your news M8.... Pi55ser!!

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Re: Tornado Red MK2 Golf - 03/11/10 **Needs a new head**
« Reply #68 on: 11 November 2010, 15:43 »
Yeh mate I'll txt him and get back to you

Any luck mate? Had a scrappy say they want £75 which is ridiculous. Might have sourced one now for £55 posted.

Sorry to read about your news M8.... Pi55ser!!

Do us a favor and stop changing the header title as I keep missing your updates!!! :grin:

:grin: Sorry mate!

Yeah it is a bit grim, not driven it for a week today which I've hated. Wanted to get the one from the scrappy but they said the engine code wasn't the same, so could they have a different number and it was going to be £75 and all that, so I can't be doing with it if they don't know their ar*e from their elbow and they're trying to tuck me up!

One'll come along eventually. It's just such a pain not being able to drive the Golf!

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Re: Tornado Red MK2 Golf - 03/11/10 **Needs a new head**
« Reply #69 on: 11 November 2010, 17:42 »
He hasn't replied yet mate I'll text him again though