help me reach 100! - update! GTI HEAD BOUGHT!

[Steve_B]

Aren't the head bolts the ones with a spline socket? More tools to buy/beg/borrow

[danny_p]

got some questions.
1) now with gti distribuitor, do i need to keep the 16 degrees tdc or do i need more/less?

look in you haynes book of lies or fourums and  have a serarch for the timeing figures for a 1.6 mk1 GTI and use that as your baseline  ( it's the closest speck engine to what you will have )

2) for head bolts, do i need a socket extension or something? (or are they allen screws?)

they are spline drive M10 i think   go buy set there not expensive and very usefull to have as vw liked useing them

3) head bolt torque, i dont have a torque wrench and cant get one. So its either buy one, with money i dont have...or tighten by hand. Is there any method of tightening by hand? or do i HAVE to use toruqe wrench??

stop being a muppet

[Khare]

 
haha ok cheers danny. i'l see what i can do 

[Khare]

got a slight problem.
The exhasut valves are covered in a thick layer of carbon. ive left them 2 nights in petrol and got sand paper out but it aint coming off
is there anything i can use? I got a drill sanding attachement thing and used that, it did go through it but with some effort and i dont wana risk deforming the valve. At the momentits not sealing airtight because of the carbon. is there some sort of liquid that will remove the carbon with ease?

[danny_p]

wire brush,   idelaly on bech grinder,   keep away from the stem tho

[Khare]

wire brush,   idelaly on bech grinder,   keep away from the stem tho

cheers mate. will try that. what about a wire brush on a drill? or shall i stick to hand wire brush?

[Khare]

btw the carbon crap is not only on the face of the valve. its on the stem and above the valve seat on the angled bit. still sure i can wire brush it?

[Jay]

No one said it would be easy. I'd try a wire cup with your drill, but ffs go gently and wear gloves, goggles and air mask.

[Khare]

No one said it would be easy. I'd try a wire cup with your drill, but ffs go gently and wear gloves, goggles and air mask.

drill wire cup would probably damage valve seat though. has to be some sort of liquid that dissolves carbon or another method of removal without damaging the seat
btw earlier i was stupid enough to use the drill with a stone bit at the end for polishing, well i used it to remove carbon thing and it did remove it but i did hit the stem and the curved bit. Although it doesnt look damaged, it has taken the top coat of polish frm the valve off. Should i worry? earlier i put inlet and that exhaust valve in the head and then turned it around and filled the cavaty with water and none leaked out either from cavity or from the exhaust and inlet port side. if you know what i mean.

[richard s]

as long as youve not damaged/took chunks out of the valve i would have thought youd be ok