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

[Steve_B]

Looks like the ones for a cork gasket to me. For a rubber one the studs should go straight into the head, looks like yours have got the shoulder on them.

EDIT: Had a look at picture of the head. Are my eyes deceiving me or are there both kinds of studs on there?

[Khare]

Looks like the ones for a cork gasket to me. For a rubber one the studs should go straight into the head, looks like yours have got the shoulder on them.

EDIT: Had a look at picture of the head. Are my eyes deceiving me or are there both kinds of studs on there?

if u see closely at the stud missing, what looks like a collar is infact dirt, so maybe all studs have dirt around it? maybe it is a rubber gasket type.

[DarnPB]

I think the rubber gaskets are for the G60 or MKIII's. My G60 is certainly a rubber gasket job where as my two 8v, the first one being a '92 model, (yes they sold the last of them in '92) were cork affairs.

[Diamond Hell]

On the exhaust, when you fit the manifold, make sure you have the correct copper nuts from GSF or similar and that you've got plain washers under them.  The nuts are designed to lock, even when hot, so shouldn't come loose.

If all of those studs don't have shoulders then you're fit to fit a rubber gasket.  If some of them do, then buy a rubber gasket kit that comes with the right studs - could save any aggro and spilt oil all over your nice engine.  Remember that the torque on those nuts is only 15NM (IIRC) which isn't a lot.  If you crank them up more you'll distort the rocker cover and it'll be a right b!tch to get sealed.

That head really is gagging for a good acid dip, isn't it!

[Khare]

That head really is gagging for a good acid dip, isn't it!

amen

[Khare]

COPPER NUT-8mm      General Use - VW/Audi Manifold Etc. >       0.25

imguessing thats what i need. 8 of them infact. where can i find the studs?

[VeeDubGTI16v]

vw dont charge much for them, about a quid each i think

[Khare]

vw dont charge much for them, about a quid each i think

yeah but im running out of funds mate. would have to pay £16 for 8 nuts and 8 studs.

[VeeDubGTI16v]

get the nuts from gsf and the studs from vw = £10   

they might be less i cant remember

[Khare]

do you know where the closest vw dealer to so41 9bg is? i have no idea