I5 Head to Block Fitting Advice Please

[alan pritchard]

smear grease over the block, thatll hold the gasket!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Iain Atkinson" <iain.atkinson at tesco.net>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 9:24 PM
Subject: I5 Head to Block Fitting Advice Please


> Hi all
>
> need some advice please, i am in the process of rebuilding the motor in my
> donor car, it's a KV 2226cc I5 (UK car), i need to know what is the best
way
> to centre the headgasket when i fit the new head, i was thinking cutting
the
> heads off a couple of old head bolts but not sure if they will be long
> enough to extract once the head is installed, or maybe buying some wooden
> dowl of the appropriate thickness, any BTDT please.
>
> A couple of other issues also, i intend to pull it out once i have
installed
> the head, any BTDT here too, i have read Bentley and it reckons to be able
> to pull it out the top once split from the trans. I am at the stage where
> all i need to do (yeah right) is unbolt it from the trans and engine
mounts
> and out she comes. HMMMMMMMMM
>
> With regard to torqueing the head bolts i have read and understood so i
> think the procedure, one question for you all is, do i really go 40nm on
the
> first bolt and then the next etc in the correct procedure does this not
warp
> the head initially with a few bolts torqued and some not. Maybe i am
> worrying too much as this is the first time i have done this and don't
want
> screw up!!!!!!
>
>
> TIA
>
>
> Iain
>