head interchangeability?

[Todd Phenneger]

Kieth
   The heads are swappable between them.  But you'd need to swap
over the sodium filled valves from a turbo head.  (Get new ones
likely)  And the 4kq had a vacuum pump on the side of it.  
   As for the 2.3l head, it has no vacuum pump and flows better.
 But you'd still need to change over the exhaust valves.
l8r
  Todd

> [I recently picked up an '86 5ktq for $300!  Why so
> cheap?  Supposedly the timing belt broke while
> driving, and several of the valves have been damaged. 
> This was all told to me by the (competent) shop to
> which the previous owner took the car.  Timing belt
> was replaced.  It turns over and tries real hard to
> idle but just can't.  Supposedly three cylinders have
> no compression, one has 50 and I'm unsure about the
> last one.
>   My main question is if the head from an '86 4kq will
> work?  Should I look for a used head or is that
> futile?  Should I just have this head rebuilt?  Not
> wanting to put a whole lot of money into it, the LAST
> thing I need is another vehicle to maintain but if I
> can get it running reasonably inexpensively I'll do
> it.
>   For those who care I took a few pics of the car:
> 
>
http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/wbr90?d&.intl=us&.flabel=fld9&.src=ph
> 
>   It's still such a beautiful car I almost feel
> obligated to get it back on the road. . . plus it's
> cool to have 4 Audis sitting in my driveway right now
> :-)
> 
> Keith L.]
> 
> 


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