[Vwdiesel] Mail Order Long Blocks

[Dana Morphew]

It is easy for these VW disels to become more than transportation and to grow into a
favorite hobby.

Dana


> I did the head in the old motor too, and that included
> driving out the old valve guides and replacing them(I
> used a special 8 MM stepped drift and a claw hammer!).
> They were very tight, so tight, I figure you could
> crack a head pounding them out. Searching for a good
> Schley lifter depressor (to replace that K-D piece of
> crap I have) I came accross a special stepped drill
> bit designed to drill out 8 MM VW valve guides. See:
>
> http://www.toolsource.com/ost1/product.asp?sourceid=NO+SOURCE&dept%5Fid=500&pf%5Fid=58827&mscssid=5S72TJD59US92G5S00J74FSANHJX2EKB
>
> Its from The Tool Source. At $24, its pricy, though.
>
> --Nate

>>>Built the head inside too using my homemade spring
>>>
>>>compressor.

>>  Come to think of it, I've done the last couple
>>heads in the living room.
>>Just
>>too tedious and small to bother running up to the
>>shop to do.  Much nicer
>>to stay with the family and dink it together.  :)
>>     Loren