[Vwdiesel] Head Studs - wanted !!

[Forrest L King]

I am looking to buy head studs -

1. does anybody have a set for the 12mm 1.6 Diesel they want to sell?

2.  Raceware wants 179 bucks - just can't do that. anybody know of a
group buy?

3. ARP does not list studs for the 1.6D, only for the gassers, and they
told me those were 11mm???   They said if I would get the dimensions of
the studs they could throw a set together for me in less than a day.
Anybody know the length, pitch and diameter (I assume that would be 12mm)
 - they told me they has 7/16 listed as the VW size??  Is that the same
as 12mm? (really???)

4. Does anybody out there have any other suppliers for headstuds?  I'd
like to keep my cash outlay in the 130 dollar area  -


Next subject :   I think my head gasket is leaking (i told y'all this
last week).  I did all of the torque sequnces per the Bentley, but it
started leaking before I got to 1000 miles for the final set.  I
aknowledge the suggestions for cleaning out the holes to prevent a false
torque value, or splitting the block.  It is possible that I had liquid
in a hole, however I did blow them out with an air gun, so possible, but
not likely.

I want to pull the engine apart and see if I can tell where the engine is
leaking from - I do not want to spend 160 dollars on the engine if this
will not fix it  (130 headstuds +30 headgasket).  The engine is
undriveable right now, so I am not hurting it by pulling it apart.  My
question is this :  When I remove the head, will there be any VISIBLE
signs that indicate a leak?

My water is currently dirty (sooty) but it has no oil in it, and my oil
is currently clean (well, normal, not clean, lol). I suspect the
headgasket because I just had the valves set (remeber that saga?)  and
the piston rings are new and the block is not worn.  The engine is
running on 2 or 3 cylinders at low speed but evens out at high speed.
The coolant is not overpressurizing (or I am not noticing it while
zipping down the highway) but it is getting dirty.

thanks in advance

Forrest, again.

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