[Vwdiesel] hydraulic vs mechanical heads.

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/5/2009 7:54:57 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
william at taygan.com writes:

> 
> There was a head question over on the diesel-vanagon list that I wanted
> confirmation on..
> 
> Can one use a 12mm mechanical head on a 92 ecodiesel block, which had a
> 12mm hydraulic one?
> 
> I'm thinking there is a difference in the blocks, but it's not critical?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Will
> 

  I don't think you can.  The oil return is way different on the hyd 
heads.  there's a big, hurking return hole (I think that's what it is) 
between #3 and #4.  I was shipped a hyd head gasket by mistake 
once and there's just no way it looked like anything for it would 
mate up with the mechanical block I was needing a gasket for.
    Loren


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