[Vwdiesel] 1.6 mm head stud kit

[Stephen Kraus]

I went with the 11mm stretch bolts by VW, if they fail later on down the
road I will do the studs.

On Tue, Aug 3, 2010 at 6:51 AM, Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Nice Tip Brian for those older blocks.  Gasser stretch bolts.  !!!
>
>
> Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
> 70 Type 1 stock Beetle -- Not running :<(
>
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Brian and Ruth Decker <decker at toledotel.com>
> *To:* Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>; vw fans <vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> >
> *Sent:* Sun, August 1, 2010 12:06:39 AM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Vwdiesel] 1.6 mm head stud kit
>
> Hi Stephen:
>     VW makes 11mm stretch bolts for 80's gassers 1.6 and 1.7.they fit
> the 11mm 1.5 and 1.6 diesels. My VW Guru in the 80's and 90's rebuilt
> hundreds of 1.5 and early 1.6 diesels with VW gasser stretch bolts. He said
> he had much better luck holding head gaskets than with the stock
> non-stretch
> bolts.
>     I'm about to build a 1.5 and turbo it I have a set of 11mm Raceware
> head studs for it. I have an 81 Dasher wagon with a 1.6 turbo block in it
> that I have installed 12mm Raceware head studs in years ago. The Raceware
> head studs cost a little but they seem to work well and are reusable.
> Brian Decker
> Toledo WA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of Stephen Kraus
> Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2010 7:02 PM
> To: Andrew .Libby; vw fans
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] 1.6 mm head stud kit
>
> Does anybody make stretch bolts for the 11mm? I really need something that
> puts more pressure on the gasket?
>
> - Sent by an Android
>
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