Well, if you just want to change the headgasket, and not remove the head, you don't need to remove the manifolds. I know on a 16V (should be same for 8V) it is possible to take the head bolts out, lift the head up, slide the old gasket out, slip the new one in, and re-bolt everything back together. Of course, you will need to figure out why the head gasket went out, but I have changed a headgasket using this method in under 1 hour. hth
-----Original Message----- From: Denis Palmans [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 2:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [a2-16v-list] Blown Headgasket? Well, the 8v GTI had some problems getting started this morning and yesterday. When it did start it would run badly, but that would go away after a minute and it would run perfectly. I went to do an oil change on it today, and to my surprise it was completly milky brown in color. There was also some coolant loss in the past few days but i figured it was the leaky coolant resevoir. My question, is this definatly just the headgasket? I dont really see what else it could be as it doesnt have an oil/water cooler. I'm just trying to make sure before i start tearing this thing apart. Second question, does anyone have any tips for changing the head gasket on an 8v motor? Only part i'm really worried about is removing the intake and exhaust manifolds. -Denis _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail _______________________________________________ a2-16v-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list For list archives, see listinfo link above.
