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just for info.
we have tried fitting a vw caddy 1.6d cylinder head block into a vw 1.6d transporter, and it does not fit.
because the caddy head has one more water hole than the transporter head.
it took me 3 cylinder heads to work this out, I never noticed the difference until I was trying the 3rd one

Get a machine shop to plug it then face it.

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ELVIS wrote:Get a machine shop to plug it then face it.

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Sorry mate, I don't know what you mean by plug it and face it

The extra hole in the head chap.

Jx head is shimmed tappets and the later VW diesels have hydraulic tappets so have an extra oil drain hole in the head,by blocking up the hole with an aluminum plug you can use the head on the wrong block

Simples.

Timburrows wrote:Jx head is shimmed tappets and the later VW diesels have hydraulic tappets so have an extra oil drain hole in the head,by blocking up the hole with an aluminum plug you can use the head on the wrong block

Thanks ,but what do I block it with ,

sandancer wrote:

Timburrows wrote:by blocking up the hole with an aluminum plug you can use the head on the wrong block

Thanks ,but what do I block it with ,

Oldiebut goodie wrote:

sandancer wrote:

Timburrows wrote:by blocking up the hole with an aluminum plug you can use the head on the wrong block

Thanks ,but what do I block it with ,

It's about time I stop glansing at my posts .