19 dg severly leaking h20

Post by **rowlesy** » 26 Mar 2006, 17:33

as it says n/s head leakin water very badly can i fix it? any advice appreciated

Post by **TechtroT25** » 26 Mar 2006, 17:49

Depends on if you can get the heads off without the studs snapping if you can its easy enough to do engine out though

Post by **rowlesy** » 26 Mar 2006, 17:55

yeah these head bolts a bit hit and miss then? ive heard bout them but never done a flat four before? only had the bus 2/3 weeks!!! bought a duddn methinks anyway need to sort fast!!! looked at jk cat an a head set is £90 + head bolts so thinkin do the lot in one hit?? my thinkin is if ones gone the other aint far behind!? i might be wrong tho

Post by **TechtroT25** » 26 Mar 2006, 18:12

GSF do a full gasket set for £60 it also sometimes depends on the year of engine i believe the earlier one were more prone to the studs rotting also when you drain it if the coolant is a rusty colour then that usually means problems

Post by **Diamond Hell** » 26 Mar 2006, 18:17

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I wondered why these bolts were such legends and so renowned for snapping until recently.

Then a nice man with a low bus and a 2.1 engine came into my garage and stripped the 2.1 down ready to go short distances very quickly. This gave me the opportunity to see these head studs - here is the reason they snap so readily:

Yep, they're about 25cm long and they're about the same diameter as an M8 bolt most of the way along. Couple this with the lovely bi-metallic corrosion effect of having steel studs buried in a nice alloy block and there's your reason for the snapping effect.

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I'm sorry about your shot seals.

Post by **Hacksawbob** » 26 Mar 2006, 18:17

not done it myself but I understand that it can be done with engine in place if the head comes off easily without the cylinder head liner coming with it.

Post by **DiscoDave** » 26 Mar 2006, 21:11

depends what side!! you can't do the left hand side ( looking at the back) cos there's too much in the way but you can do the right but it's fiddly!!!

Post by **rowlesy** » 29 Mar 2006, 17:51

bodged it up for the time being? drained the water and put some chemical metal in there!! seems ok for the time being