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just to add, I'm seriously looking for new engines, but there doesn't seem to be a lot out there?

I only need a new head gasket as the whole lot was only put on a few miles ago (i've driven it about a mile) don't need a cambelt as again, that's brand new... but i had no clue valves were that much!!

£500 :eek: I'm going to remove the head this afternoon and go from there really...

If it's ok to re-use them, I will (they're only a few miles old) but I thought they were stretch bolts which shouldnt be reused? anyone know the bit i need to remove the head bolts?

Got a bit of time, so was going to remove the head on my broken 172 engine and see how bad it is and refit it all properly! I've got the cam cover and cams removed, to remove the head I just need to remove the exhaust manifold and then the head bolts. what size torx bit (inverse torx? :S)...

shell looks fine to me?

but you can't run the 172 gearbox speedo sensor and keep the mk1 guages :(

if a leak test comes back as fine... will that mean the valves etc are all fine and i can hopefully put it all back together properly and time it up etc and it should run?

cams look unmarked (had a good look) more effort of getting the damn thing to a garage! :(

'between the front two' seems a bit vague to me? :S or is no other alternative close?

how can u tell if you've correctly locked the crank at TDC?

the other conversions haven't had this issue?

hahaha :D stan, help me out here ;)

i was expecting to see a picture of my engine in this thread

I have no idea :D - never done anything 'inside' an engine before

I am, yes does it need to know the road speed? wont it just affect the limiter?

'in a vice' eh?

the oil pressure light goes off when cranking/running how should i go about checking the tappets without removing the head?

what size are the head bolt torx bits?

no :dapprove:

yup, was given to me with the cambelt tensioner loose :( I've taken the cam cover off and have found that some of the things that the cam lobes pivot (technical innit) were not in their right place! I thought maybe i could've dislodged them when i removed the cover but on closer inspection...

ive already paid out too much :( Looks like Dan can expect a minibus full of angry people pitching up on his doorstep, c**t

:D confusion came from all these mk2 lads thinking that 'electrical' meant 'mechanical' :D :D *chops out of loom*

off with its head! might as well eh?

just did a compression test (with all the plugs out) 1, 3 and 4 ~ 115psi 2 ~ 0 psi :eek:

not the same 'manual' as a mk1 though? where its a big cable the connects directly to the clocks through the bulkhead..

mines a ph1, yes

i thought we dispelled the UCH myth? it just can be unplugged

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did this on my mk1 (similar setup i imagine) without the tool its a complete ball ache... luckily i had to remove my subframe anyway so i just bolted the rack to the subframe, firmly attached mole grips, added a long bit of scaffolding to the equation and managed to free it, whilst standing on...