New cylinder head for GU engine ?

[Chris S]

btw, The numbers you are quoted are casting numbers and not part numbers.

[alexisblades]

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Originally posted by Chris S

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Originally posted by alexisblades

have a look on the clubgti website, there’s a good guy on there who did my head, recon plus port and polish for not a huge amount of money. he’ll know how workable the GU head is compared to the PB.

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Do you know his name/contact details please?

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it’s a members’ only deal i’m afraid, you’d have to join up to get his details from one of the mods. i have met him, but he prefers to be contacted through the club. very experienced chap though, a real craftsman.

apparently the PB head can have problems with corrosion which may need welding to rectify, so give it a good examination for any pitting on the gasket surface, particularly around the fire rings. i used an early mk2/late mk1 solid tappet head (EV engine code) as the ports are easier to modify (the hydraulic tappet heads have bulges due to the extra bulk of the tappet).

if the GU inlets are smaller than those on the gti head then i wouldn’t bother with it, as fitting larger inlets will rack up 200 quid or so before you’ve even looked at the ports.

ps if i was doing it again, i’d think about one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Golf-Jetta-Passat-rebuilt-cylinder-head-2-0-2-0L-ABA_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem2558f2b51dQQitemZ160406091037QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

especially for a carb car, as the carb would no longer be sitting right on top of the exhaust manifold. exhaust manifold is the same fitting as the mk2.

[ld50]

one like that link sounds liek a better bet tbh..will be expensive to post but that’s the same anywhere I guess

[EDDY]

Nice.
Im gona try to get hold of a decent gti head and get it reconditioned.
If not I will get my gu head done.

Am i missing something ? The head has a constant rattle , do you think putting shims on the hyd tappets could be a cure ?
Its maybe past that stage but am wondering if i can buy some time before I start with the head work.

[no such user]

the hydro tappets are blocked up if it’s ratteling, they can rattel for a long time

[Chris S]

Yes, just put some new cam followers in and it will shut the noise up

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VOLKSWAGEN-POLO-GOLF-PASSAT-HYDRAULIC-LIFTERS-x-8_W0QQitemZ180386307835

or you could possibly try this? in conjunction with an oil & filter change of course.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WYNNS-Hydraulic-Valve-Lifter-Treatment-to-reduce-noise_W0QQitemZ250582589037

If you do fit the new followers? it might be an idea to fit a new cam belt at the same time! []

[alexisblades]

it is possible to recondition the hydro tappets by disassembling them and cleaning them out, although i’ve not done this myself.

http://clubgti.com/forum/showthread.php?t=76499

[EDDY]

I gona have a look to see if there is a sticking or loose , time for some new followers i think. Cheers Chris/Danny

Alexisblades;Thats a great link ,looks fiddly but will save you £££££££££££££££ if you have a 16 valver.

PS. Does Father Christmas have a Syncro[]

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