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« on: September 17, 2006, 08:02:19 »
Right going to change or at least start to change the head today. so be ready for some silly questions to be asked as not done it before :oops: the replacement head is nice and stright so it off with the old and on with the new so to speak. if it ws as easy as it sounds. i just know i will [!Expletive Deleted!] something up. oh well here i go. i am going in and my be a while :?  :D
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« Reply #1 on: September 17, 2006, 10:15:41 »
good luck greame :wink:
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« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2006, 10:42:01 »
Good luck matey, remember take it apart and lay it out in order so u know how it goes back :D  :D  :wink:  ur be fine :D  :wink:
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« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2006, 11:50:04 »
Said it would not got easy. broke my one and only rachet so now having to use a tee bar on the head bolts oh woe is me. informe they all have it in for me :lol:
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« Reply #4 on: September 17, 2006, 13:06:48 »
Hope you've got a rorque wrench then :shock:
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« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2006, 13:13:57 »
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Hope you've got a rorque wrench then :shock:

Guess what my next question was going to be yes has anyone got a torque  wrench as mine has gone missing from my garden shed alone with some other stuff i had in there doh havent a clue when but its not there just been to get it and were it should be is a empty space. got old head off at last so now come to a stand still as have no torque wrench.
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« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2006, 13:17:41 »
gtomo i still not got mine so sorry not me
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« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2006, 13:35:08 »
Here is were i am up to now. you can see the broken bolts and were the exhurst was blowing out the left port as you look at it
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« Reply #8 on: September 17, 2006, 15:16:40 »
Well going to leave it for now as i have got a lift into work tomorrow and see if they will lean me another torque wrench or will have to go and buy one. doh
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« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2006, 16:56:42 »
about £50 to £60  in helfords
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« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2006, 02:49:01 »
That's the driver's side isn't it? always the back exhaust port that seems to go on mine too :?
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« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2006, 19:01:37 »
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That's the driver's side isn't it? always the back exhaust port that seems to go on mine too :?


Yes thats the one. after all the work i did sunday and help from karlo we found out the flippen bolt holes on the new head are not metric and guess what bolt we had :roll: . So will be talking nicly to the fitters and grab a hand full of assorted bolts to try
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