Recent content by landylro

Thanks for the comments but this is not the first engine I have had the head off. Tamng the intake manifold off to remove the head is not required and increased the time an work required to change rhe head gasket its simply not necessary. I worked out how to resolve the question I raised in...

No need to skim the head its within tolerance and there were no leaks. It was the original head gasket but only a 100km car so one of a no of preventative measures. Leaving inlet manifold in is far quicker even taking into account removing the fuel distributor and removing the head is easier as...

I have done a no of tappett cover gasket replacement and have never found the addition of any gasket sealant useful or necessary. A good quality and generally for that gasket I only use MB will work but correctly torquing is crucial and knowing the cover you are putting back hasn't been warped...

HI I have removed my M103 head following the method suggested by M B Walker i.e leaving the inlet manifold in the car. But to replace the head I cant see how the inlet manifold could be correctly torqued back without removing more of the inlet manifold like at least the fuel distributor. I have...