Re: [mk2] questions - head work & bad bearings?

[Cheapass Ron <rapieper@yahoo.com>]

Time Serts are killer.  Call your local distributor
and see if you can't pose as a purchasing rep for your
company, and get a few free samples.  That's how I got
mine.  Or better yet, get your purchasing dept to get
the samples for you.

Ron.  Cheapass.


--- Chris DeLong <green536@hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> 
>    because the p/o of my '85 decided to do some head
> work himself, i've
> now got a 5/8" stud where a 6mm stud should be. this
> leaves me with two
> options: drill out my exhaust manifold or get some
> head work done. i'm
> opting for the latter. i'm just wondering what
> prices i'd be looking at
> to get the head port and polished. does the price
> change in regards to
> the oversizing? should i take my intake and exhaust
> manifolds in as well
> and have them oversized slightly?
> 
> PP can cost up to but not limited to around 750$.
> The stud can be fixed by 
> having a TIME-SERT installed.
> 
>    secondly, i seem to notice some noise from the
> right hand side when
> i'm making a right turn. it could be the tires (kell
> navigator gold)
> tread design, but i don't seem to hear it from the
> driver-side when
> makeing a turn right or left. it doesn't sound like
> a grinding, just
> like a bit more road noise. all the tires are
> inflated properly. ideas?
> thanx.
> 
> Your left front wheel bearing is bad replace it.
> 
> HTH
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Chris DeLong
> ICQ#45030867
> Seattle, WA USA
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> 
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