ENGINE REBUILD TIPS

please feel free all u proper mechanics out there to leave helpful hints and tips ere that will help me or anyone else takin up such a mission.......

we all no the obvious that a rebuild has to be clean

anymore for anymore

well this thread was a dud lol

i was gonna reply, but all the engines ive ever worked on are totally different to ya van set-up , so id be no help to ya.
just make sure everything goes back in , and torque things up properly. u shud be able to get hold of one of the old type haynes manuals "where they actually gave u useful information and not just things like changing bulbs!" which used to have full engine rebuild bits in them.

i have the haynes manual for me van and i also have the volkswagen official factory repair manual ...th4e torque wrench i can borrow....its all goin bk togather today and hopefully in the van so if all goes to plan engine will be atsrted by teatime....but this is dubbin and im sure to find another problem

you'll want a torque wrench, angle gauge and some plasti-gauges to set clearances.

you'll need to be able to check for endfloat and bearing clearances. also, you really ought to check the deck height as that could be one reason for the h/g blowing.

a valve spring compressor will be handy.

remember to keep componants in places corresponding to the cylinder they are from. with valves the best way is to get a peice of card, number it 1-4 in and 1-4 ex and poke the valves through it as you remove them. makes it ten times easier putting it back. you'll possibly need a cam timing gauge too, i cant remember with waterboxers.

Jon.

i aint goin that deep into her in dont think but everything else your about bang on i need it.....she needs to be runnin and reliable for may and on a minimal budget as i av none

I no you said dont mention keeping sh*t clean but the next golden rule is don't rush or cut corners, also if you have h/g issues check the head surface and if in doubt have it skimmed.

u know just as u mention cuttin corners tom ...i may av cut one or two on the other side i already buttoned up......just sat ere wonderin whether to get another head gasket and rip tother side apart again ...