back from the dead... well not qute

[jameslxdt]

well this is what the head looks like after i started stripping it down at 7:30 this morning:






only got 4 valves out as i got bored

[teamster1975]

They are a bit banana shaped aren't they!
Are you going to source a second hand head James?

[jameslxdt]

well so far the valve guides are ok, so i may just fit new valves, valve stem seals and cam followers

[steve_earwig]

New valves? But there's 20 of them and don't forget the followers! How much is a 2nd hand lump???

Sadly, it does look very clean and sludge-free in there, or is that just the pics?

[jameslxdt]

i know, lapping 20 valves will take some time, but it wont cost that much, approx: valves £5 each x 20= £100 cam followers £10 each x 20= £200 valve stem seals £2 each x 20= £40
all in = £340 then theres also a head gasket set, head bolts, etc....

i may just change the buggerd valves, and flog the car to some poor bugger

[teamster1975]

Get another 406 James, you know you want to!

[steve_earwig]

i know, lapping 20 valves will take some time

I can imagine

all in = £340 then theres also a head gasket set, head bolts, etc....

You could pick up a write-off for that!

i may just change the buggerd valves, and flog the car to some poor bugger

Sounds like a plan

[jameslxdt]

though if i do sell it, i have no idea what i want
before the cambelt snapped i had planned to buy a gti6, though i wont be able to afford a very good one now

[steve_earwig]

Oh crap. I suppose there's two things you can do: fix it properly and drive it around 'til you save up enough for the gti6
-or-
Fix it quickly, good enough to last a couple of thousand miles, flog it and buy something to run about in until you've saved up enough for the gti6.

I suppose if all 20 valves are sproinked then you'll have to fix it properly, other than that it's down to what you find as you strip it and what you can re-use with a nice big blob of Hylomar. Do you really need to renew the head bolts? Are the followers really knackered? Don't let your conscience be your guide...

[jameslxdt]

if i do flog it then i will just change the valves, im not sure if i really do want a gti6, ive driven them at work, there a lot of fun, but not practical at all, ive been thinking about a discovery now

[darrenwall]

ive been thinking about a discovery now

i got one of them and im happy with it so far ( except for the boot floor resembling a cheese grater but a new one is £60 and if you can weld its not a very big job)

[DaiRees]

Yours is far too clean though Darren, needs a bit of mud on it!

[steve_earwig]

if i do flog it then i will just change the valves, im not sure if i really do want a gti6, ive driven them at work, there a lot of fun, but not practical at all, ive been thinking about a discovery now

And run it on Mazola

[darrenwall]

needs a bit of mud on it!

tell me about it but i gotta try and talk the missus into it , she cant see the reason behind it but i keep telling her its fun and then she mentions the price of diesel and the fact that we got a baby on the way ill talk her round soon enough
( as soon as she wants a new pair of shoes ill drop in the hint that if she can afford them i can afford the diesel

[darrenwall]

if i do flog it then i will just change the valves, im not sure if i really do want a gti6, ive driven them at work, there a lot of fun, but not practical at all, ive been thinking about a discovery now

And run it on Mazola

i think the supermarkets have caught onto that now cos veggie oil is just as expensive as diesel now