Bobby 0 Posted February 24, 2004 ok the head is off on my h reg 1.8 16v corrado was wondering what i should be looking for to see if the bottom end and pistons are still ok, as it got a cooking. also i know i need to have the head skimmed but does it need pressure testing aswell? the headgasket i took off was well and truely dead and had melted one port where the coolant goes through. anyway when taking the head off the timing belt was looking a bit worse for wear so i cut it off, how hard is it to put on a new timing belt and what else could be changed whilst the heads off? any ideas how to flush the cooling system to make sure theres no bits left in of the gasket. thanks Bobby :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveo29 0 Posted February 25, 2004 look at the condition of the bores..is there a ridge at the top? any scores ? is the surface of the block good? any damage where the gasket went? cambelt is easy to do,maybe a tensioner as well flush it out with a hose pipe in various hoeses ...youl need a oil change too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
