julianf
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I've got a stuck tip in a 300tdi head.
It's been there for some time. The whole plug is out, and all I've done is screwed a butchered plug end into the top to stop it shooting out at some unfortunate time.
(and, yes, I've tried to get it to shoot out in a controlled way with no success)
Engine is otherwise ok, but obviously I need to delay with this at some point.
Can I take the head off, deal with it, and put it back on with a new gasket without doing any further messing about?
It seems that people always get heads skimmed as a matter of course but I don't really want to just take off material for the sake of it. But it seems everyone always does?
Could someone advise please?
Thank you.
It's been there for some time. The whole plug is out, and all I've done is screwed a butchered plug end into the top to stop it shooting out at some unfortunate time.
(and, yes, I've tried to get it to shoot out in a controlled way with no success)
Engine is otherwise ok, but obviously I need to delay with this at some point.
Can I take the head off, deal with it, and put it back on with a new gasket without doing any further messing about?
It seems that people always get heads skimmed as a matter of course but I don't really want to just take off material for the sake of it. But it seems everyone always does?
Could someone advise please?
Thank you.