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• Metal Head Gasket on 1.6 solid lifter head? by jackbombay on 12 Jun, 2008 08:52
• Is it possible to modify a 1.6 hydro head metal HG to fit a solid lifter head? What are the differences?
• #1 by zukgod1 on 12 Jun, 2008 09:41
• Well I kinda did that.
  I used a hydro head on a solid lifter block with the metal head gasket.
  
  Click on the link in my sig and you can see what I did to make it work.
  
  Almost 8000 miles so far and no leaks.
• #2 by shegel on 12 Jun, 2008 10:35
• what did that hole you filled do
• #3 by saurkraut on 12 Jun, 2008 11:22
• Cut some inserts from a rubber oil cap gasket and bolt 'er up:
  
  
• #4 by Vincent Waldon on 12 Jun, 2008 11:24
• When I search for "metal head gasket" I get 4 pages of previous discussions, including this one with a picture of the hole in question:
  
  http://www.vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=13211&highlight=metal+head+gasket
• #5 by zukgod1 on 12 Jun, 2008 13:03
• Quote from: "shegel"

  what did that hole you filled do

  
  
  Who are you addressing?
  
  If me, the hole in the head is a extra oil return hole, the hole in the block was a coolant passage.
• #6 by jackbombay on 13 Jun, 2008 13:33
• Thanks for the responses guys  
  
    I searched a bit, but was coming back with way to many results to sift through with what I entered.
  
   I don't plan on doing a lot to this motor power wise, add an intercooler and add adjust the pump a bit, but that's it.
  
    I think I'll be fine with a fiber HG, I left a message for myke_w and should have the parts on the way soon.
• #7 by vanagonturbo on 13 Jun, 2008 19:23
• http://www.vwdiesel.net/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=14419