Author Topic: Head Gasket Question (Read 6170 times)

89VWdieselGolf · « **Reply #15 on:** December 24, 2004, 10:33:00 pm »

Quote from: "srivett"

Are you talking about the hose flanges?

Steve

ummm... i'm not sure, it's got three holes, two have rad hoses going into them, and the other goes into the block. its also got a sensor inside

89VWdieselGolf · « **Reply #16 on:** January 06, 2005, 10:49:36 am »

Quote from: "89VWdieselGolf"

Quote from: "srivett"
Are you talking about the hose flanges?

Steve

ummm... i'm not sure, it's got three holes, two have rad hoses going into them, and the other goes into the block. its also got a sensor inside

I went to the dealer to get that part (no parts store had it) they wanted $124 so i said no.....i was going to go to the junk yard but andy2 gave me the part and i put it on.....hasn't started yet because its too cold, but it will i hope!

now who wants to buy it??

thanks again,
Jeff

srivett · « **Reply #17 on:** January 06, 2005, 03:00:34 pm »

Either your dealer didn't know what you were talking about or he is a thief. Those things are only 15CDN at my dealer. I"ve replaced both of mine so I know this for a fact.

Steve

andy2 · « **Reply #18 on:** January 06, 2005, 05:41:14 pm »

I know the ditterent plastic version cost no more than $15 from the dealer, but the aluminun one must cost that much I guess ,they are not interchangeable anyways.I wonder why or how did the aluminum one crack :? ,You would think it would have been better than the plastic one,Did it freeze up :?:

srivett · « **Reply #19 on:** January 06, 2005, 06:57:28 pm »

My brother owns an 89 1.6D Golf as well. He has the plastic flanges on what I would assume is the origional engine. I can not find a price on the metal ones from www.altrom.com but most of their prices are the same as OEM VW stuff. I've heard there aftermarket parts are actually VW and Volvo OEM parts, they are just in different boxes. They've got Bosch rally and fog light kits for 150-200CDN.

That's probably less than what you'd pay for them on a new car.

http://www.altrom.com/content/parts/partsCarDetails.aspx?id=GOL03

Steve

89VWdieselGolf · « **Reply #20 on:** January 06, 2005, 10:28:59 pm »

Quote from: "andy2"

You would think it would have been better than the plastic one,Did it freeze up :?:

ya i think it froze, because it happened on the coldest day of the year and i can't think of any other reason why it would have cracked. When i tried to start it after i put the part on it was firing in all cylinders so thats a good sign.

p.s. i had two people call me tonight about wanting to buy it

Jeff