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Engine Specific Info and Questions => IDI Engine => Topic started by: maxfax on April 18, 2011, 09:17:55 am

Title: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: maxfax on April 18, 2011, 09:17:55 am

Part number 068 103 383 FL   they seem to be out of stock everywhere.. 


Been snooping around all the usual vendors (Myke, Parts Place, AutohausAz, etc) with no luck..  Anyone get one recently, and from where?

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on April 18, 2011, 09:20:14 am

bought one from napa auto parts a year or so back. it was a fel-pro gasket, 1 notch.. like 22 bucks..

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: maxfax on April 18, 2011, 09:27:02 am

Already covered them as well as Carquest, Bumper to Bumper, Federated, Advance, Autozone...   Last one I bought was about a year ago as well.. Kind of thinking I should have gotten a few..  2 notchers don't seem to be a problem yet.. And the one notch for hydro lifters is easily found too.. Maybe it's just a temporary thing till they get around to making more..

I still have a couple feelers out to some local guys that have hoards of old parts about.. If anyone's gonna have it Glen probably will..  He had a complete rebuild kit on the shelf for the Oldsmodiesel, with head studs and a hardened oil pump shaft!   :o

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: Dakotakid on April 18, 2011, 10:17:36 am

I think I have one on hand. It would be an Elring or Goetz originally from Azautohaus. I think I have a one and a two.
Let me know if your search fails.

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: Dakotakid on April 18, 2011, 10:26:30 am

Dah...winning!!!!!

http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/1985/volkswagen/golf/engine_mechanical/head_gasket.html

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: maxfax on April 18, 2011, 10:27:46 am

Thanks Dakota!!!!  I been bangin my head trying to think which site I was forgetting..  So good to see "IN STOCK" for once today..  I think I still may get a spare of one of my local guys has it...

  Go figure the engine started with a 2 notch, was decked and bored (new pistons), and still ended up at the low end of a 1 notch.. I suppose resizing the rods AFTER all the other work was a bad idea...

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: Dakotakid on April 18, 2011, 11:39:52 am

Out of curiosity: the last gasket on there is a higher priced "Beck Arnley" brand.
Is "Beck" products good stuff or what? Years ago, I got one of their tie rod ends on ebay or somewhere....anyway, I just wasn't impressed with the quality of the part and THAT was long before so many of these tie rods now days have this problematic "crepe-paper" thick rubber boots.

Is Beck Arnley stuff from Great Britian or where???? (NO....I'm NOT throwing rotten tomatos at you nice fellows from der UK! But, now that you mention it.....why do you folks still piddle around with queens, princes, and all that?????) (...just wondering....)

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: Powered by Spearco on April 18, 2011, 01:37:51 pm

Have you checked with the VW dealer for the head gasket? Its a factory gasket and is a MLS gasket.
I think they are around $75?

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: Baron VonZeppelin on April 18, 2011, 09:56:22 pm

I posted this in another thread the other day for another guy.
But don't think its what he needs.

RockAuto.com has 1 left
Beck Arnley 1 notch Mech

$3.07
yep

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1282799,parttype,5412

85 TD Jetta was the lookup criteria

Max - put RockAuto in your favorites/bookmarks
Close to the Top of the List !!!

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: mystery3 on April 18, 2011, 10:00:47 pm

Quote from: Powered by Spearco on April 18, 2011, 01:37:51 pm

Have you checked with the VW dealer for the head gasket? Its a factory gasket and is a MLS gasket.
I think they are around $75?

For mechanical lifters?

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: maxfax on April 18, 2011, 10:23:11 pm

Beck Arnley suspension parts never impressed me so much..  Seals and gaskets seem to be okay..  Not sure why so much more for the BA head gasket....

THe MLS is for hydro lifters..   They can be made to work, but I don't really have the need for it on a NA, aka I don't wanna deal with modifying it if I don't have to..  Plus there isn't really a VW dealer around..

Barron, I ordered the gasket from Rockauto the day before, then got an email saying they were out of stock.. I guess they don't have their site updated yet or someone else just beat me to it...  I have the bookmarked if for nothing else part number reference..  They really need to work on their shipping costs though, ouch!..  The local Carquest usually can match their prices less shipping...

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: Baron VonZeppelin on April 18, 2011, 10:26:45 pm

Quote from: maxfax on April 18, 2011, 10:23:11 pm

Barron, I ordered the gasket from Rockauto the day before, then got an email saying they were out of stock.. I guess they don't have their site updated yet or someone else just beat me to it...

Well that sucks
I even re-checked the link before i posted here and it still shows that 1 being in stock. Shame on them !

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: maxfax on April 18, 2011, 10:31:25 pm

It still shows in stock, I was thinking about trying to order it again...  Maybe someone goofed...

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: VW Smokr on April 19, 2011, 03:51:15 am

Possibly  http://www.vwdieselparts.com/ordform.htm

J.R.
SoCal

Title: Re: 1 Notch Mech Lifter 12mm Head Gasket
Post by: maxfax on April 19, 2011, 06:55:32 pm

My local guy found a Fel-pro in his stash this afternoon.. WOOT WOOT!  Price was right too -- Free

Thanks everyone for the leads, I think I still may order an extra just to have on hand...