Does your new head gasket have tightening instructions with it?  My FLAPS
carries Elring head gaskets and they come with an instruction sheet.  I am
more inclined to use the head gasket manufacturer's instructions than the
Bentley.  Sorry I have no AAZ manual to look at.

Mike Snow

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KENWILFY@AOL.COM
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 9:30 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Help with 1.9l Diesel Head

I need the torque spec for a 1.9l Diesel engine that we are putting the head
back on.  It is a naturally aspirated, but I think the torque spec is the
same as the TDI.  I believe it is engine code AAZ.  The head bolts are the
torque-to-yield type.  I need to know the torque spec and also how much of a
turn to give it after it is torqued (quarter turn, half turn, etc.).  Any
help would be appreciated.  I have the manuals for the 1.6l, but not the
1.9l.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give,
Ken Wilford
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