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KotaSarver
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 10:36 am    Post subject: Really don't want to buy a new motor... Reply with quote

My 1982 diesel rabbit has been in the shop for a lil while. They broke the dowel pin while performing a new head gasket replacement. They say are having real trouble finding a dowel they broke and i was getting on here to see if anyone knew where i could get one...Thanks guys
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What dowel pin did they break? The little sleeve that goes around the head bolt?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 2:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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If it looks like this one, then these are still in use in most VW engines. You could order it from VW or go to a local salvage yard & get it out of a block someone has already yanked the head off of. Most of the earlier blocks didn't have guide sleeves or pins, you had to use a special pin (a cut down head bolt with a slot cut into it so you could unscrew it with a long flat blade & remove it with a small magnet) to hold the gasket in place while you positioned the head.
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