You may know something that I don't, but I have sold a lot of heads and
head gaskets, but have never been asked for a head bolt for an N9T. I can
only remember one or two blown head gaskets on gas turbos where the head
wasn't cracked. If the bolts were stretching I would expect to see more
bad head gaskets.
Peugeot does not recommend replacing the bolts, but they are still
available @$23 each if you want to go that route. Gasket manufacturers
love to recommend new bolts
Gas turbo heads do not crack between the valves (diesels do) -- they crack
from the exhaust valve across the gasket face of the head to the water
jacket on one or both center cylinders. I have seen several really badly
welded turbo heads, which failed soon. I hope that's not the case with yours.
Brian Holm
At 02:35 PM 8/16/2005, Otis Keith wrote:
>That's the way I see it. One of the other list members might have another
>solution that I did not think of.
>
>Chris <chrisg@thingysrealm.myftp.org> wrote:Otis Keith wrote:
>
> > Sounds like they did not use new head bolts. They tend to stretch and
> > should not be re-used.
> > If it were me, I would have them re-do the head job and use new bolts.
> >
> > Otis
> >
> > the505inme wrote:
> > I drove from Toronto ON to Saskatoon Sask, which is about 3000k, give
> > or take. It was an excellent drive, problem free, in my 1986 505
> > turbo N9TE automatic. But I had the wierdest feeling that the car was
On
> > just dying to disgrace itself.......
> >
> > 2 days ago, the day I planned to leave, I noticed coolant all over the
> > battery, and the rad was half empty. I filled the rad, fired her up.
> >
> > Much to my dismay, exaust gas is coming out of the rad, and coolant
> > mist is coming out the tail pipe. I assume either the head gasket is
> > busted, or the head is cracked like an egg. The head was off the car 3
> > years ago to replace the valve seals, at which time they noticed
> > cracks in the head, between the valves, which was fixed(apparently
> > not).
> >
> > It's weird, because the car had no cooling issues or coolant loss
> > before the head came off.
> >
> > Now the car runs, but not well. In the opinion of the group, can I
> > drive this car if I keep filling the water? I'm assuming I can't do
> > more much more damage as long as I don't over heat it. My goal is to
> > get it to Winnipeg, 8 hrs away. (haha)
> >
> > As well, I remember there being a 505 guy in Saskatoon. Anyone have
> > his number?
> >
> > JOhn.
Brian Holm, Parts for Peugeots
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