Hi all,

Myself and a friend have three GLD's that im preparing for roadworthy, yes i am a lucky man!!

All three need front discs (7-8mm remaining) and engine mounts (not sure which).

One has 210,000 and a great engine.

One has excessive blowby. It was rebuilt recently with rings, bearings and a rebuilt head. I questioned the p.o and he didnt hone the bores (why!!!!). What I was planning was to remove the head, sump, pistons/rods, inspect the bores and probably give it a hone. The odometer reads 644,000kms. "This motor is a dud" i can hear you say. Well probably. Im just after some feedback from those who may have rebuilt these motors before. We have a spare motor that came out of a 1980 model with either 110,000 or 1,110,000kms on it.

The other one has 220,000kms and a blown head gasket. Apparently it ran well before the head gasket went. Ive been told that when the head gasket goes, then the head is stuffed(craked and or warped). Is this true? Is replacing the head gasket difficult, special tools etc. I have the Tractor Manuals Golf manual and diesel supplement to guide me, also the haynes manual is in the post.

My options are:
1. hone/rebore the motor with blowby and replace the head gasket on the other
2. put the good head on the good block, put the spare engine in the place of the blowby motor.
3. replace head gasket and live with the blowby in the tired motor.
4. Buy a 1.9TDI with 5 speed
5. Buy two 1.9TDI's with 5 speeds
6. Buy three 1.9 TDI's with 5 speeds

Any help with the more realistic of these options would be greatly appreciated!

Matt