Hi Jean Marie Just read your post. You can still get new ones from Bosch but expensive. Check out http://www.partbob.com . They show basically the correct part with slight variations on the air line connections. I have problems with the idle air valve on my 2000 coupe but I am working on a modificat...

Thanks, Michael for your input I re-checked various points of interest while I wait for the new head gaskets I did find that the liner protrusion is between 3 and 5 thousands of an inch in various places. The book says it should be between 1.5 and 2.5 thou. I did put a smear of non hardening sealer ...

Hello Everyone Thanks for your comments and advice I've got one head off so far and now that it is cleaned up I can report that the head is still flat and that the liners are 1 to 2 thousands proud of the block. I've been researching these issues on the net and have found that the consensus is that ...

Hello Everyone I have re-built my Flavia engine and when filling with coolant I found the water leaks on the top side of the engine on both sides. The engine has not been started yet. I used new gaskets ( from Emporio Ricambi ) new seals under the liners and with the liners having .05 mm raised abov...

Hello I overhauled my waterpump a couple of months ago. I used a seal from Sealsonline part number MSD-SD25B-0158. It comes in 2 parts and you don't use the ceramic part. If your pump is like mine it has the old seal with a rubber outer body pressed into the nose of the inner pump assembly. This new...