bigbo

Little update...

Gasket choice was based on liner height 3thou and above and all cylinders the same go for an MLS gasket, but mine were less than 2thou more like 1 to 1.5 so I have to fit an Elastomer gasket. (its worth noting that a tiny build up of carbon on the liners caused a huge error in the height measurement.)
By the way measuring this is no easy task, I found that you need a good straight edge (i used a slab of marble to calibrate mine) which should be put across one cylinder liner. Doing this on a jacked up car whilst leaning over and using two hands is a little tricky.

So today I have installed the cam shafts and carrier, hopefully I have added enough gasket to ensure a good seal and not too much to risk blocking oilways. I had forgotten how horrible that sealant is, its difficult to lay a a consistent bead from the tube and then it is not easy to level it out, in the end I used my finger to spread it about. Something that the safety sheet says is not recommended.
Fitting the cam shaft seals was a little tricky as well, the rears went on quite easily but the front (black) ones just would not slip over the cam shafts, in the end I put them on the cam shafts the wrong way round and left them for a couple of hours after which they slipped on with help of a 30mm socket to keep them straight.

Work is now on hold while I wait for delivery of a set of exhaust studs and nuts to arrive as the originals are badly corroded.

I have checked with DMGRS and will be using the standard head bolt torque values of 20nm +180 + 180

David