28 replies to this topic

[Broomer]

It is a pain in the arse. you can change them in a few hours if you know what your doing.

[mr_apples]

whip the head off time

i would get it skimmed to make sure its flat

dosn't take long, its bloody annoying though

cleaning your cars bad luck

[flamenco]

what I'm planning to do is, replace the gasket (without skimming anything), hope it lasts another 3-4 months (so that I won't have to work on it in summer, with the tedious 35 degrees temperatures), and in the meantime I'll be on the lookout for a 1275 engine, as I'm a bit sick of the slooooooow 850

[mr_apples]

sounds a good plan too me

good luck with it

[flamenco]

thanks for the replies everyone, really appreciate it

[il-barba]

did you try changing the spark plugs?

[flamenco]

yep, aldready tried that out..it turned out to be the head gasket, gone between cylinders 3 & 4 as expected. Already got everthing out, just have to buy a new gasket and give the head a new face. Do you know somewhere where I can geat the head refaced locally??

[mr_apples]

look for a local machine shop, talk to the chaps there. i got mine done for a fiver in his lunch break

are you on malta?

[flamenco]

yep, I'm here in malta lol

that's why I asked il-barba, because he is from here as well

I already have an idea where to look for, should try phoning some shops tomorrow

[mk1leg]

when you replace head gasket next time put a 50mm long piecs of fuse wire between bores with a smear of hylomar blue than new gasket and torque up head as usual................this will stop inter bore blow.................

[Broomer]

when you replace head gasket next time put a 50mm long piecs of fuse wire between bores with a smear of hylomar blue than new gasket and torque up head as usual................this will stop inter bore blow.................

Yeah, the local car shop recomended that method to me also.. havnt tried it though.

[flamenco]

and what is hylomar blue? Never heard of it before over here, but if you tell me what is its job, I could maybe think of alternatives..

[mr_apples]

its a non-setting gasket sealent

[il-barba]

try the one near the junior college, but ive never had to face a head *touches wood*