Hey Richard and list,
Thanks for your reply and apologies I've taken so long to reply.
Are you able to give me a basic proceedure on what to do as I dont have
a manual for the engine or the car. I think I will be ok with it but I
don't know which order to put the bolts on or off from the head and how
to keep the timing chain in place etc. Yours and others help is much
appeciated, Thankyou.
Cheers,
Anthony
Please also reply to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Clough [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 12 February 2001 20:09
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Head Gasket Diagnosis
Anthony, sure sounds like a blown head gasket.
If you want to buy one special tool, a head stud hex drive, and make
another
from a small piece of 45mm by19mm pine, a timing chain chock, we can get
you
through the head gasket replacement. for about $50 in gaskets, plus the
cost
of stud removing tool. Its a half day job if you are new at it, about
one
to one and a half hours with practice.
If you just want to keep driving it a little longer, you can decompress
the
radiator by not screwing the radiator cap up, and put a can of bars
leaks in
it, dont use chemiweld as it will block everything. This advice is to
temporarily stop the leak and is really for a "get me home" emergency,
rather than a "fix". Check the oil doesnt get to diluted with water, or
change it.
So now you have your options, you pick the way to go that suits you.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tuting, Anthony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, 12 February 2001 14:50 PM
Subject: Head Gasket Diagnosis
> Its bound to happen in an old car when you don't know the history of
> it...
>
> I belive that I have a blown head gasket but I'm not totally sure and
it
> would be great if someone could confirm or dispell my fears.
>
> I have a 1600, its a L18 with extractors, twin SU's and an electronic
> dissy. On Friday I took it to Datspeed at Kingswood to have the SU's
> tuned. After the guy said that he suspects that I have blown the head
> gasket or it is on the way out because just on Friday it lost a few
> litres of water and it isn't leaking from the engine anwhere but there
> is a little bit of moisture in the dissy. I also noticed that the oil
is
> a bit murky (greyish) but havn't checked for condesation under the oil
> cap yet.
>
> Since then I have to put in about 1/2 a radiator of water each day and
> the oil is slighty murky. Normally after a tune the car hammers but it
> has been slugish and running like a dog. I figure this is posssibly
due
> to loss of compression.
>
> What I want to know is if anyone knows a place in Sydney (preferably
the
> west) that does this and approximately how much it will cost. I know
> some of you are saying 'what? do it yourself' but I dont have much
time
> or expertise and have been advised not to because playing with things
> like the timing chain and an OHC that I've never touched before is
> asking for trouble.
>
> Datspeed quoted me roughly $300-400 for a normal change but it
machining
> was required up to $600. Is this a good rate?
>
> Any comments, help or suggestions are welcome,
>
> Thanks,
> Anthony
>
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