Hea there Anthony and list I have recently bought myself another 1600 wagon and I just
found a reciept for a head gasket replacement.
The date was in 1973 and the total cost of the job with gaskets was $42.00.
I bet Anthony wishes it was 1973 and he could just take it in now and get it fixed for
the same price.
LOL I thought this little of useless information would make some ones day.
Any how Anthony good luck.
Shouldn't really be that much of a hassle.
Ricck White.
--- "Tuting, Anthony" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
>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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