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Dave A

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25th May 06 at 22:17

so looks like the plans for the engine being perfect for pvs are off.

to cut a long story short, 80 mph, lots of white smoke and hissing, pop bang car stalls and more water is pouring out of the exhaust then is going in the other end. head gasket lasted just 11k miles. cant be bothered fixing it either, even tho its just £100 for a gasket, cam belt, tensioner and head bolts and probably 3 hours to do it all.

on another note im probably picking up my corsa c 1.8 sri this weekend so its not all bad news

[Edited on 26-05-2006 by Dave A]

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25th May 06 at 22:17

sorry to hear that mate

Jake

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25th May 06 at 22:18

What are you going to do with the car?

Dave A

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25th May 06 at 22:19

quote:
Originally posted by jake
What are you going to do with the car?

thrash it with a big stick in a john cleese stylee

Jake

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25th May 06 at 22:20

sleep on it. You'll want to fix it tomorrow.

Matt H

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25th May 06 at 22:21

Joe

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25th May 06 at 22:21

Get it fixed, its only 3 hours work

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25th May 06 at 22:22

Did you have the head skimmed before you replaced the head gaset?

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25th May 06 at 22:22

quote:
Originally posted by jake
sleep on it.

thats stupid, just think how uncomfortable it would be.............

..........*tumbleweed*.................i'll get me coat

Mase

Dave A

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25th May 06 at 22:23

hopefully theres no head damage, once i got it home on a green flag lorry i let it cool down and tried to start it. it sounds fecked. lots of top end rattle, suspect the head is cracked.

Dave A

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25th May 06 at 22:26

quote:
Originally posted by ed
Did you have the head skimmed before you replaced the head gaset?

yes, was a fully rebuit engine 11k ago. looks like the rad hose split and it overheated. didnt go much over 100 degrees on the gauge tho. It will be fixed tomorrow providing the head isnt fecked.

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26th May 06 at 08:12

quote:
Originally posted by Dave A

quote:
Originally posted by jake
What are you going to do with the car?

thrash it with a big stick in a john cleese stylee

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26th May 06 at 08:39

quote:
Originally posted by Dave A

quote:
Originally posted by ed
Did you have the head skimmed before you replaced the head gaset?

yes, was a fully rebuit engine 11k ago. looks like the rad hose split and it overheated. didnt go much over 100 degrees on the gauge tho. It will be fixed tomorrow providing the head isnt fecked.

exactly what happened to marriotts old engine, water hose on the back of the head went on his tho.

bad news man! time for an ultimate spec engine yes?

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26th May 06 at 10:50

is it deffo head gasket? if its ratteling could be droped a valve thats made a little hole in the water jacket??? you said it didnt get that hot

boyracer2002

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26th May 06 at 11:08

quote:
Originally posted by Dave A

to cut a long story short, 80 mph,

in what gear

Gutted for you though

Rebrabuk

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26th May 06 at 11:58

Doh...

Marc

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26th May 06 at 11:59

I thought the 1.8 was for the mrs?

Colour btw?

Rebrabuk

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26th May 06 at 12:00

What's his is his and what's hers is his.

Dave A

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26th May 06 at 17:33

quote:
Originally posted by Marc
I thought the 1.8 was for the mrs?

Colour btw?

it is. (theats what she thinks)

Dave A

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26th May 06 at 18:13

well, im oily, wet and cold but heres an update:

removed all the bits that were in the way:

head bolts coming out:

head off. cylinder 3 had a puddle in it

head ready to be inspected for warping and thought i might as well clean it all up and have a go at sorting my throttle linkage so its not so stiff:

if all goes to plan, it should be all up and running for pvs.

oh, and another good reason to buy throttle bodies. the complete head can be removed in 20 minutes

Dave A

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26th May 06 at 18:21

and ive just purchased these:

so this doesnt happen again....... hopefully

broster

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26th May 06 at 18:25

where did you get those hoses from??? how much

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26th May 06 at 18:26

roose motorsport website possibly?

Dave A

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26th May 06 at 18:27

rhoose motorsport mate, paid £59 for the two rad hoses inc stainless clips.

not sure what the other hose in the pic is off tbh.

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26th May 06 at 18:28

humm may have to have a look

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