Ooops, now iv gone and done it

broster · Post by **broster** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:38 pm

After a few texts to robin it was decided to pull the head off and see what caused the engine to run out of water....

upper inlet off:

locating the head bolts:

head now off:

originally we thought the head gasket had gone, i felt guilty about this as i did the head gasket

anyway after pulling hte head off i found the cause of the water leak, the water hose on the back of the head had worked its way off:

the heagd gasket is fine:

but the head is warped now due to the engine over heating.... never mind! time for new engine and more power i do believe!

How was your morning

Post by **PaulW** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:23 pm

looks like fun there mark! how badly is the head warped?? beyond all ability of skimming??

bloody water hoses tho

i need to replace all of mine, there getting a bit \'brittle\'

broster · Post by **broster** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:20 pm

dunno, id say its on the limit of being skimmed.... its not going back anyway....

Joff · Post by **Joff** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:51 pm

Time for a 20XE conversion methinks...

broster · Post by **broster** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:46 pm

dont say such thinks joff.

Joff · Post by **Joff** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:19 pm

I have an XE at Dans you can use

broster · Post by **broster** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:38 am

your old one that broke?

Joff · Post by **Joff** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:38 am

Nah, the one I bought from Southend. No gearbox, I had that off.

Post by **Adam-D** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:51 pm

shame

its always a broken rubber that f**k up your life
or your car

srmtor_corsa · Post by **srmtor_corsa** » Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:01 pm

are you speakin from experience then adam?