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Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:55 pm
by andy w
Tbh shouldn't need skimming mate as u ain't really used it my escort had to get skimmed cus drove it for weeks with a fooked head lol was defo an intresting daily drive with a knackered head haha
Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:58 pm
by JamieTee_
Hopefully not, I had drove it to work yesterday though
was in desperate need to get there since I was late, I'd usually bus it but would've took me about an hour an half-2hours getting there!
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Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:03 pm
by andy w
Tbh i drove mine for 3 weeks with the head gone completely so just see how it is tomoz mate and go from there
Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:04 pm
by JamieTee_
Yeah true, I'm hoping it's just a head gasket change and nothing else as I can get the kit cheap down the road from me!
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Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:49 pm
by andy w
Exactly mate the cheaper the better lol
Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:21 am
by JamieTee_
Cars in the garage now, just dropped it off for a diagnostics check, actually hoping massively that it's nothing major
Water & oil got mixed in the dipstick now as well as the oil cap!
wouldn't start when I dropped it off though, just ticked and that was it
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Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:32 am
by Domwhitex
Sounds like its gradually getting worse as the days go on
Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 10:33 am
by JamieTee_
Tell me about it
Least I'll find out what needs to be sorted, I'm just hoping it's nothing major since I'm skintish!
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Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:50 pm
by JamieTee_
Bad news but maybe good news.
Head gaskets gone due to there being no coolant in the car, topped it up, No.2 cylinder has coolant ingress which is suspected head gasket failure.
so gonna replace the head gasket and hopefully that's all that needs doing along with it being skimmed hoping that I won't need any new rings, if I do has anyone got a link to it?!
got some pics when I got home, needs a clean though!
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Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:02 pm
by gazza_no7
Needs more lows buddy!!!
Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:11 pm
by JamieTee_
That'll be done when I've got lower profile tyres man!
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Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:46 am
by rsi-dan
Front sits nice imo back needs more lows though
Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:02 pm
by JamieTee_
Front sits how I want it, the back adjusters are wound all the way
Might take them out at some point though.
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Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:10 pm
by JamieTee_
Re: Betty The Blue Corsa
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2014 5:30 pm
by Mike_Parr
Are you going to get rid of the bump strips + make the arches back to black? Use your missus' hair dryer on high heat, bring it up a treat. Did it on mine mate, deffo works.
