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Posted: **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

Posted: **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\'

Posted: **Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:20 pm**

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

Posted: **Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:51 pm**

Time for a 20XE conversion methinks...

Posted: **Wed Feb 15, 2006 4:46 pm**

dont say such thinks joff.

Posted: **Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:19 pm**

I have an XE at Dans you can use

Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:38 am**

your old one that broke?

Posted: **Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:38 am**

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

Posted: **Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:51 pm**

shame

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

Posted: **Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:01 pm**

are you speakin from experience then adam?

Ooops, now iv gone and done it