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Posted: Tue May 19, 15 10:08 am
by autofetish
Leak down tester
If it has got to come out let me know will come down for weekend for the fun
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 2:50 pm
by Dave999
what an offer
i'll sit on the grass in a deckchair wearing a silly sun hat and an overly flamboyant costume. drinking Pimms with my pinkey riased
you can take the Bananarama! thing out fix it and put it back
i'm putting my eggs in the Bananarama! head gasket basket
lift head
clean
new gasket
if it isn't im locking the thing up for six months to avoid me taking out my fustration on it with an axe
Dave
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 3:20 pm
by Carl
V8 conversion coming on?
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 8:57 pm
by Roger
Re-using a head gasket?? You must be mad! Seriously, i have no idea why you would do that?
On the ring front, did you check the actual ring (not the rails) actually had tension when in the bore?
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 9:04 pm
by Dave999
No v8s round here
In at 7:00
Rockers off
Guide plates off
Head studs out
Crane out
Exhaust and inlet still on
6 inches to play with
Up and left 6 inches
No.6,5,4 uniform black dry carbon
No.3 strangely wet and whipes clean to shiny piston
No.2 oily
No.1 as per 6
Gasket looks ok no damage apart from loss of black stuff in raised areas
Spent 1/2 hour with brake cleaner soaked cloths cleaning till no black
Dropped in standard gasket (a new one)
Plopped on head
Studs back in
In for me tea
Torque it later
If this works I,ll eat my hat
But lost all patients with it
Dave
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 9:05 pm
by Pete
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 9:41 pm
by MilesnMiles
Good luck Dave.
Roger, Cometic gaskets are meant to be reusable. Not sure how many applications though.
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 9:44 pm
by MattH
Dave999 wrote:
if it isn't im locking the thing up for six months to avoid me taking out my fustration on it with an axe
Dave
I know this feeling!!
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 10:17 pm
by Mossy68
MattH wrote:Dave999 wrote:
if it isn't im locking the thing up for six months to avoid me taking out my fustration on it with an axe
Dave
I know this feeling!!
Feel for both of you.
Not the fun part of owning a classic at all.
Hope it works out well for you both
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 10:21 pm
by Pete
I was told by Dave Powell (Performance Unlimited) who imports Cometic ( I know Turnip does as well) not to re-use the Head Gaskets.
At £200 a pair I would have been much happier if I could have re-used them.....
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 10:21 pm
by Roger
MilesnMiles wrote:Good luck Dave.
Roger, Cometic gaskets are meant to be reusable. Not sure how many applications though.
Not in my world there not!
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 10:23 pm
by Mossy68
Sorry. I may be misunderstanding here.
But are we talking Cometic copper gaskets ????
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 10:25 pm
by Pete
MLS - Multi-Layer-Steel: Composite Shim Gaskets.....not solid copper gaskets.....that's what I used...not sure this is what Dave has.......
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 10:29 pm
by Mossy68
Pete wrote:MLS - Multi-Layer-Steel: Composite Shim Gaskets.....not solid copper gaskets.....that's what I used...not sure this is what Dave has.......
Thanks Pete. Not familiar with those ...
Posted: Tue May 19, 15 10:51 pm
by MilesnMiles
