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Fluffle-Valve · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:07 am Post subject: Dam and Blas*

I'd just about got myself sorted to go to Billing and get myself set up. Last thing I had to do was go to Sainsbury’s and get some provisions. Parked up, did me shopping and got back to the Series. Started her up and she was pinking like a good'un. Funny I thought, Confused

What the hell has gone wrong now? Popped the bonnet and checked that the dizzy hadn't moved. It was solid in place. Rolling Eyes

It seemed to tick over okay, apart from what sounded like a miss-fire. A regular miss-fire. Pulled the leads off in turn and found that not a lot of difference was had when 3 or 4 was pulled off. Drove her home very gingerly and got her in the drive. Took the plugs out and they all looked okay. Rolling Eyes

Did a compression test and found 3 and 4 cylinders only had 40psi compared to 1 and 2 having 150psi.

So the conclusion that I came to was a blown Head Gasket...

So OFF with the Head.

Look what I found... Rolling Eyes

The other side looked okay.

More to come when I get a new Gasket... Wink

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JonV2 · Joined: 02 Jan 2010 Posts: 38 Location: Melbourne Australia

Hi Fluffle-Valve,

Well, look on the bright side.... No funny pieces of loose metal were found when you opened her up! Confused

(I hope me saying that doesn't not jinx you!!!)
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Fluffle-Valve · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:03 am Post subject:

It all looked quite clean'ish and normal, except for the missing bit of gasket. I'm sure the bits found their way out through the exhaust okay?
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Fluffle-Valve · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:50 pm Post subject:

It's all done and back on the road and running a lot better then before.
Here's a couple more photo's of the head.

First off, a cleaned up head face.

A cleaned up block face...

One new gasket...

And Head back on...

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buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Did you have the haed skimmed?

Glad it looks like it is running! what a nice position to be able to sit on the wing like that eh! hehe Not all vehicles are blessed with such forward thinking! The defenders even have chequerplate on the wings so you have no chance of slipping off!

Laughing

Fluffle-Valve · Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:47 pm Post subject:

I didn't get the Head Skimmed, as I have an engineers straight edge given to me many years ago from my dad. After the head was cleaned up I checked to see if there was warpiness and all looked okay. Wink

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Phil - Nottingham · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 1252 Location: Nottingham

Vl;aves/mixture look good - running neat unleaded? The head may not have been torqued down properly/after beddong in last time it was off?
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