Head Gasket :(

[Ste_Nova]

doh the head gasket has gone on my 1.4 (not been right since i went through a deep water splash in the winter) :cry: chocolate substance in header tank and bubble noises from heater matrix, slight water and oil usage no smoke

i have a 1.2 engine complete as well as other bits... how should i progress?

[broony]

Well when my head gasket went the first time i got it straight into my mates garage! Didnt want to damage the engine at all!

Has it ever happened before?

[Stuart]

lmao like he needs to ask on here. jsut dont use aaragorns torque wrench guide ;)

[Ste_Nova]

aaragorns torque wrench guide ;)

tell tell

[Stuart]

see Doh post

[Ste_Nova]

anyway i still need help with mine... i recone the head is cracked

[Will]

sum1 on your account ste?

lmfao

[Rick Draper]

lol it was funny watching you hack through the water splash though Ste! lol Took long enough to get it started as well! Rick

[Ste_Nova]

right the 1.2 engine is now stripped and the head is in a box ready to go to headway for an overhaul.... i've got a 1.3 inlet in the dishwasher

now the next question what gaskets do i use with the 1.4 bottom and the 1.2 head???



yeh yeh rick very funny..... i didn't think it was that deep when i hit it :lol:

[CP]

now the next question what gaskets do i use with the 1.4 bottom and the 1.2 head???



The 1.2 head will raise the CR a fair bit. Its difficult to assess accurately without measuring the combustion chamber in the head and piston crown area with a burette or similar. I would try and go for the thickest you can get - I have heard you can get thicker specials made up but they cost ??s so maybe a std Vaux 1.4 one as a starter? - check a few with vernier calipers?

Otherwise I think its worth a go. Although the 1.2 is a "safe" engine and the 1.4 isnt I think if you run a std ish lift/ duration cam (1.4 or 1.6) I would have thought the valve clearances would be fine. It ought to be a good candidate for a 32/34 carb try out?

How reliable it is for normal road driving remains to be seen. I have been told that as the CR is increased the more normal road driving becomes a problem cos it tends to induce large localised temperature variations which damage the engine.

I've not had a 1.3 apart to compare its head with the 1.2 but if they are similar you should be OK

[Ste_Nova]

lol too late now.. the head has gone to be done.... i'm gonna run a vaux 1.4 headgasket.... allready got a 32/34 carb on it..... i'm gonna use standard but worn 1.4 cam

[dan16v]

lmfao at aragorns torque settings :lol:

[CP]

Keep us posted anyways.

:)