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JSeymour
11-03-07, 11:42 AM
the head gasket has gone on my engine. didnt know this til i took it out the car:(

should i bother getting it skimmed? or just get a new head gasket set?

also how should i flush all the gunky oil/water out the engine?

thanks john
lee coley
11-03-07, 11:45 AM
if not it will go again.i think,
Adam
11-03-07, 02:55 PM
Depends if the engine has been run for a while with the headgasket gone.
Whether it had time overheat and warp the head.
JSeymour
11-03-07, 04:01 PM
Depends if the engine has been run for a while with the headgasket gone.
Whether it had time overheat and warp the head.

thats the problem, i dont know if it has or not.

i could take it of and cheeck with a metal rule. then again i dont know how flat theve got to be?
Adam
11-03-07, 06:14 PM
MEGA flat,Lol.

I'd take it an engineering works and get them to check the flatness for you.
To be on the safe side.
Jon_nova1
11-03-07, 07:03 PM
yep, mega flat, mine was warped, i filed it as i was getting a gas flowed head anyway, it was about 0.5MM out and the gasket went on saturday...this was on an 8V too