Ah bad news dude. Its just the way things go sometimes... Hope you get it sorted easy enough!
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Ah bad news dude. Its just the way things go sometimes... Hope you get it sorted easy enough!
water - in the rocker and on the dipstick? oh mate doesnt sound like a great start. is that an engine strip down then?
Bad times beau real bad luck there then :-(
Might have made a lot of power one day in the past but sounds a right wonky donkey now...
I don't think we can really put this car down though? Assuming it is just head gasket failure this is to be expected using a standard head gasket.... I think if I use a mls gasket then I cannot see this getting any more issues in the future
The flip side is, if it is such a good build then why is it only put together with a standard head gasket which everybody knows struggles with the excesses of a very hot running system on setups that could be described as mild?
hopefully no bent rods.........
I think brad was just trying the standard gasket out to be honest, but it just kept holding...
The car still runs and isn't misfiring
I think Dr Evil uses (or used to use) standard head gaskets intentionally, so they are the weak link in the chain, and if anything goes bang its gonna be the h/g rather than anything costly.
Dunno if he still does tho, but it might be best to carry on with that tactic?
But, maybe Clarkster's got a point dude. If water got into the cylinders bores the extra pressure could be bad news... I dunno, i'm just guessing... Someone will probably correct me and make me look like a fool :lol: