22-10-2016, 02:01 PM
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Good grief
Yesterday I went out with Vee and Mimi(her daughter). V arrives in a hire car. Now dear readers remember I bought V a decent second hand motor back in January 2015. It`s in the garage....head gasket,,,cost £900. WHAT I go. Oh yes the engine needs to be ground.I`m no mechanic but I start to think damaged pistons or such like?
The moral(perhaps?) just now and again check the oil and water. And no I am NOT lending her the money this time. I always knew maths teachers tended to be forgetful.
shame she couldnt have looked after it better.
22-10-2016, 04:21 PM
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Re: Good grief
Originally Posted by Older git
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Yesterday I went out with Vee and Mimi(her daughter). V arrives in a hire car. Now dear readers remember I bought V a decent second hand motor back in January 2015. It`s in the garage....head gasket,,,cost £900. WHAT I go. Oh yes the engine needs to be ground.I`m no mechanic but I start to think damaged pistons or such like?
The moral(perhaps?) just now and again check the oil and water. And no I am NOT lending her the money this time. I always knew maths teachers tended to be forgetful.
22-10-2016, 04:49 PM
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Re: Good grief
Originally Posted by Primus1
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Probably needs the head skimming ,ie a machine shop will shave mm,s off the cylinder head to make it flat, the valves will need re-grinding into the head to re seat them properly, and new valve seats as well, a very labour intensive job, and that is where the majority of the money goes, pistons should be OK, unless your talking cam belt breakage !
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