AAAHHHHGGGGG never rains it pours!!!!!!!

[umpkin]

driving home tonight, as i enter my town, had bout 1/2 mile to go to my house, i notice the engine tune sound a little funny, yep it was missing on low RPM when i gave it a little rev, bellows of white steam, limped it home parked it up.

i didnt even need to check, but i did anyway, indeed no water, and then when i turned it over again, one cylinder stopped it for a sec then just started.

head gasket is fubber

so looks like thats my job for tomorrow evening

i guess such is life.

[Beany-s12]

sorry to hear that fella! things ain't goin to great for your motor at mo are they

[s13eater]

hope ya get it sorted mate .

[umpkin]

well the MOT wasnt so bad, he gave me advises on the springs, although he did tick the box that says in his opinion they are dangerous.

i will get em sorted, soon.

just this wasnt somin i needed now.

[old-and-rusty]

What a ball-ache .
It`s always when the weather gets colder, it`s peeing with rain, pitch black or there`s snow on the ground, that these jobs need doing.
Hope you get it sorted out.
Regards,
Ian.

[umpkin]

well i spent a hour on it last night with a lead light all thats left to do is the 3 bolts on the exhaust and the head bolts.

got the head gasket today, cost me 14 quid which i was happy about.

so will see the extent of damage tomorrow.

[umpkin]

well tis all up and running again.

head gasket had gone on the compression ring on number 3 the ring had a crack in it, and number 4 was about to do the same, strange enuf last time the head gasket went, it was in the same place...... but...... that was also a different head and block, strange.

still maybe next time ill get a copper gasket and then i shouldnt have the prob

does the 200sx DET one for the s12 ??? for furture reference.

[s13eater]

my first head went on number 3 firing ring of the gasket, never had any probs with the head i got from silviagod, it helps with the wire rung block, i think i'am going to use a copper gasket and wire ringed block on the fj20.

[umpkin]

head looks fine no signs of corrosion or anything, i guess it could have a little warp in it, but would be coincidence that both my heads have blown the same place.

i can understand that with your FJ tbh, its gonna be under a hell of a lot of stress.

my ET running bout 10psi isnt really straining the gasket, thats std boost on the DET.

wheres the best place to price up an ET copper gasket.

[s13eater]

you can use the det steel one, it just needs a slight mod on it, if you go for copper, speak to mike tanski @ ferriday engineering, i ran 32psi on the ca18et and it stayed in 1 piece.