head gasket gone

adzs12 · #1 12-11-2006, 21:32

I dont understand from your posts if you changed the thermostat or head gasket and youve mentioned swapping heads

PukkaSilvia · #2 12-11-2006, 22:08

Well he holed a piston a while back i think so i imagine he took the head off and put it on a different bottom end.

Have you done a compression test?

I predict it will blown again as Every ca18et ive known that hasnt had the head skimmed on hg replacement has blown the hg again with a few thousand miles at the most.

wacomuk · #3 12-11-2006, 22:53

ally heads can warp just by taking them off incorrectly. its always advisable to surface a ally head before refitting

s12Rob · #4 13-11-2006, 17:36

i thought that u only had to skim the head if the gasket blows, not if changing it. i have a spare head i can use and swap manifolds

adzs12 · #5 13-11-2006, 17:42

well why did you change the head if the gasket hadnt blown?

Excite · #6 14-11-2006, 00:01

when ever you take a head off skim it, it cost next to nothing and can save you soooooo much agro......trust me £1600 later.

JackieFan · #7 14-11-2006, 09:19

Did you not skim the head on your Bentley when you took it off then?