Best £400 I ever spent........

[snifferdog]

Dare I say, that MG looks pretty good 

Cheers mate. 

The golf sold today, it turned out the head gasket was gone. I hadnt even checked  :embarassed:

[Deano2711]

Oh dear....you're not having much luck with HeadGasket's then Mate.....how much did you get for the Golf ??  (If you don't mind me asking)

[snifferdog]

£500 

[Neo Badness]

and you have his address, revenge is a dish best served with a VERY good alibi 

 

[MK3GTI_16Valve]

500...Christ prices have gone to sh@t

[snifferdog]

I know mate, I had it advertised at £750 for months and had no interest at all (well, apart from messers (one on here  )), it got to the point where I just needed whatever cash I could get for it.

[Ant1981]

OK, flame proof suit on.





The head gasket is gone. The guy I bought it from screwed me over, he mustve put some fresh oil and water in cos they were fine when I checked it! Now I know why he couldnt find that particular bit of service history




Anyway - Im getting it fixed. I have really fallen for this little beaut! £300 for the MLS gasket, cambelt, water pump and oil rail. All done in 5 hours at my home address on Saturday morning.

If anyone gives a sh!t then I'll let you know how it goes!

He took your head off, got a milling machine out and machined the head on your drive all in 5 hours? 


I give it a few months.

[snifferdog]

No, hes an MG specialist, he bought a skimmed and pressure tested head with him. He then swaps them over, if mine had been scrap then it wouldve cost me more to buy the head off him.

[snifferdog]

Head gasket replacement really isnt a problem on K series engines anyway. In fact, after watching him, Id feel confident in doing it myself if there is a next time!

You could pay more than that to get a cam belt/ chain fitted to some golfs.

[golf-sib]

What are the dervs like on these