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Offline Martz

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Head Gaskett
« on: 18 January 2006, 14:37 »
Whats the common signs that the head gasket has gone?
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Offline monkeyalan

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Re: Head Gaskett
« Reply #1 on: 18 January 2006, 14:57 »
thick chocolate milkshake type stuff in the expansion tank and oil filler closley followed by a sudden loss of cash from the pocket  :wink:
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Re: Head Gaskett
« Reply #2 on: 18 January 2006, 16:02 »
mayo under the oil filler cap, balls of oil in the expansion tank, a loss of compression on the cylinder head.
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Re: Head Gaskett
« Reply #3 on: 18 January 2006, 16:10 »
to be extra sure your gasket has gone. mayo at the bottom of the dipstic and lots of it. yum  :drool:

loss of water, smoke out the exhaust. blaa blaa blaa all we ever do is talk about blown gaskets on this forum  :laugh:
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Re: Head Gaskett
« Reply #4 on: 18 January 2006, 16:14 »
only if you've got a mk2  :laugh:  us mk3 owners just talk about abs failing, relays blowing, leccy windows sticking, random engine cut outs.........
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Re: Head Gaskett
« Reply #5 on: 18 January 2006, 16:58 »
you forgot to mention icebergs  :laugh:
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Re: Head Gaskett
« Reply #6 on: 18 January 2006, 18:31 »
Quote from: Mr Blue on 18 January 2006, 16:10
..... blaa blaa blaa all we ever do is talk about blown gaskets on this forum :laugh:

thats because everyone panics at the sign of a bit of mayo in the cold weather, or reads that someone elses has gone so theirs MUST be on the way out!!! :laugh:
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Re: Head Gaskett
« Reply #7 on: 20 January 2006, 09:42 »
Car overheats damn quick, I'm talking 5 - 10 mins max and the blowers blow out cold air on the hot position.
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Re: Head Gaskett
« Reply #8 on: 20 January 2006, 11:16 »
Quote from: Mr Blue on 18 January 2006, 16:58
you forgot to mention icebergs  :laugh:

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Offline Martz

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Re: Head Gaskett
« Reply #9 on: 20 January 2006, 13:25 »
Thats seems to rule that out then. Pheeeww!

Ots gone now? Maybe I have over compensated for the leak by over filling??????? :nerd:
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