help

[pauline]

right have spent the last few days working my socks of on the victor changing the head and the gasket.

 

went out in the car last night after gettinbg her all back togther and she broke down

 

still have not shorted out recovery yet will do when i have some money but a very nice man helped me to get her going and follwed me home to make sure i got back home

 

have taken the battery off to charge it up for had to use the jump pack to start her have looked on the oil cap and still have white stuff there and have water in the oil to on the dipstick

 

have no idea what is wroung with the car or what to do. hate beening stuck at home going mad now

 

anyone got any ideas and can any one help me please

[Retro-gone.]

sounds like the head gasket leaking

[pauline]

sounds like the head gasket leaking

 

how have tuqued all the head down has said in the book

[SmokeEm]

sounds like the head gasket leaking

 

how have tuqued all the head down has said in the book

 

Did you check the head to see if it had warped or if there were any cracks etc? I think you should do a compression check 1st off.

[pauline]

have put a new head on her which had been skimmed and was all fine just incase the other head had gone.

 

dont have a compression test thing to do one

[Jimbob-Squarepants ©]

Were both surfaces of head and block totally clean... i.e. no traces of old head gasket?

 

What did it do when it broke down, was there a missfire?

 

A compression check would be good, but it sounds like there is a leak between the oil and water ways and not a bore to oil or bore to water way.

 

As it has been very cold recently, it could just be condensation that you're seeing in the oil, especially if the car hasn't been driven for a long distance (been running at operating temp for a while).

[jay]

i know it sounds daft, but you changed the oil and filter?

 

 

defo try get a compression tester, cheapy ones are about a tenner..

[pauline]

ok she gets used a lot up till last tuesday when i thought the gasket went but cant see on the gasket were it went but i had forgoten to re tighten the head after i did the engine change.

 

when she died last night i has slowwed down for coming up to traffic and she just cut out no misfire or nothing just stoped. had to use the jumppack to get her to start then would get so far and she would die again.

 

had changed the oil did not do the filter but have a lot of water in with the oil now so know it is leaking some were.

 

the new head had been skimed and was all clean and i cleaned the block off she has a coper gasket on her so did not make much mess

[john_3.0s]

i know it sounds daft, but you changed the oil and filter?

 

 

defo try get a compression tester, cheapy ones are about a tenner..

 

what he said^^^ could be some water in the oil still from when it went. how did it break down? what did the fella do to get it running again? sounds like a top bloke by the way!

[Jimbob-Squarepants ©]

Ah, did you replace with a Copper Gasket???

 

If so, these can be a bit of a pain to stop weeping. You should follow your tightening sequence, and not forget to re-tourque the headbolts at the specified time. I know there can be issues with weeping copper gaskets on Anglia's, and it's said that you should re-torque at a slightly higher poundage that the specified setting.

 

Also one last thing, did you smear both sides of the Copper Gasket with grease? This should help the gasket to seal

[pauline]

i know it sounds daft, but you changed the oil and filter?

 

 

defo try get a compression tester, cheapy ones are about a tenner..

 

what he said^^^ could be some water in the oil still from when it went. how did it break down? what did the fella do to get it running again? sounds like a top bloke by the way!

 

not a lot he told me to get in kept trying to start her she kicked in with the jump pack then drove it home she died at the head of the road so got it going again and drove round the corner with no lights

[john_3.0s]

sounds like an electrical fault rather than head gasket then. get the battery charged and have another go, is the charging system working?

[pauline]

sounds like an electrical fault rather than head gasket then. get the battery charged and have another go, is the charging system working?

 

battery is now charged up but worried about the water in the oil plus the oil filler cap is very cloudey now worse then before i done the head gasket

[Chris!]

you sure you put the fan belt back on

[john_3.0s]

have you replaced the oil since the head gasket first went? are you sure its not just water in the oil from before?

[john_3.0s]

have you replaced the oil since the head gasket first went? are you sure its not just water in the oil from before?

 

sorry didnt read ur reply is it loosing water? are the rad hoses pressurising when it gets warm?

[pauline]

Ah, did you replace with a Copper Gasket???

 

If so, these can be a bit of a pain to stop weeping. You should follow your tightening sequence, and not forget to re-tourque the headbolts at the specified time. I know there can be issues with weeping copper gaskets on Anglia's, and it's said that you should re-torque at a slightly higher poundage that the specified setting.

 

Also one last thing, did you smear both sides of the Copper Gasket with grease? This should help the gasket to seal

 

ok have greased the gasket plus torqued her doen mor then the book said was told to on the nsra site that it might help

 

had changed the gasket brought the kit for doing all of it

 

yes i had changed the oil i drained it all out before i stated and put new oil in her

 

and the fan belt is on

[pauline]

have you replaced the oil since the head gasket first went? are you sure its not just water in the oil from before?

 

sorry didnt read ur reply is it loosing water? are the rad hoses pressurising when it gets warm?

 

 

 

how do i check that

[john_3.0s]

is it loosing water from the rad?

[pauline]

is it loosing water from the rad?

 

she has lost a bit but not sure if that is were i drain it all out when i did the gasket for i drained the block to

[john_3.0s]

did you change the water when you did the head gasket?

[Guest cortinamad-gonetoo]

i once put a head on a toyota corrola and it leaked water in to the oil there was some bungs on the head which were only finger tight amd it leaked through them

 

also skiming the head is good but for about £35 you can get it pressure tessted then you know for definate if the head is ok

 

 

also you need to be changing the oil filter too and clean out any engine breathers

 

 

to test the water pressure feel the radiater hose when cold then again when hot you should feel a difference (i dont mean youll burn your fingers lol)

 

also is the timing been set correctly (have you had the timing belt/chain off or camshaft out ????

 

if i think of any thing else ill reply again later

[pauline]

did you change the water when you did the head gasket?

 

yes changed and new anti frezze and water put in

[john_3.0s]

sounds like its the headgasket then

 

could be a crack in the head but unlikely. its prob an engine out job have the head pressure tested and get the block decked

[pauline]

sounds like its the headgasket then

 

could be a crack in the head but unlikely. its prob an engine out job have the head pressure tested and get the block decked

 

I think it is the block is the promblem then the head.

 

going to swear at the thing now