I just joined the blown Cossie head gasket club
It's managed 116,000 miles without anything major going wrong, or at least not in the 5 years I've owned it! Ah well, just have to get on and fix it I suppose!
I'd best get my toolkit out:
Going to buy some Viton valve stem seals, and a cam cover gasket. Suppose I'll need a cambelt too.
Will also dig out my spare head gasket and new INA tappets. Other than brute force and ignorance, is there anything else I'll need? Wouldn't mind a hand if anyone's willing