ok, had a small issue last nite, a burst hose rapidly emptied my water system, and b4 i knew it the result was no water and rising engine temps, so i pulled it over and turned it off, now the result is clearly a dead headgasket, iv got a bit of mayo in the oil cap, and a frotthy header tank, and a misfire wiv sum, but not loads, of white smoke frm exhaust. clearly a head gasket id say!!! lol

my issue is low funds means im tackling this job myself, and i have no knowledge of the cvh engine, its a recent upgrade frm my 1.3 ohv engine (startin regret this now!!!!).

is there anything i should look out for in this process, clearly i know iv got to remove evrything attached to the head, so drop off the turbo and exhaust manifold, inlet, etc. the timing side of things is the thing confusing me atm, keeping evything lined up. any tips on doing this wud b greatly received.

also, theres mixed feeling as to whther i shud have head skimmed, some ppl are sayin due to the way it went, and not being run and overheated, head wnt have warped, others saying it must be done every time. ive neva blown a HG b4 so i have no idea. if it needs doing, wheres the best place to go, cost, and wil i need to strip the head bare before this can b dun, ie remove valves and cam and evrythin??? the head itself is a brand new item, only covered 100 miles, if this makes any difference.

any replies would b gr8, and i think its time to go read up on my haynes manual instructions, wish me luck!!!!