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defo headgasket ?? not sure

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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 07:16 AM
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Default defo headgasket ?? not sure

just to clear things up ive bin told by to mates its the headgasket but i want ur opions

only thing its doing at the moment it boiling the headertank water and getting very hot theres no smoke from the zorst or mayo under any of the caps ????

im pretty sure me mates got it right just wondered
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 08:17 AM
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Get a compression test done on it mate then you'll know for sure but it duz sound like the headgasket they aint hard to do should take about 2-3 hour's and cost no more than Ł60 in parts (if you do it)
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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could be just a cracked header tank
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Old Dec 4, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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Tried a block test?
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