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Old 15-07-2007, 09:04 PM
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couple of question my head has some corroded water ways
like this will this be a problem this wernt the cause of gasket failure btw
and are these std pistons for 4x4?




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Old 15-07-2007, 09:17 PM
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head is fucked and yeah they are standard.
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i thought my headgasket had gone untill i removed the head to find that the head was severely corroded like yours

so that is more than likely your problem
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Old 15-07-2007, 09:23 PM
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cars only done 80k

another expensive job
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Old 15-07-2007, 09:32 PM
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isn't it caused by not using anti-freeze...?????
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looks like a fair bit of valve contact on the pistons also.

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Originally Posted by pete mcrash
isn't it caused by not using anti-freeze...?????
Or to much
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buy the looks of it thers still a nice chunk left for the firing ring to seal on but for the sake of getting it alloy welded and skimed will only cost you some thing like Ł80 my head was like this
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buy the looks of it thers still a nice chunk left for the firing ring to seal on but for the sake of getting it alloy welded and skimed will only cost you some thing like Ł80 my head was like this
if it can be done i will get that done


i dont know why the valves have touched the pistons slightly as its never been skimmed head etc
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Originally Posted by pete mcrash
isn't it caused by not using anti-freeze...?????
always used ant freeze but dont knpw about other owner
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the valves touch the pistons when it does a few too many revs
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must of been previous owners i never rev it hard
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A missed/fluffed gearchange will do the trick too.......
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Hmm, not good Roosie.

By the way - I've now found that Oil seperator breather thingy ma jig if ya still need it. Was buried in my shed.

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the head on my saph was like this, I got it welded at an engine specialist and the car is still going strong now some 7 years later!!

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cant remember what it looks like now have u got hoses with it? and is it 3 port ?
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As said no antifreeze causes it, water loves to corrode!!
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