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because she wants to have a go at it herself? can't think of a much easier headgasket really. just watch out for exhaust manifold studs snapping.
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drain the water and oil first to prevent it from getting into the bores and bolt holes
and on shoes and the floor too![Top](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/smile011.gif)
when it goes back together again, make sure thigns are clean
also, before yuo start the job, make sure you have all the things you need to do the job, including transport to take you to the shops to buy the things you forgot you needed to buy to use
and on shoes and the floor too
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when it goes back together again, make sure thigns are clean
also, before yuo start the job, make sure you have all the things you need to do the job, including transport to take you to the shops to buy the things you forgot you needed to buy to use
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If it has seriously over heated, skimming won't be the ONLY problem.
The problem that often crops up on x flo heads is the valve guides get loose, when seriously overheated, I have seen them be pushed out by hand when bad enough.
Also need to be looking VERY VERY carefully between the exhaust inlet valve seats as they crack as well here, but defo get skimmed it badly over heated.
When you put back together use a felpro gasket, and give the front two head fixings a extra 15lbft, this stops the oilway soaking through the gasket as it runs very close.
If you also take the rocker gear apart, turn the actual rocker shaft upside down then the other way around so front is back etc, the rockers then wear on the undowrn part of the shaft so tappets don't get noisy so quick.
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The problem that often crops up on x flo heads is the valve guides get loose, when seriously overheated, I have seen them be pushed out by hand when bad enough.
Also need to be looking VERY VERY carefully between the exhaust inlet valve seats as they crack as well here, but defo get skimmed it badly over heated.
When you put back together use a felpro gasket, and give the front two head fixings a extra 15lbft, this stops the oilway soaking through the gasket as it runs very close.
If you also take the rocker gear apart, turn the actual rocker shaft upside down then the other way around so front is back etc, the rockers then wear on the undowrn part of the shaft so tappets don't get noisy so quick.
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cheers tabetha, il bare that in mind! gonna pinch the air tools from my old man and hopefully have a go on saturday!
if not, no car for central day
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Im wasnt saying you shouldnt or owt, just saying asking on here is likely to produce several million differing opinions, go to a trusted local garage and ask them thats all.
do people really need to ask the internet before they have a shit?
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Anyone think a garage might get it skimmed anyway, as they can charge even more, call me cynical but there are dodgy people out there.
A x flow head will get away with much more of a warpy head than something like a cossie, it's also less likely to warp due to material, but as I said check, just don;'t skim for the sake of it, I haven't done a escort x flo since 1982!!
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A x flow head will get away with much more of a warpy head than something like a cossie, it's also less likely to warp due to material, but as I said check, just don;'t skim for the sake of it, I haven't done a escort x flo since 1982!!
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someone who got my point, finally!!
Im wasnt saying you shouldnt or owt, just saying asking on here is likely to produce several million differing opinions, go to a trusted local garage and ask them thats all.
do people really need to ask the internet before they have a shit?
Im wasnt saying you shouldnt or owt, just saying asking on here is likely to produce several million differing opinions, go to a trusted local garage and ask them thats all.
do people really need to ask the internet before they have a shit?
escorts never been to a garage in the time its be owned by me!
dont believe in them! we managed to do an engine change in a council garage block pretty well lol!!
i asked cause my old man whos a mechanic was away and my mate that usually does the work was out, and was just wondering!
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im leaning to wards what tabetha has said to be fair!
its a cast head so shouldnt see too many problems!
an hour though? surely cant take that long 10mins for the exhaust manifold, rocker cover 2mins, 8head bolts, tappets etc.. there isnt that much else in there lol!
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I once changed the head gasket on my Mexico outside my aunties house in 30mins ![Big Grin](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
We only used Felpro gaskets which never stuck and made removal very easy.
Drain coolant
remove valve cover 4 screws
remove rocker gear - 4 bolts iirc
Undo head bolts - 10 bolts
2x cousins to lift head via manifolds whilst I slipped out the gasket and slipped in the new one!
rebuild is reverse of the above
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We only used Felpro gaskets which never stuck and made removal very easy.
Drain coolant
remove valve cover 4 screws
remove rocker gear - 4 bolts iirc
Undo head bolts - 10 bolts
2x cousins to lift head via manifolds whilst I slipped out the gasket and slipped in the new one!
rebuild is reverse of the above
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turned out to be a cracked head! ![Wall](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/wall.gif)
after changing the stat, pump, the fan the radiator and finally the gasket and head, it turned out to be an internal hairline crack!!
o and then the alternator died!!!
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after changing the stat, pump, the fan the radiator and finally the gasket and head, it turned out to be an internal hairline crack!!
o and then the alternator died!!!
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Trouble is they are getting a bit scarec now, why not be different and go 2L X flow ?
It is a VERY surprising engine power/performance wise.
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2lt crossflow?!
how!even with spending some serious cash an AXblock can be bored out to a 1794cc (i think) but thats the biggest even that will go and thats still only 1.8
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cheers, trust me it aint a bonus sometimes!
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although i spent the day walking round with a Will today at central day, and realised, i actually only know alot about old skool engines! everything else confuses the fook outa me!
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