Rsmat

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Head gasket decided to let go this morning.

So I'm going to take the whole engine out and rebuild it.

Jay,

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ffs Matt oh well bigger and better hey

Spiky

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bugger

Rsmat

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Jay your right mate it was on the to do list at some point so perfect time for it now.


Wife's just rang me laughing her tits off at me saying that will teach you to buy a cossie lol...

Fiddy

Nightmare mat, but i suppose once its done, you have piece of mind that its not gona happen again anytime soon

carlo

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Fuck mat Unfortunetly such is life with the car being so mint & not used these things happen im sure it wont take much to put right.

The head was off that car im sure i saw it on the build thread did he use a grp A gasket ?

Gazzonator

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What a bastard!!

What spec you gonna rebuild it to or you gonna leave it as it is?

Rsmat

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Yea Carlo it has a GRP A gasket I'll see the bigger picture later after work when I start to strip it... That's the problem it's hardly been used over the years.

Rsmat

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Still standard mate... Just stage 1.

carlo

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if the gasket is new mate might be worth getting the head checked & make sure it was the right head bolts used , i could be way off the mark but have seen someone fit a head to a 3 door & the head bolts were different cant quite remember now

Moonstone Mo

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Gutted for you Mat

Jay,

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i was told at the weekend i could sleep in the garden if i came home with another cossie as aparently they cost loads of money to run (getting to old for that shit now ) so gave in got a evo and already the evo has cost me £550 this morning in ayc parts and a wheel bearing

danneth

Glenn_

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Nightmare mate. Tell your mrs at least you can fix it yourself. If it was the impreza it would be a different story lol.

cossie4i+

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Good old cossies

Steve

JamesH

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Hope it's nothing more serious when you get it apart mate

RS Grant

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Awww, kinda shit news mate.. but I'm sure once you add the wee pile of bits you'd collected to the rebuild that will soften the blow once it's back together and mapped.

They aren't that difficult to work on after you familiarise yourself with the funky layout to be honest Glenny boy.


Cheers,
Grant

Rsmat

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Cheers Grant... I'm not gutted atall mate these things happen.

rach108

argh. Bad luck that.

COCHYN

Bigger and better, spare no expense and it should be spot on. Said it once, been told it several time BUILD IT ONCE, BUILD IT RIGHT

v man

i may be wrong but do 3 doors use a different length head bolt to the saff

just something i remember being told once

but i could have got that wrong just in my mind now lol

ginner

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gtted 4 ya mate will u get it done b4 the shows

creator

I take it your not bringing it to central day then mate? Shame its gone but as you say things are to be expected with this type of car at least its nothing major mate

scottyrs

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nightmare mate good luck hope it isnt anything serious!

Eigdoog

At least there be a good restore thread coming up! Got any pics of it now?

mechanic28

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gutted for ya matt least it should be a easy cheap fix you will only be able to use the early type headbolts as the later 2wd head bolts have a wider washer and i am pretty sure these type wont fit on a 3 door head

Cozziekid

Bad luck Matt You're taking it very well though Good luck with the rebuild mate.

MO' BENT RIMS

good luck mate u took it well so sll good atleast u aint paniking

dave cos4x4

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A shame Mat, but probably expected with hardly getting used, hope it's not too much to fix.

Rsmat

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Cheers lads im not to bothered as it will be fixed easy

car wont make Pod but will make shows just after that.

james kiely

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thats a shame matt ,but once done it will give you peace of mind

STAFFY OWNER

What a bastard mate. Good to see the spirit of Cossie ownership in you though lol .

v man

knew there was something

timrud

Gutted, but at least you will know the engine will be as good as the rest of the car then

Ebonycossie4x4

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nightmare... thats an expensive standard 3 door to be broke already....

you going to build it standard?