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Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2004 3:00 pm**

£50. REWARD. 
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TO ANYONE WILLING TO REPLACE THE HEAD GASKET ON MY 1500HL!!!! 
 
I DONT HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE OR TIME TO DO THIS WORK.!!!! 
 
THE GUY WHO REBUILT THE SPITFIRE ENGINE WHICH IS IN THE CAR, KEEPS FOBBING ME OFF WITH EXCUSES FOR NOT WANTING TO CHANGE THE GASKET.!!!! 
 
THE ENGINE COVERED 500MILES AFTER REBUILD. THE SAME GUY, RE-TORQUED THE HEAD, AND RESET THE TAPPETS. ANOTHER 100MILES LATER, MY OIL FILLER CAP IS FULL OF MAYONNAISE, AND THE RADIATOR NEEDS A PINT OF COOLANT AFTER EVERY 20 MILES. 
 
IT COULD BE MY OWN FAULT, AS I DID NOT HAVE THE HEAD SKIMMED.!!!(SOME SAY "WHAT A PLONKER!). 
 
MY NEIGHBOURS WONT STOP TAKING THE PI** , AS I SPEND MORE TIME UNDER THE SODD*** BONNET, THAN DRIVING THE BL***Y CAR.!!!!! 
 
THE CAR IS MY EVERYDAY TRANSPORT ,AND IS NEEDED FOR WORK.! 
 
ANY TAKERS????(PLEASE DONT TAKE THE PI**, ITS NOT FUNNY!) BARRY.

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Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:36 pm**

I know how you feel! Doing the head gasket on mine in driving sleet made me buy a car I could just feed petrol too, ending 6 years of daily Dolomite driving. The headgasket was number 3. Number 1 was the clutch and number 2 was the overdrive/gearbox - all in 3 months<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/eyes.gif ALT=":rolleyes"> There are only so many times you can borrow a neighbours car...! 
 
I might be able to help if you are nearby, but as I live in Northumberland that is pretty unlikely......Presumably the "rebuild" included a replacement head gasket, if so I wonder why it went so quickly - was it the correct gasket with the tab (called recessed I think).... 
 
Hope you get it sorted

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:37 pm**

Barry 
You can borrow Tabitha if you need a car for work,she's just sitting on the drive doing nothing.All it'll cost you will be a pint of oil every 100 miles! <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... ns/eek.gif ALT=":eek"> Give me a call on my moby,ok?

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:43 pm**

I'm not offering. I can only just manage to take the head off of a Jelly baby. 
 
I just thought people might want to know where the car is otherwise you might not get a response. 
 
Best of luck 
 
Scott

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2004 4:57 pm**

I think he's somewhere Warks way, IIRC. Which means I can't offer to help, which may be a good thing, considering my record with Triumph engines! 
 
Shame though, as he could've had some of my junk otherwise... <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)">

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:00 pm**

Barry is in Cannock,Staffs.

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:33 pm**

Staffs, Warks, it's all the same! 
 
I never knew the difference when I lived there... <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... rassed.gif ALT=":o">

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2004 5:46 pm**

Volunteered <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> 
 
Also see your email Barry..... 
 
Jod

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Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:26 pm**

If you need another engine get in touch. I am about to move and panicking about space!!<img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /happy.gif ALT=":D">

Posted: **Mon Jan 19, 2004 11:57 pm**

.....I mean, what happens if a big meteorite comes our way, or the sun implodes?? 
 
Maurice's list would be a bit academic then wouldn't it!!

Posted: **Tue Jan 20, 2004 1:33 am**

At least I'm not as commmon as you thought!

Posted: **Sun Jan 25, 2004 8:23 pm**

So, its fixed, but there is no way I am going to guarantee the repair. 
 
Whoever rebuilt (and re-torqued) that Spitfire engine for Barry needs shooting. Unpleasant. 
 
I found a porous head gasket and head studs that won't take the proper torque without shearing... I've had a hell of a day today with that 1500. 
 
Barry, there was no need to skim the head, its like a piece of glass, as is the block - the root of the problem lay in the sub-standard head gasket and crap head studs. 
 
Jod

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2004 9:35 pm**

Jod, 
MY APOLOGIES, I DIDN,T REALISE IT WAS SUCH A PAIN IN THE **SE JOB TO DO! ...I,VE RUN THE CAR FOR A WEEK NOW, THE WATER LEVEL IN THE RADIATOR IS AS IT SHOULD BE, AND THE HEATER ON FULL, BURNS YOUR SOCKS OFF EVEN IN THIS COLD WEATHER.!!! 
 
THE CHEAP INFERIOR HEAD GASKET, WAS FITTED BY THE ENGINE BUILDER, AND AS SUCH I HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT HEAD SET HAD BEEN USED. 
 
I,M VERY PLEASED WITH THE WORK YOU HAVE DONE.! 
ONCE AGAIN ..THANK YOU VERY MUCH.!!! 
BARRY.

Posted: **Sat Jan 31, 2004 1:24 pm**

Glad you are happy with the work Barry. 
 
Maybe we should know who did the engine "rebuild"? 
 
Happy motoring and warm feet to you sir! 
 
<img src="http://buy-a-bike-carrier.co.uk/images/block.jpg" style="border:0;"/> 
 
<img src="http://www.buy-a-bike-carrier.co.uk/ima ... gasket.jpg" style="border:0;"/> 
 
Jod

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Posted: **Sat Jan 31, 2004 8:35 pm**

Do you know what make the head gasket was as I am in the process of changing mine and I have brought a gasket set from Rimmers, but the gaskets do not appear to be as good as quality as previous ones. 
 
The inlet/exhuast manifold gaskets use to be metalised but the new one seem to be a more standard gasket.

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