Sorry to pester you all but I want to tap the extensive knowledge / experience of the RTOC members.
I have had a little problem with my little C1J recently which i thought was down to head gasket failure. So I removed the head checked the head for flatness and all was good with the head. I then checked the H/G all apeared ok apart from what looks like a water way on number 2 cylinder part of the gasket has gone this then co-incided with number 2 cylinder nearest flywheel looking like it had been steam cleaned. I visual checked the liners and all apeared ok no visual cracks i could see and hone marks looking good. So assuming it was H/G failure I plonked the head back on with a new H/G and new bolts. To find that I have obviously not sorted my problem out as it still remains.
The problem - The car smokes white with a little blue out of the exhaust which is obviously coolant and oil burning off I took the car for a very short drive as it was a cold morning, things didn't improve so I then got the car back home. Car didn't overheat whilst doing this and never did when the original headgasket was on the rad fan kicked in at the normal time aswell.
There is defo a loss of coolant aswell. The car also sounds and feels like it is running on 3 cylinders I am now thinking maybe a liner has gone and I am currently getting the bits together (cheers JRP) to replace the liner or liners that are at fault I am also going to do a compression test (Cheers Dave..H) to see which one or two or all are down before I remove anything.
What are you thoughts and advices?
(Pic attached is the only pick I have of the block with the head of when I originally took it off, i have some H/G pics at home also which i will upload tomoz).