head gasket

[nemesis 1006]

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hi, i was driving down the road when i noticed the temp gauge went sky high so i pulled over and found a water pipe from back of carb had spilt and droped all the water out,
iv just had the head skimmed and fitted new gasket and bolts but when iv started it up after rebuilding her iv got water coming out through the turbo elbow and where the turbo joins to the manifold :scratch: i had the gasket laying around in my garage for roughly a year or so and wondered could it just be the gasket is nackered :confused: it also had water spiting out the exhaust and the dreaded clouds of thick white steam? any help would be greatfull :sad2:

[Brigsy]

Do a compression test & go from there, might have cracked a liner?

[nemesis 1006]

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ok cheers will do one tomoz and let you know wot i find any ideas if its not that :confused:

[Jimmy_GTT]

Have you checked the distance between the top of the block and the top of the linears when the head was off?
(I do not know the right word. Maybe stand-off of the linears?)

[nemesis 1006]

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hi not quite sure wot you mean but the liners look to be flush with the top of the block when the head is off :scratch:

[bye_all_c_ya]

i had this and found id connected water hose wrong on the rear of manifold ;)
i dont think you would be so stupid like me but throught id say! put some pics up mate

[J$£5GTT]

Have you checked the distance between the top of the block and the top of the linears when the head was off?
(I do not know the right word. Maybe stand-off of the linears?)


its called liner protrusion,use a straight edge on the tops,number one being the greatest.

[nemesis 1006]

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ok will have alook tomoz got the day off so the fives got my full atention all day hopfully she'll be going again soon :scratch: thanks for the help guys :agree: ill keep ya posted with wot i find

[nemesis 1006]

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just been reading through some posts and was wondering if it could be the liner seals :confused::scratch:

[SCHWARTZ]

does the turbo have a water jacket? is it ph1 or 2?

[nemesis 1006]

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yeah the turbo does have a water jacket its a phase 2 car :) but when i took the head of the first time one of the liners poped up and i just pushed it back down not thinking anything about it :sad2: but iv been reading older posts and thay say that if the liner seals are moved then i have to change them :confused: