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cylinder head
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:03 pm
by dalebrignall
i think the cylinder head has gone on myrtle there was a sort of tapping sucking noise and it now sounds awful,could be a valve.got good oil pressure 60 will i be able to drive it 10 miles to a garage or should i get the aa to do it for me .
Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:20 pm
by bmcecosse
Are you not up to fixing it yourself ? Dos sound like head gasket gone - not a difficult job! I have done it at side of road - with just ring keys I had in the car!
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:05 am
by MarkyB
Er, what are ring keys?
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:29 am
by bmcecosse
Ring spanners!!
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:19 pm
by MarkyB
Ah, ring spanners.
I thought you'd changed the head using your house keys.
That would be impressive
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Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:21 pm
by PSL184
Well Roy is good ......
But in answer to Dales original question I would not drive it 10 miles with a blown HG.....
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:30 pm
by bmcecosse
'Keys' is regular word taken to mean spanners - up here anyway! Although when i think about it - only really used with ring 'spanners' - just seems we have always called them ring keys - for some reason , no doubt lost in the mists of time.
And yes - don't drive it like that - just whip the head off! Only takes about 30 minutes max!
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:54 pm
by Arnie
If you do it yourself ( a good idea) but don't own a torque wrench it would be an idea to find someone who does have one and torque it down to book figures (and they do need checking a couple of times after the initial torque) otherwise you will get some more practice by having to do it again.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:08 pm
by bmcecosse
For years I didn't have a torque wrench - just pulled it down as hard as I could using one hand - on a normal ring key (spanner)! No problems - and no broken studs or stripped threads either!
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:39 pm
by Arnie
bmcecosse wrote:For years I didn't have a torque wrench - just pulled it down as hard as I could using one hand - on a normal ring key (spanner)! No problems - and no broken studs or stripped threads either!
I do a job where i have to undo and do up all manner of nuts and bolts in various states of corrosion and I do consider I have 'the touch' when it comes to applied torque levels but on cars I always use a torque wrench and would advise other to do so as well. It does always surprise me how loose bolts done up with one seem though.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 9:35 pm
by mike.perry
Build up your tool kit by buying tools as you need them, it will spread the cost and in a few years you will have all you need. First purchase should be a workshop manual.
Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:59 pm
by bmcecosse
It's not always necessary to 'purchase' a workshop manual !