2 headgaskets in 1 day didnt get to go up the strip :(
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short story:... blew head gasket on the way, fixed at the show blew it again on the way home :) got deffened by the jet car and i am planning to steal the blue zcars thing....wow omg :)

well every thing was going as expected at first nice smooth down motor way sticking to 70 only putting the foot down (4psi) to see what it would do speed wise...red line in 4th (3.2 final 1:1 drops) every thing still ok, slowed down to 70 again (just a bit of back ground lol) another 50 miles passed started to slow on its own gave it bit morte gas the boost came on realy strong took me back up to 70 than pop ..pop.. pop i think shite!!started to just flame out the exhaust no go in it at all so i pulled up looked under the hood and it was ideling crap, spitting in to the carb and breathing REALY HEAVY like pressure washer with no water lol, was taken to the pod at 56mph :( thank you to mr rac,
did head gasket in the muddy feild (that i got stook in trying to park) took 2 hours :) i am impressed, got it all bolted down (could not get torque wrench any where) did it up till it wouldnt go any more all, back togeather fired her up (first time) purred like a kitten and reved like a tiger lol set of home got to wellingborough? i think, bang.... oil every where :) got just far enough to call rac again :) guy comes out, trys to fix looking for the leak in the breather on the rocker cover (red thing) said all done sent me on my way lol got out the services and caput :( oil all over again 2 more rac 's come out take me home on the back of truck. wups

like 80 strong croud of germans at the second blown gasket couldnt get near the car for good 20 mins lol until a sierra cossy pulled up and opend the hood while filling with fuel (think he was showing off lol chrome blindded me) the cossy guy looked at the mini but didnt come over dont think he was impressed the croud came back to look at my mini again

any way the good side saw most of you run the strip

hello the turbomini'er i got to meet cant remember the name monkey rings abell i think lol

and sorry to the guy who's bini's gear set accellerated faster than his car

i got to go toys 'r' us now to meet our lass back in a bit...

your abuse on my stupidity for me using an £8 argos torque wrench in the first place when engine building welcome

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congrats on doing a HG in that mud!!

AlexF

Well unlucky that. You shouldve torqued it down really though. Probably why it blew going home.


At least you get there, i was aching in pain after going go karting. Got bruises to prove it. LOL

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you need to be checking the head,

torque the head gasket to 55ft pounds

i strongley suspect the torque wrench is incorrect reading at a much lower figure
than you think

please check this out with borrowing a mates and compare the two crack off pressures

It was me you met who was parked next to you Brett, sorry to here you blew it again on the way home, I must remember to bring some tools.

133.5 bhp 123 lb torque 116mph @6640rpm 9.5psi
Shakespear RWYB 14.995 91.83mph

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LOL at NIC!!!!!!

Nic can alway be relied upon ....LMAO!

After meeting him on sat eve, and observing his continus mischevios grin, I realise he is just comedy, and inuendo just waiting to happen, hes a top bloke!!!
Shane

maybe you should try using a turbo head gasket.

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If the head has been off and on twice I would consider at the very least having the head surface checked for being flat, and possibly it may need a flash skimming off.

Check your torque wrench!

I went through 2 before I checked mine and it was only giving half the required torque!

If this fails then take Toms advice and make sure the surfaces are good before putting it back together with a Payern bk450.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

i would use the better AF470 head gasket but if you cant get one the BK450 is very similar

i hope the picture works
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/index.php?p=20&id=396

these things never work for me:(

if you get to see the picture there is an "o"ring as well as the copper ring in the AF470

Edited by Turbo Shed on 21st Aug, 2007.

Edited by theoneeyedlizard on 21st Aug, 2007.

In the 13's at last!.. Just

Even with a now known good torque wrench I would still have head checked for being flat, especially if it got hot at all.

cheers for the head gasket sugestions, think i will take the af470 for a werl

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Hi,
At the risk of sounding stupid, what's the difference between the AF and the BK?
In that picture they look the same....
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Gavin :)

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Im gald someone asked that before me! LOL!
Shane.

take a closer look at the bottom left of each photo. circled is the bit that is different. the BK450 has a copper ring and the AF470 has the same but also an O ring.

i normaly go for the AF470 but if not available i use the BK450

Ive used the BK450 for about 3 years..never had one fail.

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