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Car started runing quiet aloud today and and smoking alotthrow exhaut and if you put your foot down it dies and won't tick over off choke and when it does tick over its loud any ideas.

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may, could, be terminal

1st check the compression and then all the other obviouse things we need more info off you

Fuelling!

try to describe the noise
and what colour is the smoke.

no longer a series, but still 1.3 turbo.

Timing moved?

Exhaust manifold gasket gone? Or cracked manifold?

i was think big end or valves but didnt seem to be knocking just standard 1275 but uses oil and water and i've done the head once i was wondering maybe some else corsing the head to keep going if it is that had the head presure checked it was alright so not sure

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Hi,
Have you got oil in the water or water in the oil?
Any misfiring, done a compression test?
Any spark plugs looking clean and shiney?
Can you smell anti-freeze in the exhaust with the engine running? Assuming you've got anti freeze in the cooling system....
Pressure testing only checks the head when it's cold, if the crack opens up when the head is hot the pressure test won't find it.
Did you have the head skimmed last time?
Cheers,
Gavin :)

Edited by Bat on 18th May, 2007.

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thanks for the thoughts answer
Have you got oil in the water or water in the oil? NO
Any misfiring, done a compression test? NO misfiring but dieing once stated on choke off choke die straight away with out choke and on the road flooring close to cutting out
Any spark plugs looking clean and shiney? havent check what is this prob?
Can you smell anti-freeze in the exhaust with the engine running? Assuming you've got anti freeze in the cooling system.... no anti frezze in
Did you have the head skimmed last time? YES 10 thow

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Hi,
If you've got water getting into a cylinder it acts like a steam cleaner, so you'd have a clean plug, piston top and combustion chamber
What colour smoke?
Cheers,
Gavin :)

Edited by Bat on 18th May, 2007.

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Took the head off and its blown the head gasket right through between two and three i've had it skimmed putting this down to valve sticking? was knocking a bit and smoking what do people think?

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Hi,
Well that'll be the problem!
As for the cause, thats a different matter, I can't see a stuck valve causing the HG to go. Check valves and pistons for contact marks. Turn the head upside down and spray a load of WD40 in each chamber, see if it leaks out from anywhere. Put the plugs in first
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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cheers mate whats this a sign of if not wats next step scared its big end gone pistons are good though

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Check the surface of the block between cylinders 2 and 3. Mine kept blowing and it was down to an uneven block face.

Edited by theoneeyedlizard on 21st May, 2007.

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Hi,
If the WD leaks out, it's because the valves are not sealing properly.
They could be bent or the valve seats in the head damaged / burnt.
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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

found the prob i think put wd 40 on didnt seem to leak anyway i wireburshed all the carbon and two and three where its been blowing the gasket valve seats look hammered so going to have them done anyone got an idea on prize

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Hi,
Benross would be the man for this or your local engine builders.
Cheers,
Gavin :)

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