hahaha

So the story is apparently that ive at the very least blown head gasket

Good on it i say
Thanks to Simon Kerr and a few others for the help much appreciated.


But i talked to a mechanic today
and he told me a list of things and a price,
of which i am now not sure what they mean
but ill write them anyways
I dont even know what the initials are for now
but
heres the work. - just for a blown head gasket, cracked or whatever else can be wrong will be more

R&R Head
C/test and Machine Surface
VRS Gasket Set
and coolant
they do all the work
$500 dollars maximum.

So i suppose even if it isnt a good price, ill have to get it done anyways
i need it to be ready for the show on the 15th

So
after consistant radiator trouble, a complete inability to tune and for the car to idle, running like a block of crap, misfiring blah whatever else, maybe this can help
The only piece of work ive had done in 20 months, barring the brakes.

However, i nkow the car im sure it would just keep going

But is that a fair price??

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You are going to get more than one quote, no matter what the reply ? Tassie car club should recommend a good mechanic. You must be one of the unluckiest mini owners I know of.

mate... i'm not sure you can afford the amount of headwork you need...

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Mmmm, I ran a mini with a blown head gasket to/from uni for 6 months. Got worse every day. Head was R.S. by the end, but could not afford anything else at that time.

Many people on here had commented that there must be something wrong with your head.

You will really notice the difference once you get it fixed

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Too many cars, and too little time.

R&R the Head?? That sounds like a real Headhog!!

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what what?
Apparenlty that is a good place, they do all the work at their premisis i think
where others send stuff away>> i think,
a bloke at work recommended me to them
So i dunno if i get more quotes?


hahaha
Tassie is a big place
The mini club is south i am North West
there is no mini club

The mechanics have abandoned minis. up here at least only a select few will surely touch them
Inicated by when i walked into the garage.

They say
what can i do for you

I say
I have a mini, I need help
And wham
mechanic'
" We all need help mate, But you have a mini you need Help HAHAHA"
Then he marcehd areound the workshop looking for a bloke
who was missing, asking 4-5 others " Hey this guys got a mini, he needs help, have you seen (insert name) and laughing


it wasnt that funny
i have a mini
hahaha
well that was fun

why am i so unlucky


that made me laugh
fair justified i say

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Vrilen Snyson Racing: Finding us all a Vrilen
Asparagus: Experience the versatility

Burn down their workshop, then go laugh at them when they are jobless.

Shop around, maybe look into getting your head couriered somewhere if it works out better in the longrun (might get better work done elsewhere).

$500 seems reasonable...i think...i cant remember what exactly my head cost, but it got a FULL reco + unleaded conversion.

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No more Minis!......For now.

I think you need some psychiatric head help judging by some of the posts you put here I think you will find that a bit more than $500... Hahaha.

I drove my mini for about a year with a blown head gasket... Always had oil in the water, but the tempo gauge never gets off 'C'. I dunno. But the thing that eventually killed it was the rooted gearbox. I think one of the selectors (3rd) let go and now it is stopping me change to other gears, not just a lack of 3rd.

I would say $500 is a good price, if you cannot do it yourself. Labour is expensive!
Try to stretch the budget and get hardened valve seats put in it so you can run unleaded (or do you still have super down there? You are a bit behind the times)

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Cheap, Fast, Reliable. Choose two.

Assuming you have the head off I had a quote from an engineer, getting it shaved should cost $250. Port job $200. Was told they crack test etc while doing this.

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what a rip $30-40 here

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73' S

$30 - $40 sounds pretty close to the right price, it's a 10 min job to set up, $250 is outrageous!
I am just lucky that all the machining work, rebuilders labor etc is free for me!!!

If they recondition the head $500 is a good price, if they are just giving it a once over and shaving it get a $40 gasket kit off ebay, spend $50 - $90 on a torque wrench and do all the donkey work yourself, just get them to check the head. You will save a few $ and gain a torque wrench (always useful!)

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I would also do the Mechanic's myself...I have a number of times also.
As long as you can find someone to do the work on the head for you
I would get an ACL Head gasket thou...they are black with the Blue trace, Cant be missed

Do you have Spanners and things Ben

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No mention of refacing valves and seats unless that's included price is a ripoff.
Sounds dear to me anyway... I just got the boss's 1275LS one done.

GR refaced 8 valves & seats $60,
new guides $50, VRS gasket set $32. I did all the labour and decked the head too...

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I thought it was pricey.

Get them to spell out the work they are going to do, ie new guides, seals, thermostat, resurface, hot tank, crack testing, valves etcetera or they will treat you like an arab donkey. That way when you get a quote from one mechanic to the next they will know what they are quoting for, and you will know what you are getting.

Don't discount Repco engineering workshops either. They ground the warped discs off of my Subaru WRX for 11 dollars a side (over the counter).

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