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kazjim
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 8:28 pm 
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Hey all, well... I drove the Brick to the City today, got as far as chatswood......
Engine temp well over 114', dropped a cylinder... :(
So, its head gasket. - no questions (hey, when you have a turbo, you get to know what a Head-gasket blow feels like!!)

Gafmo is bringing me a VRS Set tomorrow, and I've packed...

Tension Wrench
2 Shifters (small and medium)
Sockets (9/16, 13mm and 7/16)
Long and short extensions
Uni-Joint
Philips head screw-driver
Short Slot-screw-driver
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lots of torn up sheet
2-litre bottle for water (probably take another too........)
Spare AF780 Composite Head-Gasket (if its the same as Gaf's then i'll fit 2 to lower compression... done it before...)

I'll be doing this job in the basement of my city office ( :shock: ) so I'll have to have as close to the "right" toolbox as possible.... have i forgotten anything obvious ?

J

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FOrgot, I've also got

7/16, 1/2, 9/16 Ring spanner

I'm sure I've forgotten somthing...... :?

Worst part will be carrying a backpack full of tools on the train, and then walking in the city !

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Don't forget the bypass hose,
put a new one on everytime with new clamps

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BFH

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crap.

I'll grab some hose out of the shed now.......

Thanks
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did you drive all the way from the central coast to be with us at krispy kreme?

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Yep....

Good run too.. the plugs only fouled once !!

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a 5/8 socket or spanner, you will need to get at the rockers, so the rocker cover will have to come off.

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oh yeah and feeler guages for when you put the orckers back on, the double head gasket will change your clearences.
You might want a torch too! Garages are dark places at the best of times.

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Small shifter.

yea, its not pretty, but......... :oops:
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Ok, Torch, Hose, Clamps, feelers... Packed....

Ok, I think I'll be ok from here.......

Worst casem there is always Friday ! :D

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ahhh the joys of the old A series :D i remember them days 8)

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Hopefully you will have better results with the ACL 998 gasket than those current small bore copper ones. Madmat reckons they are a POS too, he likes the ACLs. :lol:

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Jim I'll pack a few thing in the car tomorrow Just Incase...Except the Hose...Just In case.

Where your Office is just behind my old office so no troubles their. I'll be parking the Car Waverton so No troubles geting to the city if you need tools. Unless you have a parking spot for me :lol:

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Ok, its done, home and happy ....

Started about 12:45, after meeting Gaf (Thanks again, - How did the interview go ?)
Didnt stop until i realised.. NO SCRAPER !!
And of course the gasket stuck like a Mofo to the head...... oh well, nothing a screwdriver and a steady hand didnt fix !

GOt back on the road about 3.. and drove through the bumper-to-bumper traffic home....
Temp needle crept towards 93' (82 is normal on mine..) and the traffic would move again.... lucky!

Anyway, got it home, changed the oil / filter / water and its all happy again...
Very little blow-by (about the same as it was...), temps are normal and oil pressure is actually up a bit (probably the fresh oil)

Anyway, big thanks to all for re-affirming my belief that the Mini crowd are the best people in the world.. ever !
Cheers all
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