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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: PhilRich on 14 February 2010, 19:01:23
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I want to Publicly express my Heartfelt Thanks to Lee (welung666) for all the help & encouragement he has given me over the past week.
I have been replacing the H/G on my 2.2, and haven't tackled anything this serious for near on 40 years! I was very apprehensive about doing the work, as cars are a bloody sight more technical now than then, and just glancing at the jumble of stuff under the bonnet made me come out in a cold sweat & as I am still not fully fit from my surgery last year & the Chemo leaves you tired & feeling lousy, I only tackled it because we couldn't afford a Garage Job and desperately needed the car fixing. But, together with Mr Haynes Manual, the Invaluable guides found here, & the help & encouragement of Lee, i've cracked it & she's running a treat! Thanks Lee, you are a 'Diamond Geezer' mate :y
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Glad to hear your all sorted and good man lee for helping out top fella. :y :y
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Glad to hear your all sorted and good man lee for helping out top fella. :y :y
Thanks mate, he sure is :y :y
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Good news that things are on the up :y Nice work there Lee :y
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Thats the 'OOF spirit' - localish members helping each other out :y
I have certainly benefitted from living near to Omegatoy, before he emmigrated, as well as Tunnie. I have also been fortunate enough for people to be prepared to travel a fair way to assist, particularly during the Project Tractor engine saga :y :y :y
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Thats the 'OOF spirit' - localish members helping each other out :y
I have certainly benefitted from living near to Omegatoy, before he emmigrated, as well as Tunnie. I have also been fortunate enough for people to be prepared to travel a fair way to assist, particularly during the Project Tractor engine saga :y :y :y
The Project Tractor engine saga should be starting a new chapter next weekend (as long as my old mans got over his cold).
Again a huge thanks to Lee for sorting all the parts at a brilliant price. Also thanks to you Jaime for the loan of your cam locking kit and to Elite Pete for shipping the kit to me!
I honestly don't know what I would have done without you guys, well I do actually, it would now be on Ebay as spares or repairs without an MOT or Tax and a stuffed HG. £200 tops I reckon.
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Thats the 'OOF spirit' - localish members helping each other out :y
I have certainly benefitted from living near to Omegatoy, before he emmigrated, as well as Tunnie. I have also been fortunate enough for people to be prepared to travel a fair way to assist, particularly during the Project Tractor engine saga :y :y :y
The Project Tractor engine saga should be starting a new chapter next weekend (as long as my old mans got over his cold).
Again a huge thanks to Lee for sorting all the parts at a brilliant price. Also thanks to you Jaime for the loan of your cam locking kit and to Elite Pete for shipping the kit to me!
I honestly don't know what I would have done without you guys, well I do actually, it would now be on Ebay as spares or repairs without an MOT or Tax and a stuffed HG. £200 tops I reckon.
If they are any local members to you, an extra pair of hands to help lift the head off would help. They are pretty heavy!
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Got my old man coming from Hemel to help, plus my 20 year old step son, plus my nephew (kind of) will be there should I need him.
Jaime, on a scale of 1-10, how difficult a job is this. I've done plenty of headgaskets in my time, just never on a 6 cylinder diesel!!!!
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Got my old man coming from Hemel to help, plus my 20 year old step son, plus my nephew (kind of) will be there should I need him.
Jaime, on a scale of 1-10, how difficult a job is this. I've done plenty of headgaskets in my time, just never on a 6 cylinder diesel!!!!
It's a Head Gasket... They're all similar, although you've got the timing chain to deal with instead of a belt :y :y :y
You'll be fine
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Got my old man coming from Hemel to help, plus my 20 year old step son, plus my nephew (kind of) will be there should I need him.
Jaime, on a scale of 1-10, how difficult a job is this. I've done plenty of headgaskets in my time, just never on a 6 cylinder diesel!!!!
No worse than any other. Hardest part is compressing the tensioner to get a pin in, due to no suitable tool (until Omegatoy took an angle grinder to my electric garage door opener!)
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Got my old man coming from Hemel to help, plus my 20 year old step son, plus my nephew (kind of) will be there should I need him.
Jaime, on a scale of 1-10, how difficult a job is this. I've done plenty of headgaskets in my time, just never on a 6 cylinder diesel!!!!
No worse than any other. Hardest part is compressing the tensioner to get a pin in, due to no suitable tool (until Omegatoy took an angle grinder to my electric garage door opener!)
Elite pete currently has my mates homemade tool, sure he could post a photo / measurements of it.
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Got my old man coming from Hemel to help, plus my 20 year old step son, plus my nephew (kind of) will be there should I need him.
Jaime, on a scale of 1-10, how difficult a job is this. I've done plenty of headgaskets in my time, just never on a 6 cylinder diesel!!!!
No worse than any other. Hardest part is compressing the tensioner to get a pin in, due to no suitable tool (until Omegatoy took an angle grinder to my electric garage door opener!)
Elite pete currently has my mates homemade tool, sure he could post a photo / measurements of it.
The PDF gives enough clues if you wanted to fabricate one :y
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I hope you can remember where Jaimes house is Squealy ;D ;D