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Title: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: dad1uk on 25 October 2009, 15:51:35
I am on holiday on Perranporth, and my head gasket has gone.....
White smoke and using water, no sign of oil in water or water in oil......
Any body this way that can help please get in touch......
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: Welung666 on 25 October 2009, 16:21:03
If you were at home I could have helped but a bit far away :( Have you got AA cover?
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: dad1uk on 25 October 2009, 16:35:07
I think that maybe the answer, but just got here yesterday, what a great holiday this will be!
Thanks for your offer of help, I may be in touch when I get back.  :y
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: Welung666 on 25 October 2009, 16:39:04
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I think that maybe the answer, but just got here yesterday, what a great holiday this will be!
Thanks for your offer of help, I may be in touch when I get back.  :y

Anytime matey, always glad to help where I can :y
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: KillerWatt on 25 October 2009, 17:01:34
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I am on holiday on Perranporth, and my head gasket has gone.....
White smoke and using water, no sign of oil in water or water in oil......
Any body this way that can help please get in touch......
Join a recovery organisation (asking for basic cover which is peanuts), wait 48 hours, call chosen recovery companies breakdown line, request lift home.
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: dad1uk on 25 October 2009, 17:55:49
Already covered by RAC. Just hoping somebody might help salvage some of the holiday but thanks for your advice.
Simon.
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: tunnie on 25 October 2009, 17:58:23
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Already covered by RAC. Just hoping somebody might help salvage some of the holiday but thanks for your advice.
Simon.

HG replacement is a days job at best, more so if you need to send the head away to be skimmed. Did it over-heat?
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: dad1uk on 25 October 2009, 18:23:57
No overheating issues. Just lots of white smoke and water loss. I think the gasket has just gone, so engine and head are (or should be) ok.
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 25 October 2009, 18:53:31
enjoy your holiday Simon and worry about the car when you get home. If your in the Rac your laughing get your feet up have a beer
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: dad1uk on 25 October 2009, 19:44:51
I'm going to get the car recovered and Daz is going to sort it for me......
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: Welung666 on 25 October 2009, 20:15:23
You off to cornwall then Daz?
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: rustym95 on 25 October 2009, 20:56:36
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Already covered by RAC. Just hoping somebody might help salvage some of the holiday but thanks for your advice.
Simon.
My RAC take me home or get me to my holiday, car-caravan. :y
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: tunnie on 25 October 2009, 20:58:03
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Already covered by RAC. Just hoping somebody might help salvage some of the holiday but thanks for your advice.
Simon.

Double check what cover you have, sometimes they will only tow you to the nearest garage to fix it.
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: dad1uk on 25 October 2009, 22:08:40
Thanks for the tip Tunnie, but my daughter works for the RAC, so will make sure it all goes smoothly.
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: Ian_D on 25 October 2009, 22:15:11
Aye, its not 'what you know' it 'who you know'  ;D ;D :y
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: Kaycee on 26 October 2009, 07:53:59
Are you sure its not HBV valve
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: dad1uk on 26 October 2009, 16:27:48
I am a bit old school on mechanics.... what's an HBV valve?
I'm getting it towed straight to Loo-knee so he can sort it for me.
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: tunnie on 26 October 2009, 16:29:36
HBV is the plastic bob behind the block it routes water to the heater matrix / engine block, its a common failure point.

Feel behind the engine for it, its black and circular shape.
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: kfashley on 27 October 2009, 19:43:12
I will check in the day light but is it a difficult and/or expensive job. It sounds better than a blown head gasket
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: dad1uk on 30 October 2009, 07:17:43
Update is RAC refused to tow it all the way home. They got a quote from a local garage which was £350 to £400 to do the gasket. Daz was £250. The RAC has agreed to pay the balance of the bill. They say it's cheaper than tow charges. The garage was advised we must have the car back on Friday pm ready to go Saturday. They said no problem it will be with us Thursday afternoon.........
It's now Friday morning but still no car though a friend passed the garage yesterday afternoon and the car was on the front running with a mechanic working on the engine.
Fingers crossed! :-/
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 30 October 2009, 10:24:18
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Update is RAC refused to tow it all the way home. They got a quote from a local garage which was £350 to £400 to do the gasket. Daz was £250. The RAC has agreed to pay the balance of the bill. They say it's cheaper than tow charges. The garage was advised we must have the car back on Friday pm ready to go Saturday. They said no problem it will be with us Thursday afternoon.........
It's now Friday morning but still no car though a friend passed the garage yesterday afternoon and the car was on the front running with a mechanic working on the engine.
Fingers crossed! :-/

So then you need to get it to daz to get the bits they screwed up put right.
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: dad1uk on 30 October 2009, 23:46:58
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Update is RAC refused to tow it all the way home. They got a quote from a local garage which was £350 to £400 to do the gasket. Daz was £250. The RAC has agreed to pay the balance of the bill. They say it's cheaper than tow charges. The garage was advised we must have the car back on Friday pm ready to go Saturday. They said no problem it will be with us Thursday afternoon.........
It's now Friday morning but still no car though a friend passed the garage yesterday afternoon and the car was on the front running with a mechanic working on the engine.
Fingers crossed! :-/

So then you need to get it to daz to get the bits they screwed up put right.[/quote]


Please don't say that..... :o

Car is now back.
Gasket went on 1st cylinder.
Couple of exhaust manifold studs snapped and were drilled and replaced, head was skimmed and new head bolts fitted.
All appears well, and it drives well.
Total bill was: 
Parts   - £  92.39
Labour - £255.00
Total £399.50
£250 paid by me and £149.50 paid by RAC.

Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: hutchyp on 30 October 2009, 23:54:37
What it is to know people in the right places!!

I thought it was "Not what you know or who you know - but what you know about who you know!"

Had an Auntie who had a place in Perranporth, and spent many happy weeks there. Sorry about your mis-fortune.
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: pscocoa on 31 October 2009, 09:02:29
About to leave for St Agnes in about 30 mins. Hope not to have same problem as you exepreinced.

Back in 1978 my landcrab Austin 2200 6 cyl decided to blow the engine when I was down there. New short motor fitted in one of the old mine workings near Wheal Kitty.
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: belldarr on 31 October 2009, 09:09:13
Hope that you have no more problems! it's a long way back there if you get home and find somethings wrong.....

Darren
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: pscocoa on 31 October 2009, 09:13:11
Yes - this is a regular 260 mile each way trip for me - my wife's family all live around there - Trevellas, Truro, St Agnes, Mount Hawke, Idless - a bit like rabbits I think. We just have 2 kids!!
Title: Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
Post by: portomega on 31 October 2009, 18:28:26
£399 for a HG replacement!!!  :o :o i had mine done about 2 months ago and it cost me nearer £900!!! now i KNOW i got ripped off! and he didnt even do a good job!  ::)