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Kaycee

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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #15 on: 26 October 2009, 07:53:59 »
Are you sure its not HBV valve
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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #16 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.
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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #17 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.
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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #18 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
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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #19 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! :-/
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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #20 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.
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« Reply #21 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.

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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #22 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.
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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #23 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.
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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #24 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
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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #25 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!!
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Re: Help - Head Gasket gone in Cornwall!!!!!
« Reply #26 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!  ::)
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