AFTER doin up my car and spending money on it . and putting her in for an mot yesterday after only owning her for 3 months , ive been told that the head is going on it , has anyone got a good second hand head or know of anyone that may be able to helppppppppppp ! please! :bang:

what smyptons does it have.

do they mean head, or head gasket. heads dont tend to go, but the gaskets do.

do you trust the gargae?

Also, how did the tell you that the head was goes to go? compression tests?

Does it feel sluggish in any way?

ive recently had a new themo and a new thermo switch put on but still over heats also when i start her from cold its almost like the handle needs turning to wind her up im so gutted as i said not had her only a few months so thats the reason i think it is the head gasket going !

I did the thermostat + switch aswell and my car was still overheating. Also it was very hard to start the car, and keep it running (kept stalling) when i had a blown headgasket. I didn't have the usual symptoms of water loss and mayo though.

thats exactually like mine, so i know its the head gasket !! only gets really hot when crawling in traffic they did a water temp test gets to 97 and fan cuts in

yep, EXACTLY the same

Head gaskets are quite expensive to get done at a garage, when i got a quote it was £300, so me and a friend did it. the parts are pretty cheap, you'll need the head gasket set & bolts (u can get em off ebay for £28), cam belt and tensioner (if you've got the head off, may aswell replace these there only about £15), new engine oil (about a tenner), and new antifreeze (£5), as well as a tube of gasket sealent (£5) so you're only lookign at about £50 for the parts, if you've got anyone thats able to do it with you. its not that hard, more time consuming than anything.

edit: Forgot to add you'll need to check the head when it comes off, might need it skimming at a machine shop, probably cost about £20.

that doesnt sound too bad but its finding that someone aint it !

DIY? Get a haynes manual go from there. I did

ivegot one i aint that good, blimey come on im a women lol !

i'd never done any kinda engine work before when i did mine. Its cheaper than a garage job.

Could just buy a 1242 engine instead?

norfolklass32 said:

ivegot one i aint that good, blimey come on im a women lol !

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theres women on here who can change an engine no problems, well 1 that i remember