my head is cracked! the punto one
right ive finaly removed the head on project punto sporting.
all looked good,as mentioned it had been done recently enough,new gasket etc.
i had a damed good look at block/gasket/head,all looked very good,if not perfect.
no tracking of the gasket,no marks on the heads face .
being a bmw fan for the last 20yrs,and still am,owning 5 at present,i did the cylinder head test.
i filled all the chambers up with methyolated spirits and put a sheet of glass over the heads machine face,waited 30min and saw that 1 had dropped down to around half way,10min later all gone.
i then got a lighter and put it lite up towards the thermostate area of the head,and a little woosh,it lit.
so the story is,i have a cracked head,and the meth's went through crack and into water way.
amazing how a small enough crack can cause so much havic with cooling system!
so im now looking for a good head or a complete engine
all the engines and donor cars i was watching are now sold and gone.
any specialests i could get a good tested head from??
the car is just a bit of fun,but im keen to get it going.
the free punto hasnt missed a beat in 3weeks,and over 1200mls.
watch this space