Head Gasket

[carob]

Thanks for a great 1st BBWF reaaly enjoyed meeting some friendly people who are passionate about there cars. My trip home was pretty eventfull got as far as Silverstone and the wedge went up in a sudden puff of steam. Called the RAC and the diagnosis head gasket has gone which one or both unknown, Anybody got any idea how much it costs to repair something like this roughly.

Rob

[rev-erend]

About £50 in gaskets and £30 for the bolts - give V8 developments a call.

V8 engine manual here
http://www.landrover.ee/est/varia/downloads/engine...

[TVRleigh]

Your also need a vally gasket and end rubbers, as well as the head gaskets.
And why your at it you may want to get some rubber rocker cover gaskets.
And some HYLOMAR UNIVERSAL BLUE GASKET for the plemum.

Your need to take the Exhorst manafolds off, so you may want to re-new the gaskets for that, plus some gasket paste for the ring join from the manafolds to the main exhorst.

You may also want to re-new the thermostat, while its apart.

Rimmer brothers also will do all the parts you need so you may want to compair prices.

Good luck.

[adam quantrill]

I found composite gaskets are very good and resistant to corrosion. Only downside is a small drop in compression ratio.

[combine]

Looks like one gasket leads to another then ?

[carob]

you have lost me there ?

combine said:

Looks like one gasket leads to another then ?

[pwd95]

Sorry to hear about the gasket Rob. Nice to hook up with you & Dixie. If you need to use my bonnet next time just give me a shout

I dunnow what happened with the wheels, I think it was a combination of me hesitating and the time going so quickly.

Good luck with the repair

[Wedg1e]

There's a lady on Ebay who does a roaring trade in V8 gaskets at sensible prices... I've used them on my car and they seem fine.

Echo what a (now presumably sober ) Adam Q says about the composite head gaskets; mine have done 12K (in 5 years) so far without issue.

[carob]

Nice to meet up with you to Wyn i think i was also being a bit hesitant with the wheels alought your wheels are smart, i think like you i like the originallity of mine aswell. I think i will get them refurbished after the gaskets are sorted. Take it easy.

pwd95 said:

Sorry to hear about the gasket Rob. Nice to hook up with you & Dixie. If you need to use my bonnet next time just give me a shout

I dunnow what happened with the wheels, I think it was a combination of me hesitating and the time going so quickly.

Good luck with the repair

[TVRleigh]

adam quantrill said:

I found composite gaskets are very good and resistant to corrosion. Only downside is a small drop in compression ratio.

Depends on if you have the tin or the copper ring gasket, as the copper ring is thinker.
Copper ring 55 tho
Comp. 40 thou
tin 25 tho.

The gasket that joins them both together is the vally gasket, this has to come off before you can remove the heads. you'r have to remove all the inducduction, trumpet base, and inlet manafold, to get at this.

Leigh

[combine]

I ment that it looks like quite a few gaskets have to be changed when originally only one seemed to be leaking .

[carob]

I AM TAKEN ADVICE FROM EARLIER POSTS TO THIS TOPIC AND GOING TO GET THE RELAVNT GASKETS AND BITS FROM EITHER V8 OR RIMMERS DEPENDING ON PRICE SO I AM PROBABLY LOOKING AT AROUND ABOUT £100 FOR BITS. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH A LOCAL GARAGE WHO ALWAYS LOOKS AFTER THE WEDGE AND THEY HAVE QUOTED ME £300 TO CARRY OUT THE WORK IS THIS ABOUT RIGHT FOR THE WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT.

CHEERS

ROB

[Sireatalot]

HI Rob.

Sorry to hear about the problem. I had to replace mine the end of last year - got them from
http://www.gasketsforclassics.co.uk/..... they might do a good deal.

Hope you get it sorted and back on the road.

Good to meet you on Sat.
Dom

[carob]

Nice to meet you to Dom. The car will live to see another day. It will not beat me. I will have it back next year better than ever. Got a few more jobs i want to do aswell so this will only spur me on.

Long live the wedge.

[Wedg1e]

carob said:

I AM TAKEN ADVICE FROM EARLIER POSTS TO THIS TOPIC AND GOING TO GET THE RELAVNT GASKETS AND BITS FROM EITHER V8 OR RIMMERS DEPENDING ON PRICE SO I AM PROBABLY LOOKING AT AROUND ABOUT £100 FOR BITS. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH A LOCAL GARAGE WHO ALWAYS LOOKS AFTER THE WEDGE AND THEY HAVE QUOTED ME £300 TO CARRY OUT THE WORK IS THIS ABOUT RIGHT FOR THE WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT.

CHEERS

ROB

Hmmm... if I charged you that I'd be better-paid than I am now. Shame you're not more local to me, we could have sorted it between us. The RV8 is a nice simple engine, it just tends to give you a bad back to work on one in a Wedge as it's a long way to lean in! With a concerted effort you could do both head gaskets in a (long) day.

[carob]

I know what you mean Ian pitty i still did not still live down your neck of the woods could aleays pick you up early and drop you off or offer you a bed for the night with some good old gordie hospitality. i.e a good meal and plenty of good old broon ale.

[dixiebabes]

That would be some meal Ian loads of lard on stotties and about 30 bottles of brown ale cause Carob has the space for it just under his neck.

[carob]

It is a pity tvr-nut did not live up here i could have paid him in pork pies and bags of crisps.

[Wedg1e]

carob said:

I know what you mean Ian pitty i still did not still live down your neck of the woods could aleays pick you up early and drop you off or offer you a bed for the night with some good old gordie hospitality. i.e a good meal and plenty of good old broon ale.

Only if your lass has a twin sister

Problem with drinking too much dog is that I get me camshaft and conrod confused, I'm always pushing when I should be twisting
That and it gives me a bad head

[carob]

Steady on tiger.