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carter

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 8:03 pm

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Has none it's an 1100 s motor

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9YaTaH

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 9:18 pm

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Ahhhhhhhh the vital, but missing, piece of information !

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timmy201

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Sun May 28, 2017 9:29 pm

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9YaTaH wrote:

Ahhhhhhhh the vital, but missing, piece of information !

Also the third post on the first page..

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9YaTaH

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 8:38 am

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timmy201 wrote:

9YaTaH wrote:

Ahhhhhhhh the vital, but missing, piece of information !

Also the third post on the first page..

Ahhhhhhhh even worse, completely overlooked vital piece of information :!:

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carter

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 7:19 pm

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So what you think 9ytah

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AEG163job

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 8:51 pm

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Carter, did you recondition the cylinder head as a part of the rebuild? What compression numbers are you getting?
More vital pieces of information required!

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9YaTaH

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 9:50 pm

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simon k wrote:

just take the head off....

AEG163job wrote:

Carter, did you recondition the cylinder head as a part of the rebuild? What compression numbers are you getting? More vital pieces of information required!

What we all don't know is whether the engine has recently been running happily with the current plumbing set-up...

We also don't know the answer to Peters question above...

It could be anywhere from a simple PCV issue to a head gasket problem...

Get someone who knows what's what to have a look at it :idea:

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goodie

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 9:32 am

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Didn't you have a sump pressure problem with this same engine recently ?

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9YaTaH

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 9:40 am

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goodie wrote:

Didn't you have a sump pressure problem with this same engine recently ?

Now there's a clue

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carter

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 2:54 pm

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I was thinking so but was informed that I don't need an extra breather for a road motor?.........had a shocker of a day yesterday hit a kangaroo in the morning and then on the way home after work my mini caught fire..... it has been taken to the panel beaters this morning for an assessment to decide whether it's a write-off or repairable..... money's on a write-off and with less than two weeks till Hay

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AEG163job

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 5:26 pm

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Holy Mackeral! Sorry to hear about that. What a bugger.

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goodie

Post subject: Re: Any idea? Head gasket?

Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 5:41 pm

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That sucks Carter ,sorry to hear , minis wouldn't be my favourite car to hit a roo in that's for sure,
i should know, i've hit 5 in total just travelling to work over the years , 3 in my Rodeo ute and 2 in my wifes XR6 .

Any idea as to why it caught fire , was it damage from the roo hit ? Hopefully the Insurance company looks after you and you can get it repaired .

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