Bank Holiday Monday over in Knutsford…
After nipping over, whilst on another call, a few weeks ago to see what was occurring with Andy’s MGF 1.8 mpi (in paint code JRJ) that was overheating we returned today to replace the head gasket.
We had originally replaced it 7 years ago, but unfortunately after Andy had done some work on the car himself he’d not bled it properly and there were various other issues causing the head gasket to go again.
He’d replaced the engine bay pipes but a couple of the clips were not seated right, and some of the coolant hoses weren’t led properly. The bolts on the engine bay pipes were too long and bottoming out resulting in the pipes not being secured to the block. The radiator bleed screw was leaking. Plus the system hasn’t been fully bled. So a combination of all of these things had caused the car to overheat, thereby taking out the head gasket. Which, is a shame as good on Andy for having a go at a few things.
Not to worry, all sorted and the car is now back up and running nicely again, and all set for the summer months.
A very warm morning with plenty of cuppas and chats with Andy while we worked. Plus the roads were quiet for that not so great haul over the M62. Jon fitted a the new turbo to the van yesterday, which was next on the list to do, so that had a good run and noticed a bit of a difference in power.
Back home in good time to enjoy the rest of the day. Hope everyone has had a good weekend where possible, there seems to have been quite a few events and runs taking place, good to see the pics. ☀️ – https://ift.tt/DNmdRXq
