- 1. Blown!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 21:27:18 EDT
- I have blown a head gasket. The Midget has been purring along quite well, but it chugged a bit when I started it up in the morning, then as I revved it, the engine smoothed out. That was probably bec
- /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02037.html (7,951 bytes)
- 2. Re: Blown!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 02:33:03 -0400
- Unfortunately not, I had a 1500 block that, among other things, had a warped deck. You can fix that as well, it's just more work to get the block to a shop than the head. -- Trevor Boicey, P. Eng. Ot
- /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02047.html (7,403 bytes)
- 3. Re: Blown!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 07:58:08 +0100
- .......and the day before this I was driving along beside Ulswater (Lake District, UK) in the sunshine at about 35mph when my 1500 engine started a feint chatter which rapidly got louder. Temp guage
- /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02048.html (9,372 bytes)
- 4. Re: Blown!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 06:13:46 EDT
- Guy: You reckon we have a 1500 virus? <G> --DAvid C.
- /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02052.html (6,844 bytes)
- 5. Re: Blown!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 08:24:57 -0400
- If it is, please don't send it my way! <vbg> About the only thing that doesn't need a complete overhaul immediately on my car is the engine! -=Chris '79 Midget (in which yellowjackets built a nest in
- /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02057.html (7,295 bytes)
- 6. Re: Blown!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 10:09:00 -0400
- Very hot engine + lots of cold water = crack (sometimes). Mike L 60A,67E,59Bug pressure cap, removed the nearby about 3/4
- /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02064.html (7,544 bytes)
- 7. Re: Blown!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 12:51:11 EDT
- Roger that...the 'old school' common practice was to make sure the engine was running while you added water slowly, even if it was hot. This mixed whatever was left of the hot water with the new cold
- /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02087.html (7,296 bytes)
- 8. Re: Blown!!! (score: 1)
- Author: Unknown
- Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:04:40 +0100
- Stripped head last night. Checked head and block for warping. No apparent damage, going for a new head gasket today. Guy: You reckon we have a 1500 virus? <G> --DAvid C.
- /html/spridgets/2001-08/msg02100.html (7,241 bytes)
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