but I though this was quite an interesting review in a "yeah, if I had a spare £80k" kinda way...
Pierre, have you/are you going to fit the lightstone carpets? If not, I might make you an offer. The Duchess is due back from the garage this week and she did get quite mouldy over the winter.
In a perfect world I'd pull the engine, install top hat liners and use unicorn lard to lubricate a set of brand new ARP studs but sadly I'm not in that world yet!
If the driver's side goes, that'll get done on its own too. The engine first started a very slight ticking years ago - in fact Marty noticed it when we (he) did the Heater Matrix. If that was the start of this issue then it took a looong time before it finally blew out the rest of the HG.
It came out of the side, hidden by the manifold as you say.
Hey ho, it's fun until it breaks - then it's extra fun!
Hammerite? EWW! (lol)
OK, some progress to report!
The HG had a nice big hole in the side - luckily the block doesn't appear to have suffered so I'm just getting one side done. I hope this cheaping out doesn't bite me on the arse in a month's time but I gues we'll just have to see.
There's only one "While we're at it" that we're aware of. This metal pipe to the intake is horrible and rusty. It seems to be one of these: https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-PEQ000030P1 which is available (yay) or I can pay an extra £20 for the Green Oval. I'm tempted to just get the cheap one powdercoated. What do you reckon?
In other news, the liners pass the fingernail test - so I'm hoping that the worrying ticking noise was just the HG in "pre-failure mode". Unless it was the other bank, of course! :)
I guess there's a reason Island sell the batteries with a new lid and grommet!
Ahh happy days :) Thanks for the thread resurrection!
Sounds like you do now!!
And if you don't, I bet The Duchess will blow her DSP amp the moment I get her back on the road....
Gilbertd wrote:
and still is. You won't find a system in a car that doesn't have it these days.
Well, our youngest car is an 02 so I wouldn't know! :D I thought we'd grown out of it.
Digital Signal Processor/ing
It's a fancy way of applying effects like Theatre, Concert Hall etc. It's like having presets on an equaliser.
Utterly pointless but was all the rage for a while.
and don't obsess about the grab handle recesses. Get the main flat surfaces flat and wrinkle free first. The handles will hold the material to the headboard perfectly well.
Confirming I'm still very happy with the headlining we did!
Thanks Richard. I've asked them for a quote this time - I suspect that'll influence my decision!
Well, this is getting frustrating.
After the garage diagnosed an exhaust manifold I got a second hand one, had it skimmed and they swapped it. No change. So, you guys were right and the garage were wrong. Not a huge surprise there to be honest.
Now I'm in a dilemma. Do I just bring the Duchess home and attempt a DIY? Do I let the garage replace the HeadGasket? Should I do one or both HG?
I've got the parts, I know the machine shop I'd use. How long would a muppet take to do the work?
Got the replacement manifold skimmed yesterday as the flange surface was rough as dogs.
So the conical tip is there to guide the O ring to make a good seal? I guess it does need to be metal then :(
I wonder how much heat the NRVs need to resist? It should be possible to 3D print them in something like PETG that is happy up to 70 degrees or ABS that does -10 to +100 (ish) but is harder to print.
I'm sure it could be done with with a metal pin or a two part print and a spring.
I guess the acid test is a good fit with the correct size O ring?
Probably best to just swap it into your P38 I'd guess.
How much is a working one worth? I'm getting to the stage where I'd like on on the car and one to rebuild. The issue is NRVs because I can't find them anywhere.
Gilbertd wrote:
I would think it is the actual manifold that has split at the flexi section and not just the gasket.
Yep, it's the manifold rather than the gasket. I'm seeing lots of them on the bay of E. I'm wondering how good a bet they are second hand.
Well, the news is good. It's an exhaust manifold and not the HG. So I've got a spare HG set to make sure the gaskets stay sound forever :)
Next step - source a passenger side exhaust manifold...