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Chris Smith
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Tasmania
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Monday, August 02, 2010 - 01:09 pm, by:  Chris Smith (Smithter) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm doing the test because the car doesn't have rego (or number plates) :-)

My mate is giving me his compression tester, he has done the Right Hand Side of the block for me (when it was up in NSW) but couldn't get to the left hand side.

So i'll be doing the left on the weekend when I get the kit :-)
Tom Richards
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nsw
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Monday, August 02, 2010 - 01:53 pm, by:  Tom Richards (Tomr) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

if the water level hasnt dropped in the overflow bottle, i would let it run a bit longer and do what you have been doing. Mine was similar after sitting around for a mth.
Chris Smith
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Monday, August 02, 2010 - 02:16 pm, by:  Chris Smith (Smithter) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

the water did drop a bit, but I'm not sure if I had opened the thermostat properly when I put the temp coolant in.

Hopefully the leakdown test will tell me for sure, I'm sick of all the variables :-(
Chris Smith
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010 - 02:05 pm, by:  Chris Smith (Smithter) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah well just drained some oil out of the sump (about 200ml) and it looks like oil to me..

No water, no milky, just blacky/goldey kinda oil.

(The car hasn't been started since Sunday arvo, and I checked it this Tuesday Arvo, so it's had plenty of time to settle).
Daniel Arndt
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Vic
UZZ31 LTD

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Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 04:59 pm, by:  Daniel Arndt (Darndt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

How did you go with this Chris?
Engine ok?
Chris Smith
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Sunday, August 15, 2010 - 10:43 pm, by:  Chris Smith (Smithter) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Still no real signs of a Blown Head Gasket.

I'm waiting on my door trims to get here, then the car will be rego'd and taken for a 1-2 hour drive.

This should confirm if it is or not.
Seems to be slightly less stuff coming out the exhaust, but its Tasmania and winter, so until I drive it, I don't really know :-(

I'm looking hard into Rush headers and a nice exhaust now too.
This caught my eye and the mrs and myself fell in love!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da7S98EqJpA
James Buchan
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Vic
V8

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Monday, August 16, 2010 - 12:54 am, by:  James Buchan (Jrbuch) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hahaha, you wont regret rush headers. Thats all i'll say
Daniel Arndt
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Vic
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Monday, August 16, 2010 - 07:25 am, by:  Daniel Arndt (Darndt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Chris thats my baby now. Daniel Lee did the all the work and took the video. But now I get to drive it every day and LOVE it.
Also that video is only revving to about 3.5 maybe 4 grand. You should hear it on the rev limiter!!
Or in the Domain tunnel.

Good luck with yours lets hope its just Tassie weather.
Daniel Lee
Goo Roo
Victoria
V35

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Monday, August 16, 2010 - 10:06 am, by:  Daniel Lee (Son_gokou) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yep that was my car and i took the video three years ago.

Anyway i have no resonators fitted in that video.
Darren Bauer
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Victoria
Soarer TT

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Monday, August 16, 2010 - 02:13 pm, by:  Darren Bauer (Dazmon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Daniel that sounds good, what can I do similar for my TT?
Chris Smith
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Tasmania
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Monday, August 16, 2010 - 02:16 pm, by:  Chris Smith (Smithter) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yeah cheers guys, will be looking into it closely when I get paid for my work for Thermaltake (Marketing manager of their Counter Strike: Source tournament coming up!) :-)
Joshua Baldwin
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victoria
ucf-11 1uz-fe v8

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Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 05:45 pm, by:  Joshua Baldwin (Celsior101) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 12:20 pm, by: Daniel Arndt (Darndt)
After running for a bit take off the oil cap. any condensation under it or a white yellow foam inside the cap itself?


what does this mean if its happening?
Jamie Richards
TryHard
St.john's
v8

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Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 08:03 pm, by:  Jamie Richards (Nwb40gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

water mixing with oil
Chris Smith
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Tasmania
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Sunday, August 22, 2010 - 10:13 pm, by:  Chris Smith (Smithter) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Still cant test the bloody thing.
Gonna cost me about $950 to get it rego'd for 12 months, inspected etc.
And I still have to finish the door trims.. ARGH!!
Daniel Arndt
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Vic
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Monday, August 23, 2010 - 07:05 am, by:  Daniel Arndt (Darndt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Welcome to world of soarers Chris.
Actually welcome to world of "keeping an older car o n the road"
They will end up costing you a fortune. But in my opinion it generally costs less to fix and maintain an older car than buy a new one and loose all the depreciation. Keep going mate you will get there soon. Also even if the engine is stuffed, you can buy a complete second hand engine for less than fixing a head gasket. So just get it on the road, see how it goes, and worry about the engine later.

Jamie is right. if water is getting into your oil (blown head gasket) it will foam up a little due to the agitation of the oil with the spinning engine internals and boil off at the same time from the heat causing condensation.
Chris Smith
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Tasmania
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Thursday, August 26, 2010 - 01:23 pm, by:  Chris Smith (Smithter) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks Daniel :-)

Still cant get the car rego yet >_<
Got the door trims and the mrs is fibre-glassing them as we speak (so they are stronger.

Then we have to look at the heater tap (leaking when on hot/off).

THEN we have to fix the airbag warning light and make it piss off.

Then we can get it rego'd! :-)
We have poured so much love and many hours into the car so far.

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