80 series 4.5L head gasket replacement
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:25 am
Just blew the head gasket in the 80 - leaking between the water and cylinder, no water in oil but steam out exhaust, water system pressurised blowing out of overflow - once when i stopped to top up it hydraulic-locked - so take plug out and turn over to remove water.
Firstly - can an improperly tuned gas setup cause this?? i don't think so, but as gas was put on end last year and had lot's of problems (ongoing) i want to keep that in mind.
Secondly - who has replaced and anything i should be aware of?
Thirdly - i read a while ago about valve stem probs or something similar when running gas - i should get this done while the heads of??
I searched for head gasket 80 series and got nuttin.
Cheers
Rob
Firstly - can an improperly tuned gas setup cause this?? i don't think so, but as gas was put on end last year and had lot's of problems (ongoing) i want to keep that in mind.
Secondly - who has replaced and anything i should be aware of?
Thirdly - i read a while ago about valve stem probs or something similar when running gas - i should get this done while the heads of??
I searched for head gasket 80 series and got nuttin.
Cheers
Rob