(Home) Overheating, head gasket, sods law

sods law strikes !!
after me leaving a message to say no overheating problems, bugger me if my temp guage suddenly shoots through the roof,local garage says cylinder head gasket
or if im very unlucky cylinder head,
quoted 300-350 quid for gasket and about 1000 quid for head, does this sound about right?
keeping my bloody gob shut from now on
but we still love our townie

- (#5325) Ron Coe, 1 Sep 02

Too dear- a s/h head is around £2-300 tops, so don't go over £600.If it needs a head, be sure to have it surfaced, even if is came off a good engine...

- (#5326) david miller, 1 Sep 02

booked my car in for cylinder head job then remembered advice about radiator cap, checked it and found it was tight .vaselined it and topped up ran around all weekend 200 miles or so and behold no water loss or over heating.
have ordered a new cap from toyota correct on4e for the diesel cost 14 quid i cancelled job and i'll test run for a couple of weeks hopefully saving myself about 986 quid, i wont panick next time i got a problem i'll refer to th BOK
1st

- (#5474) ron coe, 9 Sep 02

Keep us informed, Ron, this sounds like a good success story indeed for the BoK. Makes my hours, recently, of midnight oil (fully synthetic of course) seem worthwhile.

- (#5475) Dave Mason, 9 Sep 02

thanks Dave
left my escort at home today and used the townie for work driving around town all day about 200 miles not a flicker from the temp guage and checked levels tonight and they were ok
think i'll celebrate .. got 986 quid for drinks, unless the wife and 5 kids soend it 1st
Keep up the good work
- (#5499) ron coe, 10 Sep 02

Well nearly 2 weeks since i changed my rad cap, done a few hundred miles town and country driving check levels before starting every day and no problems, i'll keep checking though wont get to cocky but at least my smile has returned
- (#5609) ron coe, 21 Sep 02

you can get recon heads from diesel-craft in widnes cheshire and any other engine parts

- (#5841) ianwhitby, 15 Oct 02

just done mine just over £500 for recon head full gasket set & stretch bolts http://www.ukcylinderheads.co.uk/ 18 hours to deliver

- (#5885) mitch, 18 Oct 02