hi all

what a crap week

if you can remember i have been doing my brothers nc30 up, got it mot'd the other week no probs, decided i would take it to work to give it a run, the clutch felt abit crap when i set off but thought cos it had been stood for a week, but hell no the clutch started slipping on the way home, so have to fit a clutch now, next day takes my works vehicle mitsi L200 Animal, the thing overheating, head gasket blown and warped the head about a week before i get it back, borrowed my bro's car the next day following a wagon down the motorway the bastard flicked a stone up chipped the windscreen, got to work having a look notice i picked up a puncture and needed a new tyre sodding 18inch rims as well!!!!

so costs this week

1 clutch kit, £45.00
1 x gasket £10.00
1 x clutch nut £6.00
1 x engine oil £30.00 (only just done oil and filter)

1 x new cylinder head and gasket on l200 £2300.00

1 x new windscreen £140.00
1 x tyre £110.00

1 x unforgetable week fucking priceless

thought it might cheer someone up that thought they had a bad week

anyway asda fosters lager 2 crates for £15.00 best luck i've had all week

going on abit now i think its the fosters is taking control

mart

i thought i had a bad week mate. at least the week is over now eh. nice deal on the fosters though. i may have to check that out tomorrow

Ace at least its not just me having a crap week or so, i did my back eeerr testing my nieces trampolene i built up for them.
so i coulnt lift the bike off its stand for a day or four.

Last friday i was feeling alot better so went for a trundle( quite litteraly) and got a puncture, 20 miles outside a town. it didnt go down straight away tho so limped it back to my sisters to borow there footpump which got me home, got my mate to fix it with a plug tho, seems ok so far.

Then on monday i got bloody laryngitis and had to take two days off work cos i couldnt talk! just got painfull ribs now thanks to a bad cough!
And just to top it all off the car and bike tax run out at the weekend!

I did the head gasket on my mondeo earlier in the year! Which also wants two new front tyres now!

Roll on summer things have got to get better, HOPEFULLY!
Just thought i'd share!
Cheers
Ian

moan moan moan moan moan moan. F*ck up its Saturday. lol only jokin.

1 x new cylinder head and gasket on l200 - £2300.00

Why not get the existing head skimmed flat. Seems daft to swap it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwn8Epoezog

unfortunately the valves protrude out of the head, the combustion chambers are in the pistons, so the valve seats would have to be dropped, and from what they were saying its not slightly warped.

the head alone is £1200.00 with no valves!!!!, someone told me mitsi trucks were shit hot so thats why i got one, am sorry to say 2 1/2 months out of warranty and this am finding it a bit hard to believe there that good.

mart

the combustion chambers are in the pistons,

Come again ?

If the valves stick out they can be removed. Have you actually seen this setup or are you being taken for a ride ?

as you can see the valves have to be removed then the valve seats have to removed the head skimmed and then machine the valve seats recess and then refit the valve seats so to put the valves at the same postion, not many people take on the job, i have tried my local engine builder and the time involved out prices a head, if it can be done in the first place.

mart

Fair enough. Unusual design i guess. Only trying to help.