martynv8
Well-Known Member
Ok, so i was just starting to get all smug about a trouble free P38 when yesterday......misfiring & a really lumpy idle. So off to see Warren @ WGB in sheffield. Spark ok to all plugs. Did a compression test on all cylinders. All getting about 175 apart from 5 & 3 getting around 75! So it sounds most probably like the HG is split between these 2 cylinders.
Looking at approx £700 for new headgasket, proper oem leads etc. Now i'm paranoid about slipped liners & dont want to go spending money fixing HG's if there is an underlying problem that will re-surface. Warren warned me that it's not always possible to detect a slipped liner until the heads are back on & running. Is there any way of detecting this? Ive never had overheating issues but have noticed a tapping / ticking sound coming from somewhere near cylinders 5 & 3. Is it worth biting the bullet & going for a top hat linere'd block?
Looking at approx £700 for new headgasket, proper oem leads etc. Now i'm paranoid about slipped liners & dont want to go spending money fixing HG's if there is an underlying problem that will re-surface. Warren warned me that it's not always possible to detect a slipped liner until the heads are back on & running. Is there any way of detecting this? Ive never had overheating issues but have noticed a tapping / ticking sound coming from somewhere near cylinders 5 & 3. Is it worth biting the bullet & going for a top hat linere'd block?