head gasket problem

[pulsarmick]

hi i have just purchased a pulsar gtir the owner had put a new turbo on it but run the car with to much boost and he said that the head gasket has gone i have only paid £2000 for it can you tell me if there may be more problems or could it jsut need the gasket doing may thanxs mick

 

[265bhp gtir]

If hes ran to much bost it could of melted a piston

 

[pulsarboby]

need a lot more info than that!

 

[oap-r]

hi i have just purchased a pulsar gtir the owner had put a new turbo on it but run the car with to much boost and he said that the head gasket has gone i have only paid £2000 for it can you tell me if there may be more problems or could it jsut need the gasket doing may thanxs mick

It will more than likely need the head skimming/checking to make sure it's flat and while the head is off,i'd stick in a set of ARP head studs.

 

[pulsarmick]

hi all thanxs for the help i asked the previous owner he only run the car for a short time the top hose pressure gets hard when running iam thinking of taking the engine out to clean and paint is it easy to do i have seen pics of the drive shafts out do i have to drain the gear box or transfer box many thanxs mick where is the best place to get a head gasket from and how much will i have to pay.

 

[Fast Guy]

Have you done a compression test? Head gasket often leaks between 2 cylinders, so it'll be low on 2, if you've melted a piston it's often only low compression on 1cylinder.

 

[EVOBAD]

hi all thanxs for the help i asked the previous owner he only run the car for a short time the top hose pressure gets hard when running iam thinking of taking the engine out to clean and paint is it easy to do i have seen pics of the drive shafts out do i have to drain the gear box or transfer box many thanxs mick where is the best place to get a head gasket from and how much will i have to pay.

try ebay mate u can get cometic steel gasket for under £100 thats the best way to go 1.2m:-D