Yet more E30 woes for me!!

[StuBeeDoo]

I swear my car's jinxed!
I was cleaning-up my replacement 'head this morning, ready to lift it on to the block and what do I find???????
A bloody hairline crack between the water jacket and no5 combustion chamber!!
So now I've had to strip the original 'head (cam, rockers and shafts out) and take it for an attempt at extraction.
Sharp intake of breath from the gadgie followed by "we'll have a go, but I can't guarantee(sp?) we won't wreck the 'head and I've no idea how long it will take"!
So now I've got to sit and wait. .......and rely on Wor Lass running me about until I can get the Touring mobile again.
Why me?????
Stuart.

[craigieeb]

oh dear, you'r not having much luck there mate, but....... at least she'll be back on the road in time for all the lovley winter weather to come,
hang in there

[320Touring]

essbee, dude, you're not having much luck there at all

gotta hang in there though to get it done right

did you get the fan and the pully off in the end?

[johnna]

I holed a water jacket once when porting a ford pinto head to install efi on my Capri.... so I just migged the bloody hole up.... it worked!!!

[billgatese30]

bad one stu, but on the plus side it is best that yuo have seen it now rather than find out once it is running and in the car.

[StuBeeDoo]

did you get the fan and the pully off in the end?

No, I gave up on that. Was going to put it back together without changing the cambelt. It's only a year old, so it should be OK.
To be honest, I'm sick of the car again.
I'm seriously thinking of going real "Old School" and getting something with pushrods and an iron head! I never had any trouble with my cars 20 or more years ago.
When the Touring's OK, it's brill. But when anything needs doing to it, it always kick me in the teeth!

[320Touring]

did you get the fan and the pully off in the end?

No, I gave up on that. Was going to put it back together without changing the cambelt. It's only a year old, so it should be OK.
To be honest, I'm sick of the car again.
I'm seriously thinking of going real "Old School" and getting something with pushrods and an iron head! I never had any trouble with my cars 20 or more years ago.
When the Touring's OK, it's brill. But when anything needs doing to it, it always kick me in the teeth!

pushrod v8

i hear where you're coming from fella-must get very frustrating!

Hopefully this'll all resolve itself soon,its just testing you as an owner!think you're passing at the moment

but if not first dibs on your chariot!!

[jonb]

essbee

if that heads no good then i have a 731 for you. with a gurantee.

for not a bad price either.

[StuBeeDoo]

essbee

if that heads no good then i have a 731 for you. with a gurantee.

for not a bad price either.

Cheers Jon, I'll let you know either way as soon as I get an answer from the machine shop.

[StuBeeDoo]

essbee, dude, you're not having much luck there at all

Neil.... If you were 140 miles nearer you'd have at least one regular customer already!!

[StuBeeDoo]

Engine Services have been on the 'phone to say the 'head's ready.
I'm going to pick it up tomorrow and hopefully I can start re-assembling everything Thursday.
I'm cautiously optomistic now........
325i TB going on at the same time, and I've already put my 360mm steering wheel on, so maybe I'll fall in love again.
At least we've agreed to keep it until it finally drops to bits..........

Watch this space!

[Demlotcrew]

Keep at it!

Andrew

[StuBeeDoo]

if that heads no good then i have a 731 for you.

Jon, sorry I should have let you know sooner, but the 'head's back on now and running fine, so I won't be needing yours. Thanks anyway
Stuart