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Cracked Head

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 11:59 am
by oldgit
Wish I'd had one two and a half years ago.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:01 pm
by oldgit
Not my head, but one of those alarms.

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:11 pm
by francophile1947
Are you saying all your starting/running problems are the result of a cracked head? :? :? :?

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 1:10 pm
by lizard
Terrible news. :cry: :cry:

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 9:33 am
by oldgit
What I'm saying is, that a top hose went about 2 years ago and I wasn't watching the guage at the time, consequently the head gasket blew, I had it repaired, by a local Garage, and it seemed they were cowboys, because it didn't last more than 3 months. They said that they had the head skimmed. When I decided to replace the head gasket, there was a bolt missing, a broken manifold stud, which was making a screaming sound when I first got it back, didn't know where it came from until I got the head off, also discovered the head was cracked.
The Garage said they weren't responsible. If I'd had an alarm, I would have know that the coolant had gone. Cheers Tom

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:08 am
by coco bongo
Sorry to hear your woes Tom, know how you feel mate :evil:

Sounds to me like the garage never pressure tested your head, are there any Bongo friendly garages in your area?.

Dont you just hate cowboy mechanics!!, when i had mine pressure tested, the guy said most of the Bongo heads he has tested is cracked most of the time.

Keep us posted.