lady driver seeking advice on head gasket.

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My sport trak broke down on my way great yarmouth! rac man said radiator had no water and thinks head gasket has blown and maybe more.the bloke who works on my car says he can get a new headgasket but as they donot produce a haynes manual could be tricky fitting it.any advice out there please cos im clueless!!

Head Gasket

My head gasket went a couple of months ago. I got a local mechanic to fit it.

He said that changing the gasket was straight-forward enough, but the problem with mine was that the head was corroded and needed welding.

I can e-mail you the relevant section from the Daihatsu workshop manual which the dealers use if you want it.

My e-mail address is eval(unescape('%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%77%69%6c%6c%69%76%65%73%40%74%69%73%63%61%6c%69%2e%63%6f%2e%75%6b%22%3e%77%69%6c%6c%69%76%65%73%40%74%69%73%63%61%6c%69%2e%63%6f%2e%75%6b%3c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b'))

No water 'head gasket'

Hi - - how did the water disapear? - - steam or anything? What was temperature gauge reading in the cab? How did the sporty stop? what makes him think its head gasket??

Head gasket is a peice of cak

Head gasket is a peice of cake to do. All you need is the torque settings, and a new set of head bolts (other than the gasket set lol). Hes probably just saying that to bump the price up!!

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