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got my car back on the road last sat evening after the head gasket going.. car was going mint wasnt loosing boost or nothing..i was even keeping up with my mates 2000 ibiza cupra r 1.8t .. all i have done to the car since ive had it engine ways is change the head gasket and the exhaust cam due to the old one had a crack on the distributer side and a new timing belt. i had drove the car for about 150-200km then early sunday morning when i was stil out driving it,i started hearing a wee noise... like a tapity noise..it was very quiet though i drove for about 1 more mile and it was slightly up hill but i could hear the noise geting worse then the car started fireing on 3 cylinders?? i thought i beter not drive this so put it in the feild beside the road and got it picked up by mate and his tow lorry on sunday afternoon.. got it in the garage took the i/c and the rocker off couldnt see any damage cheecked the clearances and on the inlet and exhaust they wer bout 0.006"? i put it all back together started it up and it idled fine at 900...gave it a rev and ther was no noise so i thought il take it for a wee drive..i had it idling for about 5-10 mins before i took it out. drove it about 200m but ther was stil no noise then it started fireing on 3 cylinders again(but stil no tapity noise) but i put it back in the garage. i let it idle but it was only idling about 500 it was idling ther for a while but then it eventualy jsut climbed down 400 300 200 then cut out. its almost like when the oil is hot it dosnt want to fire on 4? could anyone at alll help me with this?

think il have to have a good look at it tomorow... anyone know what i have to do if i cant get it back exactly where it has to go?

when i took the head off my car all i did to it was mark the leads 1,2,3,4 and take out the 2 bolts holding it on...is that ok or does it have to be put back on in a certain position? ive not touched the cap itself just the 2 bolts that hold it on...

this is just a question as i got told by an old man that works with me, that the old distributors used to have to be in a certain position etc... is this the same for the starlet or is the only part that needs to be in the right place is the leads? cheers:)

oryt...its just to make shure that what i have got is ok though?

anyone know if the sizes that i got(above^^) are ok sizes?

can i ask..who dave is?lol

i was geting .012" on the exhasut and .006" on the inlet... anyone no if this is ok? i no its beter than nothing as the valve will seal properly since ther is a gap so im not gona bend any valves or score the pistons..but is it to much or not enough? help please

thank you..that would be a great help

yeh thanks...i got a set of feeler gauges to cheeck and i no how to cheeck them but i just dont no how much they should be lol.. any help???

im not shure if this is a stupid question but this is just to double check.. im putting a diferent exhaust cam in my gtt due to the other1 is broken basicly.. do i need to do anything with the shims or should it be ok? and does anyone know the spacing between the cam and shim on each inlet and exhaust side?

what if i was to add an uprated fuel pump and a fcd?

so without management..i already have a ported turbo and a front mount filter... but having a 2" downpipe, s/s mani, aftermarket actuator, ebc and a front mount what do you think would be a sensible figure?

does anyone know what the best way to clean the top of the block is? i shouldnt need to worry bout the head since its just been skimed:D thanks for the help ..thought i was gna have to buy more parts lol

this is the first time i have done a head gasket so im not 110% shure... ive got the head off etc..so thot i should just change everything. ive got the head gasket kit,orderd new timing belt,have new power steering belt and alt belt. replaced the oil filter and have oil. the question i have is do i need to put anything under the head gasket or ontop of ot sealant wise? i have cleaned the top of the block and ther is no remainder of the last gasket now and im picking up the head from the head shop tomorow morning..anything els i have to do? thanks

geting to 200bhp is a bit more expensive than i thought then... would i need to worry about management at around 180bhp? if i dont wats the best way to reach that? thanks for alll the help

oryt no bother..thanks for all the help

you no rufly how much a port and polish would cost then?

i took them out but i have them all in an order along with the top part of the cam bearing bits.. im just making shure bout all this so i dont go into the place tomorow and they end up telin me ive forgoten something lol

i dont know what ther called...when you take off your cams ther under the roller parts? 16 of them one for every valve..

checked it today with an edge and ther is the smalest of small gap lol...so just to be safe im geting it done..i got quoted £40 for a skim..i dont know wat they will charge for puting the new seals and that in though. when i took the head out today i was told to take the caps on the top of the valves(sorry i dont know what you call them)... do you think i should leave them all in when it goes or am i best to take all the wee bits i can off apart from the valves?

its all geting droped off to the head shop on tuesday to get done...did you put your head in to get skimed?

that the cam seals your on about yeh? if it is i got alll new seals with the kit...even came with valve stem seals lol

oryt, thanks mate:)...that does make sense to do it as a pair. any other sugestions on the subject?

when me and my mate were taking the head off my car we noticed that the end of the exhaust side cam has cracked and is now broken... so i orderd another set of 2nd hand cams, now this is where i need the help? do i need to do anything to the head or is it ok to just put the cam straight back in?and am i best just to change the cam that is broke or both? help would be great