Golfing with Ghosty: IT NEVER ENDS

[Carl1981]

Is it not worth finding a rotten one as an engine donor?

you certainly seem capable of wielding the spanner’s to do this kind of work! I’m not capable and my tame mechanic has given up unfortunately, so my hobby is getting expensive and I can’t get really risk getting bitten like you have been…

keep your chin up, don’t make a rash decision on getting something sensible, once you do it there is no going back and changing ‘cos your bored gets very expensive!

Just because you get something more ‘sensible’ doesn’t mean you won’t get bitten either!

[Supernaut]

I'm starting to think you're this entire forum's lightning rod for bad luck now.

[Ghosty]

35 minutes ago, Carl1981 said:

Is it not worth finding a rotten one as an engine donor?

Aside not having the space, I've already done one engine swap and a head replacement this summer. I absolutely can't be arsed and just want to cash out.

The Golf has done nothing but bite me on the arse, I wouldn't replace it with anything sensible per se, just another Civic of some sort or an MX5.

Knowing it's HGFd at least twice before I just don't know how much faith I have in it.

 

[Zelandeth]

That's a rough hand of cards right there. 

Wouldn't be surprised if someone would take it on though.  A small automatic estate that otherwise looks pretty tidy isn't an easy car to find these days so I'd think it would sell easily for a decent enough price running with a year's ticket on it.  Have to wonder what happened to that engine though - Head gasket failure then overheated till it just stopped maybe?

[Ghosty]

8 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Have to wonder what happened to that engine though

One opinion I've been given was that a spark plug electrode has broken off and been chewed up by the cylinder - something definitely has been, as the impact marks on the head and piston line up. The rings are shot too - it looks like it's been dredging up the contents of the sump and scoring the bores.

Could have had piston slap...

I reckon the timing belt has jumped at some point, too.

It's looking pretty likely it'll be rehomed and I'll cash out, as I've already had one person message me on FB tempted to take it on as they have an OBD2 B series lying about that should drop in.

[Ghosty]

In Golf news, new starter has arrived and been fitted - success.
However, the car is still trying to self-immolate: I replaced the cork gasket with a rubberised metal one, thinking it'd be better, however the oil is still getting past it and pooling on the manifolds - if anything, it's worse. I'll have to get a cork one and see if it's any better, I think.

[bangernomics]

Get a big tube of black HT silicone. Ive seen entire Opel CIH engines built using that

[w00dy]

1 hour ago, Ghosty said:

In Golf news, new starter has arrived and been fitted - success.
However, the car is still trying to self-immolate: I replaced the cork gasket with a rubberised metal one, thinking it'd be better, however the oil is still getting past it and pooling on the manifolds - if anything, it's worse. I'll have to get a cork one and see if it's any better, I think.

 

Did you get new studs for the rubber gasket? Certainly had to change mine when I swapped on my van

[Ghosty]

18 minutes ago, w00dy said:

 

Did you get new studs for the rubber gasket? Certainly had to change mine when I swapped on my van

I did not...

[Rustybullethole]

Ah man. A losing streak can only mean winning is just around the corner. 

[w00dy]

10 hours ago, Ghosty said:

I did not...

Ah, this is what I bought, says the original shouldered studs won't work

https://brickwerks.co.uk/product/rocker-cover-gasket-1-6d-td-1-7d-rubber/

[Ghosty]

17 minutes ago, w00dy said:

Ah, this is what I bought, says the original shouldered studs won't work

https://brickwerks.co.uk/product/rocker-cover-gasket-1-6d-td-1-7d-rubber/

Ah cheers! I bought a Febi gasket and it came with no such advisories it'd be good to replace the studs anyway.