Ian Perry Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Help! Car 25 begging for help to get the car back together in time for tomorrow. Head gasket failure last weekend, new gasket fitted this morning, no compression. The gasket is wrong for the engine (the block has shallow recesses round the combustion chambers so the gasket needs a prominent 'lip' on the reinforcement rings) so unless I can get a new gasket tonight/very early tomorrow, we're stuffed... Does anyone have a spare HG please? I'm based in Hungerford, Berkshire, willing to travel! VMTIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 I have a Spitfire 1500 HG for a recessed block, unfortunately I'm over 4 hours from you! Might be worth trying on here http://forum.triumphdolomite.co.uk/index.php to find somebody local? I posted a link to this on the RBRR facebook group in the hope that somebody closer can help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Are spitbitz near you? I think it is the same as a SpitfireIV head gasket.... (or an early start, Moss at Feltham?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Perry Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Sam, Clive, thanks. Clive, I have just e-mailed Spitbitz in case they have any new gasket sets, I could be there first thing if they do. If not, I'll try Moss in Bristol (it's six and two threes as to whether Feltham or Bristol is closer, but traffic in west London first thing in the morning might be - erm - challenging! Sam, thanks for forwarding. I'm not on facebook myself, so this could be a big help. I will try TDC (I am a member of that as well) too. Thanks again both of you. Sheesh, nothing like a relaxed start to the weekend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Quoted from Ian Perry- Sam, Clive, thanks. Clive, I have just e-mailed Spitbitz in case they have any new gasket sets, I could be there first thing if they do. If not, I'll try Moss in Bristol (it's six and two threes as to whether Feltham or Bristol is closer, but traffic in west London first thing in the morning might be - erm - challenging! Sam, thanks for forwarding. I'm not on facebook myself, so this could be a big help. I will try TDC (I am a member of that as well) too. Thanks again both of you. Sheesh, nothing like a relaxed start to the weekend... Moss at feltham is really simple to get to and only 10 mins from the M3...... if you hit the end of the m3 m25 junction at 8am you’ll be outside around opening time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Perry Posted October 4, 2018 Author Share Posted October 4, 2018 Alex, thanks - one of the other guys in my workshop (we are a little "community" workshop, everything from US muscle cars to a Kawasaki Z1300) has come up with an option that might get me out of trouble tonight, but if that doesn't bear succulent fruit I will be beating a path to Moss' door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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