[6pack] engine question

[Navarrette, Vance]

 	Oliver:

	BTW, be sure to get the CORRECT head gasket for the car (75s require the fire
ring style head gasket), and install it RIGHT SIDE UP. If you install it
upside down, it will blow in very short order. My head gasket was not marked
"top" and only by studying the shop manual could you tell that it mattered
which way it had to be installed. My DPO got the head gasket in upside down,
and before I rebuilt the motor the #6 cylinder had 50 PSI cranking pressure.
Needless to say it was down on power a bit. =:-o

	Vance


    Vance Navarrette
    Cogito Ergo Zoom
    I think, therefore I go fast

-----Original Message-----
From: 6pack-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:6pack-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Oliver
Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2008 4:27 PM
To: 6pack at autox.team.net
Subject: [6pack] engine question

Hi, all.

I have a friend with a very nice, very original 75 TR6 that was her
stepfathers, who bought it new.  i've been under the car, and it still has
the cardboard tranny tunnel.

anyway, looks like she blew the head gasket - the dipstick comes out with
multiple flavors . . .

she's had some overheating issues, and we think some of the water passages
may be blocked.  can you get to them from the top of the engine once the
head is off?

thanks!