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It would seem that my head now has developed a oil leak around the back on the dizzy side.

It leaked coolant a little bit here after the headgasket was done but everything else was fine so i just l ...

try and get a JB1 053 if you can find one.

it seems to have stopped after sealing it Smile

This head is now installed in my clio. I took some pics of the process.

http://www.retro-renault.com/viewtopic.php?p=95626#95626

Removed the old tensioner. You can see the score marks around the bearing, it was badly worn and was not smooth when revolving. New one next to it. Refitted new one to the water pump stud.

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As promised here are the pics i took while changing the head on the 1.4 S to Chris's mildly worked one example. I was planning to do something about the cambelt anyway as it looked old when i had to d ...

If you chuck radweld in you might aswell just drain the coolant and fuck it that way.

Haha won't be doing that then. I think it may be leaking from the head face yeah. The coolant seems to run ...

I have no idea what you are referring to mate. Are we talking about the same engine?

Would a solution like radweld help stop the leak possibly?

Neal, i think i know which pipe you mean but iirc that runs along the front of the block and there is no leaking there.

For the time being i have smeared a load of universal blue around the area a ...

Just started the car after swapping the heads over and it starts fine but there is a coolant leak at the rear of the head on the distributor side.

There are no other leaks anywhere on the head just ...

Nah not a 1.6 bottom end couldnt be arsed with that and i dont have a winch or an engine stand.

Just putting chris's old head on as a replacement for the banana port job thats on there at the momen ...

cheers Chris, when you say just take the TB off, surely this is dodgy without removing the fuel pressure otherwise petrol will piss everywhere when taking the lines off the TB?

What i meant by the ...

Right getting started on this lot next monday. List of things to do is:

Change head over to chris's old straight port job.
Fit laguna t/b.
New plugs leads etc etc

I have a few questions about ...

cheers chris i'll try that next time. Not the pulling the car off the stands bit though Wink

Yeah it is obvious but i wondered what the cause of it stick to the stub was.

Once the hub nut is off, is the use of a hub puller necessary or should they just pull off the axel?

On my old car i ...

Chris,

If when you remove the rear drums, the bearing comes apart what does that signify? Drum removed wrongly or bearing not pressed in correctly?

I found that cap from halfords doesn't realese the pressure from the system and causing headgasket failures. At least it seemed to on my old clio.

Spray it with loads of WD40 and let it soak in. Then try to get it turning in the white bit as Chris told me. Should be able to grab it and pull it out once it starts to turn.

Yep thats a good idea ...

good point. Have edited.

I've just noticed that there is a small stud sticking out of the head on the cam sprocket end which i can't remember being there on the clio's head last time i ripped it off. This head is from a 19.
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