FlyingPete
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Just had the engine apart and found that the head gasket had indeed failed between cylinder 2 and an adjacent pushrod. Fired it up to turn the 90 around to face the garage, and when I took the rocker cover off straight after, there was a tell-tale cloud of exhaust in that pushrod bore only.
Haven't inspected the head properly yet (I was getting bored and hungry) but a couple of the head bolts were easier to undo than expected. I suspect they've loosened over time and that's allowed the gasket to blow. Better check those torque settings a few hundred miles down the road...
Haven't inspected the head properly yet (I was getting bored and hungry) but a couple of the head bolts were easier to undo than expected. I suspect they've loosened over time and that's allowed the gasket to blow. Better check those torque settings a few hundred miles down the road...