300tdi h/gasket

After some help please;

I'm a qualified mechanic so can do the job no problem but need a hand in a different way;

I've bought myself a 1998 disco 1 which I'll be fetching in the next few days hopefuly, the head gasket's blowing (like a leaky exhaust) and I intend to fix it before I come home. Now starts the trouble, I don't know if it's ever been done before or if the head's been skimmed so I'll probably get the middle gasket of the three (1.4mm iirc). Anyone see any problems with that? Will probably re-do fairly soon after I get home but I'm worried about the leak burning a groove in the head / block.

Next up, would someone please post a list of tools needed to change the head gasket, I'm guessing it'll be pretty self explainetry but might just help me not to forget anything.

Also, can someone post the tightening torques / sequence for the head bolts please? As I've not got a manual as yet.

where are you picking it up from? It may be that somebody nearby can give you a hand or point you in the direction of an engineers who do same day skimming.

Very good of you, it's colchester unfortunately. As long as it's not already burnt the surfaces I'm not to worried about getting it skimmed as yet, The thought behind changing the gasket is simply to prevent damage on the way home (130miles), I'll sort it properly when I get it home - head gaskets aren't very expensive.

Why not save yourself some hassle. Stick it on a trailer and repair it properly at home.

simply, I can't really aford to hire a trailer AND buy a head gasket at the moment, I've spent a bit more than I budgeted for buying the car.

i.e. to hire a trailer £30 + £10 for the gasket = £40

For to gaskets and a little graft £20

YES money's really that tight.

do you have breakdown cover? If your headgasket just happened to fail on your way home from your mates in colchester that would be a damn shame........

nudge, nudge, wink, wink,!!!!!

Im with Ratty on that one, would be a terrible shame to break down just down the road form your "mates", and would save you hassle and Derv!