shocker
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Continuing the saga of my 97 300tdi non starter from another thread,......
....it appears that the fault that caused the engine to be unable to turn over is headgasket failure leaking water to pots.I fitted a metal multi-layer shim type gasket and it failed immediatly.Went to buy a new gasket and was offered another shim one.I declined and got an Elring.I was told that the shim gaskets were now being supplied as standard to suit the the new heads now in production.I replied that its not much good for an old head then,is it?The head in question was bought some three years ago but never really used.
Anyway,I managed to get my old dad to talk some sense (for once) and he told me that the multi layer shim gaskets were supplied for the V8 back in the late 70s and that he had never got one to work properly even with liberal use of red hermetite.His notion was that it was an american idea that was being forced upon us (everything is according to him!) and they didnt work with ally heads.
Well,Ive yet to find time to fit my elring gasket but Id be interested to hear what anyone else has to say about multi layer shim gaskets in general,if we are going to be lumbered with them,as I was told..Anyone????
....it appears that the fault that caused the engine to be unable to turn over is headgasket failure leaking water to pots.I fitted a metal multi-layer shim type gasket and it failed immediatly.Went to buy a new gasket and was offered another shim one.I declined and got an Elring.I was told that the shim gaskets were now being supplied as standard to suit the the new heads now in production.I replied that its not much good for an old head then,is it?The head in question was bought some three years ago but never really used.
Anyway,I managed to get my old dad to talk some sense (for once) and he told me that the multi layer shim gaskets were supplied for the V8 back in the late 70s and that he had never got one to work properly even with liberal use of red hermetite.His notion was that it was an american idea that was being forced upon us (everything is according to him!) and they didnt work with ally heads.
Well,Ive yet to find time to fit my elring gasket but Id be interested to hear what anyone else has to say about multi layer shim gaskets in general,if we are going to be lumbered with them,as I was told..Anyone????
