P38A Temporary solution to head gasket failure

tarphenry said:

I wopuld expect them to read the words before commenting

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Several suggestions of additives have been made so obviously people have misunderstood.

How much simpler can it be. first post says it all-------- As heading suggests as a temporary solution to my head gasket troubles, I have bought another p38 diesel.. The plan is, to get someone to remove my engine and I can rebuild it from the ground up. . Or I may swap the best bits of 1 car into the other. At least I am mobile again and not having to borrow my sons car.

tarphenry said:

How much simpler can it be. first post says it all-------- As heading suggests as a temporary solution to my head gasket troubles, I have bought another p38 diesel.. The plan is, to get someone to remove my engine and I can rebuild it from the ground up. . Or I may swap the best bits of 1 car into the other. At least I am mobile again and not having to borrow my sons car.

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To be fair I thought you bought the second car to swap engine's.

Anyone suggest using an engine sealer, temporarily ?

Is it time for thread #7 yet?

Hmm i just read the title..

Whoops..

I reckon some of that there glass type crack sealant might fix it, what do others think? - (runs and hides behind sofa having read the post in full and just lobbed in a live grenade anyway).

DanClarke said:

I reckon some of that there glass type crack sealant might fix it, what do others think? - (runs and hides behind sofa having read the post in full and just lobbed in a live grenade anyway).

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Oh mate you lobbed the pin, look for the pineapple it was attached to. .trouble is that sealant is only good for up to 2ltr engines so two bottles required at a cost of about £60. I thought about it for about 2 minutes then put the £60 towards parts and another head.B

tomcat59alan said:

Oh mate you lobbed the pin, look for the pineapple it was attached to. .trouble is that sealant is only good for up to 2ltr engines so two bottles required at a cost of about £60. I thought about it for about 2 minutes then put the £60 towards parts and another head.B

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I know, I was just feeling devilish seeing as the exchanges had seemed a bit "fraught" in earlier posts. No malice intended, just a bit of fun.

I don’t get it, you now have one with lower mileage working engine but want to fix the old one?
My options would be

1) keep the new one, old for spares

2) put new engine in old vehicle

3) pull the head off old one and turn the gasket into a coppaslip sandwich, whilst working on the new engine waiting for the inevitable

Give yourself some time to think about it is best, no need to act quickly on something you may later regret.