This week we have a couple of videos for you, we reported last week about an issue with a custom made exhaust that was cobbled together with clamps and mastic of all things. We reused what we could and replaced the rest and all is good with the car again. After that post we had a couple of requests if we could upload a video of what the new system sounds like. Luckily Yogi had taken a recording which we can share with you here. These are bespoke pipes made by us and our standard off the shelf mufflers. The car still sounds nice, has the classic V8 rumble, but without all the shoutyness of some mufflers we offer, unless you want that sort of thing of course.

Customer Cars

A customer called us to say the car was running rather badly and could they bring it in. We made a space for him to bring it in and we could see pretty much straight away what the problem was, the question was just how bad was it?

We knew that there was head gasket that had gone home, so we always replace both gaskets so the top end of the engine was taken apart. If one has gone then the other side won’t be far behind.

With the heads off we soon found the gasket problem. Not much of a crack, but it was enough to cause a whole heap of work.

This type of crack will lead to overheating if you’re not careful and catch it in time. Bad overheating could mean a potential skimming of the block or heads to make them flat again. That alone will be an expensive and timely hobby.

The surfaces were cleaned properly and prepped for the gaskets. With everything back in place the top end started to go back together again. The system was fully drained down of coolant and the oil change that would need to be completed as well once we had flushed everything out.

With the heads back in place we could put the rest of the fuel system back on and fill with the proper fluids. After a couple of heat cycles we rechecked the fluid levels also checked for leaks. Then we took her for a road test.

Another happy customer that their pride and joy was fixed. We strongly recommend buying the very best gaskets you can buy. For the sake of saving a few extra pounds it costs to buy quality, it will save you in the long run having to replace them again when they fail.

Stay Safe & Take Care!