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Hey ya'll,

My van has been running beautifuly for sometime, BUT yesterday on our way back with London with the full band and full of gear it started making a horible tapping noise, it overheated overheated then the oil buzzer came on and stopped. Bugger! RAC dude came ran a few tests and told me my head gaskets gone. So had to get it lifted back on the back of a trailer and dropped off back to BRistol! It wasn't all bad as the designated driver i could now join the rest of the band and get

So who can tell me how likely the RAC man would be with his chemical test, claiming the head gasket is gone.

It's never made such a horrible clunking noise as it did yesterday, as i put my foot on the eccelerator it made an increasingly loud tapping noise. Unfortunatly had no other choice than to keep on going as i was stuck in stupid London traffic.

Anybody got any miracle fix ideas, we got loads of gigs and festivals coming up and really need a van! maybe buying a new one.

Its an auto 1.9DG if that helps

maybe this should be in tech
also knowing what engine may help?

such a sad site to see yer van on the back of a wagon

dirtyroger wrote:Hey ya'll,

Anybody got any miracle fix ideas, we got loads of gigs and festivals coming up and really need a van! maybe buying a new one.

Its an auto 1.9DG if that helps

Fitting a rebuilt engine would fix it...........

Dont even contemplate letting your local garage look at it.. overheated and buzzer on means its very likely toasted..

been there done that 2 weeks ago coming back from dorset 1.6 jx head gasket gone

just glad it wasn't on the way to dorset

How much were repair costs?