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Hello All, My cooling system has been a tale of woe since I first fired the engine (2 litre pinto) up during my build. I fitted a new head gasket as I had unleaded valve seats fitted, so when my bottom hose split during my IVA test, I never even considered the head gasket as the problem. Having replaced the radiator with a Polo unit, got rid of the header tank for an inline filler neck and overflow bottle and fitting silicone hoses, the thing still overheated and leaked every time I drove the car. Amongst all the jobs I have done over the winter, I replaced the jubilee clips with proper hose clamps, topped up the fluid and thought nothing more about it until last week when I checked everything over before putting it back on the road. The water level had dropped, so I checked the compression, the results are 1: 110, 2: 78, 3: 111, 4: 118. I tried some oil down the cylinder and the figures stayed the same. Do those figures look like a knackered head gasket.? I thought 2 cylinders were down when a head gasket failed? Cheers Nige
