K Series for or against

[flyerncle]

I would not get out of bed for £50,and the last one I did was an MGF and definatley not £50.
Mods,skim and pressure test head,modified gasket,replace liner seals and measure the height on all cylinders to make sure they are all the same.
New bolts and there is a modified and strengthened lower plate for the bolts.

I have heard of one that has over 100,000 miles and never had a gasket,all he did was nip the bolts now and again with no problems.

Sorry Jezzer I personally think they are crap !

[mark]

They run good when they are working and have good power output for their weight ..................................BUT in the the past three years ive known about 4 of my friends own k series engined cars and only one of them got away with not having a blown head gasket

Many people say its down to lack of maintenance but all of them were well looked after and one of them was owned by a mechanics sister it was driven slow and very well looked after and it still went!

[aerosam]

Even with 1 head gasket change budgeted for a year, I reckon it's STILL cheaper then fitting a duratec.

[flyerncle]

And the other little trick was drill small holes in the thermostat flange to stop airlocks!

Just fit a bike engine and be done with it....

[Balidey]

I'm not anti-BEC just, well, err I dunno
I think I want a car engine (for this one, the Single Seater will have to be bike engine).

Plan was always to have a small and light engine and the more I read about the K series the better it sounds.

I am not worried about Head gasket needing doing, I drive a Fiat cinquecento and the HG is a service item and if the head needs coming off then it gives me a good excuse to do some 'work' at the same time.

Keeping my eyes peeled for an engine.