right advise to my son

Tuning it just remember unleaded fuel leaves black soot in the exhaust system, it wont turn grey like the old super petrol did.
if the exhaust system is a large diameter it can draw-in via exh tip alot of water when engine is cooling down.
so that would leave soot at start up only.
x2 as the guys have said look at gasket etc.
x2 reco head etc, 202 to old these day to find "good" 2nd hand one, one would think.

cheers Robo..I didnt know about the fuel...
It has turned out to be head gasket...he explained that when he picked it up and got it home it was very hot...he said steam coming off the exhaust manifold ?...no temp gauge in it , just a temp light ...so I'd say that would only come on when it is too late...he said it wasnt on (maybe it doesnt work)...he is now putting a temp gauge in along with oil gauge etc...quite possibly had a stuffed head gasket when he bought it...I think I will organise a reco head (just to cover all bases ) and a gasket set for him and let him have a go...thanks all for the help...cheers Menace

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Originally Posted by Alitis007

Lilydale is a bit of a drive but if he can wait a few weeks i can go for a drive and have a look for you.

Being a P plater soon he can't put in a v8 untill he is fully licensed, assuming he wants a253, 308 or 350 but what he can do ( also assuming the head gasket has failed ) is get a head from a VH with the blue 202 which is a yella terra head with roller rockers and upgrade the dizzy from points to electric from a VK ( he will also need to run a relay to the coil so it has 12V) and if he can find an efi setup from a VK will give it a bit more go and alot better economy unless he wants a triple webber set up like the XU1. BUT he should change the fibre timing gears with steel ones coz the originals tend to sheer teeth when they are accompanied with heavy right foot.

Providing the bottom end has good compression it will be better to fix the head rather than finding a second hand long motor with an unknown history and the chance of buying some one else's head ach.

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I would have to agree a fix of the head really wont set him back too far seeing as there pretty basic to work on however a photo of the amount of milkiness would be useful

And tell him to put an after market temp gauge in it


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would like to put photos up jjgq89...I will ask him to take one and send it to me in the event I can get this motorculture thing working....I just gave up with it and tapatalk also...telstra said that there is probably some other app stopping it from working..

yes he is 93