Hi all,

A big thanks to those who responded to a thread i started a while back. Those who can remember, i complained about a "missfire" symptom at between 2200 rpm and 3000 rpm. in addition the eng kept blown the tappet cover gasket(2).

I was advised to havecompression test done....and well after several overheating issed blamed on a faulty radiator, pipes, thermostat ect ect ect.... i had the compression test done.

Very little compression on cyl 5 and just a bit better on 6. 1-4 acceptable.

WHAT THE HELL DO I DO NOW ???

Where to from here any suggestions ? Any speculation as to wether it's the head or the gasket. my wife drove it last when it o/heated and i suspect she may have run it too hot!

The mach says the M50's tend to crack heads. If this is the case do i renew with a 528 head and turbo-charge and redo all the innards or what ??

Vehicle has just tripped the 300k mark.

Thanks in advance for all the advice.... And spot on for the previous....

Victor