A Street Sleeper is reborn! THE END

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I missed the kaboom moment..

But hg or water pump...not really that dramatic...just another day in rover ownership (just ask Steve!)...

that's true, as I have had a water pump go on my 1st metro years ago. its the Head gasket that's the pain in the arse. As I am going to have to get the head sent away to be checked and rebuild, as I spoke to a K series dealer, about getting the head checked.
I mentioned about the compression test, results I had and he said that sounds like I have an oil seal failure.
So god knows what the story is there with the head, with it been ported and polished.
We are looking at rebuilding the bottom  end, as I don't think this engine is a true 160, could be a 143bhp bottom end. We will remove the engine and strip it down, and go from there.