James Carr
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So... I have a1989 90 with a disco 200tdi conversion, on Friday I finished installing a new gearbox, clutch, and everything that goes along with it.
Off to billing I went today, 80 mile journey from London, no hiccups. Off road course done with skipping a heartbeat.
Quick once over and fluids check before leaving, all good!
5 minutes down the road, my alternator consumes my intake pipe from air filter to turbo.
Some time later and help from fellow landy owners (thanks to the gents in two discovery’s from Blackpool I think they said!)
I notice my radiator has emptied its contents! Totally unrelated to the air intake hose, I see a fan blade has snapped and obviously damaged my rad (yes, yes, I didn’t switch it off before the River crossing whilst at the show, so it is my fault)
So, some thinking and bodges later, I use some exhaust repair gum to seal the hole and get me home!
80 miles later, I’m coming off my exit of the m25 and start to notice the temp gauge rising again (it stayed where it should be the whole way home)
I get off the exit ramp and pull over, as I do the engine totally seizes, the putty has blown out and all coolant lost. After hours of attempting to fix it, and the engine refusing to turn over, a friend comes to give me a pull and I try a bump start. To my relief she lives again. I rush home just as the coolant has stated run out again due to the leak.
So, sorry for the background story but my question now. Other than a new rad.... should I be checking for other damages that may have been caused from the rad leak and overheating/engine seizure.
Note - there seems to be no contamination in the engine oil what so ever so think my head gasket is safe. Also, no cracks in the block or head either.
Thanks for reading and any advice will be much appreciated!
Off to billing I went today, 80 mile journey from London, no hiccups. Off road course done with skipping a heartbeat.
Quick once over and fluids check before leaving, all good!
5 minutes down the road, my alternator consumes my intake pipe from air filter to turbo.
Some time later and help from fellow landy owners (thanks to the gents in two discovery’s from Blackpool I think they said!)
I notice my radiator has emptied its contents! Totally unrelated to the air intake hose, I see a fan blade has snapped and obviously damaged my rad (yes, yes, I didn’t switch it off before the River crossing whilst at the show, so it is my fault)
So, some thinking and bodges later, I use some exhaust repair gum to seal the hole and get me home!
80 miles later, I’m coming off my exit of the m25 and start to notice the temp gauge rising again (it stayed where it should be the whole way home)
I get off the exit ramp and pull over, as I do the engine totally seizes, the putty has blown out and all coolant lost. After hours of attempting to fix it, and the engine refusing to turn over, a friend comes to give me a pull and I try a bump start. To my relief she lives again. I rush home just as the coolant has stated run out again due to the leak.
So, sorry for the background story but my question now. Other than a new rad.... should I be checking for other damages that may have been caused from the rad leak and overheating/engine seizure.
Note - there seems to be no contamination in the engine oil what so ever so think my head gasket is safe. Also, no cracks in the block or head either.
Thanks for reading and any advice will be much appreciated!
