recon heads

generaldogsbody · Aug 31, 2016

As you know,am having trouble with my 1998 3.9 v8 disco,but i won't be beaten.Theres a set of 10 studded 3.9 recon heads on ebay.just wanna know is the 10 studs the later ones to fit mine.Also with them being skimmed,will i need a thicker head gasket.

listerdiesel · Sep 1, 2016

You can fit 10 stud heads to yours, there are only those and 14 stud by memory.

Use a composite gasket, beware of cheap ebay gasket sets, better pay out for a Victor Reinz set than have to strip it all down again later, but the full set isn't cheap, best we found was £95 PLUS VAT from factors in Bedford. I did post the details about a month or so back.

Get new bolts, preferably genuine, but that's another chunk of money too.

Peter

generaldogsbody · Sep 1, 2016

listerdiesel said:
You can fit 10 stud heads to yours, there are only those and 14 stud by memory.

Use a composite gasket, beware of cheap ebay gasket sets, better pay out for a Victor Reinz set than have to strip it all down again later, but the full set isn't cheap, best we found was £95 PLUS VAT from factors in Bedford. I did post the details about a month or so back.

Get new bolts, preferably genuine, but that's another chunk of money too.

Peter

set of recon heads on the way,acid cleaned,hot preasure tested decorked,skimmed,valve seats cut,guids replaced,seat recut,valves replaced new stem and seals,with springs.£300.00.composit gasket set from rimmer brothers £109.00.Hope the blocks ok.

jamesmartin · Sep 3, 2016

generaldogsbody said:
As you know,am having trouble with my 1998 3.9 v8 disco,but i won't be beaten.Theres a set of 10 studded 3.9 recon heads on ebay.just wanna know is the 10 studs the later ones to fit mine.Also with them being skimmed,will i need a thicker head gasket.

10 studs makes no difference neither does skimming unless it effects tappets, ie skimming head effectively lengthens push rod

generaldogsbody · Sep 3, 2016

jamesmartin said:
10 studs makes no difference neither does skimming unless it effects tappets, ie skimming head effectively lengthens push rod

I really wish,someone had told me with a composit head gasket you have to use stretchy bolts,already ordered a bolt set but they aint streatchy.

cooltide · Sep 3, 2016

generaldogsbody said:
I really wish,someone had told me with a composit head gasket you have to use stretchy bolts,already ordered a bolt set but they aint streatchy.

You don't have to. Just land rover changed over to them.

cooltide · Sep 3, 2016

Non stretch have final torque setting

generaldogsbody · Sep 3, 2016

cooltide said:
Non stretch have final torque setting

will thease do.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112057414049?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

cooltide · Sep 3, 2016

Never used the brand, but the Spanish do make good knives. You need to know if they are stretch bolts or not if you intend to use them.
I've never used stretch bolts on either type head or either type gasket

cooltide · Sep 3, 2016

Pray they aren't outsourced to China

generaldogsbody · Sep 3, 2016

cooltide said:
Pray they aren't outsourced to China

you got me thinking now,av looked all over for TTY bolts,paddocks,rimmer bro.Jobs got to be right.

cooltide · Sep 4, 2016

Have you tried your land rover dealership?
Or real steel

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