Hi all,
i recently took the plunge and bought myself a 1982 series 3 land rover series 3 diesel. Its in need of a little TLC which should keep me busy over the comming year but as im new to these vehicles could i have some advise on if this smoke is normal or if its my head gasket going already
Engine starts with ease, doesn't really need the plugs
Does not seem to knock or loose power (but this is my first one so i have nothing to judge it against)
Oil is black and not milky or brown
there are no bubbles in my expansion talk but water in rad is either rusty or contaminated. It doesn't not feel oily when i dip my finger in so an tempted to say it is just rusty.
Does not appear to be leaking coolant. (i dove it from Derby to Birmingham and still has water in the rad)
but there is what looks like white smoke....
youtube vid:
I dont have any service history but milage is 66,000. either the speedo was changed before 2011 (when mot started recording milage) or this is genuine.
Any advise is welcome
Anybody live in or around Brum?
i recently took the plunge and bought myself a 1982 series 3 land rover series 3 diesel. Its in need of a little TLC which should keep me busy over the comming year but as im new to these vehicles could i have some advise on if this smoke is normal or if its my head gasket going already
Engine starts with ease, doesn't really need the plugs
Does not seem to knock or loose power (but this is my first one so i have nothing to judge it against)
Oil is black and not milky or brown
there are no bubbles in my expansion talk but water in rad is either rusty or contaminated. It doesn't not feel oily when i dip my finger in so an tempted to say it is just rusty.
Does not appear to be leaking coolant. (i dove it from Derby to Birmingham and still has water in the rad)
but there is what looks like white smoke....
youtube vid:
I dont have any service history but milage is 66,000. either the speedo was changed before 2011 (when mot started recording milage) or this is genuine.
Any advise is welcome
Anybody live in or around Brum?