I don't like hot nutsThat's your problem, down stop when the nuts hot it'll cool and get a grip of the thread again.
tomcat59alan
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It's Betty Swallocks I don't like.I don't like hot nuts
RangeRoller dt
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Tell him he can av a can when he’s finished
RangeRoller dt
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Then sell it'one' wishes to 'waft' along not bounce like a tratterer.
Peasant
I’m high up on flotation tyres. Could drive over speed bump, a tratter and his family, on a bend not even feel it .
Emotionally or physically
tomcat59alan
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And park it on its roof.Then sell it
I’m high up on flotation tyres. Could drive over speed bump, a tratter and his family, on a bend not even feel it .
Emotionally or physically
stuu
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My poor little old rangie.... its over the 180k mark now,
Thursday 180 miles towing each way got home sat down for 2 hours, took my mate from banff too essex 620 miles each way too buy himself a new truck. After a couple of naps and stops for food its only just parked up,
as usual turn key and go,
Thursday 180 miles towing each way got home sat down for 2 hours, took my mate from banff too essex 620 miles each way too buy himself a new truck. After a couple of naps and stops for food its only just parked up,
as usual turn key and go,
Scotiawhiskers
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Finally got the bastid heads off, without (quite) breaking fingers, sockets, etc. Couldn't find the fork stanchion so substituted with 3 feet of 2" box steel. Still only JUST enough leverage for most of the bolts, although a couple each side were barely nipped up it felt like. Did get an impact socket set to use, then discovered that on the deeper set end sockets inside the rocker the socket was bulky enough to wedge solid and take some unjamming.
And got all the tappets out - all look evenly cooked, not overdone. No scoring, snug fit, no excess wear at the base or on the cams.
So at the end of the day I was here.
Both heads off, looking not too bad although still to clean and check for any distortion.
Left (OK) side
And right side where there were the 2 cylinders with effectively zero compression
And the low compression had good cause
https://flic.kr/p/2mjRKGD
Although it probably doesn't need them, we've already bought them, so it will be off to the shop next week for all new valves and guides, just to be sure.
Couldn't spot where the pressurizing of the coolant was happening, but the right gasket was slightly loose on the block where the left was secure, so I am guessing a slight seep between block and gasket at the front end.
And got all the tappets out - all look evenly cooked, not overdone. No scoring, snug fit, no excess wear at the base or on the cams.
So at the end of the day I was here.
Both heads off, looking not too bad although still to clean and check for any distortion.
Left (OK) side
And right side where there were the 2 cylinders with effectively zero compression
And the low compression had good cause
https://flic.kr/p/2mjRKGD
Although it probably doesn't need them, we've already bought them, so it will be off to the shop next week for all new valves and guides, just to be sure.
Couldn't spot where the pressurizing of the coolant was happening, but the right gasket was slightly loose on the block where the left was secure, so I am guessing a slight seep between block and gasket at the front end.
tomcat59alan
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That looks like good news. Just a standard v8 gasket going. It is pretty much a serviceable item and next time you'll do it all in a day.
Scotiawhiskers
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next time you'll do it all in a day.
Because I'll have put it all together cleaned, copper greased, torqued right, and not with 25 years of crud and corrosion to fight through. And heat shields held on with a couple of stainless bolts, not loads of corroded mild steel ones.
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Scotiawhiskers
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Trying to get the injectors off to clean and service / replace as required, plus cleaning out the injector rail.
Taken the clip off, the injector should just pull straight out of the fitting on the rail right? Mine don't seem to want to move. Turns round but won't pull out. GEMS engine, was contemplating the Bosch injectors as a replacement if necessary, but from the specs I have seen the Bosch injectors are too short to fit the spacing between the port and the rail on the GEMS engine? Clip to tip length seems to be about 55mm, specs for the Bosch show the EV6 injector to be 49mm for the same points, so I presume they will only fit the Thor motors?
Taken the clip off, the injector should just pull straight out of the fitting on the rail right? Mine don't seem to want to move. Turns round but won't pull out. GEMS engine, was contemplating the Bosch injectors as a replacement if necessary, but from the specs I have seen the Bosch injectors are too short to fit the spacing between the port and the rail on the GEMS engine? Clip to tip length seems to be about 55mm, specs for the Bosch show the EV6 injector to be 49mm for the same points, so I presume they will only fit the Thor motors?
Scotiawhiskers
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Very pleased it looks to be just that. Had a quiet day today and pretty much left it alone, so haven't cleaned / checked for true yet. That will be tomorrow. Looking at the head pictures though I think there was a slight wide but pale burn at the water passage end of number 8, so that was probably the pressurising on the coolant.That's a big clue,bet you were relieved when you found it.
Looking at the injectors - suspect it was a blocked (weak burn) or jammed open (over rich burn) on one of 2 or 4 that started the burn through. But they are being a pain to get off to check / clean / replace.
Scotiawhiskers
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Never mind - overnight soak in plusgas seems to have freed them. And ordered a full upgrade new set - will report how they go although with 2 extra cylinders working for us it may be less clear what is down to the injectors and what down to the engine.
Suspect we will be looking for USS Enterprise decals - it is going to feel like a starship compared to before!
I suspect more tugboat than battle-cruiser.
gold rover
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Nothing much. The CD player is playing up again. One of the CDs won't return. So I ignored it and played a tape
Then headed up to the farm to do some bits n bobs. I seem to have done something to my phone. Photos all came out hazy
Then headed up to the farm to do some bits n bobs. I seem to have done something to my phone. Photos all came out hazy
gold rover
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I've tried fixing the phone. So will take some more tomorrow.
Can definitely feel I've done something!! I suppose it will feel betterer once I've done the other side so they both match
