I just swapped engines in my 03 v8 due to a spun main bearing and bad crank. I renewed the gaskets in the "new" engine and mated it in the Rovah. This was a running engine when I got it. However now the engine will not idle unless holding the fuel peddle at 1000rpms. I have swapped the mass air...

Yes pretesting the thermostat is a great idea, and one that I do practice. However I am sorry as I may have misled you. I had thought that the thermo had became faulty after instillation so I removed it. I refilled coolant blah blah blah, and I am noe running Without a thermostat. I Rechecked...

sorry its a habit calling it a "truck". I have taken the thermostat out refilled and it does not overflow. I double checked all the connectors for the sensor/sender along with the wires to each. Without the thermo the temp gauge barely registers. Benjy I have three diferant caps and still got...

I have checked all the spark plugs and none of them are wet, however even after a short time of the truck running the top rad hose feels as tho it is going to burst. Tomorrow I am going to replace the thermostat with another in the hopes that I may have gotten a faulty one to start with. If any...

I have a 1995 D1, 138000 miles, This past august it developed a head gas leak. The heads were taken off and tested by a reputable machine shop, cleaned and die tested. L.R. gasket set was installed and all seamed well. Till this past week when I noticed there was no heat. My fist guess was a...

..................UPDATE.......................... . there must really be a Rover God. after much trial and disconnecting and reconnecting I now have my instrument cluster back along with warring lights. However I still do not have any parking lights or the green night time...

ok well the battery was indeed bad, under warranty so freebee, had alternator tested both on and off the truck and it tested fine, I did check the earth behind the battery,"took it loose and cleaned well", still I have no instruments or parking lights, I have checked all fuses and none are bad...

I have a 95 D1 w/140,000 while driving the other day I was pulled over and given a warning for no parking lights in the rain. I explained there on then got out and looked and sure enough no lights, I came home checked all fuses, none bad, the next day I inspected the truck and found that I...

update it was a clogged radiator, bought 90% so says the rad shop. $60.00 and a new jug of coolant and all is well. I now assume this was the reason for the leaky heads to start wif. Many thanks to everyone. Have a beer on me.

since my last post I have ran truck till it came up to normal temp shut it off and felt the rad all over from top to bottom and it was hot on top and the further down the cooler it got. with that as some of you stated it must be clogged, now my question is do I try to get it fixed or just buy a...

thank you all

as for flushing should I use a flush detergent or plain water.

serp belt, and like I said it has never ran hot.

heads went to machine shop and tested, and milled. top of rad will cook a steak, as for the bottom I dont know.

I have not flushed it, and it take bought 30 min "of driving" for this to happen, it can sit at idle for ever and doesn't boil.

new water pump while it was down "just to be safe"

I noticed coolant leaking from the front of the heads on both side just where they meet the block. that is why the head gas was replaced. it has never ran hot and still doesn't. there was no gushing sounds in the system so I can only assume it was bleed properly.

I have a 95 3.9, just had head gas replaced and now its boiling over in the overflow tank. done compression test on each cyl. all are the same. it does this after bought 30 min of driving. oh yea 138,000 on the clock. is there something I am missing?

this is for A 95 D1.

OK can anyone tell me what color paint is sapose to be for code RTC5979A??