Yeah, the top hose has got a small amount of give to it so isn't completely Rock solid. I agree, a drive is the only real way to know it's all good.

Just been out to the car because curiosity was getting the better of me. I blew through the radiator bleed line and that was clear. Ran it for a bit with the cap off and no air coming through the bleed line tell tale. Cap back on, idled it up to temperature with a few blips of the throttle and...

Or even the bleed hose.... Oh, so many things to check, it's not bad news yet ::D

I wasn't looking too much, I did just think, it could have been a blocked radiator all along. I will have a check of that tomorrow. I did have a quick check of the radiator but that was only a quick check......

I'm going to pray for A)!!!! :confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:

I'll have a go at bleeding it all again tomorrow and see how it goes. To be honest, I didn't over tighten the end of the HG where the coolant channels are, just the centre bolts where there is no coolant channels so I don't expect it to be the issue. I think I'll keep on keeping on with the...

Yeah, under advice from my mechanic friend, he didn't think it would be too much of an issue. There isn't any CO2 in the coolant and the exhaust doesn't have the sweet smell it did before.

It's ALIVE!!!!! Started up with a few little hiccups, the engine disable kept cutting in, the HEVAC LCD is acting a little odd. I had a small issue with a badly seated injector, the clip hadn't fully engaged and obviously popped off when I primed the engine. But, I idled it up to warm and it...

Ah ha! Thank you, that makes more sense...... Slight problem, I only read this part after fitting the intake manifold...... AAARGH Should stick to inline engines! :D Soooooo, my next question, what's the probability that it's ok? I have done loads of valve adjustments on diesels and never...

Ok, so your basically pushing the wire under the bottom of the push rod? I've read on RAVE what it recommends and for some reason I'm just struggling to picture it :confused:

Managed to pick up a nanocom and eas kicker today from OXO. May well come in handy when I turn the electrics back on. Hopefully the engine will be back in life tomorrow! The heads have been refaced, how vital is it that the rockers are reshimmed? Cleaned a load of gunk and rubbish out of the...

I'm from just up the road in Crowan, makes me more west but less south :D

just checked to see if the google map had my recent details, seems it's not working at the moment. However, my recent details are... An approximate location Crowan, TR14 Diagnostic kit Nanocom for P38, Also Licensed for Defender and Disco 2 but don't have the leads. Recovery Straps...

Mozz, thank you! I love playing with Land Rovers and enjoy the general banter on here. I also have always been the class clown so glad to here I'm coming across as entertaining :) I love keeping old cheap cars going, they aren't bad cars, they just don't have the love shown to them they deserve...

Should be ok, it's not like I used a 3ft breaker bar to tighten it o_O:eek::D

Yeah, I did the first head fine, did the second today and wasn't obviously paying full attention.

Possibly, they aren't expensive so it's always worth checking a new one in.

Well..... I did snap a bolt..... Number 2 position.... I'll have to try and extract it out and hopefully not have to pull the gasket off. I have done an engine before where the head went back on the wrong way round! Undid it all and put it the right way round with the same gasket and bolts and...

Bollocks! I over tightened the bolts, I did a 360 rather than a 180. ARGGGGHHHHHHHHH........ Anyway, it's all looking better.

Yeah, I get the feeling that it's just done a lot of short journeys. There doesn't seem to be any major wear in the engine and the oil looked really good, I think it's just an accumulation over the years of condensation.