Hi, Many thanks for responding guys. Going to take some photos to post. Going to also take cylinder head to an expert to see if it is salvageable. Pitting might be too deep to get it skimmed. Glad to her you don't think it's a piston ring too. That saves taking piston out. I think I'll...

Hi All, New to this forum so apologies if this is in the wrong section. I'm in over my head and was wondering if anyone any advice on where to go next? My Aunt has a series 3 landy (1984) with 2.25l diesel. It originally overheated and had the radiator replaced, but it still wouldn't...