Thanks for that shifty, a good tip... cant wait to see how they get on.. i suppose as long as they have got enough seal able mating surface it should be ok. thank you very much for your knowledge. cheers :D

hi Shifty, ok, i took the head to an engine recon place to look at the head. good news they recon they can skim it.. phew. I had only taken the rocker shaft and injectors out. i was not expecting to be leaving the head there, so the valves lifter and cam were still in. my question...

Thank you old seadog, its a pleasure to be here :)

yeah makes sence..... well im re leaved that i can use metal ones, big time. me discos only done 70, 300 miles so should be ok for the rest of my owning life of her. ive had a 88" series 3, 2.25 petrol 90, 110 v8 county, volvo v70 and finally this 2000 disco 2. i have spent a fortune doing all...

Hi Shifty, thanks for your reply. will take it to local landy place to get them to look at it. i got a feeling what they will say but hay ho if it has gone to far then may be a blessing in disguise. As for the dowels and vin numbers, in the haynes manual and some one quoated on here, that...

Hi all, another td5 head question! My cooling system was pressurizing on my disco 2 year 2000. thinking it is the head gasket and it prob was, i removed the head. on removing, one dowel had snapped and the other was bent. after cleaning off the matting face of the head. i discovered that...