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One down one to go then the cam .

There is not any identification numbers on the block as though it been machined.

I am going to sit in the garden tomorrow if the weather permits cleaning the bits up ,does it look like a top hat block to you ?.

Forgive me if I have buggered it up ,but hopefully you will see the problem.

I have e mailed them to you Henry thanks .

Hi Folks I have been able to spend an afternoon working on the car,I removed the left hand head and found the problem .I would love to post some photos and hear your comments but I have no idea how to do that could I email them to one of you to post on here ,I would love to hear what you have to...

Thanks for the reply’s guys I had a problem with the manifold gaskets a couple of years ago and replaced the manifold bolts with stainless steel Allen bolts and plenty of copper grease and stainless bolts in the manifold heat shield so I am keeping my fingers crossed .I just called into Halfords...

I think that’s what I will end up doing ,I’ll hopefully get the offending head off tomorrow I’m thinking ahead .

Is it ok to grind the valves with grinding paste on these engines or am I likely to be doing more harm than good ,also what torque wrench do you guys use for the head bolts I believe the heads should be torqued to 15 lb ft both of my wrench’s start at 20 lb ft ,I do have a in lbs wrench I...

Done that Kermit or a day or so later Jackie says I found this on the drive yesterday is it yours .It didn’t use any oil between changes ,it hasn’t used any water for weeks the oil is never milky when I change it .I have been on LR4x4 and one of the guys had the same and it was the head gasket...

If I am going to strip it down and replace some parts I’d rather do it once and do it right .

I’ve got a Kent cam ,lifters ,chain ,sprockets and all the gaskets in the garage ready to go I have been meaning to do it for a while, also new coilpacks leads and plugs .Oh yea the plugs are ok and they all look the same .

I will put the plugs back in when I get back tomorrow run the car and remove the oil filler and report back .

I think you are right I will start well I have already to take the heads off on Saturday and have a look , I am wondering if the head gasket has gone between cylinders 3 and 5 .I am not too sure as to how accurate my compression tester is when I tested no 8 the first time it read 10 bar but the...

Hi Henry the car ran fine up until a week or so ago I noticed a change in the exhaust note to start with then a lumpy tick over and a loss of power the car doesn’t use oil or water I checked it today and prior to this I have sat in traffic for over an hour with the temperature gauge just below...

Well I think I may have found the cause of the problem,I finished early today so I took the plugs out of my P38 and did a compression test the results are as follows cylinder 1 10.5 bar ,cylinder 2 10 bar, cylinder 3 3.75 bar ,cylinder 4 10.25 bar ,cylinder 5 4 bar ,cylinder 6 10.5 bar...

It’s not just me then l love nice tools (Spanners ect ) if you know what I mean?.

If you need to borrow a set of noid lights Marjon give me a shout.

Ive just ordered a set they were £14 it’s worth a try ,I’ll put them in the garage when I’ve finished with them might come in handy some time in the future .

I’ve just had a look noid light sets aren’t expensive will I be able to check for a signal with the upper air intake removed?.