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Thanks for all your encouragement. I’m no mechanic. Haven’t taken a head off since college. I mean engine. Notkill bill Style. I’ll check out your project. have a good day everyone

Yeah I know. How can someone see the valve strike. And just re use the bent rods Surely they knew it was gonna come back at some time. All the gaskets were missing and fixed with silicone based gasket Everywhere. Shame for the person who paid for a repair Take the money and run...

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All back together again. And running smoothly I gave the engine a total examination and my conclusion is previous engine damage I De coked all the head and valves which were quite heavy. Changed all the valve Seals and re ground valves. When I cleaned the piston heads I found valve...

Thanks for your answer. I still swear that the damage to this engine was there before. the push rod that snapped had a shear mark theough 50per cent. The other half sappped 3 mm further up the same shaft. One half had a rough and grainy texture. The other half was shiny As if it was...

Just done it. All the marks line up

Ok. Ta. I tried for ages. But every time I tried to start a new topic it would only allow me to talk to the persons in my group. Which I didn’t have. The only person I was talking to was Dave. Which is why I thought I was Only talking to him. when I discovered the post new thread I...

Yeah. Appreciate that. Your a bloody star. I will remove the timing cover a d have a peak. Ran out of time today. Outlaws over and a barbecue before the summer disappears for good. Ha ha I am still suspicious that this was a catalogue of disaster waiting to happen. rhe push rod that...

Yeah. Sorry guys. I thought I was replying to a individual. Not a group. I’m new at this Never joined a forum before. apologies

Thank you very much. I will let you know how I get on. your help here is very much appreciated

Thanks Dave. Nice to hear from you. I am gonna get the cover off today and see if the belt has moved. I am totally gutted. I will send a pic of the broken rod. It has a rub-mark on the side of the rod. Does this mean it was bent for a while. Or the rub happened during the trauma. ?

I’ve taken a few

Thanks guys. My engine is a Bulk standard. 19j.

Sorry if I have offended you in posting in the wrong place Sometimes I find it difficult to navigate this page.

Does anyone have any experience with push rods. my early ninety broke down. I dismantled the head as I thought it was top end. One broken push rod. And 3 bent ones. what the hell happened. Is it just bad luck or a serious problem elsewhere. I have recently changed the timing belt...

Good evening Dave. sorry to do this to you. my landy had to be recovered. after 2 hours of staring at the broken vehicle I removed the head. a broken push rod. And 3 other bent ones. is there a more serious problem. All the pots look really good. No bad oil leaks. Haemorrhage...

I am so happy. Just a small thing but it means a lot. I didn’t Test the steering but just let my lady have the first drive. I got a double flash of the headlights and a and double thumbs up. There is no wandering and it turns so easy I am astounded. Big smile emoji.

Good evening all. Splendid news. The adapted part arrived back today from anglia hose. Good job. This was fitted within the hour. Success I am so happy. It drives a. Blinking dream. Lr parts were very helpful in getting the bits together. Thank you

I have a cousin who is the nuts at welding. But man he is a busy boy. Like you. I fine with every day stuff and more. The project has been fun. I haven’t done this much mechanic stuff since I was 25. Land Rover now looks splendid. Just for a laugh I replaced the windscreen seal as it...

Ma you didn’t. I had a job to do on ma 90. and your know your stuff. I wish you lived closer. I would be knocking on your door every day. Lol