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  1. alex8882

    bumper

    lol its been off about 4 months lol. not taken any new pics as its normally broke or in bits
  2. alex8882

    bumper

    i've got 33"x12.5"x15" and have this bumper fitted withou problems was built by one of the members on here please ignore the grill its off now lol
  3. alex8882

    Need help disco starting problem

    mine did this also and used the handbrake cable as an earth instead. melted the plastic sheath aswell lol. check the earth strap that goes from the stater motor to the chassis
  4. alex8882

    Has my turbo just failed?

    Could be the lift pump also. Or blocked filter with the rev issues. But only a guess
  5. alex8882

    Has my turbo just failed?

    Check the air filter to turbo hose to make sure it hasnt collapsed. Rev the engine and look at ir to see if its sucking flat. Second take the hose off that goes from the intercooler to the inlet manifold. Its the sliver thing above the turbo. Look to see if there is alot of fresh oil. I would...
  6. alex8882

    attempted arsen on my 90

    gives you chance to build it better i guess. still you got it back yhats the main thing
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    A cautionary tale and a guardian angel !

    atleast you got to have a pee thou, oh and not all over the inside of the car. Lucky thou alittle bit to close that one. Always check me balls, do the steering ones aswell atleast every two weeks.
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    Emergency, at side of road now!

    think its a 200 that he has not sure
  9. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    @jm. the pressure is only there when on tick over. up the revs to say 1000rpms and its sucking as it should, let it idle and its blowing again. been told it could be the actuator could be stuck or knackerd. i'm getting 15.5 psi of boost, but thats taking the reading from the t-piece off the...
  10. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    Hornet no pal rocket box seal is good as that was my guess lol.
  11. alex8882

    help think head has blown

    land rover state up to 5 times using the same head bolts lol. Paddocks do a head staed which containes the head bolts for £39.50+vat which isn't bad as the bolts on there own are £29.50+vat here is a link:STC2802B | Head gasket set and head bolts - does not include head gasket - 300TDI You...
  12. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    Well found the angles for valve seats if i need to recut them as they are fairly big. Freind of mine has the cutters. Worse case is i have to buy some new valves. Undid the oil filler cap with engine running earlier, sounded like a bottle of fizzy drink being opened lol. Think it may have blown...
  13. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    Just re checked the tappets, and had to adjust 5 back to 0.20mm. its been said that maybe the reason the inlet tract is getting pressure beacuse of an inlet valve being burnt, or not seating correctly. Anybody think this could be a possibility. checked the tappets to see if any of them were to tight
  14. alex8882

    help think head has blown

    Water pump failed ob mine when my mate owned it only it had melted piston and destroyed the head. Worse case is the head has cracked.
  15. alex8882

    attempted arsen on my 90

    Bad times danny real bad times. Alot of work gone into that 90. My prints will be over it aswell both front,back and side including underneath. I hope you get it back soon pal
  16. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    Ok just a quick update. started it up this morning, had br sat fort around 12-13 hours, started up, ran rough for about 2 seconds, and fine. No clouds of blue smoke, infact very little blue smoke. No checked for pressure in the inlet tracted yet, nor have i checked the breather to see if its...
  17. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    Lol any help is great. first no rings were not changed. The piston height past the block deck was 0.95mm And as for the head being cracked i hope not as its the thrid one in a year lol. first one was cracked second to replaced turned out to be warped beoned repair and this one at the time was in...
  18. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    what about the piston and assy including rings as they do standard 0010,0020 and 0030 at £24.99 +vat per piston. they also sell the rings standard oem again at standard 0010,0020,0030. I take it when you say the rings need to be gapped, and bore size meassured to find out if i need a standard...
  19. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    I have run wvo mixed with diesel through it a few times, filter the veg oil through a 5 micron filter, and ran it 60/40 diesel to veg oil. The fuel pump has been turned up by some else, as i fitted this engine for the last owner a month before i bought it. power output doesn't seem to have...
  20. alex8882

    paddocks and piston rings

    head was taken off june of last year due to failed head gasket. and head. replaced the valve stem seals, had acouple of the seats re-cut due to pitting, and all the valve relapped. Found alot of glazing on the bores hence why the were glaze busted. But like i said after that is when the smoking...
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