3.9 gas powered rangie

[henryandlesley]

hi just put a secondhand encine in my mates range rover it is a 1993 gas powered  it is running sweet as a nut no miss fire pulls like a trian but the temp goes up and the rad hose goes solid like a brick no water in oil or oil in water compression is fine

[Guardian.]

THATS EXACTLY LIKE MINE DID JUST before the cracked block let go! it was a 2 month old recon unit ran sweet as a nut, but kept getting a bit hot, but not overheat, no oil in water etc etc etc, then driving along it just started pouring smoke out the back when it finally let go.
no matter what you do do NOT go to v8 developments in lincolnshireto sort it out.

[Range Rover Blues]

How high does it go?  is it of the scale?

If not then re-fit your old temp sender and put a new thermostat in it.  I bought a S/H engine and found that my tempt guage didn't read as before, but it's still going 2 years later.

You've got to do all the simple stuff before worrying that it could be serious.

[Guardian.]

yes, and after al that, PANIC. :lol:

[Range Rover Blues]

So presumably the same thermostat too then :-k

Hate to say it but Guardian might be right :(

[Guardian.]

IM ON ME SECOND NEW ENGINE IN 2 MONTHS AND THEY ARE BOTH [!Expletive Deleted!] SO YOU ARENT DOING TOO BAD, AT LEAST IT WAQS SECOND HAND, WISHED ID GONE THAT ROUTE.