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clbarclay:
The new head guaskets were are composite, so should be more accomidating for a little warp that the steel ones. The main reason for leaving the outer row off was the replacement gaskets appear to be latter type ones with no holes for the outer row of bolts, which lead to some confusion, wondering why the bolts wouldn't go in :doh:
Range Rover Blues:
OEM compositer gaskets don't have the holes as they are intended for the 10 bolt heads, but you can buy composite 14 bolt gaskets.
Skibum346:
Quick note to say I'm finally doen.. wasn't without mishap... again!
But more of that later... got to dash out for now!
Thanks for all the re-assurance guys!
Skibum
Skibum346:
OK... now I've got time to tell the full story...
Getting the heads, rocker shaftsetc on all went well, as did all the other ancillaries. The problems started when it came time to fill up the coolant & oil.
I had a 4.5l can of Duckhams best 20/40 and a 1l can of same. They were dark blue in colour. Knowing that there would be some oil left in the filter etc I put the 4.5l in and checked the level... perfect slap bang between the full and low marks.
Next... in went the coolant... 5l can with 2 l left in it... so happens it's also dark blue in colour. reched for the 1l can of coolant I'd sent SWMBO for... dark blue in colour... cracked the lid... and... "ooohhh... that's thick coolant........**pregnant pause**....AAaaaagggghhhhhh!!!!!" The 1l can of coolant SWMBO had bought... was a different brand and came in a white bottle... I'd just picked up the small oil can and pured 2 table spoons into the expansion tank! :doh: :oops:
However, a quick undo of the pipe from the rad to the water pump and 10 litres of clean water flushed through rad and another 10 litres through the expansion tank, I seem to have gotten away with it. However, word of caution guys and gals... when it's been a long job, yer body is all sore and the light is going... keep yer mind on the job at hand and double check what is being put where!
other than that, everything wehnt fine, I had adjusted the choke settings to see if I could make it smoother to use... but all I did was make it impossible to move from the cab! So... head and shoulders inside again and fiddle till the choke is pullable but still has a good range.
I left her idling for about 40 minutes to see how she would cope. Part of the origonal problem had been a tendancy to get too warm with no thermostat in. initialy, despite a new thermostat and a new temp sender, it was going the same way. Then I spotted that the pipe from the water pump to the inlet manifold wasn't sealed. After sorting that I left the coolant cap off by mistake and it was the best thing I could have done... it bubbled on and off for a good while before settling down. The temp needle headed close to the last white line, then I guess the thermostat opened cause the water level dropped and things got cooler for a bit. next time it headed that wqay the low temp fan (driven by the fancy new X-eng temp switch housing) kicked in and down it came to normal and the fan switched off again. I let it do this a few times to make sure that staionary, I was not going to overheat.
So.. after four days struggling, one and a half of them with a [insert adjective] allen screw, my baby is back together and my mekanikin has gone up a level... ok... maybe half a level! :lol: :dance:
Again... thanks for all the support and it's a great feature of the club that both new and old members are happy to kleep a fellow member on track.
Give yourselves an official pat on the back!
Now... I'm off for some cheese on toast and a couple of very large Morgan Spiced & coke!
Skibum
Range Rover Blues:
Cheese on toast :drool:
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