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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: henryandlesley on February 10, 2008, 08:49:18

Title: 3.9 gas powered rangie
Post by: henryandlesley on February 10, 2008, 08:49:18
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
Title: Re: 3.9 gas powered rangie
Post by: Guardian. on February 10, 2008, 09:52:34
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.
Title: Re: 3.9 gas powered rangie
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 10, 2008, 16:12:51
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.
Title: Re: 3.9 gas powered rangie
Post by: Guardian. on February 10, 2008, 17:33:34
yes, and after al that, PANIC. :lol:
Title: Re: 3.9 gas powered rangie
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 11, 2008, 12:16:08
So presumably the same thermostat too then :-k

Hate to say it but Guardian might be right :(
Title: Re: 3.9 gas powered rangie
Post by: Guardian. on February 11, 2008, 15:06:15
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.
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