Ok, chaps, finally took the plunge and decided to take the head off. After most of Friday, Saturday and today (Sunday), I have the head sitting on the bench.
To be honest I'm not really sure what I'm looking at but I can see that there is a lot of pitting around the tops of number 2 and 4 cylinders on the block. Big cracks in the head too, between most of the valves. Check out the images, I know there's a lot of experience here with this kind of thing.
Thanks to Lucky for his instructions, I couldn't have done it without them. I have say that sentences such as "Remove the bolts and nuts from the inlet manifold and remove the inlet manifold" do not help at all! what about all the fuel injection stuff, glow plugs, odd electrical connections, wierd little pipes etc!!!
Seriously though, thanks for that. Especially the tip about using the idler stay bar as a method of stopping the crank from turning.
Spoke to Stevo on Friday, going to ring again tomorrow. If I lived in Manchester I would have taken the car straight round to him.
Thanks,
Jon.
To be honest I'm not really sure what I'm looking at but I can see that there is a lot of pitting around the tops of number 2 and 4 cylinders on the block. Big cracks in the head too, between most of the valves. Check out the images, I know there's a lot of experience here with this kind of thing.
Thanks to Lucky for his instructions, I couldn't have done it without them. I have say that sentences such as "Remove the bolts and nuts from the inlet manifold and remove the inlet manifold" do not help at all! what about all the fuel injection stuff, glow plugs, odd electrical connections, wierd little pipes etc!!!
Seriously though, thanks for that. Especially the tip about using the idler stay bar as a method of stopping the crank from turning.
Spoke to Stevo on Friday, going to ring again tomorrow. If I lived in Manchester I would have taken the car straight round to him.
Thanks,
Jon.
Comment