Head Gone - questions!

[darkdezigns]

Forgot to ask, is there a possibility that the problem is more likely to be the head gasket as it is a 3.0L? Its never overheated or lost water up until this point,

Cheers,

Nick

id say v unlikely,mine was v similar to yours,same age too,every one of my valves was cracked,and feww cracks between cylinder 3 and 4,i bought the roughtrax head,v happy with it,id say a must is,but atleast a litre of gunk and strip down inlet manifold when u do the head,and u will see the inside of the manifold will be thick with black sludge,my surf now needs less than a quarter throttle,even uphill

[Nick V]

Forgot to ask, is there a possibility that the problem is more likely to be the head gasket as it is a 3.0L? Its never overheated or lost water up until this point,

Cheers,

Nick

[Nick V]

Get the coolant tested for gases to confirm before you rip it apart (just incase it's a spilt in the rad or something esle as stuipd)


If you do replace the head do the water pump, thermostat, and renew cambelt tensioners as well as a new belt

It's definitely the head/gasket unfortunately Having done quite a few head/gasket changes, I would do all of those things you suggested as a matter of course, but many thanks for the suggestion anyway - I may be old but not too old to be given good advice .

Cheers, Nick

[BioHazard]

Looks like the head on my 3.0L has gone - unless I'm lucky enough that its just the gasket - cos I've got the usual symptoms, loss of water, exhaust gas and 'fizzing' in the rad etc, etc.

So I have one or two questions for those that have had this problem themselves:

1) I have no problem with the mechanical side of things, but are there any problem areas which I need to look out for or any part of the job that may need specialist tools - not that I can think of anything at the moment?

2) Ball park time for doing the job?

3) When you have got the head off what's the general state of the bores been although I suspect the engine wear is very good?

Oops that's three questions

I have had my truck for 4 years, it was born in 1993, NEVER let me down, its in very good nick, has always gone through its MOT with no major failures, has OME suspension, BFG's etc and I love it, but I am trying to make up my mind whether to do this job or to say sod it and go for a 3rd gen. Of course if I do that I could pick up one that needs it's head done!!

So one final question - oops, that four - should I forget the repair and go ahead and buy a newer 3rd gen, or should I change the head and spend a decent amount of dosh getting mine up to scratch - body lift, new wheels & 33's, recover front seats, some tubular bumpers, etc - and keep it forever!! What should I do???

Cheers, Nick

Get the coolant tested for gases to confirm before you rip it apart (just incase it's a spilt in the rad or something esle as stuipd)


If you do replace the head do the water pump, thermostat, and renew cambelt tensioners as well as a new belt

[Nick V]

Looks like the head on my 3.0L has gone - unless I'm lucky enough that its just the gasket - cos I've got the usual symptoms, loss of water, exhaust gas and 'fizzing' in the rad etc, etc.

So I have one or two questions for those that have had this problem themselves:

1) I have no problem with the mechanical side of things, but are there any problem areas which I need to look out for or any part of the job that may need specialist tools - not that I can think of anything at the moment?

2) Ball park time for doing the job?

3) When you have got the head off what's the general state of the bores been although I suspect the engine wear is very good?

Oops that's three questions

I have had my truck for 4 years, it was born in 1993, NEVER let me down, its in very good nick, has always gone through its MOT with no major failures, has OME suspension, BFG's etc and I love it, but I am trying to make up my mind whether to do this job or to say sod it and go for a 3rd gen. Of course if I do that I could pick up one that needs it's head done!!

So one final question - oops, that four - should I forget the repair and go ahead and buy a newer 3rd gen, or should I change the head and spend a decent amount of dosh getting mine up to scratch - body lift, new wheels & 33's, recover front seats, some tubular bumpers, etc - and keep it forever!! What should I do???

Cheers, Nick