davo52
25th December 2009, 05:16 PM
Hi all, this is my first post/
I have just acquired a 1997 4.6 from a mate who has had enough. He is not mechanically minded and his rangey dropped two liners with subsequent piston damage etc. When i got the vehicle it had been partially stripped for diagnosis with just the block minus sump still in place and all stripped parts in the back and bolts in a box.
Anyway it is now back together with replacement block and all new or reconditioned components and running like a charm. When I remove a motor I tend to leave bolts and other fasteners in place or with the component which makes reassembly so much easier, however my problem with this project is that I did not start it and it turns out that I have been left with unidentified bolts.
The ones that concern me appear to be metric (they will NOT fit UNC threads on motor) 10mm x 25mm with a 13mm hex head with fairly substantial inbuilt washer.
There is six of these bolts and judging from the thread and the length they do not belong in a casting or anywhere on the motor but rather with a chassis component/bracket into captive nuts. I can not find anywhere for them, they may be blowins but they have that range rover look to them.
Does anybody have any idea where these six bolts (I suspect 2 sets of 3 bolts) belong. I have driven the vehicle and it drives beautifully.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
I have just acquired a 1997 4.6 from a mate who has had enough. He is not mechanically minded and his rangey dropped two liners with subsequent piston damage etc. When i got the vehicle it had been partially stripped for diagnosis with just the block minus sump still in place and all stripped parts in the back and bolts in a box.
Anyway it is now back together with replacement block and all new or reconditioned components and running like a charm. When I remove a motor I tend to leave bolts and other fasteners in place or with the component which makes reassembly so much easier, however my problem with this project is that I did not start it and it turns out that I have been left with unidentified bolts.
The ones that concern me appear to be metric (they will NOT fit UNC threads on motor) 10mm x 25mm with a 13mm hex head with fairly substantial inbuilt washer.
There is six of these bolts and judging from the thread and the length they do not belong in a casting or anywhere on the motor but rather with a chassis component/bracket into captive nuts. I can not find anywhere for them, they may be blowins but they have that range rover look to them.
Does anybody have any idea where these six bolts (I suspect 2 sets of 3 bolts) belong. I have driven the vehicle and it drives beautifully.
Any help would be very much appreciated.