Reply With QuoteAlways sad to hear about issues like this. Makes me paranoid.
TopicToaster
Spent a few days last week replacing the head gasket on the 6by. Was heading down to the Mods gathering in sth Qld but didn't quite make it. Got down near Rocky way and had a low water alarm. Pulled up to check and found water ****ing out of the overflow tank. Thought I must have had a malfunctioning thermostat so I pulled the guts out of it and fired her up again. About 20k's down the road it comes on again so I guessed it was the head gasket and turned around. By taking the cap off the expansion tank I managed to get home with only 1 stop to refill the radiator. Then tossed some of my camping gear in the Falcon ute and headed off again. When I pulled the head this is what I found. Had been leaking under compression between cyl's 2 and 3. The head was slightly warped up in the center so i had to get it shaved. Some of the head bolts in the center were noticeably looser than the others so I think this problem may have been caused by human error on the assembly line. With the low k's mine has done I am sure it hasn't been tampered with before. All good now - just did a 650k round trip and goes like a ripper!!!6x6 centre console 143.jpg6x6 centre console 140.jpg6x6 centre console 144.jpg
Cheers......Brian
1985 110 V8 County
1998 110 Perentie GS Cargo 6X6 ARN 202516 (Brutus)
Master
Always sad to hear about issues like this. Makes me paranoid.
TopicToaster
It was a bit annoying I must admit as I love driving the beast, in comparison the XR ute has no soul!!! I have never had this problem with a 4BD1 before and I have put a lot of K's on 3 motors over the years. I am pretty sure it was because it wasn't torqued down properly. At least you can keep going with these motors. I probably could have done the whole trip if I could have put up with stopping every 150k's or so to refill the radiator!
Cheers......Brian
1985 110 V8 County
1998 110 Perentie GS Cargo 6X6 ARN 202516 (Brutus)
Master
Yeah I keep a full set of tools and parts on board just in case. My tom thumb pump leaked the other day and covered everything in oil, So i'm rethinking that a bit. That will be the day this happens lol.
Master
Prepping for some time away. Still waiting on a center seat (someone beat me to the second handie). Traded a favor to fix my no5 trailer foot, and replaced rooten wooden tools with synthetic handled tools.
Replaced the jerry straps with camlocks too.
Had some fun with olive drab paint after taking a grinder to recut the edge on the axe to a useful angle.
Found a leaking swivel housing seal - leaking onto my break disc...
yay....
Master
IMG_3468.jpg
A bit of yard work today; 48-010 and 205-108 helped to line an ephemeral creek in our yard with rock to stop erosion after big rainfall events. 5 trailer loads did it, although they were probably light loads - I have no idea what 750kg of granite looks like so we went easy.
Last edited by Dervish; 20th August 2017 at 05:02 PM. Reason: Seeing if I could fix disappointing image quality. I could not.
Master
Put some number plates on it after 3 and a bit years of ownership.
Today
land rover.jpg
When I got it
5273936.jpg
Swaggie
Doesn't look like you put the little tab on the new stand that stops the stands from falling down while driving, this will stop you bending the new one.Originally Posted by dranoweb
Prepping for some time away. Still waiting on a center seat (someone beat me to the second handie). Traded a favor to fix my no5 trailer foot, and replaced rooten wooden tools with synthetic handled tools.
Replaced the jerry straps with camlocks too.
Had some fun with olive drab paint after taking a grinder to recut the edge on the axe to a useful angle.
Found a leaking swivel housing seal - leaking onto my break disc...
yay....
Master
I didn't manufacture the new one. The tab on the old one didn't fit the slot - leading to the bending event. I'm now in the habit of removing it entirely for long trips, hence the slightly shorter length.
Swaggie
Okeydoke......it's just a lot of people are surprised when the tab is pointed out....I repaired way too many.
Posting Permissions
| Search AULRO.com ONLY! |
Search All the Web! |
|---|
|
|
|
Bookmarks