TD5 Head Gasket

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Originally Posted by woko

[QUOTE If steel dowels are fitted to to earlier engines, cylinder head cracking may result. Bob

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I know this what LR recommends. But I have seen heaps of TD5's fitted with steel locating dowels and had no problems. Has anyone seen cracking of heads due to fitting steel dowels to early TD5's or is this a myth from LR not to pay head gasket claims on early TD5's

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Well I might be finding out first hand this week.

My head was machined 6 thou and steel dowels fitted 10k ago and I am now losing coolant.
Thoughts at this stage are crack around an inlet valve/ port. Have done all the usual checks and have no pressure in the header tank so its not on the compression side. Motor runs sweet all the time though has an occasional rough start after its been hot.
Exhaust manifold has been off and all exhaust ports and valves are clean with no indications( works boroscope is an awesome tool)
Couldnt wind my way through the inlet without getting the camera dirty so manifold off on thursday.

I will let you know what I find.:(

Hope its nothing to serious. Is that a turbine air tractor in your photo?

Mike

Quote for parts only head gasket kit and stretch bolts $615. How does that sound ?

Mike

Not even looking but about $200 too much at least.

Check this out. https://bputah.com/. Looks the goods to me.

I prefer to get parts from these chaps Britcar (UK) Ltd

Regards
Andrew

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Originally Posted by Disco mike

Quote for parts only head gasket kit and stretch bolts $615. How does that sound ?

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Hi Mike,

Thats not too bad. Where is that from?

I paid $675ish inc gst from Land Rover.

for:

Head gasket ($154.74 + gst)
set of bolts ($272.76 + gst)
injector o rings and copper washers ($95 + gst:eek:)
inlet and exhasut gaskets ($87.30 + gst)
steel dowels ($3.62 + gst)
another gastet ($6.21 + gst)

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Originally Posted by Psimpson7

Hi Mike,

Thats not too bad. Where is that from?

I paid $675ish inc gst from Land Rover.

for:

Head gasket ($154.74 + gst)
set of bolts ($272.76 + gst)
injector o rings and copper washers ($95 + gst:eek:)
inlet and exhasut gaskets ($87.30 + gst)
steel dowels ($3.62 + gst)
another gastet ($6.21 + gst)

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Linn Rover in Perth

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Originally Posted by Andrew D

Mike

Not even looking but about $200 too much at least.

Check this out. https://bputah.com/. Looks the goods to me.

I prefer to get parts from these chaps Britcar (UK) Ltd

Regards
Andrew

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I have started looking at Rimmer bros and others there are a lot of online wholesalers out there.

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Originally Posted by Disco mike

........ Is that a turbine air tractor in your photo?

Mike

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Its Pilataus PC12, daily drive when I get to work:p

cheers

Its a hard life,,;)

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...ds_olgas_a.jpg

Forgive me for going off the thread content, but had the pleasure of hitching a ride in an Army Pilatus Porter S.T.O.L. aircraft whilst serving in Darwin- a most amazing experience! Not very fast, but take off and land in just about it's own length, the pilots put on a show for the locals at the cattle station we went to [ muckity, I think] bought the house down, Bob.