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The surprise is that all the valves still look serviceable.

The Head gasket looks like the head wasn't pulled down properly and it was leaking between 1 and 2, blown badly between 3 and 4 with a piece missing completely at the back of number 4.

Thank you Dane h for your offer, I passed this onto Gus and he will be dealing with this side of things.

Public holiday here in Tassie today so that will slow things a bit getting any parts over, then getting the head checked for warping and cracks.

Gus is sort of happy after finding this, next step is to make Gus really happy.
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Four Wheel Drives have exhaust valves if needed.
Land Rover Series 1 Exhaust Valves SET OF 4 | eBay

They will also have a head gasket etc.

Colin

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Originally Posted by gromit

Four Wheel Drives have exhaust valves if needed.
They will also have a head gasket etc.

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Hi Colin

Thanks for that, I have already given Gus the details to contact Four Wheel Drives. They are certainly a good standby for those with the proper Land Rovers.

Gus has decarbonised the head and block and is ready for the head gasket when it arrives, hopefully tomorrow.

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As Arthur has been on top of descriptions, here is a photo of the offending gasket. :o

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...014/03/882.jpg

All part of the adventure Gus :), I hope you are enjoying your trip. You are certainly meeting all the right (and nice) people.

Bugger - that's gone good and proper. All the best getting it sorted - glad to hear you got the toe in sorted - sounds like it was a loooong way out.:)

Arthur, Jim and Gus,

You lot embody the spirit of series ownership :)

Having a really difficult time here at present so apologies for not stepping into the breach. I am so glad it is getting sorted and you will soon be back on the road.

Hats off to you all :)

JC

GREAT SUCCESS!!! Got the car all back together and I now have a 2.0 rocket ship. Runs better than ever. :D

Remember to re-torque the head after about 500 miles, and probably again after a couple of thousand.

John

Hi Gus, it was good to see that grin back at widest setting and don't forget to record the sounds of the Series one for my sleep background noise.

Here is the link to Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift.

Gulliver's Travels, by Jonathan Swift

***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK GULLIVER'S TRAVELS***
Transcribed from the 1892 George Bell and Sons edition by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org

GULLIVER’S TRAVELS into several REMOTE NATIONS OF THE WORLD
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