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Gary,Quote:
Originally Posted by garrycol
Thanks ill give it a good look over and if i cant see anything ill send to to a pro, i have been following your thread on you build as well, very cool and if i come across a 4.6 block in the near future i may just grab it, im not sure you may have posted this already and i just missed it but did you send your block away to be tested for cracks and hardness + plus anything else before you started
Kevin
No - the issue with my block was that it had a stripped head stud hole. The engine was low km, not overheated and already top hatted so the block just went in for cleaning, visual check, honing and the hole repaired.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevin B
Garry
Is a double row timing chain std kit for these engines,
1993 Discovery 1 3.5l
2" Lift, Cranked HD Trailing Arms
31" Maxxis Mudders
Tons of Radios, Tons of Spotties
The all V8s have single row as standard but you should get a double for your 3.5. The 4.0 and 4.6 engines can only take a single row chain.
Garry
Thanks Gary, I peered into the timing cover past the crank today and it appears to have had a double fitted at some stage, probably when the pistons were changed, its a pity I dont know when that was.
1993 Discovery 1 3.5l
2" Lift, Cranked HD Trailing Arms
31" Maxxis Mudders
Tons of Radios, Tons of Spotties
This is what the pistons looked kike after a clean up
1993 Discovery 1 3.5l
2" Lift, Cranked HD Trailing Arms
31" Maxxis Mudders
Tons of Radios, Tons of Spotties
It doesn't really matter what they look like, although they are very pretty.
What is important is the ring land wear and the clearances in the bore.
Regards Philip A