Thread: Does this look right

Originally Posted by Kevin B

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.

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