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Thanks guys.
Injector washers and lash caps are in the genuine Elrig gasket set. Genuine pump is coming with a gasket too. There's a timing belt tensioner floating around in the back of the vehicle so I suspect it's been changed in recent history.
The injector studs are interesting. Does a new AMC complete head not come with injector studs installed?
The AMC complete (with valves and springs) head I got from Turner's had no studs at all, including manifold, they all had to be swapped across.
Are you talking about the timing belt or serpentine? Timing belt tensioner is not something you would expect to be floating around.
Unless its a total rebuild, personally I wouldn't tackle timing and head at the same time - I prefer to do one major task at a time, if the timing is functional before you start the head project, its one less thing that can be out during reassembly. Same goes the other way round. If you do both, and there is a problem, you will then be faced with: Is it head or is it timing? Hope that makes sense.
Also, I'm with Isuzurover on the lash caps - though can't speak for Crane ones. I had a bad experience with the Turner's hardenened caps, which I fitted with new rocker arms. They were so hard, and so "unsmooth" and had square 90ยบ shoulders and not the angled/chamfered shape of the standard ones, that they actually wore themselves right into the new rockers within 2K km. They sent me some more of both, the same happened again - they claimed my timing must out and the valves were hitting the pistons. They were not (another reason not to do the two major tasks at one time, the rockers I replaced were original and not real bad, if the timing was out they would have shown the same wear), but I checked anyway, all was spot on. Eventually bought a new set of rockers and OEM caps locally, that was nearly 30K km ago, and they still look like new, with only very minimal adjustments needed, like 1 thou on a couple of valves.
The Turner's head has been good though, and they did try and help. I just won't be buying their lash caps again.
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Originally Posted by bee utey
Actually I'd use aftermarket VW air cooled racing ones or Crane or Comp Cams 8mm ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by isuzurover
Much more consistent, the current OEM Land Rover seem like cheese. Actually Fetta.
if it is like mine it will come without studs or the injector postsQuote:
Originally Posted by Dougal
Mine didn't - I used the ones out of the old head, used my old lash caps as well - sounds like it was better to do that than use some of the replacements that have been obtained :) haven't experienced any change in valve clearances since.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dougal
A new fan belt tensioner wouldn't do any harm either - the belt starts to chirp when the tensioner is on the way out - the critical wear is not just in the pulley bearing but the tensioner shaft itself - some people pack them out with coins or washers but it's only a short term fix.
If your valve lash caps are in good condition use them, new Land Rover lash caps are rubbish, I will include address of previous posts on Lash Caps: Post # 30
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-...grating-3.html
Also your old gasket will tell you the thickness required by the number of holes in edge of gasket, usually 3 holes, go for the laminated metal gasket, most new heads come supplied with them and some manufacturers void head warranty if you don't. Get Crane valve lash caps as per previous post and use plenty of engine rebuild lube on valve tip and lash cap, Regards Frank.
Take the advice of myself and others on the Valve Lash caps.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dougal
Also check that your valves are seating correctly by pouring some petrol into the ports and see if there are any leaks.
I bought a brand new AMC head and it leaked like a sieve, I lapped in all of the valves and no more leaks, some LOL Spanish lady that gets $10 a day would not be considered too good at assembling heads, I have seen new heads without valve spring seats under the springs, best head gasket is Victor Rienze, Regards Frank.
Re the fan belt tensioner, I've found here in Oz that it's cheaper to buy from a normal parts store (in my case, Bursons) than my usual Landy supplier.
It's a Dayco tensioner, can't recall their part # ATM.
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Originally Posted by rick130
x2. Bursons price was a lot less than even the ebay sellers. Around $90 last time I got one. Part# APV 1004 Land Rover part# is ERR4708
This engine has been screwed with too much. I have zero confidence that the current gasket is the right one. I expect to just find the thickest one in there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tank
I have a good local supplier with all the MLS gasket thicknesses in stock.