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took the head off
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took the head off
getting fed up with constant fiddling, I have removed the head on my LJ 200. It will be sent away for skimming, new seats, etc. The bores have a slight wear lip, but not much play. Fuel consumption is 22MPG and blowby not very bad at all so I will leave the pistons alone. Incidentally, can the sump be removed with the engine in situ? It looks like a massive chassis member is in the way.
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Re: took the head off
has anyone got any advice on head re-fitting? I am using the NON-Copper gasket, should I use gasket compound, which one? Cylinders look quite good.
Re: took the head off
Normally modern composite gaskets are fitted without any sealing compound.
Nick
Nick
"Nick - do you think you will ever put that old car back together again?"
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Re: took the head off
Yes, the instructions on my gasket says to apply a compound just around the water passages. Also included was a list of torque settings , far better than guesswork. The head is away for a complete rebuild at Cylinder Head Services.
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Re: took the head off
This is a good product http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAD-GASKET-C ... Sw53NZAH4e
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Re: took the head off
that's the one! I have a tube of that, seems very good. Have you used it on a head gasket?
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Re: took the head off
We have used tin's of it in the past and never had a problem it was a Rolls Royce design i think .
Re: took the head off
I used Wellseal on the fluid flywheel.
Nick
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"Nick - do you think you will ever put that old car back together again?"
Re: took the head off
Hi, I seem to remember, that it was referred to as "Squires" compound when I was in the aerospace industry many years ago. Hylomar was another product, that was also used extensively.
Cheers A'l
Cheers A'l
Re: took the head off
If I remember correctly Hylomar was originally licences by Rolls Royce. British Leyland BMC etc used to use Hylomar. As I worked for a Leyland tractor dealer we also used it. What brilliant stuff. We used to "stick" a cast aluminium sump to the bottom of the block while we put the bolts in!
Nick
Nick
"Nick - do you think you will ever put that old car back together again?"