younggun

i am not looking forward to lineing up the engine up again:noyay: . how did u go about yours ? my rear engine mounts are fine its only the front one which has fell to bits . but i have been told to fit them as a set . i did think of the propshaft mod to eliminate the problem of engine alignment and metalastic couplings .

:rofl::rofl::rofl:I BLOODY Wish i now have the heads on and torqued down. inlet manifold is back on injectors also. both sumps have been off cleaned and refitted . i am now waiting on exhaust manifold to be machined . bolts and gaskets for the rocker box and new engine mounts which are being made on the 22nd of this month. still a long way to go i should think u will be up and running befor me. nick

it cant be very good the front grill has fallen off allready :coffee:

these two engines are both running on modern oils 15w40 from memory and both seem to run fine on it as is my scammell .

if the situation gets that bad andy i will pm u , i dont think it should. the only problem with getting one is that it is a bank holiday and CBH fasters dont open again till bloody tuesday :argh:

yes andy just pulling your leg .was the only safe way we could think off getting the heads back on with out injury to ourselves or damage to the heads . on another note me and floyd shall be open for viewing to to the public tomorow at the resonable price of 1 1/2 inch bsf head nut per person :-\ that should solve that problem of the stripped nut :-D

hi all today the flow of parts into the garage has now been reversed. parts are now flowing back to where they belong . heads are now back on .all went well with only a minor problem with a stripped head nut no major crises. i am hopeing to find one tomorow . also we have has a visit from the health and safty executive he started quoting working at hight regulations so oldgun came up with a solition . pics are as follows .

soon as i get the mass a parts in the garage back under the bonnet where they belong .but untill i get over the cold from hell not much progress is goingto be made . i am rearly looking forward to joining in the fun and games :-D

good work rob:thumbsup: hope the refit goes well ime planning to get mine back together easter weekend .

it looks shiney because i am crap at painting and polishing is easier :-D the machining marks are viseible the head was skimed useing a fly cutter but the machining marks give the copper gasket something to grip too

:rofl::rofl::rofl: i like your style rob sex ,trucks and sausage rolls

just some pics as prommissed

:rofl::rofl:the highways muppets are most upset that i can cause a bigger rolling road block than they can . :-\ thanks bernard il take my laptop down the farm and i will show it floyd to show him wot he,s missing

hi all just so u guys dont think i have done a runner, quick progress report heads. have been skimmed as advised my some one more in the know than me. valves have been lapped in and re fitted allso have made the 6 spacers needed for the head torque plan and the 6 copper washers for the injectors i decided to make these as it was quicker than trying to find some the rite size. both heads just need a little paint and they are done . engine mounts have been found in the robush catalog other things i have decided not too paint the rocker covers rocker box and inlet manifold as they are aluminium so i will give them a gd polish and hope they come up well . progress is slow but i am getting there . will get u all some pics soon nick

8 please good sir

i would be interested in a set also for the spares box :-D as i have one leaking hub

yes tom i do have wot looks to be a T bar but it is referd to as the towing pole for some reason in the manual

next time i have the sheets off the back off mine gps i will take some pics of the recovery gear mine has on the back from memory mine has 1 draw bar 1 towing ploe 1 long A frame 1 short A frame and a towing distance A frame along with two wire ropes for the ground anchors .

gents i am in need of some engine mounts i have the robush catalogue infront of me i just need to know what the sizes they are :confused: my front mount on the engine is to badly worn to get an acurate size from can eny one help :sweat:

sorry i dont have any more pages i will see if i can get more pages

ive checked round the back off the block allready there was that much oil in that area i doubt it would ever rust . i did think of posting it in the index but i thought i would post it here first . i can email it u if u want bernard .

i have just received some info from a freind of my dads shows where and when my explorer was sold off along with many others .

hi graham leanne told me about this one it looks a rearly good buy for some one . looks mint and its an RAF one

Hi all i have removed the valves from the heads all are ok no carbon build up out of the ordinairy also have cleaned the head with diesel and checked the heads with a straight edge and a feeler gauge both are flat as the day they went on i am now in search of more parts i have the main gaskets head caskets and rocker box gaskets and rocker cover gaskets . i also have the rubber o rings for the water jacket and valve seals . the parts i dont have are inlet and exhaust gaskets which i am goin to have to make my self . the other parts i am in need off are engine mounts ! when i took the weight off the front engine mount with the jack the front mount prity much fell apart :shake: i shall attempt to clean the block tomorrow when ive finished playing trains in london .

hi thor i hope so thor i was starting to think that attempting this job was a bad idea but ill get there just will take some time . hows the cab goin ?