Does anyone here have any experience of Leyland 680 problems.
I have purchased a 680; it wasn't expensive or warranted in any way.
Having finally got it to somewhere to work on it and making some small repairs to run it does indeed run lovely;my mate and myself were pleased as it would brings on a long term project in a great leap.
However my friend commented on a rattle which may have been the pump drive where the compressor would be on a vehicle spec. engine; the tin cover was loose and appears to be the source of rattle.
Behind the tin cover there was a canker of rust which was a bit damp; I rubbed it away with only a finger which produce a leak and a scratch around with an old nail revealed a hole of about 5/16" across rotten which the remaining water in the block then escaped. The application of this engine would suggest that it had stood with normal water as coolant for its entire life which would be cause enough for this.
It wouldn't be difficult to plug this hole and another suspect spot towards the other end of the block; I don't believe Leylands' had any particular problems with porous blocks. Should I consider this block finished, just suspect or is this a common thing?
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Does anyone here have any experience of Leyland 680 problems.
I have purchased a 680; it wasn't expensive or warranted in any way.
Having finally got it to somewhere to work on it and making some small repairs to run it does indeed run lovely;my mate and myself were pleased as it would brings on a long term project in a great leap.
However my friend commented on a rattle which may have been the pump drive where the compressor would be on a vehicle spec. engine; the tin cover was loose and appears to be the source of rattle.
Behind the tin cover there was a canker of rust which was a bit damp; I rubbed it away with only a finger which produce a leak and a scratch around with an old nail revealed a hole of about 5/16" across rotten which the remaining water in the block then escaped. The application of this engine would suggest that it had stood with normal water as coolant for its entire life which would be cause enough for this.
It wouldn't be difficult to plug this hole and another suspect spot towards the other end of the block; I don't believe Leylands' had any particular problems with porous blocks. Should I consider this block finished, just suspect or is this a common thing?
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