Bodger Baz Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 On the way back from Bordon on Sunday i noticed the exhaust was chuffing a touch . Had a quick look at the usual suspect "Flexi pipe", Nope not here! :-( Looked at the muffler, Nope not here! :-( check the manifold............OH POO! the stud right at the back is MIA :cry: So i whip the manifold off to see if it snapped or just wondered off...............................Its snapped off just inside the block :argh: :cry: To top it off the manifold is cracked in the usual place :argh: :banghead: :cry: :cry: :cry: And the flexi pipe snapped when i removed the down pipe from the manifold!!!!! Guess what im doing this winter??? Who's turn is it with the bad luck? i can post or e-mail :rofl: :tup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 You can have some of my electrics as an attachment if you want. :cry: Took 101 to Biggin Hill yesterday, wipers packed up! Guess when it decided to rain? :oops2: So back into the manual :rtfm:honestly it's like a plumbers nightmare under the dash. that and the :angry: :angry: rain keeps coming in and fusing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 You can have some of my electrics as an attachment if you want. :cry: Took 101 to Biggin Hill yesterday, wipers packed up! Guess when it decided to rain? :oops2: So back into the manual :rtfm:honestly it's like a plumbers nightmare under the dash. that and the :angry: :angry: rain keeps coming in and fusing things. At least you didn't get JEEP WIPER ELBOW :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Me not THAT stupid. Look out raining, ah ha take one with roofs and doors, just forgot Land Rovers are designed to keep rain in. :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted November 13, 2007 Share Posted November 13, 2007 May the bad luck be visiting you both be there only Briefly !!! I m sure it will be finding a new victim errr a new home soon as it's never gone from anyone who owns a Historic Vehicle for long enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted November 13, 2007 Author Share Posted November 13, 2007 "At least you didn't get JEEP WIPER ELBOW" Never do! I take the missus along for that!!! :yesmaster::rofl: :rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeEnfield Posted November 14, 2007 Share Posted November 14, 2007 Thrust bearing going on clutch,..............started during Remembrance parade; :whistle: Hey Ho........... :roll: At least its the right end of the year........ :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted November 27, 2007 Author Share Posted November 27, 2007 well things are looking up :-D :tup: firstly my gas heater is working a treat :rofl: The engine came out with ease, the four broken manifold studs were as soft as butter to drill and the original threads were chased out and are as good as new :tup: :banana: :banana: :yay: Overall the engine is in very good condition even with 12,000 miles under the belt :-D going to clean the valves up and lap in the seats for the fun whilst i'm inside :-) Three of the four manifold joining bolts came out thanks to a lot of copper grease :bow: Now the expensive part! guess what i have asked Santa to bring this year? Baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 progress is sweet :tup:, pooped the valves out for a quick clean up. Now concidering she's done over 12,000 miles and i have never used any lead additives and have always run on unleaded the valves and seats are immaculate......................who needs additives? :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 Bodger, when you consider the octane rating and quality of the fuel the vehicles were designed to run, why be suprised they have no trouble running on modern stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted November 29, 2007 Author Share Posted November 29, 2007 personally im not suprised, thats why have never bothered with the additives ;-). But it does make me wonder about all the hype for the need to use adiitives and all the gimics that have come along as a result. some people splash out huge amounts having hardened seats fitted to jeeps and so called "harder" valves. my own feeling is that a lot of valve problems are down to poor maintenance rather than the type of fuel used, altough im sure there are a few delicate engines out there? :dunno: Baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Touch wood never a problem with the Dodge. the 101 does very little milage so I just sling an additive in., but agin that is the low comprsion engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Thank you for the very detailled pictures and text, it's very informative! Perhaps you can write up an "how to" or article on this procedure for the front page? It will help a lot of us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 I'll give it a whirl :-D I'm guessing in Word is ok? Baz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 Touch wood never a problem with the Dodge. the 101 does very little milage so I just sling an additive in., but agin that is the low comprsion engine. Never had a problem with dodge engine either, apart the time a mate took his through the water obstacle at Beltring and filled sump with water :n00b: unfortunately he tried to get home when the big ends siezed to the crank! didn't mind too much i got a load of jeep parts for rebuilding it :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Never had a problem with dodge engine either, apart the time a mate took his through the water obstacle at Beltring and filled sump with water :n00b: unfortunately he tried to get home when the big ends siezed to the crank! didn't mind too much i got a load of jeep parts for rebuilding it :-D which knowing the wagons, how did he manage to fill the engine? Must have been trying, still it obviously ran for a while afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted November 30, 2007 Author Share Posted November 30, 2007 water was deeper than expected! went in too fast, sucked in the air intake, (probably some in the dipstick hole?) by the time it was recovered some had drained to the sump! :shake: the rest is history!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 So the moral is when im deep stop giong down? :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted May 4, 2008 Author Share Posted May 4, 2008 well i'm finally back on the go! (yeah yeah took a while!) The problems went on and on! After rebuilding the motor and and getting at all back together things did not go swimmingly! first there were fuel problems, dont know how but managed to get some water in the carb! then it would not run right once off choke, lots of head stratching, checking and rechecking found a crack in the inlet manifold! then the carb started playing up and needed a rebuild. After all this its finally running ok, woohoo :-). So i took her out around some gentle green lanes near Petersfield! whoops seems the heavy rains have washed the lane out and i got the old gal stuck fast at a very steep angle drivers side down! (and the carb could not cope!) with the help of my brothers jeep we got out only to find that the only way out of the lane had been washed out just as bad! nevermind a couple more battle scars to go with the rest! Anyway glad to be back on the road again and looking forward to summer of rain! Bazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 As the saying goes 'They 'aint yours until they breackdown and you have to fix them'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted May 5, 2008 Share Posted May 5, 2008 Wow that's an imprresive "lane" No wonder you got stuck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodger Baz Posted May 6, 2008 Author Share Posted May 6, 2008 Yeah it is, but's its really unpredictable, heavy rains change it in hours! great fun! Bazza Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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