Recent content by Wagon Loon

It's aboot the same old truck sound wasn't loud before and I was still able to sell the head,valves and guides being pretty good. But a steep hill coming up to Midmar from my woods required second gear before, even my Subaru XV turbodiesel requires 2nd gear to get and keep going before being...

I'm Shure a bigger intercooler would push some more power, but the one I got is suppose to have more flow and cooling fins so it certainly does no harm. The old one was not worth cleaning out because the fins would never be goodno amount of work short of a re-core would do any good fir the auld one

It's running great 👍

Got a vid of the engine running, and hey no smoke 😄but it won't upload!

I cleaned up the air pipe turbo to intercooler, which is galvanised and painted it as the oil sump pan, also fitted a set of Blue Silicone Intercooler Hose Kit which looks a bit posh. The intercooler fins was a bit of a mess, previous crud from the now blanked EGR had left deposits of carbon and...

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Not Not as far as I'm aware They all had these numbers. I suppose it should be possible to look them up to find out.

I decided it would be a good idea to remove the sump and scrape any built up gunge oot! It has become rather rusty, and the contents would tell a story too, maybe one I didn't want to hear, but to get it really clean inside and restored outside makes senseIn the oil there was no sparkles, phew...

I needed a no hole gasket which is the thickest and the new head came with a 3 hole. At last, it was begging it was beginning to feel like I was caught in a never ending time loop! And I really miss driving Peggy. I f'd up torquing all the head bolts before fitting the restored air filter...

Chilling in the back of the series 3 Gigi.

Lol, the dogs are aboot, The valve seat got some junk from all the work between the hardened steel seat and alloy head.but this all got cleaned off before reassembly with the oven cleaner and jet washing. The valves should all hold a pretty gas tight seal, there was just one that the lapping...

Mounting the valves in my drill and working with the dremel and air die grinder, I swirl polished the backs and with the exhaust valves smoothed off the sharp leading edge which gas leaving the cylinder would have to move around causing turbulence and slowing the velocity somewhat. I’ve read...

Yep the safari roof with the vents kept open and the front vents too, does feel much cooler for the dogs indeed.

All the internal parts of the ports are rough and casting joins don't quite match up so there's an bit of a jagged edge running the length of each port. The valve guide supporting casting is shaped a little, but on newer vehicles these areas are better designed and harder too.prove on. I knew if...

How much does a safari roof go for anyway