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

Heres that air flow pic btw

I was quite pleased to see the original honing marks still in the cylinder walls. They are a little more worn off at the back of cylinder three, and this seems to fit with others opinions that no 3 cylinder gets more boost than the others, because of the inlet manifold design, which has the...

I guess once stripped and cleaned, you'll see what you've got. Maybe it's not tha bad 🤞

After some work, I ended up with a little airbox mount kit to build. It felt like being a kid and getting an airfix kit to paint and build. A couple of the mount rubbers were separating from the bolts so really did need replacing. But a most satisfying job.

The new head arrived and I set it to the side until needed. Not wanting to damage the machined mating surface. This was a mistake as it turned out, because the couriers had been somewhat unkind to it. They had dropped the new head not once but twice causing some damage to each end. I realized...

I did notice it was double skin, and figured if I didn't sort the rust now it wouldn't be long.

300 tdi I gas flowed my new cylinder head, after head gasket fail, 97 Defender pick-up Peggy Head gasket on Cyl 3 leaked into water system and had white smoke :eek: Here is a pic of the failed area Done 140,000, and pic of engine You may be able to see piston no 3 has been steam cleaned a...

Land Rover Panel gaps,now there's a whole topic unto itself lol

Actually starting to look like a car 😀

That's looking amazing, and it's all really coming together now 👍

Picked it up from eBay £6.88, it's ok, although I got rid of the plastic covered locking screw and put a small bolt in so the locking pin doesn't shift 🤬...