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Friends td5 head gone, bought a couple of duffers and a 15p in error, from a runner!...........Questions'............10p internal flow and return fuel rail regulator......15p external fuel return regulator.................SO...........if we replace the fuel regulator COULD the 15p fit the 10p...

Here goes..........not a bushing thing but improvised engineering..........old, over eager and niave. Bought a second hand head, fitted it, drank water like a fish.....Stripped head of, read internet and checked head, found it to be cupped 0.25mil in center!!!!!!bang on dead center!.........It's...

HI, Yes manuals came through , MANY thanks, Re-looked at pulleys with fresh eyes and it was only the belt that had not been fitted properly and rubbed down. Also looked at the journal and i will have to get the dremel out and delicatly polish out a couple of dinks :(. WISH ME LUCK. Are the...

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The nuts had un-wound themselves, no broken bolts, but the rod and cap are trash, HOW THE HELL could anyone not hear the cap coming of!? Got a 2nd hand rod and piston coming, will probably put all new shells in for peace of mind, and can re-torque the whole bottom end.

Will take another look at things 2morrow, been tied up today, maybe someones put the plates/washer on incorrectly? The nuts appear to worked themselves loose, not broken the bolts. Have got RAVE v16-1 but a parts list would be great, THANK YOU , Paul

I'll get the shots 2morrow, lots of ground rubber in the cover aswell, I'm getting a deep end introduction to Disco's aren't I........Oily up to my elbows....Havent been this happy since...oooh.......I'm not saying, she might sneek in!!!! Thanks for the input.....

Under i go again then with a torch, this time.........Tomorrow........not getting black again today......Oh and the injector pump seems a little too far forward......it has ground a couple o mill. of the pulley against the front cover.....what the hell have they done to that??

Well a sunday under a landy.........Who hasn't been there before...er i hadn't.......So sump un-done, moved aside and this is what i found..... Looks like someone...NOT ME......didn't torque the rod up!!!!!!! Bore looks ok, journal too......OH and while i was groping in the sump i found what...

Sooo, head off, manual crankAND......234 all move.....No.1, well, i think it's safe to say the rods bought the farm...........NOW to drain the sump and see if this is terminal or recoverable!!!!!!! :(

Ok, I got a dose of that too. Crank goes round almost 180, but locks on the roll over, Timing cover off, fuel pump is ok,timing, cam seems 1 tooth out, crank ok. When turn over forward and back i've got a clunk at the stop point.....Head off i suppose...unless theres something else to look at...