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Also note the Patent number on the OEM gasket, A patent protection only lasts 20 years, after such time every manufacturer can jump on the band wagon, copying the design and modifying. Who supplied Rover with the gaskets for production lines at Longbridge (cue Nodge), could it have been BGA ??!!

Do you mean the Payen Mk3 gasket used by Lotus (RLVB 000320) ? They tend to be over priced and less available Agreed about the OP'er no acknowledgement despite expert input by other forum members. I was purely retracted my endorsement of BGA gasket on an earlier post, which at the time of...

I was one of the first home mechanics to fit the LR MLS gasket (LVB 500190) in July 2006, after it's launch in March 2006, the extra shim give less compression and the MLS weeps oil intra steel layers, out along the outer block. The black sealant layer de-laminates. There has been a newer black...

Fitted a BGA aftermarket gasket (BGA 1406 140620) in May 2018, within 12 months there were tell tale signs of head gasket failure, mayo in coolant reservoir and mayo in oil (dipstick) once the head was off, it was clear to see premature head gasket failure due to the red elastomeric compound...

AVOID AVOID AVOID these aftermarket gaskets by BGA I have never seen a gasket deteriorate so much in around a year and just under 2k miles The red elastomeric compound has completely split and blistered, see first attachment, second attachment shows other OEM gasket which did perish...

Checking the head bolt limit < 97mm These bolts are at 93mm

Well done that man, Norn' Iron style !!

Thanks but I am well aware of the whole setup!! Did you know the rear drop window was nearly scrapped in the project CB40 trial days and then some LR designer came up with the 400milli second time delay for the rear window drop. The elbow strut on the soft top should be factory set and not...

Good stuff, thanks, had seen the link in your previous post

True, but where is the fun in that? Here's one I did earlier, note the FL1 jacked up and engine on it's own red oak engine trolley, with jacks ;)

Only trawling through this old thread, best to PM members about specifics, as only subscribed threads throw up email notifications! The original attachment in post #17 is no longer legible, it was uploaded under the old forum format, The forum changed server and software a few years back...

We always do our best on LZ, I am sure you will source a part, I have a spare one (still in the IRD) if by chance you are stuck? They are difficult to remove without damaging and the thin aluminium and it tends to be the o-ring that leaks first My IRD has been running without the coolant pipes...

I see! ............call me a sceptic but my first query would be who did the MLS gasket refit, too many unknowns if the crank rotated in a previous HG repair That's seriously hot for cam covers, the F has 10 litres coolant as you know, I had low fat HGF in the F, at first there is fishy/burnt...

Поздрави другови, навоји увек остају отворени за расправу и опозив, ИРД ће бити потпуно празан на неодређено вријеме, не бих савјетовао тако у топлим климатским условима или моторима КВ6 и то је већи излаз Pozdravi drugovi, navoji uvek ostaju otvoreni za raspravu i opoziv, IRD će biti potpuno...