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    1.8 petrol (shudder) throwing coolant out

    I've tried bleeding the system, I get a flow from the bottom bleed screw, but not from the top one. (Water comes out of the top one if I squeeze the top rad pipe). I'm using water as the moment as coolant is expensive and I'll replac the water with coolant when I fix the problem. Liners were...
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    1.8 petrol (shudder) throwing coolant out

    I recently rebuilt my 1.8 1997 Petrol engine after the cam belt tensioner broke and the cam belt slipped. Replaced 8 valves, replaced the head gasket but I didn't get the head skimmed as the gasket was done 20k earlier (don't know if the head was skimmed them as I didn't own the car). Since the...
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    Freelander k series 1.8 won't start after rebuild

    This did confuse me a lot lol... All timing marks line up, I get spark from all plugs, I can smell fuel in the bores when I took out the plugs. I must be doing something wrong. Looks like m going to have to give in and get a mechanic to have a look. Shame as I was determined to do it myself. As...
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    Freelander k series 1.8 won't start after rebuild

    Ok, I'll give it a try tomorrow
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    Freelander k series 1.8 won't start after rebuild

    Haynes manual shows timing mark as "A" and that's where mine is aligned with
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    Freelander k series 1.8 won't start after rebuild

    Roll pins are all in correct locations, could it be the crank is one rotation out? If so how can i rotate it without damaging the valves?
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    Freelander k series 1.8 won't start after rebuild

    If it is 360 out, how can I rotate the crank without damaging the valves?
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    Freelander k series 1.8 won't start after rebuild

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    Freelander k series 1.8 won't start after rebuild

    Didn't take them off the distributed cap and the cap only goes on 1 way, so that can't be it
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    Freelander k series 1.8 won't start after rebuild

    Checked that, they are correct, this us why I'm confused
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    Freelander k series 1.8 won't start after rebuild

    mark 1 freelancer 1997 so no coil pack
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    Freelander 1, 1.8 petrol k series possible timing issue

    I've just triple checked and the pins are lined up correctly. inlet pin, in the in side and exhaust pin in the ex side
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    Freelander 1, 1.8 petrol k series possible timing issue

    double checked the pins when I put them back together so I don't think that it, i will triple check tomorrow, any other ideas if thats not it?
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    Freelander 1, 1.8 petrol k series possible timing issue

    HI you lovely people, I was wondering if anyone could help me sort out my freelander 1 1.8 k series before i phone the local scrappy to come take the thing away. Basically the timing bety tensioner came off and the belt slipped damaging 7 values. I stripped it down and replaced the damaged...
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    Freelander k series 1.8 won't start after rebuild

    HI you lovely people, I was wondering if anyone could help me sort out my freelander 1 1.8 k series before i phone the local scrappy to come take the thing away. Basically the timing bety tensioner came off and the belt slipped damaging 7 values. I stripped it down and replaced the damaged...
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