Update on the engine project.
Engine is assembled. But yet to be back in the bay.
It has kicked our butts for two really long days.
Hopefully this week we will have her running again.
Some pics....
Me in the engine bay. I was feeling pretty good. We had gotten a lot done that day.
This is the condition of the motor mounts. Apparently the mechanic that rebuilt the front end decided I didn't need new ones. Both were broken and the engine was just sitting in the truck all this time!!!!!
That is a brand new one in the middle.
This is where the head leaks. The red arrows show the extra bolts the instructions tell you to NOT install. Actually the head gasket kit we got didn't allow for those holes to even have bolts. In any case if you place the bolts there and torque them down you twist the head just enough to cause the leaks you see on the face there as burnt spots. Notice there are no leaks on the lower part. If you had 7 bolts on top it probably wouldn't leak there either.
Just part of the wonderful querkiness that is Land Rover.
The one thing this project has told me is there are a lot of "little" things that need to be maintained to keep your Rover in top shape. I hate to think what might have happened if I had decided to go offroad and the motor mount issue had reared it's ugly head. Major embarassing.
Well that's all for now. I'll write this all up when I'm done and have a new page on my site.
