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Been in and running since Sunday morning. Did a couple of short runs and had it back to check for leaks, connections, fluid levels etc. after each one. Took it for a gentle run to the coast yesterday, checked everything last night and it all still seems ok. So, we'll see how long it lasts :wink: :) ...

It's dead easy to knock engine rebuilders, but you are dealing with a fundamentally flawed engine. The early exhaust system is supported entirely by the heads and will chafe the gaskets away if you don't fit steadies to the lower 8mm case bolts. The studs are 12mm at one end, 10mm at the other and ...

Purely by coincidence I bumped into someone at a do last night who works at an engineering company in Chesterfield. They re-condition engine parts for someone called VEGE. They had just one cylinder head in stock which my boyfriend went and picked up this morning. It looks all shiny and new so with ...

Thanks T'Onion. Are they members? (bit thick!)

Hello again! Things moved on pretty quickly but were disrupted by my having to work away for a few weeks. Anyway, it's all diagnosed and almost ready to go back together except for one thing- One of the cylinder heads is buggered beyond redemption. As well as the corrosion it's apparently warped and...

Well, got one head off :o Two of the nuts didn't need 'cracking off' :shock: They were tight but came off really easily, which I don't think they should've. Anyway, from the corrosion, it's clear where the leaks have been and to a novice like me it appears that the head wasn't torqued down properly ...

are they leaking coolant? or are you changing the gaskets as a precaution? just wondered, as i'm surprised they would need any attention so soon after being reconditioned. They're definitely leaking, both into the cylinders and externally too. The bus had been stood unused for almost a year, in a g...

Thanks :) I'm hoping things won't be too bad inside. Now the engine is out I've found a metal tag on it that says 'Remtec 2003' I assume that it's a reconditioned engine and that's when it was rebuilt. The heads are coming off on Saturday - is there any special technique to removing them? I remember...

Well, hello there :) I'm about to do the headgaskets on my 2.1 litre DJ engine, I've got the engine out of the bus, I've got the gaskets and sealant goo stuff etc. The Haynes manual is open at the right page and I'm about to start. (It's a first for me this- can you guess?) Now, is there anything I ...