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Jun 24, 2014 3:34 pm
Jun 24, 2014 3:34 pm
Subject: Re: 16/80 head gasket problems = dropped cylinder liners
Well just in case anybody is interested here is the update on my head gasket failure.
In a nutshell it is due to No.5 & No.6 cylinder liners having dropped slightly (how did I not spot it when the head was off last I don’t know --- old age and failing eyesight I guess).
It is possible the engine overheated in Tuscany last year as the hill/mountain passes were quite steep and on one occasion we did have some loss of power which I put down to altitude at the time.
The strange thing is that with the exception of that one occurrence the car had been running faultlessly.
So I am resigned to the fact that the engine will have to come out, dismantled and be thoroughly inspected.
I hope after having read the recent 4.5L Meadows engine saga it will just be a case (just) of having the liners bored out and re-sleeved.
Just for the record, the liners had been press fit only (not stepped, not top hat & not pinned)
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Well just in case anybody is interested here is the update on my head gasket failure.
In a nutshell it is due to No.5 & No.6 cylinder liners having dropped slightly (how did I not spot it when the head was off last I don’t know --- old age and failing eyesight I guess).
It is possible the engine overheated in Tuscany last year as the hill/mountain passes were quite steep and on one occasion we did have some loss of power which I put down to altitude at the time.
The strange thing is that with the exception of that one occurrence the car had been running faultlessly.
So I am resigned to the fact that the engine will have to come out, dismantled and be thoroughly inspected.
I hope after having read the recent 4.5L Meadows engine saga it will just be a case (just) of having the liners bored out and re-sleeved.
Just for the record, the liners had been press fit only (not stepped, not top hat & not pinned)
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