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Joined: 05 Aug 2004 Posts: 2720 Location: Southampton, UK
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:54 Post subject: Pop goes the Pig - head or turbo... |
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So it finally let go.
315000kms over 31 years and the engine finally decides it's had enough.
Thought it might be the turbo as didn't appear to overheat, just lost power with smoke, but trying to start it and lots of white/grey smoke so looks like water vapour.
Just waiting for the recovery to relay it back to me today then I'll start head scratching on the options:-
1. Rebuild as is
2. Put in a cleaner Petrol lump + LPG
3. Chicken shed
However what a fab last journey - long weekend in cornwall, stayed on the beach in Sennen Cove for far to long then caned it up the A30. *boom*
Recovery gave us a courtesy car so we could get the kids home instead of waiting for a truck to be free (AXA breakdown via Grove and Dean insurance) _________________ The PINK PIG!
1988 Delica L300 Star Wagon 2.5TD 5sp Manual.
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jejoenje
Joined: 20 Aug 2016 Posts: 785 Location: Alloa, Scotland
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 10:12 Post subject: |
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Oh no...
That's very sad news indeed!
Really hope it can be sorted, somehow... Either way please let us know what happens.
I still hope to meet the Pig in person some day; when I was looking to get into Deli ownership the Pig was definitely one of the inspirations (I don't even like pink! ;)
Electrify it? Might be a world first for an L300...! _________________ 1992 L300 Exceed "Selma" |
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Joined: 25 May 2006 Posts: 16298 Location: Huddersfield
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 13:03 Post subject: |
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Bummer.
Hope it is not Terminal. _________________
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CSMonkey
Joined: 05 Feb 2014 Posts: 377 Location: Exmouth
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Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2019 15:36 Post subject: |
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I past you on the A31 at Winterbourne Zelston on Friday evening, I was on the bike taking a run over to Southampton.
Shame about the engine
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Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2019 19:45 Post subject: |
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Sounds Like the Head Gasket.
If so; very lucky and a cheap repair. _________________
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:37 Post subject: |
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Still waiting for the garage, in a long queue with a few staff holidays thrown in.
In the meantime I then get distracted by jumbo panel van camper conversions with double beds and en suites...
What I was going to ask through - Milner heads - anyone got any experience? Think it may be cheaper (and less labour) to just swap the head for a new one rather than go through the hassle of pressure test, pull it apart, reuse old bits, grind the valves, re-building it etc _________________ The PINK PIG!
1988 Delica L300 Star Wagon 2.5TD 5sp Manual.
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andyman
Joined: 08 Dec 2012 Posts: 5602 Location: Penrith
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Dunno how the costs compare, but if you are getting a garage to do it, you/they will be better covered if a Milner's head proves faulty, and it should be less time in pieces, but get the garage to order the head, not you. _________________ Andy C L300 Super Exceed - over 100 smiles per gallon! |
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