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« on: April 24, 2007, 17:09:55 »
ok,i've gone and bought my first landy.....please don't laugh,it was very cheap
now,it's a 2.0 mpi with the T16 engine,and a blown head gasket. what i would like to know is.....what horrors await me,or is it easy enough to do?
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« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2007, 17:27:05 »
rover 800 engine so if it goes wrong - find 1 in a local scrap yard and nick the head....
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Re: new car
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2007, 18:03:44 »
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ok,i've gone and bought my first landy.....please don't laugh,it was very cheap
now,it's a 2.0 mpi with the T16 engine,and a blown head gasket. what i would like to know is.....what horrors await me,or is it easy enough to do?


Whats up with the paj james?

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« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2007, 21:07:50 »
long disaster story mark,i had a friend in more need than i,so she's gone to a good home :wink:
still miss her tho :roll:
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« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2007, 21:28:44 »
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rover 800 engine so if it goes wrong - find 1 in a local scrap yard and nick the head....


Rip your engine out and bosh in the 820 Vitesse engine!

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« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2007, 22:07:36 »
what about the 620T?
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Re: new car
« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2007, 00:59:02 »
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now,it's a 2.0 mpi with the T16 engine,and a blown head gasket. what i would like to know is.....what horrors await me,or is it easy enough to do?


It's not that bad, about a week working on my own to junk the 4 banger and heave in a lusty V8.
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