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Vehicle & Technical => Series Land Rovers => Topic started by: linda marie on May 24, 2007, 11:10:09

Title: Oh no, not again?!
Post by: linda marie on May 24, 2007, 11:10:09

It`s a fact. If youre having an old landy you must have friends who owns a big truck!

I`m not sure what the plug is called in english. but it`s something about cooling or something. Water everywhere! I was lucky, the engine is not broken! I manage to stop before something really bad happend...

check this out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrB6RAQ1va8

Title: Oh no, not again?!
Post by: Evilgoat on May 24, 2007, 11:37:03

Core plug?
One of the blanks in the engine block.

Title: Oh no, not again?!
Post by: linda marie on May 24, 2007, 12:46:56

Quote from: "Evilgoat"

Core plug?
One of the blanks in the engine block.

Yeah, that`s the one. It`s like a "big" hole in the engine block right now. have ordered a new one. So hopefully I have the car running in a week or so.

Title: Oh no, not again?!
Post by: Rich_P on May 24, 2007, 19:54:07

Very odd for one of them to pop out.  Hmm...  Be sure to fit the new one properly using the grease and tapping it in very slowly!

Title: Oh no, not again?!
Post by: edy on May 24, 2007, 20:31:09

ye rich it is a bit strange when the block hasnt froze or nothing? especially for a series

Title: Oh no, not again?!
Post by: linda marie on May 26, 2007, 11:48:42

My sparepart dealer says it could be becouse the engine hasnt been used for many years. the man i bought the engine from, had bought a car on ebay. and he told me that the former owner had not (sorry my spelling and grammar) used the car in about 7 years or so.

so there`s why something like that could happend. So now it`s full service on my car :)

Title: Oh no, not again?!
Post by: bigant on May 26, 2007, 14:10:29

was the engine stored out of a car or installed? sounds like it wasnt drained when it was stored and has pushed the core plugs out in the cold check the rest an make sure they arnt on the way out :)