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RE: Post- Head Gasket - 3/19/2008 9:28:11 PM

geotrash

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HOW MANY TIMES DO WE HAVE TO TELL YOU TO TAKE OUT THE ******* THERMOSTAT?

Dave

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'04 Land Rover Discovery S - Pretty much stock everything - 40K miles
'05 Mini Cooper S - 45K miles
'99 Isuzu Rodeo LS 4WD - 131K miles
'64 Cessna 182 - IFR, STOL

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RE: Post- Head Gasket - 3/19/2008 11:27:59 PM

kraelo

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Pulled out the thermostat, ran the motor, ran a bit warmer, hot rodded it, took temps ... never overheated, lost a bit more coolant than normal and white smoke was a bit thicker at higher rpms ....

didn't fix my cracked cylinder sleeve

(with thermostat out, i hooked up a trailer and went and picked up my new motor)

haha

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RE: Post- Head Gasket - 3/20/2008 12:01:28 AM

geotrash

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Thanks. That was like an itch in the middle of my back you just scratched :) Keep us posted on the new motor. I'm curious to learn if you really dropped a sleeve in the current motor too. You planning to take it apart for a looksee?

Dave

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'04 Land Rover Discovery S - Pretty much stock everything - 40K miles
'05 Mini Cooper S - 45K miles
'99 Isuzu Rodeo LS 4WD - 131K miles
'64 Cessna 182 - IFR, STOL

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RE: Post- Head Gasket - 3/20/2008 10:54:09 AM

kraelo

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Yah im definitly taking it apart, gonna build up the motor (horsepower time, woot)

if it is the sleeve, get new ones pounded in, get heads re-checked for cracks ... intake checked, use same headgasket and stretch bolts, and bore the motor out .... bigger pistons, possibly stroke it ....

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