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Could be some useful info in there, thanks, I did search the forum but didn't find that.

Thanks, but yeah.. Adjusting it just in the cabin isn't going to cut it in my case, at least my cable isn't rusty tho!

Flushed my brake lines today (it's been a while..) and had another go at adjusting my hand brake. I adjusted the rods in the drum, but I've ever had much luck with getting proper hand brake performance with it. I wondering if the rear/secondary cable gets stretched on these or whether it's...

Hey, I recently used the epc parts finder, great tool! The thing I'm finding hard is converting the results to something I can find aftermarket parts for. I'm currently replacing the reader output oil seal on the transfer case, and of course, the seal I picked up from the local spare parts...

Thanks for your answers, pretty sure the head isn't warped, even now, just with short trips, it's not heating up any more than it should. Last time I changed it the rebuilder didn't think it was warped, this time I'll ge it shaved. I used brake cleaner to do the final clean. Giving the...

Thanks for the advice both of you, of course the crap I put in the radiator hasn't done much, doesn't appear to have done any harm at least, and maybe slightly better. No doubt I'll be pulling the head out (and my hair) soon. I really appreciate these deli forums/communities.

Thanks, mostly, I feel the same about those kind of products, and would rather have the job done right, but at this point I'm willing to give it a go, before ripping it apart. Too late now anyway.. I ran the head block /gasket sealer through it last night, haven't. gone out to check the...

Also, what size straight edge would you recommend for the 4d56?

Thanks for the 600psi explanation, did another test before I finished up yesterday and got a more normal reading. Cold at 5 cranks showed 390 360 390 390, with cylinder 2 obviously the one leaking into the coolant. Out of interest I held a piece of paper over the open glow plug port, just to...

Glow plugs in.. I did another compression test after I posted, which looked a bit more 'normal' can see the compression is down in cylinder 2 though, and not as even as it could be. As to why I'm going through so many head gaskets, now I don't know whether it's my poor workmanship or HM Gem...

Thanks guys.

Why do you believe blow-by and gasket sealing are your main issues? Leaking seals, black oil, oil leaks at top of dipstick, with radiator cap off, it spurts unless I take cylinder 2 glow plug out. Has the engine been overheating? Generally no, though 5-6 months ago a heater hose got wiped...

Multi layered Steel.. Any recommendations? Also, not sure why, but the highest compression I recorded was on the cylinder that is venting into the coolant, could that be because there may have been some coolant present in the cylinder while the test was being done? I used two compression...

If I had a nice shed I could keep the engine in while I worked on it, that'd be great, I'm working in a paddock though basically. When I changed the head gaskets I scraped off all the residue and then ran very fine sandpaper over it with a block, just enough to clean. I had the head inspected...

Thanks for the replies, it hasn't been overheating, but it has been losing water. Just did another compression test, which strangely, showed the most compression on the cylinder which I confirmed is pushing exhaust gas into the coolant by pulling the glow plugs one by one. There was also...

Hi all.. Driving a 91 deli exceed. I replaced the engine with a reconditioned one 4 years ago, since then I've had to replace the head gasket twice. Atm it has excess blowby and I was about do a compression test try CEM's ftc decarbonizer to see if maybe it was just stuck piston rings that could...

hey growlerbeanz, took me a while to see your reply. thanks a lot, couldn't find any auto trans stuff in the manuals i had. in the middle of an engine swap now. planning on a transmission oil change while I'm at it, I'll see how it feels after.

Hi, I'm about to replace the engine in my L300, while I'm at it I'd like to make sure that the torque converter is happy, my main concern here is that I'm not convinced that it's getting efficient torque delivery through the drive train. Sometimes at a complete stop, mostly when I first start...

I'm about to try an engine swap in my L300, just using a long 4D56T reco, glad to see it can be done through the passenger door, as every mechanic I've talked to is telling me that the only way of doing it is to drop the engine out the bottom of the car. I'm wondering, is there a break in...