Wreck it or sell it as is? 97 Turbo Diesel

[layback40]

Originally Posted by Beefcake

Cheers mate. I will see how I go during the week. And come on now, the heat is no excuse, you told me you worked at Moomba back in the day, you know what real heat is

Older & wiser now. Everything is not aircon here. Its just as hot here as it was there in 75!

You could just take head 3 off & have a look.

[Beefcake]

Originally Posted by layback40

Older & wiser now. Everything is not aircon here. Its just as hot here as it was there in 75!

You could just take head 3 off & have a look.

Yeah can't say I blame you. I was just servicing a unit out at work the other week and it was 46. Not so much fun.

Yeah just pulling 3 will be my first step and see from there whether it's worth ordering parts or not.
Have you reused the head bolts?

[Mudmonster]

Originally Posted by Beefcake

Thanks mate. Found old Shirley. Did you get the kit that included bolts or did you source them locally? About $300 to my door with bolts by the look of it, which is a lot better than I was expecting. To be honest if I can walk away for that plus if I get the heads professionally cleaned I would actually be a lot happier knowing the cooling system is in better shape.

yeah got a kit and bolts but got it from ARCOPISTON

or you could go genuine for $600
http://www.usautoparts.com.au/Store/Product/?id=1063


when you pull the heads of check all the water ports on the block, I had a rear port that was rusted over restricting water flow by about 90%
if you need info on how to do it and specs for the head etc let me know, I can email you though the info.

they are good reliable engines the only major engine dramas I have had in 9yrs is a welch plug on the 3rd head and a snapped glow plug (the glow plug was costly, new head)

[layback40]

Originally Posted by Beefcake

Yeah can't say I blame you. I was just servicing a unit out at work the other week and it was 46. Not so much fun.

Yeah just pulling 3 will be my first step and see from there whether it's worth ordering parts or not.
Have you reused the head bolts?

I did not use anything new.
Did bolts up as per spec & an extra 1/4 turn.

[mud_slut]

I've also used arco piston before and they were very quick with postage

[Beefcake]

Originally Posted by murray

seal up is the reoceneded fix i got 2 years out of my last engine before i could save up to by a new engine

So after much deliberation, this is the route I've chosen. And then it's out the door. Like I said earlier, this thing is not really my weapon of choice so the thought of pumping dollars into it doesn't impress me.

So I'm going to throw it up on eBay with full disclosure of the problem. Would $1500 be an unrealistic price to expect, unregistered but still driveable?

[layback40]

Originally Posted by Beefcake

So after much deliberation, this is the route I've chosen. And then it's out the door. Like I said earlier, this thing is not really my weapon of choice so the thought of pumping dollars into it doesn't impress me.

So I'm going to throw it up on eBay with full disclosure of the problem. Would $1500 be an unrealistic price to expect, unregistered but still driveable?

You probably wont get a bite. Ebay is notorious for cars not selling unless they are perfect. have a look at completed listings on jeeps on ebay to see what they actually sell or dont sell for.