jako

Hi All! I bought a 1984 RRC 4-Door classic with the 3.5l engine with twin SU carbs in Nov. I got it super cheap as the engine needed new headgaskets. I took everything apart, replaced the cam, lifters, timing chain. I resealed the water pump and oil pump and new gaskets everywhere. I (stupidly?) bought tin headgaskets instead of composite but as I got a pair of heads from ebay within spec (got these checked) for less than what a skim&check would cost here in Sweden I thought it would be ok. The car has been running well for a few weeks, always starts but I've been having trouble with the cooling system not always building pressure and the temp gauge 'dropping' to zero unless I open up the expansion tank cap to sort of release the pressure (I assumed it was airlock.) It's gradually been smoking more and more (especially during idle and when cold). However yesterday it was basically a locomotive and noticed the coolant had stopped being clear and was now a much dirtier looking colour. It was basically a jacuzzi in the expansion tank. I feel like it's an open and shut case of headgaskets, but I just wanted to double check with you experts! I could definitely do a composite head gasket swap in a matter of hours at this stage, but just want to double check before I take the plunge on new gaskets, + oil and coolant. It could be a cracked block but that wouldn't explain why it's only starting to smoke lately ? Mind you I haven't drive more than 500km. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Here is a link to show the problem:

Hi Taurion, Thanks so much for your quick reply!! Which way do I need to turn it ? Clockwise or anti-clockwise ? How difficult is it to remove the front cover ? I am correct in thinking the crankpully needs to come off ? I was hoping to avoid this step so I guess I'll try remove the pump cover again and wiggle the wheel in the right direction. All the best, Jacob

Hi All! New to the forum and hoping someone could help me out :) I've had a leaking IP for a few months and finally decided to get it replaced. Luckily I found a guy in the north of sweden who had the special VM IP removal tool. He send this along with the new fully tested and rebuilt pump and some instructions. Installation went pretty well albiet long and now I have a truck running worse with a new pump, than an old leaking one ? The old one was always a bit difficult to start in cold weather. I've checked wiring and installed new Bera glowplugs. With the new pump the engine barely idles and roughly if it doesn't cut out, feels pretty weak and there is loads of white smoke( this never goes away with the new pump), especially in the lower RPMs. No matter how much I rotate the pump for timing, it is still always difficult to start (takes probably about 5-10sec of cranking and mashing the throttle). I changed filters a few months ago, did the sedi-filter too. I've also tried unscrewing the pipes where they meet the injectors to see if any injectors seem bad and they don't ? Is it possible all 4 are bad ? Does this sound a like IP timing issue ? Is it possible I jumped a tooth on when installing the new pump ? I was pretty sure I got it 100% Looking forward to some your replies. All the best Jacob