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RD28t blown head
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 7:59 pm
by Shy Industries
Was wondering what the main or common reasons are why the head gasket would blow got one to fix so i was looking for some idea of what to check first.
cheers.
(Currently trying to talk him into a TD42 conversion.)
Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:24 pm
by Beastmavster
age.... most 2.8's are about 10 years old now.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 5:54 am
by Shy Industries
I wouldn't have thought age to be the cause for a gasket to go on a head being made from a metal compossite material, i would have figured it to be more from adverse conditions in the motor, however i shall soon see i suppose.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 9:31 am
by Hobbz
they tend to blow the head about 180-210 ... usually because of the headgasket giving up ... some of them have a composit headgasket, and others a metal one, the metal one last longer.
Some of the guys up here renew their gaskets around 150, and they are still going at 240 .....
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 3:04 pm
by stool
Got 230k on mine. And the only thing ive fixed is a welsh plug
OE clutch aswell and injectors have never been touched too