Why are engines fail
Winching
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#1: Don't run Dex Cool
#2: convert to an inline thermostat if you are worried about coolant temp
#3: Don't spend $17,000 on *any* Disco 2 motor
#4: You can pin your cylinder sleeves for pennies with the motor still in your Disco 2... no compelling need for top hat liners or expense
#5: run an Ultragage or ELM327+smartphone app with a coolant temp overheat warning beep
#2: convert to an inline thermostat if you are worried about coolant temp
#3: Don't spend $17,000 on *any* Disco 2 motor
#4: You can pin your cylinder sleeves for pennies with the motor still in your Disco 2... no compelling need for top hat liners or expense
#5: run an Ultragage or ELM327+smartphone app with a coolant temp overheat warning beep
Lol @ #4 ... if only this were true ...
TReK
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If there is a sleeve slipping, and there is no coolant leaking between the sleeve and block, then pinning them does work and is easy. Easy with the engine out, when mine were pinned. Doable, but more awkward with the engine in.
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If there is a way I can pay someone to do this please let me know and I will do it ASAP.
TReK
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It IS true, and there's your answer.
Why is everyone not doing it? Apparently everyone can't do it, hence your asking for someone to do yours.
I've done mine, and it was easy.
As said, if there is no coolant leaking between the block and sleeve(which requires a tophat sleeve with o-ring to stop the leak), then pinning them prevents the movement and the loud tapping that comes with it.
Slipped sleeves isn't what kills these engines either, it is overheating them that does.
Last edited by Sixpack577; Aug 10, 2018 at 07:38 AM.
