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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby Leeday » Wed Feb 17, 2016 6:31 pm

:lol: :lol: :lol:
1989 Mk3 swb, 3.0 V6 Essex, 5 Speed Manual: http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic. ... 3&t=142054
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby robbie.cee » Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:59 am

whitemice wrote:Well done Lee, sounds sweet 8)

V6's have a unique smell when running, a bit like napalm in the morning. it smells like victory. Klass dude.

Funny that... both my vans have or do smell like petrol and oil mix (not 2 stroke) a bit like when you sit in an old vehicle at a museum... quite a nice smell!

Well done Lee. .. Essex v6 s are awesome motors
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby robbie.cee » Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:02 am

Leeday wrote:All going well, apart from the thermostat housing has broke on one of the bolt holes, have temporarily put a big washer under the bolt to hold down the thermostat housing and broken bit and its not leaking at the moment......................

Does anyone have a thermostat housing for the Essex V6 for sale ???

Cheers.

Chemical metal it mate the stuff is wicked... can make flanges and all sorts ...
Have you a pic of broken bit of thermostat... else they are 40quid plus vat
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby robbie.cee » Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:05 am

Just seen you got new one... least it should out last everything else lol ... vroom vroom
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby Leeday » Sat Feb 20, 2016 9:32 pm

Old thermostat Housing:

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Nice shiny new one :D

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And nice shiny new one fitted:

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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby Leeday » Thu Mar 03, 2016 8:30 pm

Today started van up to set off for work and it seemed a bit smoky (white smoke) put hand over exhaust and my hand was soaking wet, switched engine off, checked dipstick and oil is a nice creamy colour :shock: so either, new head gasket has failed, inlet manifold gasket has failed or the head is cracked :shock:
Very Pi**ed off now. van is spending more time off the road than on.
3 choices now:
1: sell it.
2: investigate and do more work, when I get time,
3: fit a different engine (2.8 / 2.9 cologne), when I get time.

Currently in favour of selling.....................
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:40 pm

don't sell it lee, i know its a pain in the arse when its your work van, what make was the gasket set you used ?
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby Leeday » Thu Mar 03, 2016 10:58 pm

1989 Mk3 swb, 3.0 V6 Essex, 5 Speed Manual: http://fordtransit.org/forum/viewtopic. ... 3&t=142054
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:19 pm

hmm,i hate to say it mate but I rekon there might be your problem, last gasket set we got for a v6 cologne was best part of £90, it was a payen set.
when you took it apart last time, did you find a blown part of the gasket where it had been leaking ?
or as you say maybe a cracked head.
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby Leeday » Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:27 pm

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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:48 pm

don't look like you need to look for any cracked heads, id have to blame the new gaskets :?
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby Leeday » Thu Mar 03, 2016 11:58 pm

That`s what I thought, when head gasket went origanally I removed the plug from the offending piston and it started and ran fine (bit noisy on 5 cylinders but ok).
The only thing I can hope for is the inlet manifold gasket has failed or leaked, but if it is head gasket again i am not sure I want to be stripping it all again in the garden (van won`t fit in garage). Am really busy to with work and constantly using the car which can`t cope with all tools and materials I have to get. This is why I feel its time to call it a day and get another works vehicle that works.............
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby BROWNYS V6 » Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:26 am

have you got a compression tester, try that before you start pulling it to bits again ?
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby Leeday » Fri Mar 04, 2016 12:36 am

Yes, got one of them compression testers :D
Will give it a go and see what results are, won`t be till next week now though as away this weekend....
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Re: My Essex V6 Transplant

Postby whitemice » Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:42 am

A hassle and a half Lee,
be a punk and choose the easy way out,
comp test for amusement purposes only
water pump good?
tenner bottle of k-seal
run the bleeder till it don't
then change the oil, and bung your tools back in the back and bung this on the stereo.
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