My Essex V6 Transplant

[Leeday]

[robbie.cee]

Well done Lee, sounds sweet

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

[robbie.cee]

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

[robbie.cee]

Just seen you got new one... least it should out last everything else lol ... vroom vroom

[Leeday]

Old thermostat Housing:





Nice shiny new one





And nice shiny new one fitted:

[Leeday]

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 so either, new head gasket has failed, inlet manifold gasket has failed or the head is cracked
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.....................

[BROWNYS V6]

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 ?

[Leeday]

From E-Bay:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-3-0L-2-5 ... xyOlhS0~3r

[BROWNYS V6]

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.

[Leeday]

[BROWNYS V6]

don't look like you need to look for any cracked heads, id have to blame the new gaskets

[Leeday]

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.............

[BROWNYS V6]

have you got a compression tester, try that before you start pulling it to bits again ?

[Leeday]

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

[whitemice]

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.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjDfppccbfw
followed by an all time favourite of bjt an me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DONeCMI-T0Y