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The Jeep ('96 2.5td) was regularly popping a pushrod from under a rocker arm (GRRR previous owner didn't mention anything of course..), so decided to fix it properly.

Headgasket, hydraulic lifters, push rods etc replaced. (Thanks to Frank for the help!)
Then a week later (last Monday) it snapped a rocker post bolt, now back on the road (Yaay), still has a couple of niggles but can fix those at my leisure.

This is how it all starts..


Always need a hammer.. even if you don't


So, after removing intake pipes, coolant, rad, fan, intake manifold, exhaust manifold (grrr hate that bolt at the back!), coolant manifold, rocker assemblies, grill, injectors (nightmare) and head bolts, I can see this : Sooty cylinder ... "great"


Heads are off


Fished out the hydraulic lifters with a magnetic tool thing, VERY easy to drop them into the sump here..


Cleaned up heads with new head gasket


oil up the cylinders


Frank happy as a pig in s***


Tightening head bolts


Rocker assemblies back in


Almost done


After 8 months off the road (not offroad), its back in action!





pheeeuuuwww...


Steve

srigley wrote:



Steve

I think i see your problem mate, you seem to have a frank stuck in your engine bay.
I've heard they can be hard to fix but if you go to a motor factors and ask for a FBH that should do the trick.
Hope that helps
Ash
























Only messin, fair play to ya for getting it fixed looks major work. And i gotta say it looks like a nice motor.
Lets off road!!!!!!!!!!!!