Any opinions??

[woodwizzard]

Any thoughts on this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0390287550

Worth a look? Potential nightmare or a good project? Not sure what else could have been damaged, he has told me it happened a mile from home and he refilled with water and made it back. My biggest concern would be not getting to test the gearbox, but the fact it has 12 months mot and long tax suggest to me he was planning on keeping it.

[weave67]

thats a nice looking bus jimbo,i know were there is on for sale,but its a petrol

[woodwizzard]

Head gasket I think I could manage and I could take my time as I could run the fronty until it was sorted. Not got alot of ££ so would be taking a risk and wondered if I could expect any other nasties due to the overheating. Got any details of the petrol one Dave?

[weave67]

its a v reg i think he wants about 1200 for it i can find out more if you wish its a nice truck i thought about it myself to be honest,but the petrol bills put me off,i think its a 3 ltr i can pop down and take a piccy if you wish

[Drift]

It does look nice, I cant see anything more than the head gasket needing doing and even thats worse case.

[Roo]

[nigelbread]

Hi both the 3l and the 3.1 suffer cracked heads.

http://www.google.co.uk/custom?domains= ... %3A1&hl=en

New heads on ebay!

[weave67]

there you go jimbo,the chap selling it says it will have a new mot on it


herd it running it sounds wonderfull

[alex]

Being a V would it run into the silly tax brackets? 3.5 hhmmm I like the sound.

[weave67]

its a nice motor but that 3.5 badge on the back scares the "bejesus outa me"

[alex]

I like a scary right hand pedal.

[woodwizzards_missus]

Jim already made me get rid of my 3.2 V6 Monty for a flippin car....and they say women can't make their mind up huh?
I think we are going to see the black one tomorrow...Jim hasn't got the ££££ but shhhhhhhh...don't tell him.....I have a stash... .LOL Trouble with me is that I would get swayed by the blacked out windows and chrome...LOL
Thanks for the advice guys....much appreciated..as always, there's a risk...and as most of you know we've just been through that hassle with our car.....but hey.....it's worth a look at that price....

[mikovitch]

[woodwizzard]

This is his reply to a question I asked him, does it sound like the head gasket or could the waterpump have gone, or both.

I was climbing a hill when the temp. gauge went to red so I stopped at the top, filled with water and turned the ignition and saw it had gone (water squirted out with the rad cap off). I was less than 1 mile from home so I carried on and it drove fine but like I said I can't guarantee it will start again. This was only on Monday.

[Road Hog]

The answer is a little lacking in detail,but if water is squirting out from anywhere with the radiator cap removed,then it must be compression pressure escaping.
Blown gasket or cracked/twisted head are both possiblities.
Topping up a hot engine with cold water is a recipe for a disaster

[meooo]

That could have been an air-lock, or cold water going into a hot engine Jim....take a bottle of rad-weld with you and offer him 300 cash there and then.....mine drove back from Salisbury with a blown rad.....If matey stopped before the gauge dropped back to cold, then the engine still had water in it to work the sender unit.
I always liked the 3.1 engine, but its slightly less power than your 2.8. And its too clean for you to use too, so you'll have to keep the fronty and give jude this one

[woodwizzards_missus]

I always liked the 3.1 engine, but its slightly less power than your 2.8. And its too clean for you to use too, so you'll have to keep the fronty and give jude this one

Just what I said John....lol....and guess what..we're not going to see it now...LOL

[Drift]

Jim, The Engineer is selling a 2.8 LWB rather cheaply to

[drinksoptional]

ITS an oversized hearse

[woodwizzard]