Are K-series heads in short supply these days? My local garage says they're having extreme difficulty getting new ones to replace heads that have been skimmed to the limits.
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14 years ago
Rover Heads
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14 years ago
Considering how long ago Rover went bust, I'd say yes.
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Surely the scrapyards are full of them - given how few you see on the road these days? And are there any left worth the cost of a new head?
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I just thought there might have been pattern heads about given the frequency of repairs required of those engines.
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I wouldn't relish hunting through scrap yards for a good K-series head/engine!
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Scrapyards these days have quite fast time from being in compound to bieng shreded. Lots of rovers would have been crushed last year when scrap price was high.
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A quick google says they now use metal head gasket with a shim on Land Rover K's, fit 2 shims, one top AND one bottom. Or find a thicker MHG to compensate for skim.
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14 years ago
At least one is, the Lotus Elise, and some might also say the MG F/TF