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[Steve Brookman]

Hello all,

Mate drove through a ford many years ago in a  new Hilux-water was higher than expected-hilux cut out. They towed it out with a JCB and then tried to bump start it
whilst being towed. Result was a new engine which I think cost over £2000 15 years ago.

Steve

[handy]

Due to the compression of a diesel engine, lack of a throttle butterfly and the fact that water can not be compressed, getting water in a bore can often either blow the headgasket out or bend a rod!

Neither are cheap (the latter is a new lump!)

99% if there is blue smoke on idle it WILL have bent a rod is it a hire van ?

Yes hire van,   Does that make a difference?   

[semisheen]

Things like that hapen to hire vans ....thats all i was thinking