obviously without seeing it ,a complete engine swop seems a bit premature,it may be that the reason the engine overheated is that simply the head gaskets blown,or the lack of cooling water from the water pump has caused the gasket to go (more likely),in which case it,s a new gasket ,and to be sure a skim to the head,quickest is a recon head,less expensive than a full exchange?
all the best ,Trev
ps volvo pentaman may be along shortly!!
Hi, apologies for the late involvement.
Was just browsing for Perkins advice when I came across your post. As I understand it, the Perkins manual for a 4.108 states that there is no tolerance for skimming the head? I think I have the same/similar issue as the OP, hence looking for advice re head skimming as I was surprised to find I'm not supposed to to skim the head? Thoughts?
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Hi, apologies for the late involvement.
Was just browsing for Perkins advice when I came across your post. As I understand it, the Perkins manual for a 4.108 states that there is no tolerance for skimming the head? I think I have the same/similar issue as the OP, hence looking for advice re head skimming as I was surprised to find I'm not supposed to to skim the head? Thoughts?