fantic man

thanks for the replies ,very helpful , I understand the 4 2 1 issue but is it only Rimmer that can supply what I want for this factory V8 ? , Regards

Hi All, over xmas you all kindly helped out with my forever poor running (in the wet ) v8. I am glad to report all seems ok with some of the ideas so thanks. My next question is what would be seen as the best made/value stainless exhaust and manifolds ? , I want to treat the old girl and look for making more of the lovely v8 sound. Thanks again.

Hi to you all again, after all your help with the on going damp based running problems I have got round to having a look at things and applying some of your tips etc, Have just been out in the wet Devon lanes and all seems well , although I wait with baited breath as I have been here before!!!. All that I have actually done is made sure all the leads really fit well into the distributor, separated the leads ,rather than have them cable tied together , applied a bit of vaseline here and there, discarded the rubber condom thingy for the distributor and the coil . One thing I have found is after having a SUCK on the vac advance pipe I found nothing was happening , I then found that the little round valve fitted in line from vac spigot on inlet manifold to the vac advance unit altough fitted directionally the correct way , would not allow any vac advance, whay is this valve ? What is its purpose ?. have removed it and vehicle runs better ! ,any pointers please ?

thanks to you all for your kind help ,It has been great to hear all of your ideas and thoughts .

Hi and thanks for all the help ,i am learning fast albeit getting a bit confused ,just to re cap ,I have new plugs, magnacore leads ,new gen cap and rotor arm ,new amp on distrib, rubber cover on distrib, rebuilt carbs, so reluctant to change any of this again. Liked the sound of the military rf kit but seems to be sold on megasquirt web site. This is the confused bit ,if I were to go megasquirt ,presumably I would need the spark only kit ? as coming round to this idea if it sorted the problem out once and for all. Are there any dealers who would fit ?I have to do things this way as fitment will never happen if I wait till I get round to it !..

Hi and thanks for your replies , I get the point now and it seems these versions of the landy are trouble ridden in this department , the problem is , I ended up with my v8 for two reasons ,1 ,because of where I live I need a 4x4 2 i love the sound ! . Problem is that it as it does minimal miles per year I dont really want to start chucking loads of cash at it other than what I HAVE to. My real passion is trials on a motorbike hence the Fantic tag. I cant get involved with another cash gobbling project so was hoping there may be a practicable solution , BTW I live in Devon. Thanks again .

Hello , I hope that you can help me , I am sorry if this topic has been discussed before , My big problem is that my 1989 factory v8 defender just does not like the slightest sniff of water, so bad that I dare not go through an average puddle for fear of breakdown ! as you can imagine this is a bit embarrassing to say the least , big gutsy v8 cant go through puddle !!!!. I have struggled on and off with the problem ever since I bought the vehicle about 4 years ago. I have replaced all the usual items and it has also been to several local specialists for them to look at ,some times i think the problem has been solved only for it to surface again much to my dismay.The parts replaced are as follows , new set of quality MAGNACORE leads ,plugs , distributor cap, amplifier, coil , SU carbs rebuilt with service kits, even fitted a rubber distributor cover. When the problem occurs the engine seems to run very badly ,probably running on only a few cylinders and backfiring like a shot gun. Strangely if you wait a while the engine stars and runs well again. Although these are the circumstances there is some thing that niggles me in thinking is the fault actually electrical, as also I tend to think excessive bumping around ,side to side also seems to cause the fault too. Well that is the problem ,I have tried to explain as it is and I really hope that someone on here could help please as although I love the old girl I am getting to the point of giving up. Thanks in anticipation .