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Ok thank you

Ooh you’ll upset Fridge with that kind of talk 🤣,only joking Fridge !!!! Doesn’t the story go that the fuel injection system is better on the car engine , Land Rover changed it for the Freelander and screwed it up ?.

Gonna give it a go tomorrow steve , thanks for the advice . And just to show how good a starter this 200tdi is , I took the battery off it and put it on the 300tdi I have for sale on here (little plug !) and it wouldn’t turn it over so I drop tested it and the battery is knackered! This engine is amazing 😂

Sorry steve b , of course it’s a Bosch pump not a Lucas ! L19 , I will give it a try . Thank you to everyone who has offered advice 👍🏻

That was my original thought

That was my original thought

Just fired it again to try and check crankcase pressure, it started revving even higher and the smoke is definitely blue now (maybe it was before and I just didn’t see it ?) so I’m thinking stuck rings ?Anyway I shut it straight down , looks like a rebuild is needed

No you could be right as I’m starting to think that the smoke smells of oil , I’m not going to run it again for now anyway, stuck rings = knackered bores if I run it . Would it have fired up so quickly with stuck rings though ? I will check if it’s pressuring the crankcase , thing is this engine was always a brilliant starter and runner , its been in 4 different motors now , my dad had it rebuilt with about 180,000 miles on it , it must have done 250,000 by now . I was getting it running to sell it but I’m starting to think I should fix it and put it back into my 110 !

I should also add that I had to rip the back off the ignition switch as I have lost the key but I can’t see how that would affect anything

Oh yeah, it’s not the throttle stuck open , I checked

Hi all I’m seeking help , I have just started a 200 tdi disco that has been stood for , at best guess , 7 years , I haven’t touched the fuel or anything just stuck a battery on and turned the key , it fired instantly and immediately started running at 2500 rpm so naturally I shut it off, upon re firing it again fired straight up and again revved straight up to 2500 rpm , the smoke from the exhaust looks like over fuelling rather than oil burning (obviously I was/am worried that it’s running on its own oil although I don’t think it is ) the fuel in the tank smells like paraffin(it’s been there 7 years so I guess it would ) does it sound like there’s a governor or something stuck in the injector pump ? I confess to knowing nothing about the internals of the Lucas pump , any help would be greatly appreciated. James

I have a 300 auto about to go in the for sale section and a couple of 300’s on pallets

Don’t ! Put a 200 or 300 in , the difference is night and day. Plenty of cheap disco’s and engines around . James

Looks great , I’m sure Rob would be proud , a great tribute to a lost friend , well done mate 👍🏻

Directional tyres have to come off the rims to rotate them properly, that’s why most don’t bother !

Just read the tail end of this thread then went on YouTube and hey presto , what should pop up but a retropower video of the Gordon Murray escort , I have one word , WOW 😮

Not only should they tax cyclists, they should need a license and insurance, same for bloody horses

From your description it Sounds like injectors , also don’t use easy start , horrible stuff

As with most stuff you get what you pay for , spend wisely or invest in a trickle charger

Want one

Just to add that I love the rat look , or an earned patina

Not having a dig at the OP but fake patina is horrible , fake vinyl wrap patina is even worse . I would think a sympathetic respray of the doors and bulkhead would be much better , you could even flat them back to the desired fade ?

Funny ain’t it , what some people like and others don’t and no ,I’m not defending it but somebody has stuck all that stuff on there , stood back and presumably thought “perfect” 🤪 I’ve seen pictures of it before and I’m guessing it’s just a show motor with every single accessory possible glued on to show what a particular firm make or stick but Jesus it’s fugly

Indeed 🤢🤮

Yes is the short and simple answer