steve b

.........so no cats were harmed then ? and yes it's a messy job Steveb

I saw a P4 6cyl leaving a well known supermarket the other day as I was walking in and all I could hear as it approached was the gentle tick of 12 well set tappets and a smooth burble as it went past from the exhaust . Still quieter than many modern petrols. .....can you tell I have a bit of a thing for old rover engines? cheers Steveb

...........if you think a 2 1/4 petrol ticking over at 300rpm sounds sweet Mo, I refer you to my post about the 6 pot F head , just so smooth and quiet , and yes I have stood a 10p coin on edge on the engine ticking over , similarly with the engine in my very first 4x4 , an Austin Champ with the B40 RollsRoyce engine. All my LandRover driving now is Tdi powered and is indeed a whole different drive , but they do have their own character and sounds - the 109 has clocked up 120k in the last 10yrs and has taken me to southern France and Poland and around the UK towing or solo. At my core though I'm a petrolhead and always will be - the 109 was built to allow the fitting of a V8 when I win the lottery I've had a couple of IIA 88's petrol's through the workshop this year and it was a real pleasure spending a few minutes setting the carb/timing/points (All of which were out of adjustment ) to optimum and taking them out for a road run after cheers Steveb

many years ago a mate had a IIA 109 with a 3 litre F head 6cyl with the twin carb head off a P4 105S which used to regularly manage low twenties mpg , and what a lovely sound too . More low end than you can ever imagine in todays world of revvy engines Another mate had a SIII 88 2.25 petrol with a turbo on which went pretty well cheers Steveb

My old tractors are a U1000 with a MB Trac 130hp engine and aJCB 2C based on the 3 cylinder Nuffield tractor I believe . A really handy little digger cheers Steveb

Tapping from the IP usually suggests low fuel flow in , they can still run ok when driven . I'd be looking for small air leaks in the fuel delivery for a start cheers Steveb

Lovely , they do encompass the character of LR in the 60's so well cheers Steveb

It sounds like you were lucky , I'd re-check the preload as you are putting new bearings in . I think we need a gratuitous pic or three of said truck A mate of mine has no4 of the IIA FC's it's getting it's new chassis at the end of the year cheers Steveb

...not so heavy it won't fly .... I saw it in Steve's hands at Tixover on a challenge timed section get about 10' of air under it at the top of a hillclimb that not many others got up by driving only ......sort of reminded me of Icelandic formula stuff A nice truck for sure cheers Steveb

On the bulkhead near the clutch master cyl. you should find a few black wires connected to earth . Running a good size black wire from here to the battery -ve will sort it out cheers Steveb

Is that MIG'd Aluminium Soren ? Your baffle layout is like mine in the main tank where the pickup is , basically a open box with some small notchs in the base edge . I also have larger baffles to stop surge with a larger gap at the bottom cheers Steveb

Yes that will be fine , it's just a drilling into an oil gallery , just make sure the blanking fitting doesn't protrude into the oilway cheers Steveb

Yep , definitely tubed type Jon , the tubeless bead seat is quite visible on tubeless type . Tubes should be fine in your tubeless tyres , just make sure all the stickers and glue residue is removed on the inside cheers Steveb

Not something I've seen with the ones I look after , both 200 and 300 Tdi's . I'll keep an eye out for it . cheers Steveb

Looks like you have escaped with virtually no damage . Are you sure he never hit the OS rear wheel ? If in doubt check by putting something long and straight across the tyre parallel to the ground . My assessment ? LandRover 1 Fiat 0 And maybe it's time to fix the leaking fuel cap ? cheers Steveb

Good link Mikey Steveb

Does it pull away in first and go thru second and into third ? Or is it in third at pull away? the second suggests limp mode - boost pressure sensor not signalling , the first may point to lack of boost ? I take it 3250 rpm in third is less than 55mph? can't recall just now cheers Steveb

Nice work VB :i-m_so_happy:always nice to see a bit of lathe work , and yeah steel or ci for sure I reckon that will drive the alt. pretty well cheers Steveb

is it still changing up thru all 4 gears in auto ? Or is it in third all the time ? cheers Steveb

No worries , always good to hear of a successful fix , enjoy the brighter lights cheers Steveb

it sounds like the body to chassis earth isn't working properly either , I'd clean the bulkhead earth pack and run a decent size (10mm sq) earth from there direct to the battery . cheers Steveb

sounds like a bad earth , the main battery earth is bolted to the back of the transfer box under the seatbox . there should also be an earth strap from the engine to the chassis and also a bunch of black wires to the bulkhead near the clutch pedal box . A new main earth cable would be a good start , they don't last forever welcome to the forum too , you are in the right place for tech knowledge cheers Steveb

My 200 has about a 2 sec delay on the light from cold but after that is instant . It's been like this for most of the 10years I've had it and has 45-50psi oil pressure at 2500rpm when hot and about 15psi at tickover , adding the mileage from it's previous life it totals 220k. Having the gauge is a must for me , it allows you to establish whats normal cheers Steveb

Do you have any end float in the injector pump shaft ? This is a common cause of shredded belts. The belts are not that sensitive to overtensioning, is there evidence of the belt touching the outer cover? cheers Steveb

Yeah I've never had any problem refitting a TC after accidental removal . It is much better to keep it all together though , as said earlier once out bolt a tag to a bellhousing bolt hole to hold the TC in while its off the engine cheers Steveb