Mo Murphy
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19 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said:
In the tank is a decent place for a fuel pump - it's cooled and lubricated by the fuel, it's out of harm's way, etc.
I thought Mr Yak had a Tdi which has a mechanical lift pump.
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4 hours ago, roamingyak said:
Oh, so a TD5 and 2.2 Puma have a pump in the tank?
(Another thing to break!?)Yup, 2.4 has a fuel pick up and gauge float assembly.
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If it were me i would go for a secondhand 2.4 puma plastic tank which will hopefully come with its original fuel pick up, suitable for use with a Tdi rather than a pump (used on Td5 and 2.2 puma). Saves pennies 😉
HTH
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Lof are shortly going to be selling a converter to use the Defender abs double diaphragm servo unit on a non abs car.
I'm trying lof pads on the back at the moment and although the fronts (genuine and seemingly last forever) do most of the work, I was quite surprised at the improvement in braking over the previous mintex pads.
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If only the Pretender could could have looked like that 😁
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Ashcroft Transmissions.
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7 minutes ago, FridgeFreezer said:
I'm sure they've lovely but for the price of the conversion I can run my V8 for years...
No pain no gain
The more you drive it the greater the fuel saving, eroding the savings made by fitting a v8
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Ps don't buy the fuelling pins off a well known ebayer, they're carp! Not hardened and you can get better fuelling with the original Land Rover pin.
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V8s are so last year ! What you need is a nice German 6 pot diesel with a 6 or 8 speed autobox 😈 more power as standard, loads more torque and better mpg 😬
Just saying
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I used a dynamic timing advance ring on my 200. It was excellent, smoothing out engine vibration at high revs on the motorway. I'd absolutely recommend 👍
@92a had my injection pump after I stripped the 200 and he seemed very happy with it !
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OK Andy
With the M57 and 6 speed auto the gearbox / transfer box mounts will go in the same place they are now which allows you to keep your propshafts. The engine mounts go where they land once your back end is located.
I've used House of Torque (who are really supportive of the conversion community) for all parts excepting the mounts and adapter which were out of stock at the time and were sourced from MW (who are not).
https://mwmachines.co.uk/shop/m57n-6-speed-automatic-engine-mount-kit
This is a really nicely engineered and fabricated kit, easy to fit and works well using 300tdi rubbers. Select pre 300 and bolt on gearbox mounts in the drop down menus.
I do have a build thread in the Members Vehicle section.
HTH
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57 minutes ago, andy.cowman said:
Hello!
I have a genuine 200tdi 1993 defender 90. I have a donor X5 3.0d.... you can probably see where I am heading
All the kits for engine mounts etc talk about the 300tdi, so my question is are the standard engine mount positions for the 300tdi the same as a 200tdi?
Thanks!
Andy, are you using the 6 speed auto ?
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On 1/23/2024 at 8:39 PM, andy.cowman said:
Once its all nice and comfy do I pull the m57 engine and 6speed zf out of my old x5 and shove them in the defender?! I am so tempted!
Do it 😈
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Coach enamel, brushes, rollers and a weekend of your time - £200
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Active flux which is acidic and supposed to clean the material as well as being a flux.
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11 minutes ago, crewcab 110 said:
look at my post all links there to the gear
Thanks crewcab, I went with disco 2 cable hi/lo and vacuum operated diff lock.
Your list is an excellent resource for someone else !
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More fuel burning = higher temps. A bigger intercooler will help keep temperatures lower. There is anecdotal evidence that for every 1° intake temp reduction you will get a 10° EGT reduction.
I have seen a marked reduction going from a standard intercooler to a large intercooler.
HTH
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Happy new year to all !
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1 minute ago, FridgeFreezer said:
...but then you'd have a fully electronic non-LR engine of relatively unknown providence with a load of custom parts.
Not saying it's not a lovely conversion but given Mike runs a fleet of 200TDi's it makes a lot of sense to stick - as it is, he has 2 trucks with 200TDi lumps and usually 1 or 2 200's sat round awaiting surgery, I can't see a cheaper easier or more practical option in that position than doing a rebuild on the least knackered one and dropping it in, then the old lump becomes a donor for the next inevitable rebuild...
That's true John, I'm not advocating merely offering information.
However Mike did ask the question about other engines and not about 200 TDIs 😬 👍
Personally I think home rebuild of the 200 is probably Mike's only option given his budget but it is a time consuming job and an enormous ballache to have to commit to.
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... but I did end up adding a front locker, a complete stainless exhaust and an Ashcroft recon transfer box that I hadn't counted on 🤣
The 184bhp m57 small bellhousing from a Rangy will work with an R380 or an Mt82 but will require a conversion ring IIRC. ECU deimmobilising, a standalone harness, engine mounts and an exhaust downpipe.
House of Torque have some really good guides and sell conversion parts on their website.
You'd probably get it all in for the price of a 200 rebuild by turners.
HTH
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There was some nonsense written in this thread 14 years ago ! 🤣
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Gawd bless you Lovvers, old and grumpy but not dead yet !
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Simon's design and printing is awesome ❤️ much luv in da hood
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Defender fuel tank leaks - better replacement yet?
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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Sounds like fitting something else to break to me 😔
Mo