rslandys3

Just fix it with self tappers, that way you could remove it when you wanted.

I would fab up something to take the series 2 centre pannel and leave the rest. I have a series 2a centre if you want it.

and oil cooler

What he says. Defender rad with series front.

OK, my head bolts are bottoming out. Shortening them without a lathe is impractical so what do I do?

Running on lpg the timing should be advanced a bit but be careful as it may knock on petrol with the higher compression.

Good to hear it works. I seem to be in trouble with mine, used a cheap copper head gasket which lasted all of ten minutes. Fitted (+grinded) new valves to my head and did the machining myself at my university workshop so all in all its cost me about 25 quid. Do you have any idea what the compression is now? Mine is about 9.5 but its a 2.25. I think standard timing should be fine too, fuel round here seems to be 95oct ish. I will install water injection if it starts knocking. The power/compression curve flattens off pretty rapidly after about 9.5 to 1 so thats where I left it. You could probably get away with leaning out the carb a little too.

How silly / doable would this be? 2.25 petrol block, 2.5 cam and crank, 19J turbo and manifolds, suck through su carb and water injection? Would it blow up?

After skimming my cylinder head on my 2.25 I bolted everything back together and all was well for ten minutes then the thing wouldnt run. I checked the compression and it was way off so took the head off again to find the faces of the block and head covered in a mix of oil and water. The head and block are fine, not cracked or anything. Does anyone know what I may have done wrong when I put the thing together. I used a cheap copper head gasket which might have had something to do with it. Any help would be good as I have to get the thing running again asap.

compression was way out. 8,8,10.8,11.8. (bar) I suspect its the valves as the were a little pitted. Will re grind and then try.

It's a brand new carb so I doubt it but will check.

The male (on the regulator) goes to the battery I think

I will try to get hold of one and check it but the idle is pretty smooth so I'd guess its ok?

HELP NEEDED! I have everything back together and it idles nicely. Got everything hot and adjusted the valve clearances and carb, no worries there. Although, there is a fair amount of tappet click? The problem is that it wont rev up very well. This is the first time I have ever had an engine to bit so i am worried I have done something wrong. If you rev it up slowly it is just about ok but not optimal. Have I bummed up fitting the head and now have a duff head gasket or do I have a vacuum leak or is it timing? Its now about 9.5 to 1 compression and doesn't seem to be knocking? Any help appreciated.

As a general rule power goes out of sockets and into pins. So the spade type connectors on the regulator are for the battery. Thats the way it is on mine anyway.