Rocket

Hi can anyone identify my V8 bearing shells from the numbers? I am stripping a 1991 Discovery 3.5 V8 motor. I have whipped out a big end and main bearing shell in the hope it would tell me what size they were. The main bering has a number 610865 and appears to be a vandervell manufacture with part number 5052. the big end shell has a number ERC 2587 and vandervell number 5051. Are these standard or an oversize? Unfortunately the parts books I have don't list these numbers and a google search doesn't turn up anything either (preumably because they are no longer available from that manufacturer). I would really like to have the replacements on hand before I get the crank out to measure it. The journals look to be in really good nick. Cheers

Hi Steve I can't rate the Garmin Quest high enough. Check out the spec on the Garmin website. Its not much bigger than a mobile phone with a large (ish) colour screen and a 20 hour battery (rechargeable) It simply slips into your pocket for walking about off road and leaves a trail along your route so you could trackback (retrace your steps/wheelmarks) in the middle of nowhere. It clips into a holder in your car and plugs into the cigarette lighter. Using this single connection also permits voice directional commands. leaving you to concentrate on driving. It will find fuel stations and accomodation or points of interest where ever you happen to be. I have used it on aircraft on boats on a motorcycle trip around the mediteranean which took me right across Libya. I have used it in China the Phillipines and Africa I will not be parted from it. There are downladable maps available although the highly detailed city maps are only really of European cities but they all come on a CD with the unit. Check it out and have a play with one.

Ben they are hopeless things, I think if you checked 10 of them most wouldn't work. I replaced mine when it failed (bloody expensive!!!!!) but didn't notice much difference in running but then the V8 s don't seem particularly fussed about ignition timing so I can't see what a couple of degrees of vacuum advance is going to do. I certainly don't think it is the root cause of your problem although if there are other faults this probably won't help.

Can anyone please ID a transfer box I've got The Number is 28D 046042B I'm told its a 1.192 from an auto V8 Range Rover The Specialist site says 28D is 1.22:1 and from Range Rover /Disco1 Is there anything I need to change in order to fit it to my V8 Ninety (apart from possibly the handbrake mechanism)? Cheers

Thicker is better from an insulation point of view. There is no possibility of voltage going astray! Plus they are guaranteed for 10 years I beleive.

Ben I don't know the cheapest place but RPI can supply your needs and Chris is very helpful and knowledgeable on LPG and anything Rover V8 http://www.rpiv8.com/electrics-1.htm#Poweramp Basically you remove the ignition amplifier already bolted to the side of your Dizzy and replace it with the RPI unit although it is big to mount on the Dizzy so you can mount it on the wing. Close to the coil and your vapouriser is good as you need to run wires to both. The thickness of the Magnecor leads just makes it more difficult to clip them into the cable guides on your engine but they will fit. Good Luck B)

Matt that is very interesting because that is exactly what it is supposed to be (if PI means EFi)i.e. a J plate Manual Efi Disco but according to the Specialist website prefix 24D indicates a Range Rover origin so I was begining to wonder what I'd got. It doesn't really matter but I was just curious. What was the source of your info? Cheers

Hi Globalhead Yes I had stopped to restrap the motor but then noticed the soft tyre after you left. It took the air but destroyed itself a couple of miles further down the road. Luckily I had just slowed down to about 20mph in a queue of traffic when it went so it wasn't anything too dramatic. I phoned Mrs Rocket and she brought out the spare (eventually...........) Cheers

Many thanks! Yes indeed. I got talking to GlobalHead and he mentioned you subscribed to this Forum. Typical though, I blew out a tyre on the trailer about two miles later. I had no spare (thwack!) I could have done with some friendly assistance then but thats just the way things go. Cheers

Can anyone tell me anything about a V8 engine I have just bought The number is 24D 16378D Any info like model it was originally fitted to, year, capacity, compression ratio, auto/manual would be much appreciated, or just point me at the source of such info. Cheers

Ben I have replied to the backfire problem on your other thread. I also had the problem you are experiencing with the kinked Air hose. My solution was to remove the air box and shorten the trumpet on the front. This gave enough room to re drill the mountings in the wing for the Airflometer bracket (towards front of vehicle). So the whole plot is nearer the radiator. This puts the hose back to the same shape it was originally before the LPG mixer was added to the tract. Tt works a treat. Cheers

Ben The backfire is an ignition problem. LPG puts a much greater strain on your HT system than petrol. by that I mean it is harder for the voltage at the spark plug to jump the gap when running on LPG. This means that the voltage on your HT system is higher which means it will take the easiest path and if there is any weakness in your Distributor cap or HT leads it will take this route rather than the spark plug. Eventually it will ignite the LPG on one cycle effectivley causing an explosion in your inlet tract and rupturing your airflow meter hose. Classic symptoms! This can also be exacerbated by a weak mixture. My suggestion. Go through your HT system and replace anything old and weak paying particular attention to HT leads buy the best replacements you can afford. Magnecor are the best. Drain out your LPG Vapouriser or better still strip it and check the diaphragm. The lumpy running on petrol could also be the HT system now showing its deficiencies on petrol but my bet is an air leak between the airflow meter and the manifold. First make areally good job of your taped up bodge. DO NOT PUT A NEW HOSE ON YET, until you have cured the problem. If you have to because yours is too badly shredded, don't do the clamps up too tight so that if it backfires again it simply pops the hose off rather thn destroying it. Check that none of the vacuum or vent pipes have been blown off the plenum housing (giving rise to air leaks0. Your ignition timing would be better advanced by a few degrees for optimum running on LPG and running on petrol won't be too adversely affected although the best solution is an RPI ignition amplifier which gives lovely sparks and different ignition advance depending on which fuel you are running on. A new Diaphragm, a set of Magnecor leads and an RPI ignition amp completely transformed my EFI disco into a totally reliable supersmooth LPG running beauty. Cheers

Reads90 Wow just what I'm after! How much of a work up was it? Did anything have to be removed or relocated (exhaust system etc)? What can it hold? Do you transfer from one to the other or switch the supply over to the other tank when the first gets low? Is this a stand LR tank or a special? Have the suppliers got a website or a phone number? Cheeres

Hi Western Do you know what has to be done to install a TD5 tank in an 1989 Ninety?

Hi Guys In order to extend the overall Fuel capacity of a V8 90 is it possible to fit an additional fuel tank from a later 90 model? I notice the filler position is at the rear on a TD5 Does this mean the Fuel tank is at the rear too? I may eventually go to LPG and would like to know what options there are for fitting LPG tanks without affecting off road ability or filling the loadspace. It may be that the only practical position for the LPG tank is under the drivers seat instead of the present petrol tank. In which case I would need an additional petrol tank elsewhere. Ideas anyone?

That desert town was actually Tripoli in Libya where most of it was filmed. That scene was Algeria square near the Post Office (stood on the spot last year [sad Git]) although it was supposed to be Alexandria in Egypt for the storyline. Good film though!

I was just thinking you must be a big bloke if you thought your scales would read 230Kgs!

Thanks Nige So when HD half shafts are mentioned for V8s this only refers to different splines on the wheel/CV end? so are all diffs regardless of engine or year 10 spline (I'm only talking about coilers here!)? Cheers

Jules can you put me in touch they sound like handy blokes to know (assuming they are actually blokes)!!!

Now there is some lateral thinking. Nice one Steve, I like that!!!!

Oh! I guess I can see why the rear half shafts are different because they probably have fixed drive plate on the wheel end but do they have the same number of splines at the diff end? and if so won't my shafts fit? Whats different about the rear casing? On the front of 90 I think I have a dodgy spline on the front nearside between CV and halfshaft. So wouldn't I be able to swap mine fore the RR? Cheers

Hi Nige How did I guess it would be you that answered! Good news on the Axle. My shocks definitely face forward but I'll have to check the RR. Re the LT230 would that by any remote chance be a 1.192:1 ratio? and would you happen to know if the RR half shafts, diffs and CVs would be interchangeable with those of my 1989 V8 Ninety? Cheers

Hi Guys Which autobox and Transfer box would be fitted to an 88 F reg 3.5 V8 Range Rover? Would the disc rear axle fit my 1989 V8 Ninety? Cheers

Thanks, so around 150 Kgs then which is much more than a safe two man lift. Mmmmm.......... OK engine hoist needed to get it into and out of my trailer. In case anyone hadn't guessed I'm looking at a motor transplant. Does anyone know how much headroom is required to get a V8 out of/ into a standard 90 (on 7.50 x 16s)? cheers

Hi Guys I'm sure someone will know the answer to this What does a 3.5 V8 Efi motor weigh (roughly) if complete with all ancilliarys but no manifolds? I need the same info for a transfer box and axles complete without springs or wheels. cheers