[Discovery /discovery speed transducer]

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[Discovery /discovery speed transducer]

Hi all. 

I'm planning to put a discovery transfer box to my defender (04 td5). I'm wondering which speedo drive should give the nearest to correct speed. Will the disco one read too slow or will the defender one give the correct speed given the final ratio change.

Any thoughts. 

 

Cheers gary

[Super winch husky freespool]

Thanks for all the replies. Yes the lever engages and disengages no problem it's just the rope is hard to pull out. 

I'll take it apart and give it a freshen up. 

Cheers

[Super winch husky freespool]

Hi all,

I have a superwinch husky on my 110. The freespool is very tight to pull out. Is there anything common to check before I strip and have Look at it.

 

Cheers gary

[td5 defender / auto box conversion]

hi  all, I'm  gather bits and have most of the items i need to convert my 110 td5  to the 300tdi zf autobox.  I'm wondering has anybody any pictures or diagrams of how they hooked the kickdown to the throttle pedal. I've a few ideas but its always helpful to hear from someone who has competed the job already.

 

cheers Gary

[td5 defender automatic conversion.]

hi all, 

due to arthritis issues I'm going to convert my 2004 110 td5 van to automatic.  I'm going to use the Ashcroft  V8 to  TD5 Heavy Duty Torque Converter Fitting Kit.  Has anybody used this before?, do i have to drill the td5 auto flywheel to access the 4 torque converter bolts instead of the standard td5 3 bolts.  Also as I'm using the automatic gearbox out of a 300 tdi what's the handiest way to fit the kickdown cable to the td5 accelerator pedal, and finally does anybody know the distance for the v8 torque converter to the face of the bell housing.

thanks in advance

Gary

[Transmission whine]

Hi all.

My 2004 td5 defender has developed a whine above 30mph when accelerating. It goes away when cruising or freewheeling. 

Removed both drive shafts in turn and no difference. It happens in 3rd 4th and 5th gear. Think is it transfer box or gearbox.

 

Cheers Gary 

[300tdi auto (Disco) into 110]

no  the standard  fan  works  well,  

[300tdi auto (Disco) into 110]

i fitted a 300tdi  auto box  into  my  90 it was a very easy  conversion. i mounted the transfer box using  the mounts that  located the previous lt230 (  was originally  fitted with 19j  turbo engine ) . the  just  welded new engine  mounts on to  the  chassis.  this  way  your  sure  that  standard  prop shafts  fit   and  you can still retain  the  middle  seat  which  i needed  at  the time.   i  shortened the  oil  cooler  lines  for  the  auto  box  using  swagelock  fitting. I  used  the  disco  radiator  ,  hoses and inter cooler  using  all  the  disco  pipe  work.

[2004 110 truetrac]

hi all,  im in the process for putting  my  2004 110  td5  on the road and preparing it of laning etc,  nothing extreme.  i  have a 24 spline truetrac currently  fitted to a disco one rear  axle,  my question  is its the truetrac unit transferable between  these diffs.  Also  fitting it to  the rear axle of the 110.  thanks in advance and sorry if the question  has been  asked before  but  i  could find the answer while searching.

 

cheers Gary

[300tdi smokey and using oil]

Hi all, I've recently returned from a tour of the pyrenees in my 90 (2500 miles ). It was using oil before I went but as the journey progressed it got smokier and used more oil, a gallon over the journey. I suspect it's rings there is 235000 miles on it. However I took the crankcase breather off the inlet pipe before the turbo and the grey blue smoke increased 10 fold. This seems strange. Has anybody any ideas why this would affect it like this before I swap in my spare engine.

Cheers gary

[v8 auto v diesel ??]

thanks for that, aye its the hp22 be a worth while spare to have then

[v8 auto v diesel ??]

hi all, ive a 300tdi and autobox in my 90, i can get a v8 autobox to have as a spare, are the boxes the same, ie change at the right speed and lock up,

thanks in advance

[xp motor v champion motor v bow1 motor]

cheers for the help boys

[xp motor v champion motor v bow1 motor]

hi all,

i've a standard 8274 mounted on my 90, recently i've noticed that its stalling and down on power a bit more than usual, think ill up grade the motor to one of the above , has anybody any advice, ill be running 12v and no competition work, just general self and friend recovery,

cheers Gary

[300tdi revs but dies out.]

hi all strange one this, while driving home at the weekend i noticed my 90 ( 300tdi auto) wasnt idiling the best and hunting when at a constant rev. i changed the fuel filter when i got home, no difference, in fact seemed to be getting worse no power at all and when held at a constant rev gradually died out.

i had a new lift pump in the drawer so i fitted it no difference,

checked the quality of the fuel supply lines, the main line to the lift pump wouldnt hold a vacuum, i thought thats me sorted.

changed the fuel line from tank to lift pump all good, started it up and still the same, revs for a minute or 2 the gradually dies out when being held at a constant rev, has anybody any ideas, before i pull the injection pump for a service,

cheers gary

[ashcroft lsd question]

both wheels were in the mud, he touched the brakes but we heard a grinding noise so stopped,

cheers Gary

[ashcroft lsd question]

hi all, my nephew recently bought an ashcroft lsd, we fitted it to the rear axle last week and all seems well and good, however during a lane run at the weekend he got stuck a few times, both wheels spun on the back axle the first time and we thought magic it works the next time he got stuck only one wheel spun no matter what we did is this normal. We pulled the half shafts when we got home to make sure we had drive at both wheels, so is this normal operation for an ashcroft lsd ?

cheers gary

[sailsbury axle question]

my mate has a 130 defender that he is restoring, we had the axle out for cleaning and took the diff pan off, the actual diff is massive and looks to have a truetrac sort of thing fitted, Im wondering is this just the standard diff or did he hit it luck with his ex utility 130

cheers gary

[2.5 1990 turbo ilet pipe]

Thankyou for the very speedy reply. I'll order one asap.

cheers gary

[2.5 1990 turbo ilet pipe]

hi all.

im kind of stumped here. i want to replace the hose from the cowling on the wing to the air filter on my 90. its a 1990 2.5 turbo. would any body have the part no or know a easy replacement.

cheers Gary

[was missing now wont start 3.9 v8]

hi all,

i changed the ing amplifier and tried it, no start.

changed the rotor arm. ( red no rivit) no start.

put on new cap and new leads, checked the timing and no start,

any body any clues, it getting fuel ( plugs wet ) and sparking arrrghhh

cheers Gary

[was missing now wont start 3.9 v8]

i have a 1997 3.9 disco running on lpg.

it was running great on petrol but when i switched over to lpg after 6 or 7 miles it started to develop a missfire, i changed the plugs and cleaned all the electric connections i could see and cleaned the vapouriser,

took it for a run and still ok on petrol still missing on gas after a few miles.

i decided to changed the cap and rotor. this is were the real problems started, i removed the cap and pulled up the rotor arm but the centre shaft of the distributor pulled up along with it, I had to remove the distributor and reattach the weight spring and put it back it, i think ive the static timing set, no1 on compression rotor arm approaching no1 lead, but no start,

i pulled a lead and checked to see it i had a spark, im getting an okish spark but it seems to be very sporradic and not as quick as i thought it would be, has anybody any ideas of what to do next,

cheers Gary

[3.9 disco miss fire on lpg]

hi all,
i have a 1997 3.9 discovery running with a tartarini ? single pont lpg system, last week the disco started to missfire very badly and was way down on power and wouldnt rev and eventually wouldnt run, i switched over to petrol and eventually it strarted and run but quite rough. i got it home changed the plugs and cleaned out the gas ring ( quite black) and the wee servo that supplies the gas to the ring (also quite black).

i drove a bout for 30 or 40 miles on petrol and established that it was going ok on petrol. no miss fire smmoth idle and plenty of power. i filled it with gas tonight and after about 10 miles the missfire reappeared but left as soon as i switched over to petrol.

i have never serviced the vaporiser and i can see no filter.safe to say it hasnr been serviced for the last 6/7 years. would a clean out of the vapouriser help this issue or am i overlooking something. ??

could anybody show me a link on how to clean/service a vapouriser or explane the procedure?

cheers gary

[300tdi hard to start when warm]

the only spider in my 90 is living and has 8 legs, but thanks for the reply it has set me thinking about the wires going to the starter maybe heating up ( from the turbo etc) so ill have a look around there and maybe renew them anyway.

cheers gary