1963landy Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I have recently bought a 2.6 lwb station wagon which has been sitting for numerous years. It’s currently missing its rear diff and halfshafts. Are these the same for all series or are they different as it’s a 2.6? Any idea where to find a engine manual? many thanks for all input paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Drumstick Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 You really need to crawl under and take a look or maybe take a photo and post here. In theory I'd guess it probably would have had a drum equipped Salisbury axle, but it is possible that it has a basic Rover axle. As you just don't know what has been done to it in its lifetime. you might also want to check the front diff. It isn't unheard to find out people have fitted a Range Rover/Ninety 3.54:1 to only one axle, ignoring the fact a Series would be 4.75:1 as standard. Which then often results in breaking one diff or another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 2 hours ago, 1963landy said: I have recently bought a 2.6 lwb station wagon ----- Any idea where to find a engine manual? This forum has a technical section, but I'm not sure where to find it, but it may contain a Workshop Manual for the LR 6 cylinder engine. This presumes the engine in yours is LR, and petrol, not something from an alternative manufacturer. Alternatively, find the website for the Land Rovers Series 2 club, as, for members only, they have a Technical Library accessible via their website, where PDF's can be down loaded. People here may tend to presume your Stamford location is in the UK. Please expand your Location details if UK is not correct. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1963landy Posted March 6 Author Share Posted March 6 Hi, thank you for the quick responses. First off you are correct my location is Stamford uk, anyone local is more than welcome to come and have a good poke around if they like. I believe it is a standard rover rear axle as it is significantly smaller than a Salisbury axle. The engine is the original flat 6. Through my rudimentary searching there doesn’t appear to be a huge amount of information on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Sparkes Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 20 minutes ago, 1963landy said: The engine is the original flat 6. Through my rudimentary searching there doesn’t appear to be a huge amount of information on it The normal engine is referred as a 'straight six', where the cylinders are vertical. If you have been searching under 'flat six', where the cylinders are horizontal, this might explain the poor results. In total, as new sales, the 6 was not a popular engine, although nowadays there is a niche enthusiastic following. Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Worth noting it is essentially a Rover engine out of the P4 (?) , albeit slightly lower power output, so you may find some more luck there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wytze Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Mine used to be a 2.6 and had a salisbury rear axle. Mine is a series 3 , if that helps a bit. cheers, Wytze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wytze Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 On 3/6/2024 at 5:27 PM, David Sparkes said: The normal engine is referred as a 'straight six', where the cylinders are vertical. If you have been searching under 'flat six', where the cylinders are horizontal, this might explain the poor results. In total, as new sales, the 6 was not a popular engine, although nowadays there is a niche enthusiastic following. Regards. A good friend of mine is working on the second conversion, for a Volvo B30 engine. It really looks like it belongs there, looks period aswell. The first is on a lt77 with 1.22 lt230. The second will keep it's 2.6 transmission. The first drive will tell if it will need a higher diff ratio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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