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Ah, EP90. How do they get it to smell like that? I'd forgotten until I did the diffs. Going to be doing the auto and transfer boxes on mine soon - not with EP90! My rear brake sensing valve is Britpart. I hated the idea of fitting it, but nobody else supplies. It doesn't do anything clever, but it does do it at a fair old PSI, and is the only part of my refurbished brake system that keeps worrying me. Apart from that, I don't think there is a single Britpart item on mine. Oh, sorry, pollen filters, but they're hardly mission critical.  |
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Jun 30, 2018 19:27:24 GMT
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i've been running around with 2 studs on the exhaust downpipe for about a year now, plus still haven't fitted the SS exhaust so thought i would pull my finger out.  you can see the stud nearest the starter motor is snapped and rusty, then i snapped another one today trying to undo the nuts ! boring!  third nut came off ok then the downpipe slithered out  then i undid all the nuts and studs from the manifolds, they were all wrist tight, as you can see somebody has used a 1 piece 8 port gasket and also the later tin inlet gaskets ontop. fair play though it didnt leak for either of those reasons.  you can also see in the picture above a pretty savage step in the inlet ports, not sure why its like this but i guess the port openings are line bored on a jig at the factory to get the port spacing correct. theres a close up below but i actually blended this out with a carbide burr in the die grinder, then cartridge rolls (red neck porting job, in situ with hoover right under the die grinder !)  dug this picture out of my old 2.3 ninety cylinder head, you can see the openings on this are also glanced with a cutter, but no step. i guess if you are lucky to get one cast closer to the correct alignment you also get a better flowing head !  now the reason i took the manifolds off, the snapped downpipe studs. previous to this i did heat them up cherry red then tried to undo the studs but they sheared off level with the casting, zzzzzzz. so i had to drill them out then drive down to dads bat cave and borrow a 5/16 UNF tap  great success !  manifolds back on with new hardware and locking tabs  fuelling plumbed back in. tomorrow i will move onto the derriĆØre  |
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So you mean to say Rimmer Bros actually make something that doesn't need to be sent back and is just bolt on?
Good work with the manifold.
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With regard to the steps in the inlet ports Vauxhall do a similar thing on the Victor/Cresta engines of the 60s but you get a small metal ring that pushes in the step and pokes out, I think it helps locate the inlet manifold
Nice exhaust!
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So you mean to say Rimmer Bros actually make something that doesn't need to be sent back and is just bolt on? Good work with the manifold. I ordered a Double S front pipes and sport cats from Rimmers. It fitted up beautifully, zero fettling required. TBH, 90% of my stuff comes from Rimmers with no problems at all. And no, my dad isn't Mr. Rimmer, 'cos then I'd be GeorgeR. |
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Funny with Rimmers has to where I place them in my preferred suppliers league - so I have suppliers that are excellent, on the ball and that never mess me about - any mistakes are genuine unintended mistakes and corrected the same day - these always get my order, then the shockingly poor ones that advertise & promise everything but in reality are not worth the time & trouble hence they only get the one opportunity of my business - Rimmers are sometimes great at what they do and sometimes pathetic - then again they quite often have stock that no one else does Hmm - I suppose that they are in my book a 'On the fence supplier'
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Funny with Rimmers has to where I place them in my preferred suppliers league - so I have suppliers that are excellent, on the ball and that never mess me about - any mistakes are genuine unintended mistakes and corrected the same day - these always get my order, then the shockingly poor ones that advertise & promise everything but in reality are not worth the time & trouble hence they only get the one opportunity of my business - Rimmers are sometimes great at what they do and sometimes pathetic - then again they quite often have stock that no one else does Hmm - I suppose that they are in my book a 'On the fence supplier' I've tried a few and the one thing I don't want to be doing is returns, for obvious reasons. Maybe I've been lucky so far with Rimmers, there's only been one small mistake which was sorted quickly and I wasn't asked to return the part. So whilst I do use others for bits and bobs, Island 4x4 springs to mind, along with "special" specialists for things like brake modulator gizzards, Rimmers tend to be top of the list purely because of a lack of issues, they were the first I used and give me a steady three day delivery. Anyway, enough hijacking. Glad your exhaust fitted up with no problems darrenh! |
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replaced all the spring eye bushes on the front springs today 450 mile old britpart bushes next to a new genuine land rover item.   |
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i read on facebook that a bouncing speedo can sometimes be caused by a loose nut on the rear output flange (i.e the one in the middle of the transmission brake drum) the theory is that the speedo drive is not physically geared or meshing with the output shaft, its just friction generated by the output flange nut.
so if the nut is loose the drive can slip. anyway, i dropped the rear prop, noticed that the castle nut had a split pin so couldn't have come loose, right? Took the pin out anyway and i could nudge the castle nut round with a screw driver. ffs ! checked haynes, checked green bible, couldn't see any torque spec for rear output, but it did list "transfer box output flange" at 85lbs, figured that meant the front one, but would probably be the same. did a google and got enough confirmation bias to do it up to 85lbs.
had a little drive today and to my surprise it fixed the speedo!
exhaust is very tinny, knew it would be as ive had a SS exhaust before. it sounds a bit like a model T. flpflpflpflpflpflpflpflpflpflpflpflpflpflpflp, pop pop pop. sufficiently old world to add the the land rover character
it sounded like the manifold is leaking at the head making that tell tale tick tick tick noise, but seemed to quieten down after getting up to temp. might need an italian tune up.
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Last Edit: Jul 4, 2018 15:49:02 GMT by darrenh
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jamesd1972
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 40
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I think squaddie tune up might be more appropriate for a Land Rover !
How different do you think the 2.3 from your 90 was to current engine ? We have just got one as a spare for rebuild - best way to fix the rear crank seal !
Nice tidy motor you have and keeping on top of it.
James
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Okay don't tell my boss, just sat here and read that from start to finish! Well done so far!
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Sometimes it's fun to do the impossible
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I think squaddie tune up might be more appropriate for a Land Rover ! How different do you think the 2.3 from your 90 was to current engine ? We have just got one as a spare for rebuild - best way to fix the rear crank seal ! Nice tidy motor you have and keeping on top of it. James thanks james, the performance feels about the same as my old ninety, ninety had more power but was also couple hundred kilos heavier Okay don't tell my boss, just sat here and read that from start to finish! Well done so far!  nice one BG |
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As a confirmed Land Rover fanatic, I have enjoyed going through your write-up on the Series 3.
Have you by any chance ever come across this company -
Automotive Component Remanufacturing Ltd.
Units A-C, Gun Cotton Place
Factory Road
Sandycroft, Deeside,
Flintshire.
CH5 2RE
01244 539196
Their web pages make quite interesting reading, etc ...
(Now on my 14th. Land Rover in 50 years - Defender 90 300tdi with automatic box.)
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Jul 13, 2018 10:29:37 GMT
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As a confirmed Land Rover fanatic, I have enjoyed going through your write-up on the Series 3. Have you by any chance ever come across this company - Automotive Component Remanufacturing Ltd. Units A-C, Gun Cotton Place Factory Road Sandycroft, Deeside, Flintshire. CH5 2RE 01244 539196 Their web pages make quite interesting reading, etc ... (Now on my 14th. Land Rover in 50 years - Defender 90 300tdi with automatic box.) high northolkshire, i have, i had one of their stage 2.1 9:1CR heads on my previous land rover |
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Jul 13, 2018 12:19:40 GMT
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Obviously one step ahead of me with regards to ACR. I found their site fascinating as well. Keep up the goodwork.
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Jul 20, 2018 19:37:52 GMT
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They did the machining work on my V8 - absolutely first class job. They gave a fair bit of advice on how to get the best VFM on my budget, including in some cases advising me NOT to spend money!
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Sometimes, others may not understand why you like a car so much. Sometimes, you may not even understand why you like a car so much. But none of that matters; all that matters is that you like the car, and having it makes you happy.
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Jul 21, 2018 21:23:47 GMT
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exhaust manifold, take 2 ! i know you are probably wondering why i didn't just replace the gasket originally, well theres a dollop of logic and bit of bad luck. before i started the work i made a parts order, looked to see if i had a 1 piece gasket or not, i couldnt see one, so i only ordered two new tin gaskets for the inlet manifold. then when i got it all of i did actually have a one piece 8 port gasket after all. anyway, stripped it all down again today.  getting deeper, this is after the inlet and exhaust manifolds had the hot spot nuts undone and separated. you can see straight away one possible source of exhaust gas leak. although i have to say my leak was an offbeat thrumb, more like just 1 exhaust port.  bit closer up you can see the hot spot gasket is completely non existent on the side nearest the engine. if you are wondering what a hot spot is, basically the exhaust manifold has a hole in it, plus a mating flange to the bottom of the inlet manifold. its pretty common 1950s technology designed to heat the incoming air and fuel, which makes it homogonise better. obviously exhaust gas isnt allowed into the inlet, it just buts up to the manifold to heat it. 1970s and 1980s cars had various other setups, for example ford had an air horn on the air cleaner which had a "winter" setting which you could swivel to down to the exhaust manifold and suck hot air. another example is vauxhall had a baffle and metal hose above the exhaust manifold piped to the air intake (plus a vacuum system to switch it off if you put your foot down) vw had that plus an electric heater elements at the bottom of the inlet manifold!  matching face of the inlet manifold, messed up the photo but you can see the sooty trail to atmosphere. the cylinder head was showing signs of a leak on exhuast port for cyl 1, there was a tear in the gasket and a shadow of soot, but cant be sure if i did that taking the gasket off.  new gaskets fitted, i put a bit of paste on the exhaust side of the hot spot gasket as the casting was a bit rough (even after chipping old gasket off and filing it flat)  |
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Last Edit: Jul 21, 2018 21:30:12 GMT by darrenh
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glenanderson
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 4,353
Club RR Member Number: 64
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Just catching up on this after it dropped off my radar. š
Iām in the ābeen thereā club with the snapped gear lever. Mine happened going uphill in busy traffic in Plymouth many years ago. In the right hand lane of a bit of urban dual carriageway. Cue much hand waving and cursing, followed by a roll back onto the kerb for jury-rigged repairs.
For future reference you can, if youāre in possession of reasonably nimble fingers, reach around the gearbox from underneath and push the selector rod nearest the passenger side back into gear. This puts the main box into third. You can then pull away in low ratio, double-declutch up into high ratio, and then use overdrive. Gives you the ability to get up to 45 ish.
Where did you source your chassis bushes from? I polybushed mine a couple of years ago, when I fitted my parabolics, but the squeaking drives me mad. Iāve got to rebuild my rear axle soon, so may as well address the bush issue while Iām about it.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Jul 22, 2018 19:00:18 GMT
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Where did you source your chassis bushes from? I polybushed mine a couple of years ago, when I fitted my parabolics, but the squeaking drives me mad. Iāve got to rebuild my rear axle soon, so may as well address the bush issue while Iām about it. Hey Glenn, it occurred to me when replacing the stick there's a big 6 inch rubber bung in passenger side of the transmission tunnel I could have just levered a selector, whoops! Chassis bushes are all genuine landrover now, except the rear of front springs (long ones) which are all makes |
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i did umm and arr over the 2 inch system (big bore they call it) but the stock exhaust is just over 1.5 inch internal diameter which is more than adequate for 70hp engine.
