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The smoke issue sounds like you are getting too much blow-by. This would usually mean compression is down and could affect performance and starting. The extra oil in the sump, together with finding an improvement when the electric lift pump was added, could indicate a damaged diaphram in the ...

Leaking from new seals is often a sign that swivel bearings are worn.

If you are running greased wheel bearings, then convert to oil lube for better wheel bearing and spline life. Should be plenty of info on the conversion here.

Hose connection is on the side of the barrel when installed, during bleeding I remove it from the intake and drop it down low with the connections straight up. So the bubbles are more likely air being sucked in rather than cavitation? On another forum someone mentioned cavitation bubbles collapse ...

As long as you use a gearbox from a V8 disco. The diesels use a different bell housing that is not compatible. There were 2 different 5 speeds used in disco I. Early years had the weak LT77 (also used in rangies), the update version of disco I (from 95 IIRC) had the R380, which has stronger gears ...

So in theory taking power to weigh etc it should be a even race? Or will the torque of the diesel out run the chev? Or will the extra revs out run the diesel? Guess it comes back to torque/kw or HP? It has more to do with the shape of the curve for power and torque vs rpm/speed, rather than ...

Range Rover classic, Disco I, 110 and Defender have front suspension with coil springs, radius arms and a panhard rod. The rears have coil springs, lower trailing arms and upper A-frame. Some models have sway bars depending on year. P38 rangies have air springs, not sure on other details. Disco 2 ...

There used to be a very detailed thread somewhere with lot's of pics but I can't seem to find it. Can anyone give me a pointer to the right place? Thanks. I can remember it and the pics, but I can't remember what forum it was on. Probably here on Outers, but may have been or Pirate. Unfortunately ...

use a laptop with OziExplorer too, but the real magic is in the GPS I use. It's a data logger with digital display, so not only does it record where I've been and output to Google Earth format, it also doubles as a digital speedo/etc. True that! themiserymachine has a marine style garmin unit that ...

I use a laptop with OziExplorer too, but the real magic is in the GPS I use. It's a data logger with digital display, so not only does it record where I've been and output to Google Earth format, it also doubles as a digital speedo/etc. From memory it was about $70 on eBay. It logs whilst ...

Normally you start with known ride height and the corner weight in lbs (on the coilovers, not tyre on ground). From the ride height you can determine how much the coilover springs have been compressed in inches. Then as the corner weight is required to compress the springs by that amount and spring ...

For a reliable Land Rover to use for that, IMHO you can't go past the 110's with 3.9 litre diesel up to 1985. Civilian LR from 85 went to weaker gearboxes (LT95 to LT85), but still had the 3.9 diesel till about 89 (2nd best Land Rover) when the 110 was replaced by Defenders with the 2.5 litre 200Tdi ...

Be aware that the part of a radius arm between the pair of axle mounts can be subjected to high bending loads and tube has very poor section properties for resisting bending (low sectional modulus, Z value in engineering calcs & tables of section properties). What benefit can that construction offer ...

Water cooled turbos are not necessary for diesel engines. Petrol engines run much higher egt's than is safe with a diesel (diesel engines have higher compression ratios and combustion pressures), and they (petrol engine) do need water cooled turbos. If you have turned the fuel up, then you should ...

Check out this video, very interesting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfz2p20u7oc&feature=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; 6270 vs 6550 Nm or about 5% difference in strength of the shaft. Yukon driveshaft had gone well into plastic zone. Marginal test validity although the ...

Some vehicles have electric motor driven power steering pumps, that you could use, but don't expect any higher flow than from your own vehicles PS pump. Some trucks have power packs that might suit you - they are used for tail lifts and the likes. Try truck wreckers. There are small electric power ...

I don't have experience with the LT85, but know a little about them. The model number of Land Rover gearboxes can give you an idea of strength. Gearboxes designed while they were part of the Leyland group are prefixed with LT (Leyland Transmission) and the numeral part (95, 85, 77, & 230) is the ...

I have used Ashcroft 4.11:1 R&P and know them to be good, and Ashcroft are good to deal with, plus they have developed a new range of R&P's that are stronger still. I am personally reluctant to use Kam's products based on what I have seen/heard. You need to be very careful not to get a 4.1:1 R&P set ...

Often tube failures are due to incorrect size or poor quality tubes, wear caused by manufacturing ridges inside the tyre case, and adhesive stickers/labels inside the tyre case - these labels must be removed before fitting as they eventually puncture the tube. You also need good bands in the wheel ...

There are a few conversions done here and in the UK.

Mal Leslie here, Gigglepin in UK is represented by Smithie out here, or there is a new kit called Delta-Tek Freespool from the UK that looks interesting http://delta-tek.co.uk/

Video clip here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXUO61qyzrw

X3 for Ashcrofts 4.11:1 or even stronger go 3.75:1 or 4.12:1

The Chev is only as good as the trans you put behind it. Its a well known fact that the older chevs and the new duramax struggled till Alison teamed up with chev. A) What does this mean? I wasn't aware the 4L80E was a problem transmission? I think most people rate it pretty highly. I'm pretty sure ...

I've not heard of an electric locked LT230. At some point in time, rangies changed to the borgwarner t/case with viscous coupling - I haven't had anything to do with them. ... Since posting that, I recall that there was a kit with electric actuator to fit on top of LT230's from some year model ...

Is this for a rover, with rover front diff housing?

If so front diff would need to be 80 series hi pinion to clear the tie rod, so make sure you can get the same ratio in hi pinion (last time I looked there weren't many available).

I also run oziexplorer on a laptop - have been very pleased with it for many years. Cost about $200 back then, but updates are free download. I use a cheap gps mouse (you don't need any other functions with mapping software like ozie - only nema output) that is fixed inside the top of my snorkel and ...

..... Pretty much as above - the landie has "forced articulation" - the F+R axles are linked via shafts and a PTO drive, so if one axle flexes the other flexes the opposite way. This also means it has basically no body roll, so Bill's original plan was to only run a single coil at the rear for ...

I have an article in an old hot rod magazine about building the buick/olds 215 aluminium engine (which rover purchased tooling for and lead to the rover V8) with buick 300 components (heads, crank, etc.). It mentions D&D fabrications in the USA). I'll see if I can post copies of the article over the ...

I have fitted aftermarket seats (truck cab) because I had them and the originals needed repairs. As the replacement seats were wider than the originals I moved the seat rails inboard a little so the doors could close - only needed to drill some holes in the seat box and move the nut plates/brackets ...

I would be surprised if there isn't someone in your area that doesn't have Donaldson filters and their other products. They make snorkel heads for trucks and may have some as small as 4".

How are they economy wise? I can't give specific figures for a TD5 Defender, I have had other diesel LR's and they all have good economy in the low 10 litres per 100 km. I believe the TD5 to be similar. Re seating position: I'm a bit over 5' 10" - not as tall as some, but not short either. Tall ...