Hi all I am about to receive a bill from a garage even though the engine is worse then when it went in as they have no idea what the problem is .
I have a 1971 landrover 2.25 petrol it kept cutting out sometimes when driving but usually in traffic Jams
They found the carb butterfly flap was worn so replaced the carb ( still cutting out) then they replaced the fuel pump with an electronic one ( still cutting out) they then went down the electrical side replacing the coil which looks a bit cheap to me ( still cutting out) runs fine but comes to a halt then restarts as if there is nothing wrong? Coil is very hot to touch infact extremely hot .Now they seem to have given up and told me it has to go to a landrover specialist ? I have invested in a new coil it's supposedly a sports coil for a landrover? Waiting fir that to arrive but I am ready now to roll ot off a cliff to be honest as there are no landrover specialists near me ( I live in Swansea Wales) plus it won't drive without constantly cutting out ? When I bought it ( I wish I never now) the guy I bought vitamins off dud say the coil does get hot but I didn't hear the rest if what he was saying ? The old points have been replaced with an electronic system I also noticed that when you start it the turn over is very intermittent I pulled the starter off checked the bushes and earth strap all seems OK? Sometimes it wint turn over at all so I am thinking is it a faulty ignition causing this problem ? Someone said run a live to the coil and see what happens which I am yet to do I was told it could be overcharging that's causing the coil to get so hot ? I have been bombarded with advice and read many forums regarding this so to sum up it is definitely getting fuel the carb is new the pump is new so why is this thing constantly cutting out ? I installed a radio from a live supply that I found behind the dash when I drove it the stereo was constantly switching on and off which is also weird but I have no idea where that live wire is coming from sorry for being so long in this thread but this is the last straw I am trying to collect a van on a dolly from Irekand with it and am running out of time so you can see my frustration with what I was told was a very basic engine ? Any help here would be much appreciated
I have a 1971 landrover 2.25 petrol it kept cutting out sometimes when driving but usually in traffic Jams
They found the carb butterfly flap was worn so replaced the carb ( still cutting out) then they replaced the fuel pump with an electronic one ( still cutting out) they then went down the electrical side replacing the coil which looks a bit cheap to me ( still cutting out) runs fine but comes to a halt then restarts as if there is nothing wrong? Coil is very hot to touch infact extremely hot .Now they seem to have given up and told me it has to go to a landrover specialist ? I have invested in a new coil it's supposedly a sports coil for a landrover? Waiting fir that to arrive but I am ready now to roll ot off a cliff to be honest as there are no landrover specialists near me ( I live in Swansea Wales) plus it won't drive without constantly cutting out ? When I bought it ( I wish I never now) the guy I bought vitamins off dud say the coil does get hot but I didn't hear the rest if what he was saying ? The old points have been replaced with an electronic system I also noticed that when you start it the turn over is very intermittent I pulled the starter off checked the bushes and earth strap all seems OK? Sometimes it wint turn over at all so I am thinking is it a faulty ignition causing this problem ? Someone said run a live to the coil and see what happens which I am yet to do I was told it could be overcharging that's causing the coil to get so hot ? I have been bombarded with advice and read many forums regarding this so to sum up it is definitely getting fuel the carb is new the pump is new so why is this thing constantly cutting out ? I installed a radio from a live supply that I found behind the dash when I drove it the stereo was constantly switching on and off which is also weird but I have no idea where that live wire is coming from sorry for being so long in this thread but this is the last straw I am trying to collect a van on a dolly from Irekand with it and am running out of time so you can see my frustration with what I was told was a very basic engine ? Any help here would be much appreciated
