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Kingshill-Rover · Nov 22, 2023

Good evening. Just purchased my first Land Rover. 1974 Series 3 LWB 2.6 Petrol.
Doesn't run at the moment, but hoping it will once I've had a few hours playing under the bonnet.
Massive success tonight. Had zero compression in four of the cylinders, but discovered that the tappets were down super tight. Very surprised that they could be so tight as to cause complete loss of pressure, but now that they are adjusted correctly , I have about 8 bar.

Henry_b · Nov 22, 2023

Welcome aboard, 6 pot series rare as hens teeth..

Any pictures?

Kingshill-Rover · Nov 22, 2023

Needs a clean. And a new silencer. And a new radiator. And, I suspect, some other new bits.

Henry_b · Nov 22, 2023

very smart,.

Rock Basher · Nov 22, 2023

Kingshill-Rover said:
Needs a clean. And a new silencer. And a new radiator. And, I suspect, some other new bits.

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Lovely.

You can get engine bits from Spain like pistons etc if your lucky.

Kingshill-Rover · Nov 22, 2023

Believe the engine is from a Rover P4, so non-original, but who cares?

And I got a spare engine with it (under the grab bag).

Rock Basher · Nov 22, 2023

Kingshill-Rover said:
Believe the engine is from a Rover P4, so non-original, but who cares?

And I got a spare engine with it (under the grab bag).

Cool . Be ok then.

Henry_b · Nov 22, 2023

Kingshill-Rover said:
Believe the engine is from a Rover P4, so non-original, but who cares?

And I got a spare engine with it (under the grab bag).

the 2.6 IOE was an option for the series and is a derivative of the unit used in the P4 rather rare in the series, different bulkhead etc.

It has an F head as i'm sure you're aware, it had a reputation for fragility and thirst, but to be honest so long as you maintain them they're a good unit.

Rock Basher · Nov 22, 2023

Henry_b said:
the 2.6 IOE was an option for the series and is a derivative of the unit used in the P4 rather rare in the series, different bulkhead etc.

It has an F head as i'm sure you're aware, it had a reputation for fragility and thirst, but to be honest so long as you maintain them they're a good unit.

They certainly like a drink

Kingshill-Rover · Nov 22, 2023

So do I!

Fortunately, it isn't my everyday car.

Rock Basher · Nov 22, 2023

Kingshill-Rover said:
So do I!

Fortunately, it isn't my everyday car.

Lovely wagon .
Good luck with it.

Kingshill-Rover · Nov 22, 2023

Thank you.

Henry_b · Nov 22, 2023

Rock Basher said:
They certainly like a drink

no worse than the 2.25 in reality.;

Rock Basher · Nov 22, 2023

Henry_b said:
no worse than the 2.25 in reality.;

True

NorfolkBird · Nov 22, 2023

Kingshill-Rover said:
Needs a clean. And a new silencer. And a new radiator. And, I suspect, some other new bits.

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Very nice, best of luck, you could start a thread in the Projects section, would be interesting

Knappster · Nov 22, 2023

Hi and welcome!

Nice looking Landy! Let us know how you get on with it.

brianp38dse · Nov 23, 2023

Hello and welcome

nice bit of kit there.

steve2286w · Nov 25, 2023

Welcome looks lovely green, the tappets could have been that tight valves not actually closing hence the zero psi

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