Really?......that means engine out again does it have to be changed for a manual one?

How easy is it to change James?
 
Ok thank you will start to take engine out again

Any ideas on the alternator issues?
 
alternator needs battery feed to b+ terminal (from main lead on starter is fine )then thin wire from ignition light to d+
 
Soo......removed the engine today AGAIN and have taken some snaps of the flywheel and clutch assembly
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Can you advise where spigot bush goes as there appears to be what looks like a spigot in the middle of the flywheel however I never fitted one and it was auto before

Clutch looks pretty knackered too

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Got some done on the flooring just need to get this bloody spigot bush fitted then it can go back in gonna do some painting and bits whilst it out.

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Exhaust setup is simple enough just need some flexi pipe anyone know of best place to get some???

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Is anyone able to help please?

I rely on you guys for knowledge and expertise lol
 
Yes I have also put in a 90 v8 gearbox as 4 pot diesel is way different. V8 bolted straight in and just moved engine mounts.

When you say it bolted straight on and just moved engine mounts, do you mean you had to move the chassis engine mounts and weld them in a new position, or do you mean you could just move them on the engine? If that makes sense. Looking to do this conversion and i don't have a welder :eek:
 
Yes you need to cut off old mounts and move them forward to where the engine mounts holders sit, quite easy even if your a novice a friend of mine did them for me with a mig only took half hour. Engine sits forward quite a bit gives good access to bell housing and rear of engine
 
Yes you need to cut off old mounts and move them forward to where the engine mounts holders sit, quite easy even if your a novice a friend of mine did them for me with a mig only took half hour. Engine sits forward quite a bit gives good access to bell housing and rear of engine

ah okay, i thought you had to weld them but you were quite nonchalant about it :p
 
So just cleaning up engine a bit whilst its out
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Got some questions on the alternator
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Big brown cable goes to starter motor where do the small brown and white cables go?
Need to sort this out as not getting it to charge the battery at the moment?..

I know top one is fuel rail temp what exactly is middle and bottom connections?
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What does this blue plug do?
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suggest you put your alternator query on the V8 section - loads of knowledge on there chap and most of the boys are very helpful........................

I think the smaller cable MAY go too the rev-counter.
 
Is anybody able to help with the alternator issue please?
the terminals are marked on the back of alt ,battery (brown)live thick wires go to b+ thin ignition (brown/yellow)light wire to d+ white/grey to w,switch on top hose elbow is for aircon fan,coil will have 2 wires one on - one on + from dizzy module ,one ignition live to + and a ecu input on - have you put some of theses on alt ,battery live wires are brown ignition live white
 
So did a little bit of rust removal today on the rear ground down alot of the big patches of rust off the chassis and treated with some rustproof black gunk.

Got new springs and some poly bushes coming to lot back on so will do other side this week.

I've got the dreaded dvla inspection on Saturday to get the v5 details changed not looking forward to that

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Hi johnny
Sorry it went right at the beginning of the conversion well over a year ago now.
 

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