do yu mean eightinavee?
he has been a member !(sic) for ages - why dont yu look him up under community-members lisr?
oil dripper
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tablets not kicked in yet daft?
wolf
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Exmunster
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Hi,I have recently added to my Series 3 88" Land Rover - with the purchase of a Stage 1,109" V8, the only thing is....it runs like a sack off poo! From Sutton On Sea,to the Shell Station on the A46 Grantham Junction.......it took over £33.00 in Petrol,and ran out half a mile from the garage,just after the bridge!
On the first £33.00 worth of petrol it ran on between 5 and 6 cylinders....sometimes struggling to get 40mph out of it...with a whooshing sound so loud ,you couldn't hear the engine! (Yet on tick over - the engine is sweet as a new one!),it fires on first turn with no pedal. When ticking over,it leaks petrol from the fuel tank inner layer...just 1 minute tickover makes a 3foot thin petrol puddle!! When I put another £30.00 in at the Shell Station,6 hills,Grantham Junction....it fired up quickly,and 'with light acceleration' slowly pulled to 60 - 65mph. It was now on about 6 or mainly 7 cylinders,but still would not take much acceleration....it struggled on the hills like a Robin Reliant!!
When I reached home,about 4 hours after leaving Sutton On Sea!, I put a bucket,and a litter tray under the tank,to catch the petrol, but in the morning,the containors were empty! .... with no real trace of a leak!?
Please could anyone help with the distributor sequence? or how to lable the Spark Plugs up? I pulled out the nearest 1 ,on the O/S ...and it was running VERY weak,as it is almost white in its colouration! , if anyone could offer some 'tips' on getting this 109" V8 running properly,I would be very greatfull ....... my 1980 Series 3,runs perfect,and did all of Billings Off Road Course 4 times last year!...and LRO's 'sand-pit' off road course in 12 minutes....with NO second time round allowed...unlike LRM's Billing when you were allowed round the course twice...and the mud run thrice!
Also..as LRO's Billing Run,deliberatly clashes with the 'New' Land Rover Max..at Newarke,what are the opinions of you other Land Rover owners....which will b the best one?? I love 'the Beer Tent at Billing'..and their fantastic off road course - lots of water,and lots of mud....but awful toilets,and infested showers....but GREAT Beer Tent!!
Newarke,will have a 'pub building'...hopefully not as crap as Peterborough's,where they throw away half of your drink....out of 'Bottles',whereas at Billing a good pint of Winter Diesel is assured...along with the music,etc!
Well anyone, the running problems on my 109" V8 Stage1 ....and Billing or Newarke?
all answers greatly received!
Thank you! Terry = exmunster@'nospamhere'aol.com
On the first £33.00 worth of petrol it ran on between 5 and 6 cylinders....sometimes struggling to get 40mph out of it...with a whooshing sound so loud ,you couldn't hear the engine! (Yet on tick over - the engine is sweet as a new one!),it fires on first turn with no pedal. When ticking over,it leaks petrol from the fuel tank inner layer...just 1 minute tickover makes a 3foot thin petrol puddle!! When I put another £30.00 in at the Shell Station,6 hills,Grantham Junction....it fired up quickly,and 'with light acceleration' slowly pulled to 60 - 65mph. It was now on about 6 or mainly 7 cylinders,but still would not take much acceleration....it struggled on the hills like a Robin Reliant!!
When I reached home,about 4 hours after leaving Sutton On Sea!, I put a bucket,and a litter tray under the tank,to catch the petrol, but in the morning,the containors were empty! .... with no real trace of a leak!?
Please could anyone help with the distributor sequence? or how to lable the Spark Plugs up? I pulled out the nearest 1 ,on the O/S ...and it was running VERY weak,as it is almost white in its colouration! , if anyone could offer some 'tips' on getting this 109" V8 running properly,I would be very greatfull ....... my 1980 Series 3,runs perfect,and did all of Billings Off Road Course 4 times last year!...and LRO's 'sand-pit' off road course in 12 minutes....with NO second time round allowed...unlike LRM's Billing when you were allowed round the course twice...and the mud run thrice!
Also..as LRO's Billing Run,deliberatly clashes with the 'New' Land Rover Max..at Newarke,what are the opinions of you other Land Rover owners....which will b the best one?? I love 'the Beer Tent at Billing'..and their fantastic off road course - lots of water,and lots of mud....but awful toilets,and infested showers....but GREAT Beer Tent!!
Newarke,will have a 'pub building'...hopefully not as crap as Peterborough's,where they throw away half of your drink....out of 'Bottles',whereas at Billing a good pint of Winter Diesel is assured...along with the music,etc!
Well anyone, the running problems on my 109" V8 Stage1 ....and Billing or Newarke?
all answers greatly received!
Thank you! Terry = exmunster@'nospamhere'aol.com
