fenby1976
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Ahh... I see. What you need is one of these then:
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I can see why you're considering doing away with the servo now! I doubt they sell too many of those at £370. Try ebay for a secondhand one. I don't know if it would fail the MOT if you just swapped to a non servo system. I would imagine that if the MOT system has recorded that it's failed on the brake servo then the tester would be reluctant to pass it with the servo removed. I've got a 1987 Ford Transit engine in mine which has a vacuum pump on the back of the alternator. It might be worth your while having a look at one of those and seeing if you can graft it onto your engine if you can't find one of those throttle bodies. I don't know what the later 2.5 diesels and Tdis use to create a vacuum - that might be worth some investigation.
fenby1976
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I've got a 1971 Series III 109 2 1/4 diesel which was originally a pick up and that does not have a servo - the brakes are ****, but it does have an ambulance body on it now which can't help. My series III parts catalogue does not list that throttle body I was talking about. I got the part number from My series optional equipment parts catalogue. I'd try to get the servo working if I were you, but I suppose you could tell the MOT station that the servo is not correct for your vehicle and ask if they'll pass it without.
fenby1976
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My Transit book says 55, 70 or 90 amps Bosh or Lucas. Land-Rover book says Lucas 34 or 45 amps.
fenby1976
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My 1971 SIII 109 diesel does not have a servo, and the throttle body fitted to the inlet manifold on the 2 1/4 diesel to create a vacuum for the servo is not listed in my SIII parts catalogue, only in the optional parts catalogue. So it looks to me like the sevo was not standard on all SIII 109s in particular the diesels.
servo was an option on early 109's,mine isn't on the road yet but i'm sure it'll frighten the crap out of me seeing as i don't have one and it now has a v8 in it.
