Series 2A

Active Member

• Jan 3, 2016

• #1

Hi chaps basically my d2 v8 is slowly giving up the ghost. But I'm wondering if a 3.5/3.9 would fit. Any info would be great. Thanks in advance

 

flat

Well-Known Member

• Jan 3, 2016

• #2

Rebuild the one you got? What do you mean give up?

 

cooltide

sheep fancier

• Jan 3, 2016

• #3

Not with Thor efi but it would physically fit

 

Series 2A

Active Member

• Jan 3, 2016

• #4

Umm head gasket going,major oil leak and burn in oil haha. Bearing in mind she's on 190,000 she's done amazingly well

 

norseman

Well-Known Member

• Jan 4, 2016

• #5

Series 2A said:

Bearing in mind she's on 190,000 she's done amazingly well

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Just goes to prove that they don't all drop liners, although once (on a 3.9) was enough for me
Surprised at the oil-burning, my last 3.5efi still had factory compressions when I sold it at 160k.

 

Series 2A

Active Member

• Jan 5, 2016

• #6

Yea she smokes a bit but only seems to be on tick over??

 

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eightinavee

Well-Known Member

• Jan 7, 2016

• #7

The main problem with trying to fit an earlier 3.5/3.9 is that those blocks dont have provision to mount the crank sensor,or knock sensors.

 

listerdiesel

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Events Planner

• Jan 11, 2016

• #8

The late 3.9's in a D1 have all the bits including bosses for the knock sensors, but the crank pickup housing needs changing if you are going to fit Thor Bosch ECU etc.
D2 housing is EIQ100020 and I have one on my desk. The PCD of the flywheel pickup drillings is different on a D2 flywheel.

The pickup housing is the only difference I found when I fitted a late D1 short engine to my D2.

Peter