rich201283
Member
I have a 1959 series 2, the engine in it is a 2.25 diesel, I'm trying to find out if this is the original engine as im not sure if they put that engine in for that year, can anyone shed any light on this?
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
The 2 1/4 diesel and petrol were introduced in '58
jamesmartin
Well-Known Member
it would have had a 2 litre diesel or 2.25 petrol, a lot were swapped over to 2.25 as engines wore which is what we did with our 58 in the 1970s
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
My mistake, the 2 1/4 diesel didn't join the petrol until '62
Your chassis number should tell you what was in it originally - you can type it in here:
http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html
It might be a 'valid' engine for the period, but it might not be the original from your car - mine started life as a petrol but ended up with a diesel by the time I got it.
http://www.clifton.nl/index.html?calvin.html
It might be a 'valid' engine for the period, but it might not be the original from your car - mine started life as a petrol but ended up with a diesel by the time I got it.
ciderman
Active Member
No. the land rover heater works if you supply it with a good flow of hot water from the block.
I posted an article late last year on installing a small secondary 12 volt pump which increased the flow to the heater and, remarkably , cured over heating problems.
And, the heater works!
I posted an article late last year on installing a small secondary 12 volt pump which increased the flow to the heater and, remarkably , cured over heating problems.
And, the heater works!
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The LR 2 and 2 1/4 diesels were ground braking in their day and got coped by the Japs who prompty sorted the problems.
Re heater I agree if it gets hot water its fine, my Perkins pushes out a decent flow and the heater is good. The fan is very noise (its a flat square S2A heater) and I think I may try to fit a more modern fan motor. For the amount of current it draws it doesn't move a lot of air. I have a taxi heater in the rear and that get enough flow even on 5ft of pipe. You can always get them off e-bay, I recon its the cheapest rear heat solution.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LTI-TAXI-...701076?hash=item28499cbed4:g:fYEAAOSwfpVZLTFc
Re heater I agree if it gets hot water its fine, my Perkins pushes out a decent flow and the heater is good. The fan is very noise (its a flat square S2A heater) and I think I may try to fit a more modern fan motor. For the amount of current it draws it doesn't move a lot of air. I have a taxi heater in the rear and that get enough flow even on 5ft of pipe. You can always get them off e-bay, I recon its the cheapest rear heat solution.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LTI-TAXI-...701076?hash=item28499cbed4:g:fYEAAOSwfpVZLTFc
