DaninLids
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After some advice if possible.
I've got a 1987 Defender/90 with 200Tdi engine conversion.
Sometimes, only sometimes - maybe 50% of the time, and only in the first 30 minutes of being fired up, my Landy kills the engine whenever a light is switched on.
These lights could be activated via turning on the reversing light by putting the truck in reverse, or brake lights via applying the brake, or indicators or normal headlights.
Engine is running fine and no problems and then suddenly it just stops dead as if I've turned the key (except I haven't). Often teamed with this is a problem where at very low revs it dies (tickover) as well.
I have to do a restart and it normally fires up and drives along for a little while until more lights have been activated and the problem returns.
I'd diagnose a bad earth but have no idea where to start - plus the fact that sometimes it's absolutely fine and doesn't do it at all.
Lately I managed to get it to stop by fiddling around with the heater fan control but that might have been a coincidence.
Just passed it's MOT where I picked a good day for the test - i.e. a day without the problem - so the truck is in good shape apart from this infuriating problem.
Any idea where to start?
I've got a 1987 Defender/90 with 200Tdi engine conversion.
Sometimes, only sometimes - maybe 50% of the time, and only in the first 30 minutes of being fired up, my Landy kills the engine whenever a light is switched on.
These lights could be activated via turning on the reversing light by putting the truck in reverse, or brake lights via applying the brake, or indicators or normal headlights.
Engine is running fine and no problems and then suddenly it just stops dead as if I've turned the key (except I haven't). Often teamed with this is a problem where at very low revs it dies (tickover) as well.
I have to do a restart and it normally fires up and drives along for a little while until more lights have been activated and the problem returns.
I'd diagnose a bad earth but have no idea where to start - plus the fact that sometimes it's absolutely fine and doesn't do it at all.
Lately I managed to get it to stop by fiddling around with the heater fan control but that might have been a coincidence.
Just passed it's MOT where I picked a good day for the test - i.e. a day without the problem - so the truck is in good shape apart from this infuriating problem.
Any idea where to start?