Doors, sills, floor plates and headlamp bezels all etch primed ready for grey primer

Looking at the manual, the trunnions and bushes are lubed with general purpose grease and the pedal,shaft that has the end plug in is removed and filled with sae 20 oil and reassembled

I've it set a bit too low, as I'm planning on increasing the boost on the turbo quite a bit in the next round of upgrades. It came on last summer in traffic. I was towing a trailer with a Bridgeport onboard at the time. The fan only ran for a...

thats amazing! thank you! Yeah, hoping to do as much as I can, and I've been blown away by kind and helpful everyone is on here, so I'm sure I'll be asking many a question : )

That’s clever does it ever cut in, where did you buy it from , just wired in a manual switch for mine

This is mine, guys at work swapped a cat engine for another used one, this hose was spare so I may have purloined it and this is where it has lived for the last 18 years. This is a 200 with the early narrow style radiator, I cannot comment on the...

Mine. After market silicon hoses with a sensor for the electric fan.

Thanks for that, I've got a pipe connector on the way so will see what I can do.

In situ

I dont think i bought any extra hoses, this would have been made up with what was on the 2286 and the tdi , cant remember if i needed to cut one

Manuals here that will help apart from engine and other mods different on the lightweight http://smithies.co.nz/land_rover/ I would try not to farm out too much work as you will miss out on the learning and understanding of how bits work best...

Sorry for your loss. Lovely that you have something to remember him by. Restoration is a massive process, full of triumph, pain, cuts and dust. Have a look at Steve’s thread in the projects section - he’s been restoring one last few years. If...

Welcome, Nice looking motor, the vice could come in handy , do you lose much oil out the air filter 🤔

In (what I thought was a genius move) bought it as it's ULEZ exempt! (unlike my old mazda bongo!) well. done. me! But, just realising that the money I'm probably/ excitedly going to spend on it is going to out weigh that! not. so. well. done...

I would do the torque in stages and if crank won’t turn at say 70Nm then got a problem, you can reuse the bolts if in good condition as they’re not designed to yield at that torque

Have a look at post 93 , I posted a pdf of the 200tdi overhaul manual got all,the torque figs and how to do what you doing 😀

A new rad cap sorted my elusive leak

If your journals are correct size I would not bother with plastigauge, if the crank and new bearings cleaned properly, in place, bearings oiled and caps torqued up one at a time you will see if any tight ones, if a problem then plastigauge may...

That’s easier still get 50.00 on the test bar? Mitutoyo make good gear

Sending that micrometre back its useless, Borrowed this off a Mate today still a bit fiddley , well to me anyway but think I have got it right this time, first pic Main second Big End

Haven’t noticed it in 4th. Usually around 50-60 mph. But only when towing caravan never solo.

Does it make that noise when in 4th at same speed or at same revs when in 5th What speed does it occur when in 5th , is it just at a set speed or all speeds from 40-70 eg

I put the btm fixed anvil on the btm diameter and then gently rock the adjustable anvil over the top diameter starting off a tad too big and tightening it a tad each time with the top knob until it drags slightly, then you know you got the two...

I agree that it is technique and practice to get the reading correct. If it won't hold tolerance on multiple readings (a different result each time) then I would say it is the user. I (used to before getting sick) use a micrometer to measure...

I can only look at that and say the “test piece” is wonky. As I said earlier an accurate adjustable spanner is what I would use. I personally don’t understand the use of a micrometer on a round journal, it is so hard to get it straight. Did you...

That might be 63.47 or 63.97 depends on how thimble matches with top mil mark or bottom half mil mark What does it look like with the 50mm slip gauge inserted

Turners do quality head gasket sets def replace valve stem seals, I would also strip the valves and springs, rockers check for any damage and lap them in, inspect head for damage/ cracks etc and order parts once

Yes it does have the 50.00mm bar to set zero, think this is where I was going wrong, as when setting, then trying again most times it was out again which would be putting those final readings out to. Dont think I got it bang on, gonna have...

Nit used that, there is a procedure detailed in the manual to nip up main bearing caps and slacken one bolt off to measure gaps with feelers

it does take a delicate touch when measuring , have to use the end of thumbscrew when measuring it will click on the ratchet when it starts to get tight, don’t overtighten and all you are looking for is a sliding fit as you move it over the...