1. damiancorrine

    Seating issue 90 / defender

    Looking for a driver's seat base in county brown landrover 90 / defender . ?????
  2. damiancorrine

    3.5 efi flapper

    3.5 efi flapper engine . Starts off the key ... ticks over nicely fuel pressure at 9th injector off plenum is 32 ish idle and 36ish revving ... new leads and cap and rotor . Cleaned all I injectors oil flush ... new oil .. rad flush .... etc etc . As soon as driven it feels like 4 plugs fallen...
  3. damiancorrine

    3.5 efi conversion to 3.9 efi

    3.5 started .. starts off the key .. ticks over smooth .... as soon as driven starts bogging down and farting and belching .... foot to floor try to pick up and go ... then cough and splutters ...
  4. damiancorrine

    3.5 efi conversion to 3.9 efi

    It's I a hybrid not sure of age as listed as 1972 series 3 . Imagine late 80s early 90s.I have booked a mobile mechanic for 4 hrs to see if can get a fresh perspective and Start from beginning and guess work our way through .
  5. damiancorrine

    3.5 efi conversion to 3.9 efi

    We have a 3.9 sort of built trialer with a 3.9 never any issues . The other hybrid we bought with a 3.5 efi has never run right since we bought it .... bad starting .. rough running ... no power and sluggish ... **** idle all over the place . Starts one day and then never again until it feels...
  6. damiancorrine

    3.5 efi conversion to 3.9 efi

    Read a bit on this but everyone seems to track off into other issues . Is this a straight swap ? What might I need to have ? Need ? 3.9 out of a manual and 3.5 is auto ? Feeling head gasket gone on 3.5 despite all its other issues and offered a 3.9 for £150 Cheers
  7. damiancorrine

    3.5 efi flapper

    Pleniummy middle
  8. damiancorrine

    3.5 efi flapper

    Sorry ... reason being awfull starter if it starts at all and runs like a bag of sh...te
  9. damiancorrine

    3.5 efi flapper

    Hi all .. so after hours of browsing and still not definite joy here is my dilema . 3.5 v8 efi flapper starting at front first left facing front of car can someone please tell me all the vaccum hose start and finish places off the plenium ? Please . I have a middle plenium small hose with a...
  10. damiancorrine

    Series 3 seating

    Is sort of a wor holiday theme .... I think or hope !
  11. damiancorrine

    Series 3 seating

    Original !! ...hmmm that sort of went out the window ..
  12. damiancorrine

    Series 3 seating

    I have moved it about with no seat in it .... and yes suits perfectly apart from slightly un comfortable and I doubt mot tester would be impressed . So I am thinking of a self made bench seat as low as I can realistically go with some comfort . I have heard of people making a rear seat of a car...
  13. damiancorrine

    Series 3 seating

    Thought about that but is only a truck cab .. leg room is ok .. is just height of head and windscreen ... cheers
  14. damiancorrine

    Series 3 seating

    Series 3 hybrid , looks defender but screen and body series 3 . My issue is at 6ft 5in I am struggling to see under top windscreen bar , seating in it is after market and probably out of a Ford or something ..... so before I look at new seating any ideas as to a low seated seat that can help...
  15. damiancorrine

    landrover base off road nightmare !! running issues 3.9efi

    My next issue .... is the swb 3.5 efi we have . Will only start well after tdc ...... try and adjust it to anywhere near tdc and just dies . Tdc @ 12pm ... only runs @ 3pm ......... but runs iratic , feeling of head gasket issue though so have ordered a tester kit . compression readings are...
  16. damiancorrine

    landrover base off road nightmare !! running issues 3.9efi

    Was advertised as running fine but only off road use but had an mot , we went to view it and drove it briefly as seemed to be stuck in low ratio , so only around a carpark . we then had it delivered . On its first drive seemed to be rough and bogging down with acceleration , rev at standstill...