1. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    Hi All, So I stripped down the carb as the mix adjustment was stuck, so the carbs are now fully tuned and it has made a vast impoverishment on generally running and idling. And she starts first time, runs sweet as a nut, much better than she ever has in my ownership. But I still have my...
  2. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    Referring to the bottom right picture - the circled nipple on mine has a hose on it with a screw on the end so isn't doing any thing, but I'm wondering what it should do. And the nipple just above that to the left is the air bleed for my rad. I have been trying to find an engine manual to...
  3. benpalmer

    New seals required -all round Advice Please

    I'm doing the same as you - LR series does pretty much every thing. And to begin with I made comparisons over price with other sellers, and they are always there or there abouts. So now I only use them now! But as anyone will tell you - buy genuine. Brit part are sh1t (sh1tpart). Or buy...
  4. benpalmer

    How much dinitrol for inside the chassis & bulkhead?

    yup, popped it in the over for 5mins at 100c. Perfect. But remove the plastic caps and seals first and stand it upright - bit of a bugger if you don't.
  5. benpalmer

    Door Confusion

    No not all of um. They all had push down handles. And some and wind down windows apposed to the standard MOD sliding window. I has an 1991 ex MOD deep water unit that has wind down windows. Not sure why some do and some don't but I'm sure some one can tell you.
  6. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    Does this work?
  7. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    Hi all, So another not so successful day solving my problem, but I did get it to idle nicely! No more stalling at junctions. But I would like to ask a couple of questions: When adjusting the mix, is the item circled in red on the attached picture, top right, meant to move? Mine doesn't...
  8. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    Thanks Mark, struggling to see the wood for the trees at the moement. Spent hours on the SU website. Back out I go!
  9. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    OK, I'm try to tune my carbs and have set set the idle now need to do the mix. Can't find the mix screw for the life of me. Can some one give me a pointer???
  10. benpalmer

    How much dinitrol for inside the chassis & bulkhead?

    I got the Large car kit from Rejel, then added a couple more! But I wanted to go OTT. Also got the Dinitrol gun, which while fooking expensive is really really good.:D
  11. benpalmer

    defender body to chassis help

    Sounds like you got most of them. Might be some in the tub floor? There was in mine, one each side just forward of the rear springs directly over the chassis, but that was a 110, worth a check though.
  12. benpalmer

    Insurance

    Mine has gone up every year for the last 3! And I've looked around.
  13. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    I hope not. That would be bad news for my plans of using it for a little while.:(
  14. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    Thanks for the guidance, I know the compression is low, however it ran sweet as a nut prior to sitting up. I just want it to run enough for some use prior to taking the engine out! Ive had the carbs out and cleaned um up, but they were fine. And no, no diaphragms. Its running on 7 from...
  15. benpalmer

    defender body to chassis help

    Is it a 90 or a 110?
  16. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    No I didn't. Before hand they were making touch shy of 100psi
  17. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    I kinda want to keep it carbed up. Don't know why, probably because its a dying thing I guess, but I'm sticking with it not matter how much pain its going to / is cause me. It my end up being a Webber carb but that's undecided, and the argument over SU / Webber is not something I'm exploring...
  18. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    Sorry guys been away from my computer, in the engine bay! I did a bit of digging as suggested on tuning SU's. SU recommend via their website, as Ianski said to remove the vacuum pipe - which I have to admit I didn't do, so I will go back out again this weekend and start again - thanks for the...
  19. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    Balls - when ever I mess around with these it normally gets worse. But I guess thats only ever been on chainsaws, until now...... What could possibly go wrong! Thanks for the help Mark, I'm sure I will be back on tomorrow with another update.
  20. benpalmer

    V8 Issues under load

    I have carbs on mine, twin SU's. They only picture that came up in that link was for EFI plenum, is that right?