1. Tony Monsantoe

    Series petrol Ignition issues possible bad condenser

    yes good parts they are for the lucas distributor i have not yet did anything with the wiring from the ignition switch to the fuse and to the coil, ok power off voltage about 11.8v and when running it is 6 to 7 v and thats with the pos and neg on the coil. see it normally does it after several...
  2. Tony Monsantoe

    Series petrol Ignition issues possible bad condenser

    Hello everyone, so for the past few years i seem to have condensers go bad and it is like every few 1000 k's the condenser gets bad and the engine will die when at highway speeds and backfire due to no ignition at the time, now i have replaced the coil and have checked all connections and points...
  3. Tony Monsantoe

    Gearbox identification

    ahh ok i read somewhere that they reckon the length of movement on 3rd to 4th was shorter then 1st to 2nd and i assumed it was right but it might not be, ohh i have driven a series 3 109 and i think it was a inline 2.6 6cyl and it did have shorter run from 3rd to 4th. it might differ on some maybe.
  4. Tony Monsantoe

    Gearbox identification

    sorry did not realise it posted already.
  5. Tony Monsantoe

    Gearbox identification

    it will be interesting as i got a suffix D box from a fella a few months back for my old blue 2a as mine has worn 1st rev and has broken retainer 2 out of 3 springs 2 are broken for the synchro hub on the 3rd-4th cluster, it dont pop out of gear so i been holding off rebuilding the spare i got...
  6. Tony Monsantoe

    Bulkhead to Upper Dash Series 3

    that is a type of cloth tape the texture on the top you can just see is cloth. They call it gaffa tape. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaffer_tape hope that helps bud. Tony.
  7. Tony Monsantoe

    3.0 tdv6 rebuild advice

    ouch, did you know by getting rid of the egr you in fact make the engine temps higher as the exhaust gas helps to reduce emissions but helps to cool down the intake as there is less oxygen, i used to think it was best to get rid of the egr. but when i read up on it reducing combustion temps i...
  8. Tony Monsantoe

    Engine cutting out 2.25 petrol

    id say as kermit said could be the ignition switch. in regards to the electronic dizzy set ups i have heard a few now talking about how they are having issues with them, id suggest to go back to points and a condenser they are normally quite reliable, also new parts can be defective from day one...
  9. Tony Monsantoe

    Custom wiring: Why does my land rover not start?

    another thing is a diesel needs compression and much more then a petrol to ignite the diesel mist, as thats compression generates the heat thats need to get to a point where the mist injected auto ignites, low compression no start. yes thats a fuel cut off solenoid on the earlier landrovers that...
  10. Tony Monsantoe

    Series 2 won’t start! Please help xx

    also the condenser thats one thing that would give me a lot of issues not so much the points, but the points over time would get a burn hole in the centre of mine thats all id ever have issues with.
  11. Tony Monsantoe

    Electron ignition

    it reminds me of my landrover when i rebuilt it in 2012 i did the came timing etc as per the haynes manual and bugger me down the timing for the cam is out 180deg and its a known problem and the issues is how the haynes manual tells you to set the cam in the wrong position, i was hoping that...
  12. Tony Monsantoe

    Electron ignition

    i was thinking that a lot have issues with the cheap assed chinese made zeniths, i know some chinese stuff like some lawn mowers are reasonable and last but its all down to oil changes and cleaning the air filters, i see more and more Chinese high end stuff getting around say XCMG they do a lot...
  13. Tony Monsantoe

    Swap grill and headlights from 2A to 3

    i just put my spotties in the place of the headlights as i had a crash and needed to replace the front guards, and i went with some decent series 3 ones.
  14. Tony Monsantoe

    Electron ignition

    ok so you got a new dizzy but still having issues, black smoke normally indicates a fueling issue as in its getting too much and could be causing the misfire and rough running, if you installed the dizzy in the right way you took it out i cant see how it could be any issues there, i see you have...
  15. Tony Monsantoe

    Can someone tell me what distributor this is

    i hear a lot have gone with electronic set up in the dizzy and down the track the electronic units fail and leaves them stranded, i had thought of using a electronic set up but i have heard many fail and are of cheap quality so i stuck with points and condenser.
  16. Tony Monsantoe

    Valve/Cam timing Petrol 2.25- am I over thinking this??

    hello there MFC Tony here, the pic that Keith posted of the engine on the stand is of my engine when i rebuilt it in 2012 and yes you are 100% correct it is out 180deg and i followed the haynes book and i do think you are right that the haynes book in fact tel;ls you to set the timing...