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    Diaphram help

    If you are this may help Dev. How to: Rotate fuel pin (cone) diaghram on your 89-93 Dodge cummins VE pump! More power! - YouTube
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    Diaphram help

    We are talking about the round cover on the injection pump with 4 slotted screws holding it down? Dev
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    Diaphram help

    I am guessing but operating the throttle lever on the pump top may slide the rod back out, but it is a guess Dev
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    speedo conversion

    I am going to see whats involved in removing this tomorrow and I will be trying to locate one I will keep you posted Dev
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    speedo conversion

    I have a K/PH speedo to cange it to M/PH do I need a head, sender, or both I have had a trawl through the search system but no luck maybe I am using the wrong keywords ?? Disco1 300 96 Dev
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    Discovery Series 1 Workshop Manuals - choice

    I have had a haynes manuall for every car and bkie I have owned, I find them invaluable, factory manuals are fine but the assumption is the reader is factory or francise trained and makes referance to technical bulletines we do not have acess to stick with haynes and ask questions Dev
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    Torque converter or transmission???

    First thing I would do is check the ATF level in the box, sounds like the band piston is not getting enough pressure, or god forbid the band need replaced. I dont know this box at all some auto boxes like the AP series can be adjusted externally but it's a dealer job or a rebuilder may advise Dev
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    300tdi Boost pressure?

    The reason behind not using oil to recheck cylinder compression in that you can and often do get detonation of the oil, and never clean the internals of a intercoller with anything remotely resembling a fuel as again you run the risk of uncontrolled engine rpm till it uses all the cleaner, I...
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    2 questions

    Discovery 1 TDi where is my wastegate control unit lurking, Turbo outlet to metal pipe is soft and squidgy should it be firm when not running Dev
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    MOT nearly sold my disco

    BAck in the 80's I was a mechanic for BT we held a MOT testing cert but at thathe time we did not test private vehilcles, however some of the rural garages did police fire ambulance doctors and district nurses vehicles,as part of the privateisation process that changed, (bloody thatcher did...
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    tacho woes

    Spot on guys, new crimp terminal sorted it out, Dev
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    tacho woes

    Cheers I wiil have a look asap Dev
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    tacho woes

    What makes the tacho bounce around Dev
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    Pump timing in 0'

    Hi thanks, I may well phone a few places Dev
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    Pump timing in 0'

    Sorry 300TDi I want to check that the injection timing is advancing and retarding as it should I intend to get a pulse pick up strobe but I need to mark off the pully in degrees BTDC once I can establish this I can get a machine shop to do this for me, satic timing I can do ok but I have flat...
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    Pump timing in 0'

    My haynes manual gives pump timing in mm lift I am not familiar with this where can I get pump timing in BTDC at engine check speeds in degrees and RPM Dev
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    Wrong details

    Nope it's a 4 door XS re-import Dev
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    Wrong details

    My registration doc shows the vehicle desription as Van when it clearly is not, this I believe to be a re-import, where, using the VIN can I get authentication of the vehicles original spec Dev
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    Tools for the belt job

    Changed the belt this week-end, not difficult,but, one thing the book does NOT make clear is how far in the pump locking pin should go I used a piece of 3/8" refrigeration grade copper pipe as a "poke" once the cover was off, and by turning the crank back and forth at TDC I found the the poke...
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    What's this thing

    Down the right hand side of the engine block (viewed from the front) there is a componant with two chrome pipes and a electrical connetion plug attached to a round rusty thing ?? any clues cant find it in the Haynes manual Dev