Thanks for the info, I'll probably be back with more questions before too long. I've only owned it with separate filters on the carbs so don't know any different. However I'd say it does feel sluggish yes. Balancing the carbs is on the list of jobs to figure out... Shippers - yes that's the...

Thanks those diagrams will definitely help. I should have said, it's an F reg. I'm led to believe that it's an original V8 but I'm not 100% sure. Hopefully these pics will work...

Right then I've got my intro done so now down to the questions... My defender 90 is running on a V8 with twin carbs. Having bought it with negliagable service history I decided to do a substancial service on it and as I'm sure we've all had, one thing lead to another and the job grew arms and...

Evening all. I thought I'd best post in here first as I've finally got around to getting on here to ask some questions so here's the intro first. I'm an engineer by trade - Marine engineering normally but electrical and a bit of mechanical/hydraulic/automotive thrown in for good measure. My...