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    Insurance for a 90

    Surprised at adrian flux. I'm insured with highways through them. I'm 20 driving a 3.9 V8 90 for £723 a year with one year.
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    Unavailable door latches

    When I got mine the ball bearings were missing, If you find any can you post up where you found them please. I've looked for ages and found none. Dave
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    Speedo cable

    Thats annoying. Out of interest what exhaust set up have you got. I had to make mine up as I went along as I was in the highlands when I did it and postage was a nightmare. Cheers Dave
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    Speedo cable

    Thanks where did you get it from? I can only find it for £80 Cheers Dave
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    Speedo cable

    I've just finished putting a 3.9 v8 in my 90 with the borg warner t box. How ever I forgot about the speedo cable. Does anyone know the part number for it? Cheers Dave
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    Defender insurance at 17???

    My cousin is with highways with a 200tdi 90 for just over £1000. He's 17 when he took out the policy and I've got a 3.9 v8 90 for £700 with no no-claims and I was 19 when I took this policy. Reason I got such a low price is to play them at there own game. Join a 4x4 club, Recommend a member...
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    2.5NA to 200tdi conversion questions

    You are right that a big pipe is beneficial for a turbo on high performance engines. Where the pipe diameter diverges towards the exit. But a 200tdi is hardly that. Where at low speeds the mass of gas in the exhaust and turbulence make a difference. You want to remove as much back pressure as...
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    2.5NA to 200tdi conversion questions

    Forgot to mention that big diameter pipes muck up the pulses. Its really very hard to get it right. But thats why I'm doing it for my dissertation.
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    2.5NA to 200tdi conversion questions

    Yea a exhaust for a 19J would be the best and cheapest exhaust. Just clearing up a myth that big diameter exhaust is best. Dave
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    2.5NA to 200tdi conversion questions

    Big diameter exhausts aren't as great as people make out. For a Land rover where you don't rev it to bits you want to get the exhaust gas out quick and hot. A big pipe diameter means these gases cool down so you are pushing out cooler denser gas, restricting flow. Second is that the diesels...
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    Valve spring

    Thanks that method worked. Bit of a fiddle to put the new one in. In the end i put the new spring in a vice, compressed it then put cable ties round it then cut them out when it was in. Dave
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    Valve spring

    Any way to change a valve spring without taking the head off? I'm only changing one as a new engine is going in next month and just need it to last till then. Thanks Dave
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    V8 3.5 probs

    Liverage 4x4, my neighbour highly recommends them. They did a really tidy job on her 110. Is it a 3.5 efi or carb? I've just finished rebuilding my efi system (flapper type ) and then the injectors went. I had to replace the fuel pump after it had ran for a couple of miles without fuel...
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    110 door lock issues

    MUC4146 BARREL & KEY | shop | www.lrseries.com | L. R. Series These are the locks you are looking for. I had the same problem trying to find them. Dave
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    Card Problem on Defender

    Hello and welcome I would check and clean those plugs again as they are probably all sooted up again. Along with what everyone else has said. What colour smoke if any is coming out the back? Just to make sure it isn't burning any oil (blue smoke) My first 90 was a 2.5 petrol and...
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    Card Problem on Defender

    What colour are the plugs when you pull them out?
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    Help 3.5 EFI wont start

    Blocked the fuel for the 9th injector ages ago. What I can gather is that the rubbers on the injectors are so perished that when I had it running little bits of rubber came off and went into them.
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    Help 3.5 EFI wont start

    Yea I've got a spare fuel pump from a 2.25 I used to have so that should be fine and serviced the carbs. Just waiting to hear if the injectors can be fixed. I hope so. All the wiring is fine for the ecu. And I've re-wired all the injectors as well. I've just got to work out how the pipes go...
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    Help 3.5 EFI wont start

    Found the problem! It was the injectors, most of them are stuck open flooding the engine immediately. I've tried cleaning them to no avail, but I have a spare inlet manifold with carbs so I'll put that on instead till I get the new engine. Unless anyone has any spare injectors lying around...
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    Name that rattle

    I had this. It turned out to be the alternator the bearings in it had gone. Dave