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    fuely pump

    hi, had a bosch external high pressure fuel pump, its gone plop so any recommendations for a replacement?
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    rover v8 head gasket causing flooding?

    hi, Sorry didnt make my self clear, I am changing the gaskets, but was wondering if anyone new if it was causing the flooding problems. regards Oak
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    rover v8 head gasket causing flooding?

    Hi, I have a rover 3.9 efi V8 from a 1994 disco with a blown head gasket. I know it is blown, due to compression tests, water coming out the exhaust, coolant under pressure etc. But was wondering if it could be causing the flooding issue I have been experiencing? Every time I try and start...
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    black deposits on rotor arm?

    Hi, its a 3.9 efi v8 from a 96 disco now in my comping truck. I have had sooo many problems with it i don't no were to begin! took the car to a pay and play the other day, it overheated. mind you the engine was not properly timed, although it was there or there about. I put some engine fans...
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    long cranking before any go?

    hi, when first starting i can only get it to run with good oil pressure, and until then i dont switch on the fuel pump as it will flood. it is not on gas, ignition components have come from a dealer so i would expect them to be genuine. The ecu has not been tested, i believe the plugs are...
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    long cranking before any go?

    Hi, my 3.9 v8 efi from a 96 disco takes a very long time to start, and will usualy not go from cold until it has oil pressure (about 8 seconds of cranking) and then i switch on the fuel pump or it floods and it will go. It runs good when going though. any ideas? :confused::confused:
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    calipers, whats the difference?

    Hi, swapping from abs to non abs brakes on my racer, it had abs, just wandering if the rear calpiers are the same for abs as non abs calipers? (92 3.9 efi by the way) thanks in advance Oak Richardson
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    rover v8 overfuelling?

    Hi, Swapped the V8 in my truck from a 92 3.9 efi from the range rover to a 96 disco 3.9 serpentine efi one. The previous engine wouldn't run but it had done 200,000 miles and the serp one had done half that and i knew it runs so i swapped that in. The problem before hand was that it just kept...
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    v8 died when i changed the exhaust?

    hi, got it running again with the exhaust on. the thing was flooded, so I took the plugs out and dried them and it ran again. But then it kept flooding. I thought i fixed it after a while by adjusting the timing, but the then it failed again after a while. This time even without the fuel...
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    v8 died when i changed the exhaust?

    hi, no cats. Just down pipes and silencer. it ran well with the previous silencer, could it have upset anything due to back pressure? or could it be electrical? regards Oak Richardson
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    v8 died when i changed the exhaust?

    Hi, I have a rover 3.9 efi v8 out of a 92 range rover classic. The thing is in my racer, and the other day I damaged the exhaust silencer so I decided to change it for a spare 3.9 v8 disco silencer. I did this and it initially went well. It smoked a bit more then usual though and after a...
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    10 spline to 24 spline

    Hi, Would swapping a 10 spline range rover axle to a discovery 24 spline axle mean the gearing needed to be changed at the front? Or is this a simple swap? Regards Oak Richardson