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My 2A Diesel was well down on power when the silencer rotted off last year. You need some level of back pressure on a non turbo

Someone is (was?) selling 3D printed copies of the input shaft on eBay for about £13 all in.

I think the P5B was actually the first use of the ex Buick V8, around 1967. With an automatic transmission because Rovers manual gearbox wasn't quite up to the torque.

Sounds pathetically cheap doesn't it ? Actually about two weeks wages for me then. The time line would seem to fit, about ten years after the launch of the original Range Rover, people had started looking at the V8 as a practical engine for a...

Bit late to the game here but I saw this thread while looking for info on V8 exhaust manifolds. Anyway, by a strange coincidence half an hour earlier I had been reading the April 1980 issue of Hot Car magazine. In it is an article describing a...

Looks like you're missing the blower unit. Sits next to the matrix on top of the footwell

My notes: May be useful. This when fitting a 17H to a Series yet still relevant to you: Starter motor: There are two types: a) Series starter: This pulls its drive-pinion from rear to front - Bendix inertia type. b) Later 5MB 2.25/ 2.5 uses a...

Not sure on this one, how would I tell? Ok so turns out on this occasion it wasn’t the starter motor!! Since it had the same symptoms as last time I was sure it was but when recovery got here they tried a jump pack and it started fine! What an...

Your spring doesn't look to be the worst. I'd second the idea of properly lubricating the pedal pivots. Your valence panel is off a 2A. I've removed mine, as it let's me stand between the bumper and grille when spannering.

Something at the back of my memory is suggesting that it's the same ring gear but fitted the other way around. Not 100% certain on that but I'm pretty confident you could fit a diesel flywheel to the petrol crankshaft, along with a diesel type...

Just out of curiosity, who actually was the OE supplier back in the day ? AC Delco ? The whole "OE" thing is little better than a scam. Basically if you bought the company who bought the company who bought the company that originally...

I just can't believe how much they cost these days. When I built my old series two, I found this old bloke in Wolverhampton who used to knock them up to get a bit of beer money for himself and his wife. All plywood bases and backs £10 a squab or...

Todays update… It runs Flat battery so out came the jump pack. Cranked a few times to check stuff. Took out a plug.. spark Cleaned rotor arm Disconected fuel lift pump and nothing coming out manually & engine crank. Rig up petrol can on...

The driver.

Well done Sir ! I've never actually used one myself (I just tune the pump timing by ear), but that is certainly a cost effective solution to a difficult problem

Tried it with a cheapo Clarke (Machine Mart) MIG welder in 1987. Aluminium wire bunched up at the feed rollers every time I tried to use it. Did get a few little runs in maybe an inch long before it ****ed up yet again. Apparently there are...

You can't do that, it's FAR too sensible! How about the traditional method of just slapping everything together and driving until you run out of fuel. Make sure that you don't carry any spare fuel in the vehicle, then you can enjoy a nice...

2.25 petrol - 3 main bearing.

My 88 tank reads full with anything over six gallons in the tank, but doesn't have a reserve when the gauge hits zero. I've been meaning to fix it for the last ten years or so. The very annoying diesel low fuel warning light died a good while...

They shine so bright , but not for long ...

I've had Delphi cylinders fitted since 2012. One front one mysteriously seized up after a couple of years. No problems since in about 70,000 miles

It is a sad fact that the whole car spares business is awash with poor quality parts and also even worse fake items in box's of known maker. The Government trading standards is just swamped with all the crap, and it is not just car stuff, coming...

Absolutely. You need either very deep pockets, or the ability to do most of the work yourself.

One bit of advice I can offer. If you're replacing the collars on the stub axles (the ones that the hub oil seals run on) DON'T fit the Britpart/Allmakes items. They are made from poor quality mild steel and are soft as ****e. The surface might...

Welcome to series ownership !

Yeah, they do that on all the 10" drums to a point. Not a problem in practice, you'll just find the brakes binding slightly when you're stationary and facing up a slight incline. You'll also feel it if you jack up the vehicle and try to turn a...

Ours used to brake well and evenly, sounds like yours are working/set up incorrectly or you have worn suspension/steering components. I did find the aftermarket snail cams were pretty rubbish though for adjusting the shoes.

I hate tailgaters A good driver will hang back and then seize the opportunity to overtake when it arises. I don't mind drivers like that, I'll try to make it easier for them. But the tailgater will drive as close as humanly possible to the...

That's one of the best things about driving a series. The endless procession of jumped up ****s, who think that they are absolutely entitled to drive as fast as they like, with nothing ever obstructing them. I'd love to be a tractor driver

Not like my ex-wife who bought a really tidy series three petrol, and then drove it like a racing car.