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Plus the hydraulic tappets on the V8 can lock if the engine's not run for extended periods.

Fan belt on my recent acquisition (1989 V8 110) was squealing like a stuck pig so I got a replacement from our local motor factors this afternoon. They asked me if the belt I wanted was the 10mm or the 13mm one. I measured the existing one and it...

Hi guys, The ignition system on my 1989 V8 3.5 looks original - apart from a new dizzy cap someone put on quite recently. But the amplifier and coil both appear to be 36 years old. I'm getting a very weak spark and am tempted to fit a new...

Thanks. This engine is a sweet little lump if it's set up correctly, so that's worth doing. I don't suppose there's any easy way of measuring camshaft wear, though. Probably have to whip one out in order to to mic it up?

Thank you, Hef; I'll check it out. I need to order some spares for it and want to make sure I get the right parts. Like the two belts off the crankshaft. They are squealing like pigs and so loud you would not believe it. People 300 yds up the...

Yes, but another self-inflicted wound I'm afraid. I got to learn to keep my fingers out there like it said on the warning sign! Now whereabouts, I wonder, is the engine number on this little V8 lump?

Glad you got it sorted in the end.:):):)

Okay, many thanks for the tips, guys; duly noted. Well after about 6 hours of troubleshooting today, I finally found out what the problem was. Immediately prior to the problem becoming apparent, I'd done some checks on the engine and carbs...

£200 for a new amplifier? Outrageous! No CPU in this one, so I'm guessing the heavily-potted and sealed contents comprise: JFET front-end high impedance OP-AMP, schmitt trigger and a single power MOSFET. Total component cost of about £1.50. Jeez...

Good suggestions, Rangieman. I've had conflicting reports on the location of this amplifier (some elsewhere have told me my year (1989) should have the amp separately mounted near the coil, well away from the heat of the engine). I will find out...

Forget the naysayers here my V8 compadre. Although your ignition amplifier is mounted to the distributor, it still needs a good earth, through its base contact with the distributor. Early amp units had one, (3 wire), and then they changed to two...

Thank you so much for your contributions....

What? So it's just some fancy name for an ignition amplifier? Takes the weak signal from the reluctor sensor in the dizzy and boosts it up to 12V pulses for the HT coil's input terminals? I was given to understand that the ignition amplifier (if...

Modulator? Never heard of that! Bloody modern technology. Okay, thanks, I'll look into it. Any idea what its function is?

Modulator on the side of the distributor can fail miserably. I had this happen once going to work. Only until an auto electrician found the problem I too was left with scratch bonce.🥴

Hi all, The V8 I bought recently was becoming more reluctant to start and this morning I couldn't get it running at all. I pulled off the petrol pipe and spun 'er over and fuel positively gushed out. So I grabbed the HT coil output lead...

Ah, well. I'm of an age where we didn't wear seatbelts. I'm also into classic cars where if your pride and joy is over a certain age, it need not have seat belts fitted. So I'm still riding around (perfectly legally) with no seat belt. Think...

"come through the skin"? So there's basically nothing I can do to arrest this, then? I really want to keep those skins above all else, but you're saying it's coming through from underneath?

Hi all, On this County 110 I bought recently, there are some areas of severe corrosion on the panelwork. For the most part these are localised and I need to decide what to do about them. Getting new skins is out of the question as I want to keep...

Thanks, yes I would agree. There's something about that County livery that's very evocative of that age. Plus this appears to have been one of the Queen's Land Rovers - first registered to her transport manager at Windsor Castle no less! :p

You're too late! I've done a deal myself for £7,350. And a big thanks to the guys who suggested it would polish up with some T-Cut because it does! The previous owner never, ever washed it so it got badly oxidized, but it scrubs-up nicely with...

Well maybe you're right, then. I should forget about a respray and just get it jet-washed, T-cut and waxed for 500 quid or whatever they charge these days. The interior is actually quite good, just rather grubby but that too would certainly clean up.

True that originality seems to be valued more highly than a fresh re-paint even if it's a pro job. But does the paint they used for these back in '89 lend itself to being polished (by which I mean T-Cut or similar abrasive cutting polish)?

£3,500 is the average of the guestimates so far: £1000, £1500 and £8000. £3,500 seems a bit on the low side?

Yes, all the panels are original as is what's left of the paintwork which has gone very matte over the years. Some folks value originality and bang on about 'patina' but I certainly don't. If I bought it, I'd have to get it repainted and...

The chassis itself is fine as it was replaced about 2 years ago. Bulkhead's been repaired. It's been through the IOM equivalent of an MOT and is road legal currently. Engine's sweet; gearbox is fine. A couple of swinging arms could do with...

It's the norm on the Isle of Man where it is.

Hi all, I've been offered this 1989 V8 County 110 Safari by the widow of an old friend who died a while ago. I quite fancy a County but this one's a bit tired and scruffy as you can see from the picture. The shabby bodywork with rusty bits lets...