I didn’t get any paint stripping done today due to the weather, but I did get some fuel and oil lines made up. I now have all the fuel feed lines (from each tank to the 2 taps, the inter-tap line, and the tap-lift pump line). I now just need to make up the return […]
Intake Duct Routing/Snorkel
I had the complete left wing (with its original outer still fitted) on the vehicle today in order to accurately set the required position for the air cleaner and to play around with a few snorkel ducting routes. I had contemplated several air cleaner and snorkel options, including fitting a 300Tdi unit on the rhs […]
Winch and Timing Case Breather
I have fitted a mod to the fuel pump plate on the front of the timing case – it now has a breather to prevent water being sucked in through the crank pulley seal when the casing cools down while wading (brass fitting and coiled black plastic pipe visible adjacent to rad bottom hose). I […]
Sump
I’ve cleaned and repainted the new oil sump. It has 2 extra tappings: one for the oil temperature sender unit and another for the oil cooler return line. The oil cooler on the 12J and 19J is fed and returns to the oil filter housing (whereas the SIII oil cooler uses a single pick-up from […]
Downpipe
Well, I’m mildly suprised, but the down pipe fits. I’ll give it another coat of ali paint. Hopefully the new system will not only help the engine run cooler, but free up a few ‘lbs and bhp too.
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