A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
I should be able to collect the new head gaskets tomorrow, which will allow proper fitting of the head. In the mean time, I have laid the old gasket and head in position so that I could check the fit of the manifolds and dipstick tube. As the old … [Continue reading]
I put the block's bottom ladder frame, the oil pump and sump on today, followed by the timing belt, front cover, water pump, viscous fan and crank shaft pulley. The timing belt was very tight, but this is apparently normal for 200s. The fuel timing … [Continue reading]
Reassembly is well underway. The block came back from reboring very clean, having been put through the parts washer to remove all traces of swarf. This meant I was able to give the exterior a spray of silver Hammerite (I have found Hammerite to … [Continue reading]
I thought some of you may be interested to see the inside of the 19J (2.5TD) engine I bought a few years ago to be rebuilt as an upgrade to the 12J currently powering the vehicle. I removed the head to check it for damage as a fellow member on the … [Continue reading]
I removed the speedo for interior painting. As I mentioned earlier, the lighting at night was significantly dimmer and bluer than the 3-in-1 cluster adjacent to it, much like the oil pressure gauge. The green bulbs lit the other instruments well, … [Continue reading]
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