A site dedicated to my tinkering with my 1972 Series III Land Rover
The RRC already had an issue with the fuel injection pump not responding to turbo charger output before it came off the road. that was recently sorted out, as per a previous post (stuck pin at the base of the boost plunger). Well, the 109 has had … [Continue reading]
OK, here's a lesson to all of you - don't use proprietary car cleaning products with silicone on car trim of light colour. I used Autoglym vinyl care spray on the Wright OFF Road matting in the 109, and over the years it stained it a less … [Continue reading]
I have refit the original type of front casing to my Roverdrive, having suffered two broken new style casings. Â The design was changed to have three milled voids to increase oil flow through the main bearing, but I found the remaining lugs that … [Continue reading]
I got the turbo charger back from Turbo Technics. Â While it is classed as repaired, it is essentially new - there was hardly anything reusable from the original. Â They're not a lot of fun to fit, with securing nuts in difficult to reach places, but … [Continue reading]
The RRC's 300Tdi fuel injection pump had to be repaired soon after I got it. Â It was bought second hand from a chap with a newly cast engine that the REME scrapped. Â The pump was brand new and so a deal was struck. Â Immediately on fitting it … [Continue reading]
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