Muddy goose
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Well yes it’s all been said a thousand times and I’ve read a thousand threads but I’ve come to a stop.
In my Landrover I have a 3.5 p6 V8 completely rebuilt with SU’s on top all quite standard and facet fuel pump mounted next to the clutch reservoir on the bulkhead, however I do have tubular manifolds (I think I need to wrap them because of the heat).
Whilst running in its first 500 miles all seemed fine and then after a while it broke down a couple of times pull over sit for a while restart then back on route. Gradually it’s got worse to the point where now 5 mins or so, when it starts it’s runs lovely and slowly but surely it runs out of power and if I rev then engine it dies.
The thing that’s throwing me is everything is new and or refurbished to an as new state the things I’ve tried.
Blown out fuel lines to check for blocks and cleaned out tank again just because.
Replaced new facet fuel pump just because.
Replaced alternator just because.
Wrapped the fuel lines with heat wrap.
Replaced the dizzy with an electronic one with resin filled coil, new leads 10mm just because and after timing runs even sweeter. Went for a run within mins had to turn round and still died sat still for a min restarted parked and then died. It’s like a fuel starvation except the fuel is getting through with everything being new as I said I’m not sure what to try next except a new inlet manifold with a Webber on top as it was myself that rebuilt the su’s although when I speak to SU they say that they either work or don’t .......please any guide lines from you rover v8 masters
In my Landrover I have a 3.5 p6 V8 completely rebuilt with SU’s on top all quite standard and facet fuel pump mounted next to the clutch reservoir on the bulkhead, however I do have tubular manifolds (I think I need to wrap them because of the heat).
Whilst running in its first 500 miles all seemed fine and then after a while it broke down a couple of times pull over sit for a while restart then back on route. Gradually it’s got worse to the point where now 5 mins or so, when it starts it’s runs lovely and slowly but surely it runs out of power and if I rev then engine it dies.
The thing that’s throwing me is everything is new and or refurbished to an as new state the things I’ve tried.
Blown out fuel lines to check for blocks and cleaned out tank again just because.
Replaced new facet fuel pump just because.
Replaced alternator just because.
Wrapped the fuel lines with heat wrap.
Replaced the dizzy with an electronic one with resin filled coil, new leads 10mm just because and after timing runs even sweeter. Went for a run within mins had to turn round and still died sat still for a min restarted parked and then died. It’s like a fuel starvation except the fuel is getting through with everything being new as I said I’m not sure what to try next except a new inlet manifold with a Webber on top as it was myself that rebuilt the su’s although when I speak to SU they say that they either work or don’t .......please any guide lines from you rover v8 masters
