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Evan farmer said:

Hi can anyone help dating my engine the number is 19j33989c

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Turboman said:

I suggest you study the Glencoyne site, which is my go to site for identifying old Land Rover engines. Link below,

http://www.glencoyne.co.uk/engno.htm

I don't know any way of "dating" the engines, assuming that by that you mean establishing the exact date at which the engine was built.
But I do know that 2.5 Turbodiesels (19j) weren't fitted for all that long, maybe from 1986 up to early 1990, after which Defenders fitted with 200Tdi appeared.
Also, according to Glencoyne, the engines were fitted with a different block, and, from my own experience, with pistons with coated crowns, from Engine No. 19j27515c. This to overcome some of the many problems that early engines experienced.
So it would appear that your engine is a later one, or at least after the mods were brought in.
Although neither I, nor, it seems, Glencoyne, know what date that engine was fitted.

Might I ask why you are interested in this? Parts can be ordered from Turners, or other reputable suppliers, by quoting the Engine Number.
And I assume you know when the vehicle was registered, which would indicate that the engine was built in the few months preceding that date.

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Evan farmer said:

Thanks very helpful
the engine I have isn't original and wanted to see if it's latter or early type

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Turboman said:

No worries.
Just been re-reading the Glencoyne site, he thinks the engines with the mods were only fitted in 1989 and 1990, so thinking yours will be one of those.

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Evan farmer said:

Thanks
Off topic have you any experience on rad weld on a dumper radiator

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Turboman said:

Yes. Used it quite often, although for large applications like that, I would prefer Barrs Seal, a large brown pellet supplied in a plastic tube.
I have found it quite effective so long as the leak isn't a huge gaping hole.
Small splits and cracks it seems to work quite well.
I would go for it, you don't have much to lose, and professional radiator repairs are very expensive now, and it is hard to find anyone that will do them.

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Evan farmer said:

Thanks
Off topic have you any experience on rad weld on a dumper radiator

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