Engine swap in 2 days

90truckcab said:

yeah , bloody ldv, yer mate got shut yet ?

whas that gorra do wi awt ?

who, jenna riley ?

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still there, was supposed to get it shifted today but someone set fire to the old hospital at 4 this morning which kinda distracted him

tall skiny blonde wench that'll be her

on the st georges site or by wickes ?

yer been in factors today then

90truckcab said:

on the st georges site or by wickes ?

yer been in factors today then

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the old one off corporation st

aye, she's a looker

ah kno, not been past this weekend, much dammage ?

ah she's alright i spose, least her speaks unkike most of the misserable bastids round there ,

yer been up past gt auto electric. then follow it round the corner, to the taxi rank place, thers a series 2 a parked up , sigh written bridge street garage? nice lookin old thing it is too, might stop an have a chat one day , wer no one about weds when i were up there

90truckcab said:

ah kno, not been past this weekend, much dammage ?

ah she's alright i spose, least her speaks unkike most of the misserable bastids round there ,

yer been up past gt auto electric. then follow it round the corner, to the taxi rank place, thers a series 2 a parked up , sigh written bridge street garage? nice lookin old thing it is too, might stop an have a chat one day , wer no one about weds when i were up there

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it was fooked before, now it's properly fooked as most of the roofs gone

will keep me eyes open - ere got a SP flare kit off the bay the other day for £40 - see theres another one on now

sykes pickavant brake pipe flaring tool on eBay (end time 15-Mar-10 19:50:59 GMT)

go fer a hundred quid at least

got me self two 200 kg anvils on stands today off ebay , just wonderin how il lift them in the trailer

90truckcab said:

go fer a hundred quid at least

got me self two 200 kg anvils on stands today off ebay , just wonderin how il lift them in the trailer

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doris has been looking for one of them - they go fer 100s !

and weight 100s

better not be for a bloody orniment fer the garden they gorra be hammered cost me ****in £500 fer the two

ther must be millions round the country under cover in farm sheds

90truckcab said:

better not be for a bloody orniment fer the garden they gorra be hammered cost me ****in £500 fer the two

ther must be millions round the country under cover in farm sheds

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it'd be no ornament - think she's expecting to pay £50 for one

she'll learn

pm sent mate

Off to see a local 200tdi tomorrow from a Disco. Hopefully it's what I'm after

Tek some jump leads and a flattery and fire it up on the ground, its a good sport.

I baught it Now to find out what exact bits I need to change over to get it to fit

cheap ?

£120 minus an alternator and only 5 miles down the road

ah good, glad yer sorted.

Lets see some pics when you've started the job.

Will do. I'm really not feeling the enthusiasm about this swap to be honest I'm ultra low on cash at the moment and have an insurance renewal coming up in April... Chin up Adam, will give it a bloody good crack this weekend.





Some tech questions for you guys. I no longer have a series engine, I sold it on ebay. What mounts do I need off of the Series engine? Just the rubber blocks or is there a bracket that bolts to the block that I need?

I know I need a series friction plate for the clutch and I'm hoping/assuming my pug 2.3 will have that (it must do!?)


I may miss out an intercooler. It's not going to make that much of a difference is it? I'm going from a 67hp diesel to a 110hp... Losing even 20hp would still put me 20hp up on my old engine!


My Insa special tracks are hitting on the top of inner arches. So I need to raise the suspension, only a touch. Who has 1 tonne shackles for sale? Are these just for the rear or are there front ones too?
As I was thinking maybe it would eliminate the crank pulley-front axle problem.



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Any tech help available for the above questions?

You need the steel engine mount brackets which bolt to the engine block from a Series 2 1/4 petrol or diesel engine. Are you keeping the power steering pump? If not then the method described in the Glencoyne engineering website for repositioning the alternator works well. To do that you'll need the alternator mounting brackets from a series III 2 1/4 engine. You can use a series alternator or the Disco alternator can easily be modified to fit the mounting bracket.

Quite a few people leave the intercooler off when fitting these engines into a series LR. It will make for a simpler installation, but might smoke more under load.

There have been some good threads discussing the pros and cons of fitting extended shackles. Try doing a search on it. John Craddock sells extended shackles