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Dave White
Guest
In <[email protected]> Mr.Nice. wrote:
> I have recently been mulling over the idea of replacing the engine in
> my 1984 110.
>
> Does anyone have any experience of one of these 6.2 litre V8 diesels
> in a Land Rover?
>
> I was thinking it would be best attached to an automatic gearbox.
>
> Any thoughts boys and girls?
I would have a chat with Patrick at Maddison 4x4 - they fit these on a
regular basis, mainly to Ibex but also to Defenders. The Ibex uses
Defender running gear, suspension, steering etc...
They have stopped using the LR ZF auto and are now fitting the GM
gearbox that was designed for the engine as the ZF is borderline in
coping with the torque from one of these engines. I did have a chat with
someone a couple of years ago who was using one with a manual box and
his comments would make an auto seem a sensible option ! Apparently he
had destroyed 3 diffs in a month of road use due to letting the clutch
out a bit too sharply... Autos don't seem to suffer from this problem as
they absorb a lot of the transmission shocks.
Beware of buying from UK sources (Maddison 4x4 import theirs from a
specialist in the US) as there are some VERY dodgy "reconditioned"
engines floating about. One "reconditioned engine" that was recently
replaced due to catastrophic failure actually had cylinder head bolts
that, judging by the different paint on them, came from 3 different
engines. The cylinder head bolts are supposed to be replaced with new
items whenever they are removed as they stretch...
There is some info on the Maddison 4x4 web site - http://www.maddison4x4.
com/ with a typical installation shown at: http://www.maddison4x4.com/
foers_ibex/vehicles/7F073.html
If you are anywhere near Thirsk in the next week or so they had a
complete engine and gearbox sat in the shop last time I was there - they
are fitting it into a new Ibex.
cheers
Dave W.
http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/
> I have recently been mulling over the idea of replacing the engine in
> my 1984 110.
>
> Does anyone have any experience of one of these 6.2 litre V8 diesels
> in a Land Rover?
>
> I was thinking it would be best attached to an automatic gearbox.
>
> Any thoughts boys and girls?
I would have a chat with Patrick at Maddison 4x4 - they fit these on a
regular basis, mainly to Ibex but also to Defenders. The Ibex uses
Defender running gear, suspension, steering etc...
They have stopped using the LR ZF auto and are now fitting the GM
gearbox that was designed for the engine as the ZF is borderline in
coping with the torque from one of these engines. I did have a chat with
someone a couple of years ago who was using one with a manual box and
his comments would make an auto seem a sensible option ! Apparently he
had destroyed 3 diffs in a month of road use due to letting the clutch
out a bit too sharply... Autos don't seem to suffer from this problem as
they absorb a lot of the transmission shocks.
Beware of buying from UK sources (Maddison 4x4 import theirs from a
specialist in the US) as there are some VERY dodgy "reconditioned"
engines floating about. One "reconditioned engine" that was recently
replaced due to catastrophic failure actually had cylinder head bolts
that, judging by the different paint on them, came from 3 different
engines. The cylinder head bolts are supposed to be replaced with new
items whenever they are removed as they stretch...
There is some info on the Maddison 4x4 web site - http://www.maddison4x4.
com/ with a typical installation shown at: http://www.maddison4x4.com/
foers_ibex/vehicles/7F073.html
If you are anywhere near Thirsk in the next week or so they had a
complete engine and gearbox sat in the shop last time I was there - they
are fitting it into a new Ibex.
cheers
Dave W.
http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/
