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    p38 vibration

    Hi, I've got a p38 4.6 and i've started to get quite a bad vibration when the gear box goes into kickdown. Under normal driving and accelerating it's fine but when you push the accelerator to the floor there is quite a bad vibration. The vibration only lasts until the gear box has changed back...
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    New Dizzy Time

    I got a new distributor for my 93 3.9 efi engine off ebay from seller simonbbc I've had it for over a year now and never had any problems with it. Can't remember the exact price but I know it was well under a £100.
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    P38 spare wheel well

    Hi, i've just picked up a 97 4.6 hse which is pretty immaculate apart from the spare wheel well which to me looks beond repaire and appears to be held together with hamerite curtisy of the previous owner. I'd rather replace the whole panel than patch it up if possible. So does any body know if...
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    Wheel Adapters ???

    If you say your new alloys are off a late disco, then you will need wheel adaptors to take your pcd on your landy from 5x165 to 5x120, Now to buy these new are not cheap, your looking anywhere from £250 up to about £400 depending on where you get them from. You will also probably need to get...
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    wasted afternoon!

    im having a similar problem with my fuel gauge at the moment. Mine was stuck on half. It would rise but not go below half. but with ignition off it would then drop to empty. i took the sender out of the tank and moved the float up and down and the gauge went up and down with the sender. I then...
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    19j to v8

    you want to go for the EFI option. It's pretty straight forward to wire up. Not much more hassle to fit than one on carbs plus more power and reliability and slightly better mpg than carbs. Theres quite a few threads over on the v8 forum about doing the conversion. I personaly went for an auto...
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    3.9Efi starts and dies - Fuel pumps Qs?

    HI, I used an external fuel pump when I did my conversion. I first tried an old facet red top fuel pump I had lying in the garage but it wasn't powerful enough so I got one simular to this on from ebay. V8 EFI external Bosch type 4FP Fuel Pump ROVER V8 TVR on eBay (end time 30-Mar-11 17:56:19...
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    Help! trying to wire up my starter inhibitor switch.

    well I couldn't seem to get it working by going in series with the earth wire on the relay. However I have maneged to get it working correctly by putting it in series with a brown/red wire on the back of the ignition switch. It appears to be the cranking live. trouble is a lot of my wiring...
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    Help! trying to wire up my starter inhibitor switch.

    Hi, I have a 1988 90 which I fitted a 3.9 efi auto which now runs and drives fine. I've now decided to wire up the starter inhibitor switch so it will pass it's MOT and make it safe for others to drive. Has anyone done this before or able to give me some pointers? As far as I can make out I...
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    Spark plugs for 3.9 V8 RRC?

    the worst I have heard about and experienced were bosch super 4's . it wrote off one engine so steer well clear as there is no advantage and they cost more and at least the others wont do that! Thats interesting to know. Why are the super 4's so bad? only ask as i was concidering them when I...
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    Defender 90 Bulkhead removal bar

    nice job on ur cappings, thats how i want to finish mine off, just I cant weld so got to wait to ask a mate lol I must admit I thought the seller was selling them a bit on the cheap side thats why I posted the thread to let folks know of a bargin. As for the extra room, when i push my seat right...
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    3.9 carb to efi conversion

    yes my transducer has two drives one either side. Its off a 93 3.9 RRC. I curently have the gear box to transducer connected so have no stalling issues but have not re connected the speedo side.
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    Defender 90 Bulkhead removal bar

    here's a few pics of the bar in place. What a difference it makes. You can push the seats right back and they can recline quite far. Although I only did it for looks as being a short ass at only 5'10" seat position was never an issue lol. I just need to carpet it out now, get some new rear seats...
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    Defender 90 Bulkhead removal bar

    cheers for the link, it gives me an idea of how it will look when I finish.
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    Defender 90 Bulkhead removal bar

    well no going back now, I got board today and hacked half my bulkhead out with the angle grinder lol. To be honest , it looks like it's going to be an easy job to do. I'll take some pics tomorrow and post them when it's all done.