Hiya ppl , I ain’t been on for years now, As the tittle says I brought a rough running v8 90 3.9 efi . Ticked over nice but as soon as you revved it up it was spluttering dying coughing all over the place, kept losing pressure on the fpr...

It will run with the engine running if you bash the heater box,, poor connection inside most likely. I will try a separate earth at some point before the heater box comes out.

If it only runs when other stuff is off, could it be that the fan motor is trying to ground though somthing that is being pulled "high" when the other stuff is running? I would start by running a temporary ground from the heater, to a known good...

And in between all of the landy stuff I managed to give the bike a service before the trip

Rear wheel arches strengthened with formed inner ali sections panel bonded into place, few other repair sections fitted. New inner wheel arches bonded and rivited along with new floor and rear cross section all bonded rivited and bolted using 5mm...

Many thanks for confirming. My spare pump is currently attached to the engine that was on fire awaiting a rebuild!

I think that is a step too far in terms of originality.

£5k project The hard part was the chassis swap for most.

Good point, but it’s very repairable, and if I was fit enough to break it I’d fix it!

@dag019 Nothing will fall out. There is just the o ring Make sure the bolts are tight. Mine came loose & pushed the o ring out a bit Don’t have the size,I had a spare pump & just swapped the seal over

If that is an A127 alternator, it is three screws and a few minutes to drop in a new brush pack, I think newer A127 on 300 motors are different.

Little update, I finally got around to looking into parts for this properly. Was cheaper to order the parts individually on ebay than get one ready made up if people are interested this is what I have bought: LINK1, LINK2, LINK3, LINK4, total...

Well i picked up the new slave cylinder on Thursday on the way to work. Decided to fit it yesterday. It went in alright and the number of threads in the hose hole must be the same as it tightened up with the cylinder being perfectly lined up with...

And change the star screws to Allen heads. Easier to tighten by the side of the road

New 1.6mm ali inner wing liners cut to shape and ready to be panel bonded and rivited over the original wings to give a smooth as new finish to the inside of the tub, also bonded 2mm sheet to the original floor here it is with some weight on it...

Progress! .... Well, maybe, maybe not, will have a few more runs to see. Despite me having timed the life out of the thing it has still been giving me trouble when I am trying to accelerate from modest speeds (e.g. 30MPH) if there is any "load"...

Out for a drive. Found the handbarake was set too good and was dragging for a bit. Stopped & re set the cable all good now.

100% that. I was pleasantly suprised when my D44 bumper came and it was exactly as it was when I boughy my old one. Excellent quality

Today’s tinkering

Remove the 2 screws & replace the O ring… Yep I know how much diesel they loose as it’s happened to me. (Think I turned the o ring over to get me home) Nothing will fall out

Welding has gone crap with most of the suppliers. Thickness of metal has gone thinner. Most plastics are the same. Nothing built to cope with a few years of abuse

Appreciate the input but I assume youre fairly new to the forum and my threads 😅 Ive had a my fair share of Allisport some is ok some is very good. Personally been through 4 intercoolers, 1 header tank and 2 top hoses and a currently a manifold...

Make sure it’s a plastic 1. The old paper ones don’t last long

For Rad Muff read feed sack ;)

Popffff series 1 no heater,door seals,etc You lot have too many luxuries (As for the 90 heater,rad muff for the winter months warms things up faster)

Haha if only mate. Haven’t even got the engine out. It’s coming out this weekend… it’s completely seized so I’ll be interested to see what’s what.

They machine shop only has a diesel bath these days, the corrosive chemicals are mostly banned or too expensive to manage, I have ended up doing it mechanically with long brushes, about 80% done so far

Never ends does it! Finally been enjoying the 110 again, parked up and my mate said "whats all that red stuff coming out the bottom" FFS 😡 Not another coolant leak!! Quick check and the expansion cap was loose and had become soft and...

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Pics would be of the unimpressed passenger waiting for something to let go ;)