Ok, i'll get reet up close on me nipple and give her a go tomorrow :p

No probs mate ;) i spent the afternoon doing the good samaritan bit too pulling a few cars

Aha! you needn't have worried, i had a back up plan on that one, i put me mountain bike in the back just in case :D

A Nelly? i think i must have missed summat while i were in the workshop :-)

Back, all in one piece :D Just a couple of new scuffs in the paint (bit boring really!) I couldn't make my mind up where to start so tried somewhere new instead ;) I remembered a byeway over near tilford in surey that i used to use years ago on the bikes so started there, pulled one car...

Thanks again kev, just popped home for a coffee :) i tried sucking the vac pipe to get the base plate to move, i'm just sucking in air so i guess the bellows are shot?? when i tried blowing/sucking the other way to the plenium i expected it to be open but is definately blocked, that's why i...

Thanks mate, good idea to take a saw, i hadn't thought of that one

any ideas on places to start daft?

I thought so but he's not rung, maybe he's stuck :)

Thanks for the speedy replies fellas, i'm assuming it's an ignition problem as it still plays up on gas? but i'll be honest it's been so reliable til now that most of what you mentioned went straight over my head kev :o I'm going to put up with it today and go play in the snow, i'll have a...

i'll be heading off into it shortly :D anyone up for a laugh pm me

Yeh i know, yet another misfire thread :o Any help much appriciated before i lose all my greying hair!! despite being an lse some clever person (not so) dropped a 3.9 pre serp engine in old rusty before i bought it. I have lpg and the running problems appear slightly different on each fuel...

I'm back at my mums in aldershot fer a while, it's a bit warmer than sleeping in me workshop :eek:

The snow's looking good peeps... anybody up for a run out tomorrow?? I'm so excited i might go for a play (in the snow!) later :D

200 quid :eek: glad i don't need a serp one then gav ;) saying that i think they're still about £150 new. i was just hoping someone might have one kicking about on a lunched engine somewhere. i've got a few days off and can't get out and have any fun in the old girl now :(

in need of an oil pump housing for a non serpantine 3.9 if anyone has one?? What a numpty! i'd been having trouble with a dodgy oil presure switch so bought a newun and a pressure guage and adapter just to be sure. It all fitted fine a few weeks ago, the other day i noticed a slight oil leak...

i'm no expert on the v8's yet, although i'm sure a problem sooner or later will see to that :D but i'm not convinced an o ring at the bottom of the liner will make a big difference, after all the 'k' series rover engines had one and we all know how crap they are :rolleyes: i guess there's no...

the 4.2 has been around a lot longer than the '4.0' it is a 3.9 block with longer stroke crank said to have come from the never released diesel v8 lr designed yonks ago so should be just as 'reliable' as a 3.9, many classic lse's have clocked well over 150k on an original 4.2, i know i got one ;)

i'd keep the disco, you'll be kicking yourself when that fancy electrickery starts letting you down ;) oh and the engine, not as good off road etc :D i thought the 3.9 and 4.0 were the same block? 4.2 is same as 3.9 just longer stroke crank. i agree with the th's tho if and when my engine...

ouch that's a bitch :eek: i always expect the worst now when anything goes wrong, it's a bonus then when it goes easy :rolleyes: