Hi Shippers, yes that’s pretty much exactly the symptoms. Sometimes I can get half a mile out of the village, but that’s about as far as I’ve got so far!

Great stuff, thank you. When I’ve disassembled the top of the carb, and am looking at the needle, is there anything in particular that I should be looking for? I.e what sort of movement (if any) should it have?

No...should there be...?

The fuel is drawn up a copper pipe and into a union that an 8mm fuel hose is then connected to. The hose is about 70cm long, which then connects to the fuel pump which I’ve mounted under the rear tub on the rear chassis rail. I still think it’s the filterking pressure reg/filter that’s causing...

Ah ok - that sounds a relatively simple job - I’m sure even I can manage that! Is there anything specific I should be looking for? I don’t suppose you could find a picture of a carb )or have one of your own) that shows where the return pipe connects do you? I think I read that the feed pipe...

Hi all - thanks for the replies! Paul - Fuel is brand new, have got a Mapassi Filterking which seems to work ok, but am going to purchase some service parts for it just to make sure. Fuel pick up seems to be ok too - taking the hose off just before the carbs and it spurts out pretty swiftly...

Hi all, As the title says, can anyone recommend a Range Rover Classic or v8/carb specialist in the Rutland/Leicestershire/Northampton region at all? Cheers Rob

Because it wasn’t running well originally (sorry - should have stated that before hand).

Hi all, Have recently purchased a RR classic/series 3/90 hybrid with a 3.5 v8 with twin strombergs. Ugh. Took it for a test drive about 4 days ago, ran smoothly and well. Got it home yesterday, and have no end of issues with it. I’ve replaced ALL of the fuel lines, and put a new fuel pump...

Right, update! In answer to question about, no, I don’t think my tank has a return line. Disassembled fuel pump and plugged it back in, and it works, but have ordered a new one anyway. Managed to do a bit of troubl3shooting today - wondered if the fuel filter might be the issue so I wired...

Fuel pump now has stopped clicking all together...ugh. I don’t know if it’s now buggered, or if I should just get a new one!

Flow seems ok in the engine bay: see video below! Tried folding the fuel pump tube that feeds the filter ( to presumably create a “primed” system) and the pump keeps pumping at the same rate. Would a better fuel pump be advised? It’s a non standRd fuel tank so I think I I’d need something...

If I’ve done it right, I’ve uploaded a video of the fuel pump to my YouTube. Could someone check if the pressure seems ok? Thanks!!

Right, update! Got new alternator this morning. Apart from a bright red light on the dash, every thing seems the same! I’ve disconnected the fuel pump, and cleaned everything, can breath relatively easily along all pipes etc. Not sure I have a filter as it’s a bit of a home made system I...

Brill, thanks. Will pop some out tomorrow and have a look. If I need to get some replacement, are there better brands to go for? Just to double check something, the bloke who sold it to me said it was a bored, polish and ported 4.0 litre, but all I’ve seen online is that the 4.0 has EFI, which...

No not yet. I only took delivery of it at 4 pm today so haven’t had much time. I know the chap who had it before me relatively recently replaced all 8 of the plugs though. If I take one out and have a look at the ends, what am I looking for? Black/soot/ carbon build up?

I will do, but it won’t be for a while yet. Could no alternator output be the reason for any of my fueling issues? Or would it be entirely unrelated?

Well I tested the alternator by measuring the voltage increase across the battery, which I think is the right way? The battery was at 12.7 with ignition off, and pretty much identical with engine running. I was expecting a voltage of about 14 ish right?

Yeah I’m more than happy to get stuck in and learn how the various bits and bobs work. I’ve worked on various cars/land rovers over the years, just not v8’s with carbs etc! Next job is a full carb strip down and rebuild. Looks fairly self explanatory and simple to carry out. I’ve already spent...

Wow, thanks so much for the advice on the timing! Sounds horrendously easy to seriously bugger something up, but I’m sure in principle it’s quite a simple process. I’m taking the alternator to a local specialist tomorrow who’s going to test/have a look at it for me. If it is buggered, I’m not...