Mmmmmm....... could it be that in reality you're chasing perfection and these beasts don't do perfect? I also wonder if after the top hat liners were done, were the pistons changed? Could it be the case that pots 3 & 4 need oversize rings? or maybe 3 & 4 are good and it's the others that need...

I was just outside messing about (as you do) and I thought I would pop a vacuum gauge on and check where mine sits at idle with a warm engine. I get 14" Hg too, so that says your engine is OK.

Hi Rusty, glad to hear you haven't given up on it just yet! I feel your pain, I've been there too many times over the years I've owned and abused my RRC. I think we share many of the same experiences with rust repairs and mechanical maintenance. Chin up, keep at it. Anyway, I was interested in...

Hi Rusty, I know exactly what you mean about body repairs. About 10 years ago repair panels etc were very hard to get. I remember cutting out and repairing the wheel tubs, now you can just buy them. Same for footwells, A,B and C pillar bottoms, outer wheel arches etc. Still nobody does a boot...

Thanks Rusty! I came up with the idea after the usual swearing and cursing. What I used to do was jam a bar under the A/C compressor mount so that it held on the groove in the balancer then went at it but sometimes it would slip. I looked at it and thought about it for a while then came up with...

Crank holding tool was a bit of gorilla engineering. See attached photos. Bolts on to the two lower bolts on the timing cover and engages the big notch in the crank pulley damper. IMG 3 should give you an idea; this is the 4.2 out of my own LSE. I started stripping the car for rust repair and...

I know you know the mantra - don't quit!! The only thought I had reading through your last post : Have you checked the vac advance on the dizzy and also the throttle pot. If vac advance has a split diaphragm there is the opportunity for air leak but also, throttle behaviour can be affected. Same...

Couldn't find a post with cold compression test readings. Guess I'm getting old!! Anyway, fwiw, I did write them down and saw the following results (COLD) 1: 160psi 2:165 3: 160psi 4: 160psi 5: 170psi 6: 160psi 7: 160psi 8: 160psi. Warm compression figures for 3.9 are supposed to be...

Blimey Rusty, you've had at it big style!!! Didn't we do a troubleshoot a couple of years back for a mystery mid range misfire?? Maybe some of that could help? From what you say, I can't see you've missed anything. I'm not sure/convinced it would be cam or valves based on the steady vacuum...

I know what you mean about vacuum. I tried looking and found no tangible information. Mine pulls about 15" Hg at idle with the H180 cam and 10 degrees of ignition advance, 4 branch headers and straight through cherry bomb silencers. The needle is nice and steady so all is good. The stable needle...

Hey Rusty! Off the top of my head I'm not sure but maybe a couple of things to check. Try putting a vacuum gauge on it, this may be able to help identify if there is an inlet leak or any valve issues. The cam is not standard (obviously) but have you adjusted ignition timing for the cam? I run a...

Starter motors can be refurbished so not a big problem - take it off, leave with auto electrician, pick it up when done and refit. However, I have seen starter type issues and the first try has to be disconnect the battery, then remove the big wire from the starter motor, clean the terminals...

Have a breeze through this one: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/time-for-surgery.296902/

I'm Pretty sure you don't time your cam to TDC. You need to have the cam specification. According to the workshop manual: Inlet opens 32 deg. BTDC ; Closes 73 deg. ABDC Duration 285 deg. Valve peak 104 deg. ATDC Exhaust opens 70 deg. BBDC ; Closes 35 deg. ATDC Duration 285 deg. Valve peak 114...

To close this one off, replacement plug arrived today - fast delivery for sure! Yes it fits! Before you all go rushing out to buy a new plug for your brake fluid reservoir remember the plug bit is just a housing, you need to order the crimp on terminals that lock inside the housing. No, I...

Outstanding! Cheers.

Thanks, for sure that is the same cap/plug but on the RRC with ABS there are 3 wires in the plug. I like the idea of maybe using some hot glue to form some sort of plug. If I can't get the right part I guess an acceptable bodge/lash up to make it work is the only option unless anyone has a...

You know what, I think that could be what I need. I know only 2 terminals on that plug but I should be able to get the right inserts to make it a 3 terminal plug. The burning question has to be, is there a part number I can search for? Cheers!

Cheers, I appreciate it.

Piccies attached.