Also forgot to mention I put some spacers in to lift the engine a little as the flywheel housing is very close to the crossmember.

Funnily enough I have a spare engine that I have started to break so I can look and see if that bracket is on it, but I think it is. Don't know where these prices come from, usually can get them on ebay I think.

So here is mine, I think its the old petrol engine mount welded to the chassis but I can't remember which side of the engine you remove it from. Hope the photos help you anyway. Everything else is original.

Sorry It doesn't make complete sense to me. One point I do remember is to enlarge the gearbox holes slightly as the studs on the 2.5 are metric and slightly bigger making it a snug fit. I will take photos tomorrow and try to find some better notes. But you use an engine mount from the old engine...

I Found this little note. Apologies to the original poster as I don't remember where it came from. I think they used to post as Snagger. A 12J or 19J can use the lhs engine and chassis mounts from a 2.25 with no alterations, but you must use the 12J/19J rhs bracket and mount to clear the...

Its the 12j I am talking about. I don't know about the turbo. Think the Sherpa engine was 13j but memory may be false. The front timing case can be interchangeable but again not something I have done. Happy to take a couple of photos if that would be any help.

Lots of threads on this from a few years ago. The best way is to grind off the chassis bracket and weld the engine mount from your old engine in its place. I drilled and bolted mine to check fit before welding. You need to read up on the different methods. Its the Sherpa engine which fits...

If you are near East Kilbride I am happy to let you try mine. I might be selling it but I really don't want too. Billy

Good news, they are funny old engines, always something to check or tweak but they keep running.

I had advanced the pump on my 2.5 nas as far as I could, so after trying everything else I retarded it by a good amount. I had nothing to lose as it was so hard to start and smoking like a battleship. Anyway it worked, it started with little smoke. Took it for a 20 mile run. Next day refused to...

New heater plugs, resetting the valve clearances and retarding the pump worked wonders for my 2.5 which has been a real pig recently. Billy

I think I might just try the compression test. The problem was the valves. When I adjusted them 2 push rods could not have been sitting properly. When I checked they were miles out. Running better now will see how starting progresses, but it is smokier than ever so hoping that clears. As an...

Further to my previous post on my 2.5 nas diesel I rebuilt the head hoping to nurse it through the winter,while I save to recon it. Just managed to start the engine and it is running on 2 maybe 3 cylinders. Is there anything obvious I should check first?

Thank you for confirming what I think I already knewJames, I am going to rebuild and start to save and do the job properly. It is a red block 11j. It does run well but has been getting harder to start and smokes at an embarrassing rate on start up. Although it doesn't seem to use oil, which made...

I took the head off my 2.5 nas diesel as it is smoky on start up. I have replaced the valve stem seals but they looked ok. The inlet valves are coked up and oily as are the inlet ports. The engine has the recycled fumes system coming from the sump. Should I replace the cartridge? Or is the...

Thanks for the advice, I am aware I might be swapping a poor starter for a lot worse. A little bit of me thought put the engine straight in but I have broken it now. Just waiting for some hub pullers for the seized front pulley wheel. Its good experience for when I fix the other one properly as...

The engine i run at present is getting hard to start and smoking so I am hoping to put the spare in and run it over the winter and refurb the one of known provenance. The spare engine was just bought for spares. I was told it was a runner and didn't smoke (never heard that one before), but it...

Many thanks for this, once I can get the pulley off I will check the crank main bearings and decide what to do. I will no doubt have a question or two. If I order new pistons I presume I order the +20? Billy

I am stripping down my spare 2.5 nas diesel engine. Could someone with some engineering knowledge help me. The pistons are AE A350422 +0.508. My question is are these original and the standard size. Similarly the shells are ERC 8641 and then 6618. There is only a slight score of copper colour...

Crankshaft pulley is seized on and I wondered what is best to remove it without damage. Its on my 2.5 nas diesel the big three pulley one. Any ideas gratefully received . Billy