Recent content by BigBlueCrawdaddy

Also thank you James! I thought it was something in the head as well. I will check it before I reset the gasket. Is having injectors set and "tuned" generally expensive? they are wanting 300+$ just for whatever is being done at the shop for calibration that doesn't include the old guys fee...

Yea did reset old one so I was already trying to get the gasket kit. So I do need to take the injectors in to har them properly set? Guess I'll have to bite the bullet on that one. He also keeps saying 2 bulbs are burnt out so have to think e is talking about heater plugs? Thank you nick...

He keeps calling everything the "block" but it's not the actual "block" or even the head because he said we wouldn't have to take off the head for repairs just like y'all said about changing heat plugs and injectors but he said there is something that must be inspected and " rectified"...: does...

Hey thank you everyone for your help. We did take off the head originally but the old man mechanic is saying it was unnecessary: he keeps telling me the "bulbs" ( closest translation we can muster) are bad and that one or 2 aren't firing right and must be replaced and tuned. To be honest I am...

Ok y'all we made alittle progress today. The car is now parked with a friend. His dad knows an older man who owns and services series landrovers. He came over to look at the truck and here is what he told me. Well at least what I understood. They use different words for things and many are...

Thank you for your reply, I too thought it could be bad fuel. It was my regular fuel station but given our location it wouldn't surprise if t had some water in it. I am still going to bleed it. And yea I had my tools with me and with the help of a local man we took 3-4 hours trying to at...

Im pretty sure its either the fuel pump or a compression issue. One local guy thinks it could be a cracked block. Anythoughts I really need help yall. If I cant get this fixed in the next week idk what ill do. I just dont see how it drove so well and after parking for less than 30 min it...

Hey y'all! This is my first post here. Thanks in advance for any help! I am a younger American living in Central America with my wife and young son. I have a 1970 series 2a and it is really our only mode of transportation. For as long as I have had the rover it has been good to me. It has ran...