Recent content by chrisstdt
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Vibrations or death wobble ?
My 90 would shake violently at around that speed and if I hit a pot hoke
No noticeable play in panhard rod bushes but once I changed them the problem stopped
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To test ,earth out wire in engine bay to engine block ,if wiring and gauge are OK gauge will go to top
I recently had to fit a new sender to mine
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Fitted a new battery which helped hugely with starting
I've also fiddled with injection pump timing ,having settled on advancing it quite a bit and smoke has massively reduced
Hope to get a better go at it at the weekend
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Cheers Mike il see hoew I get on with this engine
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Interesting ,where is the engine
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Thanks Mike I know of a 10j 5 mins from me but I'm leaning towards keeping her original
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I'm told the tdi is good but it is cheap and won't come with a guarantee ! Think il buy either way as a spare as I have a 90 and a lightweight with 300s in
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I can get a 300 locally for £300 (200s getting pretty rare now)
You can now buy an engine mount for drivers side so no need to cut chassis mount ,plus I'd need to make an exhaust downpipe (or but but they aren't cheap) plus radiator ,intercooler and frame plus pipes so it's not a cheap option...
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Thanks for the advice ,been googleing the white smoke and its possible it could be a timing issue
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Very interesting ,I'm almost loathed to take the engine out as there aren't many original ones left now
The engine I have smokes like a chimney and the air filter is very oily (breather is standard so still runs to intake)
How much work is likely to be involved in sorting the engine ?
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I've a 1988 90 with an original / period 19j turbo engine
The usual bad starting ,smoke and spewing oil out the breather
In days gone by these engines were seen as boat anchors and would be replaced with a tdi
Are they now worth saving as there can't be too many left with the correct engine
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Check the basics first
Air filter, fuel filter
Then try running off a separate fuel supply direct to the fuel pump
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Il bear that in mind if I have a leaking box
This one doesn't leak but sadly has a bigger problem
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I fitted a second hand 4 bolt steering box to my defender
Oil started to turn milky ,I assumed maybe some water in the box so I changed it several times but problem remains
Box has now locked up (turns fully to the right but won't turn left past mid point)
I've tried with with steering shaft...