Recent content by Dr MC

Ok, thanks for the replies everyone. I will probably just buy the 3 of them then and try which seems to work best.

Hello, Those of you who have read my previous threads will know I have had some issues with my engine recently, however things seem to be getting better now, and my next task is to try and rebuild my carbs. While doing this, I have a theory that to get the engine performing / running better...

Seems to be running ok (ish) for now, just having trouble with carbs at the moment, this may be related to this problem or not, will see what happens. So the float levels must be inside the carbs then? Can these be adjusted from outside or do I need to strip the carbs down? I am thinking of...

Just to update my last reply; I have tried sucking on the pipe from the point after where the black and orange valve connects and it seems to hold vacuum but has a faint smell of fuel / oil (my sense of smell is not great at identifying things) so not sure if this is normal or not. It also...

Thanks 'rangy35' for coming back on this. When you say remove the vacuum pipe and suck on it, should this be direct from the carb, i.e. including the black and orange plastic valve thing in the pipe, or after it? The reason I ask is that I bought a new valve thing thinking my old one was...

An update and more questions on this; I have replaced the HT leads, rotor arm and distributer cap and cleaned the plugs (which have only been in for a few months so fairly confident they are fine). I knew these would not fix the problem but replaced them as they looked old and tired anyway. I...

Would timing just start to go out like that though? It used to run fine, and I was in the process of doing some upgrades as per a previous post, but now I am working just to keep it running smoothly. Would timing need adjusting after fitting a better exhaust? If so, would it need advancing or...

Hi, I have a misfire / pop / bang on my 3.5L V8 (SU carbs) and I am rather stuck as to where to go from here. I know that a misfire can be many things, and I also know I should look to change the distributer cap, HT leads, spark plugs, ignition coil, maybe camshaft, etc. etc. however this...

Ok so I will not need to do anything much with the rockers and things then? This area looks complicated and open to many mistakes for the inexperienced, i.e. me. It seems there is some uncertainty and debate on if the kent H180 will fit without other major work, therefore, is there another cam...

Thanks for the thoughts on this so far. I have seen the kent cam on a couple of sites and looks interesting, some say you need lots of new parts along with it, others say just lifters and maybe better timing chain. Why would I need to remove the heads? As for the restrictors, I think mine may...

Hi, thanks for the reply, I have not done much on the engine since this post, I have been painting and fitting new doors and some other bits. I have found a 'happy medium' at the moment on engine tuning, it pulls reasonably well at lower speeds / revs, and does have some acceleration at top end...

Hi, I apologise in advance for this long post. I have had my 1987 V8 90 for about 6 months now and I have been teaching myself some basic mechanics while trying to improve it a little. It did run seemingly ok to start with but not knowing this engine I had no 'norm' to compare it to...

Hi all, I am just posting to say hello to the forum, as the 'sticky' suggests. I have just bought a nice 1987 Land Rover 90, V8 County Station Wagon, so will no doubt be on here often, looking for advise. I am not new to Land Rovers, while I was at uni nearly 10 years ago I had a Series IIa...