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    norseman replied to the thread P38A Tuning the 4.0 thor.
    Didn't know that LPG was still obtainable, can't remember the last time I passed a garage that sold it. OK in cylinders & better suited to rural gas boilers & fork-lifts ;) Thought I'd save money by having my 3.9 RRC converted to gas back in...
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    norseman reacted to Datatek's post in the thread My crazy diff ratio change idea with Like Like.
    Might actually increase fuel consumption because even though the revs are lower, the engine may be working harder to maintain speed.
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    norseman reacted to pwood999's post in the thread My crazy diff ratio change idea with Like Like.
    Also at 70mph, surely lowering the revs from 1300 to 1100 is not gonna save much petrol ? Rememer you need a certain amount of energy or fuel to keep a brick shaped car rolling !!
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    Yeah, the market changed sine Covid, before a lot of people wanted to "overland", now, well, camping cars in general are in decline from ehat I hear. Maybe I find someone interested in good condition LT95 for some close to original restauration...
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    Lucky there, my '87 Vogue has LR developed anti-roll bars retro-fitted by one of it's two previous owners, sacrificing (allegedly) only half-an-inch of suspension travel, for those few owners that would have actually ventured off-road ;)
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    norseman reacted to kermit_rr's post in the thread P38A Tuning the 4.0 thor with Haha Haha.
    Beef stock, or vegan🤯
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    I confess to not being an engineer, but don't have to look far to find a level of irony in your plan. As I understand it you want to take the best Range Rover model the old Rover Co (latterly LandRover) ever made, renown for it's ability...
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    norseman replied to the thread P38A Tuning the 4.0 thor.
    To quote our transatlantic friends .. there 'aint no substitute for 'cubes.
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    One last point of view on what has been an interesting discussion & one close to my heart as a one-time owner of four RRC's, all V8 autos. It's all very well valuing these cars at £10-15K for something decent rising to £30K for a really good...
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    norseman replied to the thread P38A Tuning the 4.0 thor.
    I would have thought so as a cam change will effect the characteristics of the engine on it's own. Thread carefully as the factory engine would have been to a spec. suited to the model. Remember Newton's third law :rolleyes:
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    norseman reacted to Rubberknees's post in the thread Tapping sound from engine with Like Like.
    Oh those were the days:) ;)
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    norseman replied to the thread Rough idle and running rich.
    Beware mixing/matching different components, the basic engine design is essentially the same but some of the ancillaries are not. 3.5 distributors can have different part numbers for different model years, not just carb or efi variants. nb. not...
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    Told my Classic to stop complaining about getting a little more use over the past 3 months (might even cover 1000m this year) & being parked in the open for the past 17 years .. though I did wish it a happy 38th birthday & promised to rectify the...
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    They don't eat copper, it's the chemicals in the plastic insulation that the little sods have a taste for. nb. novel tailgate ;)
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    Just a thought .. AC isn't efficient in a car unless the window are kept closed, so are you going to benefit from it in a rag-top LR ?
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    Correct. Up to the '86 MY the fresh air flap was controlled by a simple linkage, but then LR 'improved' it by means of a vacuum operated solenoid. When mine failed & a replacement was no longer available I simply closed off the vacuum pipe & left...
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    norseman replied to the thread M57 classic conversion.
    With perm. 4x4 that's going to need some power :eek:
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    The connection on the plenum is for the vacuum hose mentioned in my post #2 No idea on the other (cut) one. I'll have a look next time I'm around mine, though being a 3.5efi it might be different.
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    norseman replied to the thread Series 3 series 111 for sale.
    Nearly had me going there .. initially I thought 'what the hell is a 111 LR' :oops:
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    I wasn't aware that the Classic had such a thing as a vacuum pump, the latest MY I've owned was a '93 & that didn't have one. On my '87 3.5efi the vacuum comes from a small rubber hose connected to the plenum & provides the 'suck' for the fresh...
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    Just replaced my bolt @ 168k on 2004 manual. Still in place. Quick tip if anyone has trouble with keeping the sump gasket in place, as it's supposed to be instaled dry, I used thin cable ties through the holes to keep it in place then cut each in...
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    norseman replied to the thread Dirty Windscreen.
    If all else fails you could have the 'screen removed, so that any weapons-grade cleaning procedure(s) won't damage the car's interior & if that fails have the 'screen replaced.
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    norseman reacted to Mark1993's post in the thread Dancing and clicking speedomoter with Like Like.
    Somewhat, I got the speedo to work again. However, I ultimately decided to switch the unit with a second hand one, since I wanted to be able to keep track of the mileage. That one works fine up to about a 100 kp/h (it’s in kilometers instead of...
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    norseman replied to the thread RRC Odometer is goofy..
    I'm confident you will have a transducer, not a cable.
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    Any luck ?
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    norseman replied to the thread RRC Odometer is goofy..
    Based on my own experience ('87 3.5efi) failure of the odometer is a prelude to the speedo itself developing a very 'wavy' needle, which will result in MOT failure when the time comes. I've attempted to have mine repaired but the specialist was...
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    My cd player keeps playing up, says no disc when there is, stripped it down twice in my 3 years of ownership and it works again even though I can see nowt wrong through my untrained eye and I haven't adjusted anything. Got a good , apparently...
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    norseman reacted to Mark Piercy's post in the thread P38A Manual gear box swap 4.0v8 with Like Like.
    Because they were thraped my good man to keep up with the scoobies and rs louts😜
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    I seem to remember that, despite the allegedly high standards of police vehicle maintenance, these cars were usually on their third engine by the time they were cast out of service.
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    Not always, both the fobs with my old BM have non functioning LED's but still work fine, especially after renewing the rubber cover that incorporates the lock/unlock/boot symbols.
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