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I've seen tvr engine ps and cams used in landies before, but these were automatics so some of the energy was dissipated through the torque converter, so it was tamed slightly, alternatively I would use so rhoads lifters to make it more drivable at low rev, and then unleash the power up top, if...

Hi all I've had endless amount of problems trying to get my 3.9 to run right, but I did a compression test the other day, And found that 7 cylinders read about 12 Bar, while cylinder 3 read 13.1 bar Is there any thoughts to why there is one cylinder with a compression that is more than a Bar...

I would say that the turbo is not the problem, but just to check there should be no more than 0.5mm play in the shaft up and down in the turbo, spin the shaft and wiggle it around if it seems to hit or scrape the sides it is dead, but if not, then it should be ok. turbos can generally be fine...

I've checked the distributor, and it does advance, the backfire in the exhaust and slow pick up seems to be cleared if I run the ignition timing is set at 16deg BTDC. Just a quick question, on the crank damper on a serpentine v8 where the timing marks are written, at about 20 deg BTDC there is...

I've got the correct tune resistor, white for a lambda set up, I have a green one which seemed to improve the backfire symptoms but was still slow to rev. I'm not totally sure about the vacuum advance, I will check later today.

That's what I'm concerned about.

I haven't had the engine a part, but it came out of another car which it worked fine. I have noticed that it does backfire through the exhaust when I back off the throttle. I have checked the advance mechanism and it seem to work. I have also noticed if I put some extra advance at idle say to...

I've got a 3.9 that I have just converted to have a hotwire system with lambda's from not having them at all, but with both systems the engine was very slow to respond to any sharp throttle input, it seems to not hesitate or bog but just sit there idling for a second or so then pick and rev like...

Has any or does anyone know if the eccentric cone in a 300 tdi injector pump fit in a 200 tdi injector pump. I ask as my engine is running 1bar of boost, but my fueling is running lean for my thoughts, even rotated to max. I'd prefer not to mess with the "max power screw" because I'd like to...

All the parts should swap, but if you are putting the disco half shafts in then I would just do a straight swap of both of the whole swivel housings, as the bearing and seal surfaces may be different, depending on the half shafts. This will mean that you only have to undo the swivel balls from...

If you look through the frosts respiration website, there's a thing called stay cool, which makes the heater work a lot hotter, I've got some in my 200 tdi range rover, it warms up quicker, and the heater is really good on full blast.

Yes you can, the 1.5 turns specified by your guide is just what that person who wrote it found was the max before it smoked for him. To be honest since you still haven't got any smoke at this point you might as well just try delving deeper into the pump/ compensator, because this probably means...

I know you've had the engine rebuilt but what about the turbo, if the turbo has done loads of miles and your pulling hard then this could be lacking the power pulling the engine back, and if the turbo has sat around while you did the rebuild then the seals inside may have gone hard, causing the...

On an automatic wiring loom there's a wire which should run to the inhibitor switch on the gearbox to tell the engine that its in/out gear, but for a manual there should be a resistor to earth to tell the engine it's a manual. This should be self explanatory on a wiring diagram.

If I understand you right, then with rover gauge does the ECU show a fault code, or does the warning light come on, if it does the this means you need a different tune resistor to get the the ECU to run as a non lambda, and then you will have to fit a resistor to the wire which should lead to...