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If I was doing a coil conversion I would start by stripping the body off the Disco, remove the rear propshaft then cut and shut the chassis to give a shorter wheelbase. Next I'd remove the body from the lightweight and make a jig out of box section steel to fit all the body attachment points on...

The website has written the code for you - That's cheating!

Under fuelling should not cause smoke - you get that with over fuelling. I don't think you'd get necessarily get juddering or rough running either. If your driving along at high revs and take your foot off the accelerator a diesel engine should not run roughly, and what is happening when you...

That's what I'd always thought about turbos, but a while ago I read that a turbo essentially extracts heat energy from the exhaust gasses and uses that energy to force more air into the engine. That's why you have to put the engine under load to generate full boost - the boost is not just...

I'm starting to wander if the low boost could be caused by a fuelling problem. As I understand it, turbo boost depends on the heat of the exhaust gasses, which will be less if there is insufficient fuel going into the cylinders. I'd double check that the fuel lift pump is able to deliver a...

If you're clever enough to rebuild an engine to the standard you have, then I can't see why you couldn't learn how to make a website. Compoundbill's website looks quite sophisticated, but a simple website using only the most basic features of html is not too difficult to make. There are lots...

Don't forget the dipstick reading will be all wrong when the engine is in a Land-Rover because it's fitted at more of an upright angle in the LR

I used to have a 2.5 di transit engine in my SIII. One thing to watch out for is that the front diff can foul the engine when the front suspension is compressed. I had to cut a notch out of an aluminium housing on the front of the engine. Also check that the propshaft clears the flywheel...

I've heard that the Land-Rover 2 1/4 diesel engine was used in taxis, but I can't believe that a Land-Rover chassis would have been used on them too. I don't think the turning circle would have pleased the drivers or the ride pleased the customers!

If the low turbo boost is caused by a wastege problem then either the wastgate is opening at too low a pressure or the wastegate valve is not fully closing. This could be caused by the actuator rod being set to the wrong length, the actuator being jammed or the valve itself being stuck within...

It seems like the low boost could be caused by one of 2 things either the wastgate is being opened before the turbo gets up to full boost, or the turbo is incapable of delivering any more than 0.5 bar of boost because either there is a leak or there is a problem with the turbo. You could try...

Your engine is not standard though because it does not have the intercooler connected. The problem might be that the previous owner has been fiddling with the length of the shaft. Perhaps they deliberately reduced the boost in an effort to reduce strain on the transmission. As you don't have...

Best to ask them just to be sure. You should be able to repair the chassis leg without removing the engine. If the chassis is that bad there are there problems elsewhere?

Have you tried adjusting the length of the bar connecting the wastegate actuator to the turbo?

Nice site. Are you going to keep it Left hand drive?

Are you planning to put a tax exempt ID on it? You would be more likely to run into problems if you did that, but if not then you'd be paying road tax and the government would not be losing out so I can't see why they should cause you any grief. It's very handy to have another Land-Rover for...

Would it be easier to make a traction control system instead, by grafting some bits from an ABS system and using a PIC to control it?

Check the whole thing over properly with particular attention to the chassis and bulkhead. Check the front axle for wear and pitting of the chromed swivel housings - they take a lot of work to rebuild. Chassis number is stamped on the front offside spring hanger and on a plate rivited to the...

Those single circuit brake systems are a bit on the dodgy side really.