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So with the spacer I would get a short stroke, what maybe 50 % pull or something, and the wonder that is the Bosch VE did the rest. Maybe now that it's starting to get old ie 23 years to be precise, the VE just hasn't got the strength any more. However when I turned it over with the pipe...

So I've been having air in the diesel problems. My beloved 1985 110 was running fine but I could only get it to start if I manually bled the system. Replaced the fuel filter, some dodgy looking pipes, overhauled the wiring for the solenoid and still the same. Undid the tube from the lift pump to...

So it looks like the way to go is to buy an MOT failure Discovery 300tdi, mechanicaly sound with rusted body, alloy wheels, good tyres and a non leaking steering box (LOL) all of which would come in useful. The 110 has got a non PS box and power steering is nice. The engine would fit on my LT85...

Yea very often the extra price for diesels is not worth it. I remember back in the 80s being amazed at the fuel consumption/ motorway cruising ability of my mates Peugeot 205 1.9 diesel, a revolutionary engine at the time, but when I looked at buying one I calculated it would take me several...

Yea very true. To be fair to the V8s we should be comparing a mid 80's 3500 V8 with a 2,25 or 2.5 N/A (still only 68bhp) or pre-TDI 2.5TD as were the diesel options in 110s at the time. Then without a doubt the V8 is preferable especially if gassed, although that's only feasible if you live...

. Probably agree with most of what you say. However, cruise and Defender 110 is a bit of an oximoron, you don't cruise off road (it's 3km to the nearest tarmac) and whats the cruising speed gonna be once I've built a campervan back onto one???? I've been driving diesel cars for 20 years and...

Yea I am from the lakes and I know the feeling only too well but here at the moment it's almost too hot to go outside. Swings and roundabouts..............

Just under a 1000m ie over 3000 feet. Weather in Autumn in the Sierra Nevada is potentially very nice with day time temps in the twenties centigrade but with potential for extreme rain, people died in flash floods in September last year near here. From mid October on it gets below freezing most...

i know a lot of people love the V8s and I suppose they have their good points but I would have a tdi any day. I drove my mates V8 (the one I am planning of converting) and found the performance similar to a tdi but with half the mpg. As I am building an overlander V8 petrol is a bit of a...

Cheers for that. Not completely detered yet. Maybe an adapter plate but the're not cheap, have got one somewhere that used to connect a Toyota 2.5 TD onto the LT77 in my other 110 before it blew and I replaced it with a Disco 200tdi. They can't be too difficult to make if I can find a suitable...

Hi, I am starting a new Land Rover project, turning the bits of scrap Land Rover abandoned in my garden into a camper van. This is hopefully going to involve putting a 200tdi into a 1984 110 with a blown V8, removing the rear body and building a new back with parts from a stripped down caravan...

Hi, I know converting a V8 to diesel is sacrilegious to many but some things have got to be done. Also I know the subject has been covered many times already but I really want/need to put a 200tdi into a V8 110 because (a) I've got a 1985 110 with a perfect chassis, blown V8 lump and a...