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    Steamy rad!

    nice answer shifty same goes here if the rads leaking get it fixed. radweld is ok IF YOU ARE A MILLLION MILES FROM HOME and its a get you home job.I used it once a long time ago and it blocked the lot up, heater rad everything cost a lot of time and money to replace all the rads.
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    200tdi cambelt problem

    Hi to all Doing an engine conversion on my 90. Putting a 200TDI disco engine in. Got all the conversion bits off Steve Parker Landrovers for hooking all the things up etc as it looks better ,and cant be arssed to **** about finding bits of hose etc. JUst pulled front off engine to put a cambelt...
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    engine swap

    Hi to all Have a 1989 2.5 petrol 90 with LT77 box in.Going to put a 300 series in it.I know the one engine mount has to be rewelded in a different place, but have heard that the bulkhead has to be altered as well, does anybody know. I know all the other usual things exhaust, rad and intercooler...
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    90 defender 2.5 petrol,pinking

    Have tried the timing bit it does not realy matter where you put it really.Must agree its **** petrol. Have had head off 6 months ago and it was pretty clean I must admit as far as carbon build up is.Only other thing I can think off is it has got a 2.25 head on it as the old lady that it...
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    90 defender 2.5 petrol,pinking

    The plugs am running in it at the moment are NGK BP6ES on second set. Other ones are champion RN9YCC which you dont see on the selfs anymore.Autodata cd,s say these are the ones,spose its trial and error and try some other ones
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    90 defender 2.5 petrol,pinking

    Thanks all thought as much to be honest these old girls like there four star sadly and you are right thirsty too.
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    90 defender 2.5 petrol,pinking

    Hi to everybody.I have a 1989 90 2.5 petrol,has anybody got any answers to running these on unleaded petrol.The head has had inserts fitted to the valve seats. Have retarded the timing that far to stop pinking then, thing is worse than driving a tractor ie 15 to 20 mph up a bank.The hill is not...
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    Removing the T from TD

    has anybody had a 2.5 na and a 2.5td to bits before. they are different. the td has four jets in the bottom of the bores quirting oil at the bottom of the pistons to keep them cool the na does not
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    Rover Won't Start. Cold Weather Tips?

    First check the voltage at the + side of the coil and see what voltage you got when cranking the engine over.A lot of series 2 ,2A and 3s seem to suffer from this problem,when you wind the engine over there is no or little power at the coil.Have even had a few with new batterys on, and flattened...
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    steering problems...again

    Have you looked at the UJs on the steering shaft from the steering wheel to steering box. One might be half siezed up causing the steering to be tight then easy as you turn the wheel around.
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    Hi to everybody

    Just got a 90 2.5 petrol.Got lots planned for it. Dont know why but have worked in a garage for 30 years most of my early years on landrovers but never owned one, myself until now. Now a comercial mechanic 45 tonners etc. But I got one finally, evan if it a bit old 1989 AND petrol will change...
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