OFFICIAL Land Rover thread.

[jrossowvue30]

So I'm having 2 issues with my RRC. It has a battery drain and it keeps killing fuel pumps. I upgraded my battery to an Optima Yellow Top battery and even that is getting drain pretty quickly. I've also replaced the fuel pump twice in about 6 months of ownership. I am not sure if these two issues are related, or if the battery draining somehow kills the fuel pump but I'm stumped. If I disconnect the battery when I know I won't drive if for a day or longer the fuel pump is fine when I reconnect the battery and start it up. The last fuel pump I replaced seemed to only work intermittently so I am wondering if their is a short somewhere going to the pump that also sometimes gives it too much power, thus burning it out.

Anyone encountered this issue with a Rover Classic or Disco? This is getting old.

[LateFan]

[ATTACH]111285[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]111286[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]111287[/ATTACH]

[jrossowvue30]

Do you think itll be a decent enough daily for the New England winter?

Is this just a winter DD you're looking for or a year round DD that needs to survive a NE winter? I can't think of a better ride in snow and shitty weather. Although I do not count on mine for daily duty, and I'm not sure I would want to count on it as my only everyday car, mine has never not started or left me stranded. They're great trucks, but they do needs some love and care.

"Everything is work!"

Yes. Yes it is.

Actually it looks pretty clean from these tiny pictures. 175k after the rebuild, is that right? Still a lot of miles on an alum Rover V8. But it's cheap, so....
Do you have a Land Rover shop that could check it out and know what to look for? These have air suspension, no? You can convert back to coils with some $$.


woof...
[ATTACH]111166[/ATTACH]

That one I linked to is a factory coil'd Rover. They didn't start with EAS until 1993. Hard to know exactly what the mileage is since rebuild, I'd say the author of that ad speaks english as a second language. Either way, these motors can go a long way if they aren't overheated and blow HG's which is likely why it was rebuilt.

[LateFan]

Do you think itll be a decent enough daily for the New England winter?

"Everything is work!"

Yes. Yes it is.

Actually it looks pretty clean from these tiny pictures. 175k after the rebuild, is that right? Still a lot of miles on an alum Rover V8. But it's cheap, so....
Do you have a Land Rover shop that could check it out and know what to look for? These have air suspension, no? You can convert back to coils with some $$.


woof...

[Deltron Dirty30]

I've seen that white one and if it is truly rust free that's not bad. I've also been keeping my eye on this grey one: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/d...788355191.html

It looks clean enough and if rust free looks like a better starting point.

Do you think itll be a decent enough daily for the New England winter?

[LateFan]

All I can offer is don't buy an '87. Even the Rover guru couldn't keep ours running. We traded it as a parts car to the mechanic, who had a nice '95 Discovery with a newer engine swapped in. 192,000 mi at this point, but running well. Recently replaced all the tie rod ends etc. Much tighter, less wander.

[jrossowvue30]

Thinking about getting this RRC as a project and turning it into a DD.

What do you guys think?

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/m...764246093.html

I've seen that white one and if it is truly rust free that's not bad. I've also been keeping my eye on this grey one: http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/d...788355191.html

It looks clean enough and if rust free looks like a better starting point.

[Deltron Dirty30]

Thinking about getting this RRC as a project and turning it into a DD.

What do you guys think?

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld/cto/5764246093.html

[LateFan]

Series II 109 with RRC axles





This one has a Cummins diesel swap

[LateFan]

[ATTACH]111080[/ATTACH]

[ATTACH]111081[/ATTACH]

[jrossowvue30]

So the time has finally come to turn my attention to my RRC that I picked up earlier this summer. There have been a few things holding this back from being road-worthy that I need to address and a general tune-up then I should be good to go.

The question has become, repair EAS or convert to coils. I love the idea of keeping this one as close to stock as I can but part on me says fuck the EAS and convert to coils. Currently the EAS works with a fault, I have no control over the ride height and definitely a leak.

Decisions, decisions...

[slammin.e28]

http://www.defendersource.com/forum/...ild-66995.html

LOL, that's partially the engine from my RRC.

[UNHCLL]

http://www.defendersource.com/forum/f47/bmw-s52-series109-pickup-build-66995.html

[slammin.e28]

If you put a Chevy v8 in a disco 2, would it solve nearly all its problems?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

There's a place that's developing a bolt in 4.8 LS engine kit that runs on the Rover Motronic. They have at least one running. I'm a fan, but I'd rather keep my Rover Rover. Even though the SBC is just a cousin to the RV8.

So, I got the 4.6 torn down. Verdict later....

First, my adjustable engine stand:







....and the verdict:



#6 rod bearing, spun. Crank looks great though, no scoring on #6. There is some on #3, so I'll see about having it polished or ground. It's not bad at all. Bearing were all pretty shitty. Bores all look great, can still see cross hatching. I'll prob get the machine shop to pressure test the block if they can....but I've got two blocks....since the 4.6 and 4.0 blocks are the same.

[Eric]

If you put a Chevy v8 in a disco 2, would it solve nearly all its problems?


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk