ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Due to MALKISEROW's insistance...to stop this thread , and take a while to stop-think-and apreciate what 60 years of Landrover has done to the world....i have decieded to call a halt to this engine rebuild for the xmas break ......after all ....next year there will be no more defender production....so i think MALKISEROW is dead right in his advice so from me and MALKISEROW....a very happy xmas.....and maybe see you in the new year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 OMG you've dripped candlewax into it - still, might help the inevitable oil leaks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 OMG you've dripped candlewax into it - still, might help the inevitable oil leaks done properly it wont leak...........the engine i have in now...is as clean as the day it was fiddled with 7 years ago and 68,000 miles later.............i have posted a pic of it earlier in this thread ...take a look........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 There you are ...no leaks on the one in the landrover now.and i havnt had that out yet...just fiddled with it........and the steering pump dosnt leak either...if you know how to assemble it correctly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Sorry! I must have touched a nerve there. Still, I get just as obsessive over leak avoidance with my classic bikes Edited December 2, 2015 by amateur Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Hhahahahha.............dont worry about it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 (edited) Err, 70 years give or take a few months And get rid of that britpart filter Used to have the local agency for them when they started to push their stuff, soon dropped it UJ's that last a week Used to do a lot of competition LR's amongst others and Britpart just didn't make the grade, well below it in fact. While on about parts anyone want to take a guess at how long a brand new set of pads on a 2ltr Suzuki can last in a big trial ? From brand new down to metal. (Brand name, not cheap ones) Edited December 2, 2015 by rodp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 go on............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 you talk about filters............i used a britpart when this happened to the filter i had on at the time...and no ...i didnt stand on it ...that is what it was when i took it off !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 you talk about filters............i used a britpart when this happened to the filter i had on at the time...and no ...i didnt stand on it ...that is what it was when i took it off !!! Ooh, not good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 go on............... 20 minutes driving Which is about 4 sections ? Lot of sandy water, just took them to nothing in no time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 parts are a lottery sometimes...and i mean ALL parts....i just have to trust JSF that they are selling me stuff that works......they know more about it than i do..........there are some make of parts they will not stock as it is bad for buisness........good makes can let you down sometimes....bought a expensive fuel pump a while ago...Delphi....4 months it lasted...mind you JSF exchanged it no quibble........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Delphi supposed to be ok as well. Like you say, hit and miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Delphi supposed to be ok as well. Like you say, hit and miss. talking about "Delphi".....wernt they involved with the development of the desiel pre-combustion chamber....think i read something a while ago about it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Can't remember, but you're right, the name does ring a bell. I'll google it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Apparently, Delphi is a relatively new company formed by GM ? Ricardo was the one I had in mind, or not . The name Delphi rings a distant bell though, from somewhere way back ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Apparently, Delphi is a relatively new company formed by GM ? Ricardo was the one I had in mind, or not . The name Delphi rings a distant bell though, from somewhere way back ?? cant google at the mo cause the speed here is so slow.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Can't find anything, have come across the fact however that Cummins invented and patented the jake brake. I was produced by Jacobs, the chuck people, hence the Jake brake name. Didn't know Cummins patented it and didn't know it was the same Jacobs as the chucks. They needn't have gone to all that trouble though, a simple walk around here would have given them enough retarders to last a lifetime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Due to MALKISEROW's insistance...to stop this thread , and take a while to stop-think-and apreciate what 60 years of Landrover has done to the world....i have decieded to call a halt to this engine rebuild for the xmas break ......after all ....next year there will be no more defender production....so i think MALKISEROW is dead right in his advice so from me and MALKISEROW....a very happy xmas.....and maybe see you in the new year... I haven't followed the whole of this thread and if im honest about it I haven't got a clue what I am looking at or what your talking about as far as engines go , but what I have noticed is how well you come over and how passionate you are when it comes to diesel and any other engines and I am sure you have made a lot of people happy who are interested in that sort of thing and by going by the posts you have got quite a following . So as someone who only live down the road so to speak I would also like to wish you and your family a happy Christmas and I will look forward in seeing the end result when it up and running . Good luck and good health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thank you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Marshman, what a superb post! And ditchman, this thread is brilliant, keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Ditchman are you an MP? You seem to take their sort of holidays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Ditchman are you an MP? You seem to take their sort of holidays! im board already............i made the cradle up today...so will post it later.....i only said i was taking xmas off to wind La Bala up.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Bit picture heavy this post..........its how i made the cradle up..........the first 3 pics are of the spare bit of 5mm plate that i had...just marking out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted December 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 Marking up.......... measure it with a micrometer mark it with a chalk cut it with a bloody axe dot punch for the mounting holes and cutting it with a slitting or cutting disc....didnt want to waste precious gas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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