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Car Forum / Land Rover Cars / December 2006Turner engine on order
A remanufactured 2.25 3mb engine with gasflowed heads is now on order from the ever-helpful Frida. So, having spent a small fortune on the main bit it seems a little silly to spoil it with worn out ancillaries. So what should I keep and what should I replace? Starter is buggered anyway, so that will be replaced. I have 2 Zenith carbs, one known crap and the other just plain unknown. Is it worth Warren's time pissing about with them or do I go straight to a new Weber? Spark plugs and leads are already quite new I think. Water pump, distributor? What else am I missing? Thanks for any advice Tim '06 Nissan Navara ('The Truck') '06 Megane CC '05 Honda Varadero 125 ('Vera') '58 Series 2 SWB ('Stig) >Water pump, distributor? If you hunt about a bit you can get a lucas 45D4 electronic distributor from a leyland O-series. a bit of light modification to the drive will give you an electronic distributor (the kind that has an amp on the side like some of the V8 ones do, so get the plug to connect that too) that fits the 4-cyinder land rover engines. 'course, it's open to question whether it's worth it. I did this mod on my 110 when it had a 2.5 petrol engine in it. At least you don't have points to arse around with. It seemed to go OK, as well. I did have some running problems with that engine but eventually traced these to an iffy gas mixer.  SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "Festina Lente" (Hasten slowly) Suetonius (c.70-c.140) Augustus, 25 || I have 2 Zenith carbs, one known crap and the other just plain || unknown. Is it worth Warren's time pissing about with them or do I || go straight to a new Weber? Webers have a habit of icing up, even in warmish weather. Rumour has it they also don't work well at extreme angles as they were never designed for it. Shame to spoil a ship and all that - why not go the extra mile http://www.burlen.co.uk/historyZenith.aspx. I did, and it's bloody marvellous. SignatureRich ============================== 2001 Disco II ES auto 1971 S2a 88" petrol 1991 Transit Camper Take out the obvious to email me. > || I have 2 Zenith carbs, one known crap and the other just plain > || unknown. Is it worth Warren's time pissing about with them or do I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > http://www.burlen.co.uk/historyZenith.aspx. I did, and it's bloody > marvellous. As my mother says every year... "It's going to be a lean Christmas this year..." Thanks Richard Tim Hear hear, dont do it! stick with the Zenith. putting a Weber on was the worst thing I un-necessarilly did to my 2.25. Steep climbs were a nightmare! Regards, Roy. > || I have 2 Zenith carbs, one known crap and the other just plain > || unknown. Is it worth Warren's time pissing about with them or do I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > http://www.burlen.co.uk/historyZenith.aspx. I did, and it's bloody > marvellous. > A remanufactured 2.25 3mb engine with gasflowed heads is now on order > from the ever-helpful Frida. So, having spent a small fortune on the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > What else am I missing? Twin S.U.s on a fabricated manifold, waste of time running a small choke size Weber with the gas flowed head, and a 4 into 2 into 1 exhaust manifold, then you only need the cam to go with them. Martin > Twin S.U.s on a fabricated manifold, waste of time running a small choke >size Weber with the gas flowed head, and a 4 into 2 into 1 exhaust manifold, >then you only need the cam to go with them. The 2.5 4-cylinder runs a bigger, twin-choke weber... wonder if the manifold fits 2¼? justa fort. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine... War is hell" Gen. Sherman (1820-1891) Attr. words in Address at Michigan Military Academy, 19 June 1879. > > Twin S.U.s on a fabricated manifold, waste of time running a small choke > >size Weber with the gas flowed head, and a 4 into 2 into 1 exhaust manifold, [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > justa fort. i fink it do. Got one of those if he wants it, also full donkey to go wivit. Martin >> > Twin S.U.s on a fabricated manifold, waste of time running a small choke >> >size Weber with the gas flowed head, and a 4 into 2 into 1 exhaust [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Martin Logic would indicate that it does, becasue I had to fit the 2.25 manifold to my 2.5 when I swapped engines in my S3 for a while until I hunted the 90/110 pedal to use the correct manifold and carb. The difference with the 2.5 manifold on was amazing though when I did fit it. SignatureSimon Isaacs "Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote" George Jean Nathan (1882-1955) ROT13 me.... >> > Twin S.U.s on a fabricated manifold, waste of time running a small choke >> >size Weber with the gas flowed head, and a 4 into 2 into 1 exhaust [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >i fink it do. Got one of those if he wants it, also full donkey to go >wivit. If he's not, I might be - if it'll fit along of a standard SIII exhaust manifold. would be interesting to try it on Edward II, which is standard zenith at the moment. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "The great masses of the people ... will more easily fall victims to a great lie than to a small one" Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945) from Mein Kampf, Ch 10 >>> The 2.5 4-cylinder runs a bigger, twin-choke weber... wonder if the >> manifold [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > manifold. would be interesting to try it on Edward II, which is standard > zenith at the moment. I've followed Rich Brookman's suggestion and bought a new Zenith from Burlen. Crap website by the way - credit card bit fails in Firefox, and even when it does work there is no confirmation email. Burlen do list a big Weber for the 2.25 - at over £400 I'd want it to come with a full fuel tank attached. I'll report back when (if) it arrives. || I've followed Rich Brookman's suggestion and bought a new Zenith from || Burlen. Crap website by the way - credit card bit fails in Firefox, || and even when it does work there is no confirmation email. I did mine over the phone, so no probs with the website, though I thought it looked a bit clunky. I fitted the Weber and it ran perfectly from the first turn of the key - I didn't even need to adjust the idle and mixture (though I had a fiddle, obviously). Expensive, but well worth it. I think it's doing about 4-5 mpg better, too. SignatureRich ============================== 2001 Disco II ES auto 1971 S2a 88" petrol 1991 Transit Camper Take out the obvious to email me. > || I've followed Rich Brookman's suggestion and bought a new Zenith from > || Burlen. Crap website by the way - credit card bit fails in Firefox, [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I had a fiddle, obviously). Expensive, but well worth it. I think it's > doing about 4-5 mpg better, too. Which one did you get Richard - is it this one? http://www.burlen.co.uk/partDetail.aspx?partID=52403 Burlen have managed to work out that they haven't got any stock of the Zenith (only taken them 4 days to realise) so I'm now running short of options apart from putting the worn one back on to my spanking new Turner engine :( || Richard Brookman wrote: ||| Tim Hobbs wrote: [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] || || http://www.burlen.co.uk/partDetail.aspx?partID=52403 That would seem to be a Weber conversion kit. I got the vanilla Zenith 36IV. || Burlen have managed to work out that they haven't got any stock of || the Zenith (only taken them 4 days to realise) so I'm now running || short of options apart from putting the worn one back on to my || spanking new Turner engine :( Put it back and wait for a nice one from Burlen. SignatureRich ============================== 2001 Disco II ES auto 1971 S2a 88" petrol 1991 Transit Camper Take out the obvious to email me. > || Richard Brookman wrote: > ||| Tim Hobbs wrote: [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Put it back and wait for a nice one from Burlen. Thanks Rich - you confused me by saying you fitted the Weber.... :) || Thanks Rich - you confused me by saying you fitted the Weber.... :) Bloody hell, so I did. But I did say I got the Zenith in my earlier post, and you did reply "I've followed Rich Brookman's suggestion and bought a new Zenith from Burlen," so you understood really. :-) I blame the Theakston's. SignatureRich ============================== 2001 Disco II ES auto 1971 S2a 88" petrol 1991 Transit Camper Take out the obvious to email me. > I blame the Theakston's. God I miss that stuff. ;-) || Richard Brookman wrote: ||| I blame the Theakston's. || || God I miss that stuff. ;-) When Ah were a lad and all that, Theakston's was a pretty unknown brew unless you were in Yorkshire. When I left God's Retirement Plot for the wider world, I didn't see it anywhere. Recently, it seems to have spread all over. Even my local Morrison's stocks it now. They must have got somebody in marketing who's a bit more switched on. I wonder how far it will take to become a worldwide phenomenon like Coke? SignatureRich ============================== 2001 Disco II ES auto 1971 S2a 88" petrol 1991 Transit Camper Take out the obvious to email me. > When Ah were a lad and all that, Theakston's was a pretty unknown brew > unless you were in Yorkshire. When I left God's Retirement Plot for the > wider world, I didn't see it anywhere. Recently, it seems to have spread > all over. Even my local Morrison's stocks it now. They must have got > somebody in marketing who's a bit more switched on. I wonder how far it > will take to become a worldwide phenomenon like Coke? Yorkshire was where I first had it far too many years ago. But I've seen it for sale in bottles here (and it's just not the same) so it's slowly becoming a worldwide phenomenon. || Richard Brookman wrote: || [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] || seen it for sale in bottles here (and it's just not the same) so it's || slowly becoming a worldwide phenomenon. The stuff I get tastes the same, but I can drink several without falling over, so they've either diluted it, or the practice I have put in since age 18 has paid off. SignatureRich ============================== 2001 Disco II ES auto 1971 S2a 88" petrol 1991 Transit Camper Take out the obvious to email me. > ... > The stuff I get tastes the same, but I can drink several without > falling over, so they've either diluted it, or the practice I have > put in since age 18 has paid off. or you're already on the floor :) SignatureWilliam Tasso || Richard Brookman wrote: || [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] || -- || William Tasso Did shomeone shay shomething? SignatureRich ============================== 2001 Disco II ES auto 1971 S2a 88" petrol 1991 Transit Camper Take out the obvious to email me. || I did mine over the phone, so no probs with the website, though I || thought it looked a bit clunky. I fitted the Weber and it ran || perfectly from the first turn of the key coughZENITHcough SignatureRich ============================== 2001 Disco II ES auto 1971 S2a 88" petrol 1991 Transit Camper Take out the obvious to email me. > >> > Twin S.U.s on a fabricated manifold, waste of time running a small choke > >> >size Weber with the gas flowed head, and a 4 into 2 into 1 exhaust [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > manifold. would be interesting to try it on Edward II, which is standard > zenith at the moment. Could always put both manifolds on, I've got the short front pipe, and as I said, I've got the full engine. Martin >Could always put both manifolds on, I've got the short front pipe, and as I >said, I've got the full engine. I've an idea I had a 2.5 petrol front pipe floating around. however, it'd only work if you changed the whole exhaust or made an adapter of some kind, the whole exhaust is bigger bore on the 110. email me a price for the inlet manifold and carb, anyway... remove the NOSPAM bit from the address for preference. I'm not sure I've not got a 2.5 carb sitting in the shed somewhere, actually, but it might have gone somewhere. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that Travel The Galaxy! Meet Fascinating Life Forms... ------------------------------------------------\ >> http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ << \ ...and Kill them. a webcartoon by Howard Tayler; I like it, maybe you will too! > >Could always put both manifolds on, I've got the short front pipe, and as I > >said, I've got the full engine. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > email me a price for the inlet manifold and carb, anyway... remove the > NOSPAM bit from the address for preference. YHM. Martin > I'm not sure I've not got a 2.5 carb sitting in the shed somewhere, > actually, but it might have gone somewhere. >YHM. Martin yep, seen it ta. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose" Alphonse Karr (1808 - 1890) Les Guêpes, Jan 1849 > A remanufactured 2.25 3mb engine with gasflowed heads is now on order > from the ever-helpful Frida. It's arrived today, and it looks like a work of art. As the exchange engine is ex-military the new one has been painted Duck Egg Blue, it's superbly presented on a metal stillage and even comes with 2 gallons of running-in oil. So far I'm well impressed. Can't wait to hear it running.... > It's arrived today, and it looks like a work of art. As the > exchange engine is ex-military the new one has been painted Duck Egg > Blue, it's superbly presented on a metal stillage and even comes > with 2 gallons of running-in oil. Stick it in the lounge as an ornament and order another one ;-) SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! >> It's arrived today, and it looks like a work of art. As the >> exchange engine is ex-military the new one has been painted Duck Egg >> Blue, it's superbly presented on a metal stillage and even comes >> with 2 gallons of running-in oil. > > Stick it in the lounge as an ornament and order another one ;-) Funny you should say that - I've been thinking about a V8 coffee table for my study.... Shouldn't be hard to find a scrap 4.6 block! > Funny you should say that - I've been thinking about a V8 coffee table > for my study.... Shouldn't be hard to find a scrap 4.6 block! Something similar has been on the cards for me for a while, mounting some comfy car seats on a frame too. One day I'll drive my house through town ;-) SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! >> Funny you should say that - I've been thinking about a V8 coffee table >> for my study.... Shouldn't be hard to find a scrap 4.6 block! > >Something similar has been on the cards for me for a while, mounting >some comfy car seats on a frame too. One day I'll drive my house >through town ;-) I liked the seats they have for the Top Gear set. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "Would to God that we might spend a single day really well!" Thomas À Kempis (1380 - 1471) Imitation of Christ, I.xxiii. > I liked the seats they have for the Top Gear set. Some fully electrically adjustable seats would be nice, with some batteries in the base for power obviously, I might have to knock something up sometime. Mind you I've still not finished redecorating the lounge, which has been going on for 3 years so I won't report back straight away ;-) Anyone know of a good candidate for a luxury adjustable car seat with arms that's quite cheap to buy and not too complicated electrically? I don't know much about the comfy end of the market so some recommendations would be appreciated. SignatureBlast off and strike the evil Bydo empire! >> Funny you should say that - I've been thinking about a V8 coffee table >> for my study.... Shouldn't be hard to find a scrap 4.6 block! > > Something similar has been on the cards for me for a while, I made one a while ago out of a Rodek sprintcar engine - it now graces a friend's house as SWMBO refuses to allow it anywhere except my workshop (notwithstanding the component parts of my racecar engine sitting beside the sofa awaiting the tuits to assemble them). >> It's arrived today, and it looks like a work of art. As the >> exchange engine is ex-military the new one has been painted Duck Egg >> Blue, it's superbly presented on a metal stillage and even comes >> with 2 gallons of running-in oil. > >Stick it in the lounge as an ornament and order another one ;-) out of interest, I see Witham are selling 2¼ petrol engines ex-military. SignatureAustin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that "Would to God that we might spend a single day really well!" Thomas À Kempis (1380 - 1471) Imitation of Christ, I.xxiii. |
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