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L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 11049

Nice one grafty, glad your still using the 90

sounds like a good plan to get the parts in ready for the work being carried out

Hopefully i will be up your way in 2-3 weeks time so i can drop that package off for you for the green LR

Clayton.

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper.

26th Jul 2018 7:54pm

ian series 1

Member Since: 17 Nov 2014
Location: south
Posts: 3127

2008 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Bonatti Grey

Love the pics

80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered.

26th Jul 2018 7:59pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4802

Be good to see you Clayton

Thanks Ian, I'm always amazed how good a photo a phone can take

2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton

26th Jul 2018 8:49pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 11049

Will be good to have a small catch up as it is one of your busiest times

Clayton.

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper.

26th Jul 2018 9:06pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4802

It certainly is busy, always time for a cuppa though

26th Jul 2018 9:50pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 11049

And hopefully some biscuits

Clayton.

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper.

26th Jul 2018 9:57pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4802

26th Jul 2018 10:13pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4802

Today has been a very successful day. I feel a bit stupid for not investigating further but I have been getting used to the Range Rover and it's now even more lovely V8.

The around 2250rpm misfire turns out to have been a permanent misfire, I just hadn't tuned into it and as I'm used to comparatively rough diesel engines didn't realise just how smooth a Rover V8 is.

Turns out that for the last few hundred miles I have been driving around on 7 cylinders

It's probably because it's a 5L that the extra power has masked it. And as I haven't driven it I didn't know what it should have been like.

Anyway I took my dad out in it for the first time since it's been back on the road and he instantly said "That's not right" (it was his daily drive for over 10 years)

To cut an already long story short, after a bit of investigation it turns out that the pin in the connector on No7 injector had pushed out and so the injector wasn't firing. So I stripped a bit of outer sheething away and popped the pin back in and voila - a V8!

Needless to say it's now silky smooth and much, much more torquey so I am a happy bunny!

14th Aug 2018 7:34pm

ian series 1

Member Since: 17 Nov 2014
Location: south
Posts: 3127

I must admit I’ve had the same thing Grafty.

It’s supprising how a cylinder down in a v8 can go un noticed,
I drove around in my old 109 for weeks on 7, I thought it was running like a dream

funnily enough it was also my dad that told me it wasn’t running on 8!
It turned out to be a crack in the distributor cap.

Glad you got it sorted, that will now cost you more at the pump.

80" 80" 86" 88" 90"

Wanted, Forward Control Anything considered.

14th Aug 2018 7:59pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4802

Phew, glad it's not just me!

I'm hoping it will be slightly better on fuel as it's running properly and so possibly less throttle required to make progress. Probably just a pipe dream though

Cylinder deactivation is a thing

14th Aug 2018 9:17pm

Procta

Member Since: 04 Dec 2016
Location: Sunderland
Posts: 5348

grafty I would just put that down to no much experience with the v8, vs some who is. Nothing to be a shamed of, I had to have someone look over my vvc engine, who knew those engines.

Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

In the words of my Good Friend, Gary Forrest 1980 -2025
" we will work something out"

14th Aug 2018 9:50pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4802

Well that crept up on me. 1000 miles since it's MOT

28th Aug 2018 10:53pm

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4802

Now that the defender is reliable (about 2000 trouble free miles) since the rebuild then work can restart on the Range Rover. All the fun stuff can happen now so watch this space!

Here is pic on the way home from the pub the other evening

Click image to enlarge 2002 90 Td5 Station Wagon
1990 Vogue SE
Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200
Td5 90 Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic50767.html
Tdi 110 Thread https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic69562.html
RRC Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic54492.html
Instagram http://www.instagram.com/george_grafton

30th Sep 2018 8:56am

barbel jim

Member Since: 12 Dec 2012
Location: Northants
Posts: 1453

Fun stuff ???
Like tinted windows, fluffy dice and a matterss in the back ???

30th Sep 2018 9:00am

grafty99

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: North Devon
Posts: 4802

Not quite that fun no

Cosmetic surgery really (respray and wheel refurb etc)

30th Sep 2018 10:41am

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