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Re: Recommendations for TDi conversion
DIR By: NiteMare
Date: January 11, 2013, 6:56 pm
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i've built two with the 200tdi, they make me grin most of the
time :smilewide:
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Re: Recommendations for TDi conversion
DIR By: davegsx
Date: January 12, 2013, 4:09 am
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> Is that blood on the sheet of wood under the engine
>
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Yes, this is what happened,
After spending a couple of hours trying to remove a baked on
gasket, , try cutting your knuckles and spread blood all over
the face of the gasket leave it on there while you run round
like a headless chicken looking for a clothe that is not covered
in oil to stem the flow, once the blood flow is manageable get
hold of a rusty Stanley blade and scrape you will find the
gasket just peels away from the engine block, don't try and fill
your generator up with petrol while it is running. You don't get
these sort of tips in your Haynes manual.
Hamerite does not stop you bleeding if you try and paint over a
cut. And the last one don't leave your 2 stroke generator
running with the exhaust facing into your garage while the top
of your solvent tin is open, the little green monsters weren't
there to help you.
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Re: Recommendations for TDi conversion
DIR By: davegsx
Date: January 12, 2013, 4:13 am
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Matt, that looks like a tidy job, hope my one comes out looking
that good. Do i need to connect the glow plugs to a timer? My
one is currently a petrol so i don't have any wiring for glow
plugs,
#Post#: 47982--------------------------------------------------
Re: Recommendations for TDi conversion
DIR By: junkyardgenius
Date: January 12, 2013, 11:00 am
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That TDI series one does look very good. Ive only done DI
conversions and was wondering on the reliability of the rest of
the transmission.
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Re: Recommendations for TDi conversion
DIR By: Dave
Date: January 12, 2013, 12:20 pm
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> That TDI series one does look very good. Ive only done DI
conversions and was wondering on the reliability of the rest of
the transmission.
>
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Can of worms time. :popcorn:
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Re: Recommendations for TDi conversion
DIR By: NiteMare
Date: January 12, 2013, 12:31 pm
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--- Quote from: davegsx link ---
>
> Matt, that looks like a tidy job, hope my one comes out
looking that good. Do i need to connect the glow plugs to a
timer? My one is currently a petrol so i don't have any wiring
for glow plugs,
>
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neither of mine have the glowplugs wired in, i've sank one
(swallowed the river), dragged it out, got the water out of the
intake system and the pots and forty minutes after sinking it i
was driving it back home, i still drive that one occaisionally
although it does mostly just sit in the front garden now my 109
is on the road
29th December 2010 i think
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2 - 3" of ice on the river banks and everywhere else i visited
that day
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Re: Recommendations for TDi conversion
DIR By: hippydave
Date: January 12, 2013, 12:45 pm
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Bet you had a wet arse after that.
#Post#: 48046--------------------------------------------------
Re: Recommendations for TDi conversion
DIR By: estwdjhn
Date: January 12, 2013, 8:19 pm
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Fwiw, I've had dealings with Glencoyne and would recommend him
to anyone.
As for tdi/di conversions - I've had both, and strongly say fit
the turbo. My experience is that the engines don't last very
well without the turbo - I suspect this is because to keep the
thing moving they end up revved much harder.
As for gearboxes - if its an 88" driven sanely round a flat bit
of the world, no problem. If it's a 109" used hard laden up and
down mountain passes, then gearbox life expectancy will be
measured in weeks, and the sane solution is to fit a lt77 (which
while a little more involved than a tdi swap is still pretty
easy to fit really.)
#Post#: 48047--------------------------------------------------
Re: Recommendations for TDi conversion
DIR By: Doug_T
Date: January 12, 2013, 8:27 pm
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Erm... If you are considering paying someone ££££ to fit a Tdi,
have you considered paying someone possibly several less ££££ to
look at your 2.25, see what's wrong with it and possibly fix it?
It might not be as buggered as you think, and the ££££ for a
workshop Tdi conversion might pay for an awful lot of miles on
petrol.
#Post#: 48097--------------------------------------------------
Re: Recommendations for TDi conversion
DIR By: onfire
Date: January 13, 2013, 10:31 am
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Hi Doug - thank you for the thought. I think I have considered
every option, and I have changed my mind a few times along the
way!!
The valve stem oil seals probably need changing on my 2.25p but
it might also be worn bores. If it is the bores then I will need
to have them machined as well as fitting oversized pistons, to
get that far I might as well change the head for an unleaded
version ... then the issues with my ignition suggest that it
might be worth changing the timing chain ... and where do I then
stop replacing things?
I looked at reconditioned 2.25p engines but they were costing
£1500+
I looked at 2.5p engines which are quieter and give slighter
better mpg but realised that for the effort of changing engines
I might as well put a diesel in a gain a fair return in mpg for
the effort ... not to mention the ballache if I happen to buy a
crap engine
Which brings me back to the 200 or 300 TDi / Di conversion -
reliable, better MPG, less susceptible to water issues and
pretty well suited to the vehicle / transmission components. If
I spend £2000 paying someone to do a proper job I have a
reconditioned engine, warranty and the security of getting it
done in a few days and being able to get to work again straight
afterwards ... and I better than half my fuel costs which is a
no-brainer for me!
I will give Richard at Glencoyne a ring in the morning
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