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#Post#: 57106--------------------------------------------------
NIAB - Underfinched 2.25
By: NUGGETT Date: April 13, 2013, 1:27 pm
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Sooooo; this is it; bog standard green land rover carrying a
2.25d limp. ( no picture cos you all know what a green one
looks like) . DBG with limestone hard top and stupid arsed tyres
on a HD rim.
After I underfinched the 2.25d 16 months ago ........
I had a brillliant idea to fit a 2.5 n/a for an easylife swap
except it isn't all that, the head is fucked ( no matter cos
niab currently wears a 2.5 head anyway and it means I can leave
all the gubbins on it to fit to the 2.5 block)
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I paid too much for the 2.5 and now have forked out on a box of
bits to re invigorate that shite:
proper AE rings, gaskets , shells etc etc etc
Cos the 2.5 fan won't fit in I thought I'd fit a leccy fan and
controller, which was todays little job to get me ahead of the
game when I come to change the engine;
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oh, but it couldn't be that easy could it and after the spanner
slipped off an alternator tensioner bolt I was left with a
pretty fucked radiator - fuck!!!
Mr FT, the legend that he is is going to provide a replacement
rad and so the simple swap continues.........
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Re: NIAB - Underfinched 2.25
By: hippydave Date: April 13, 2013, 2:01 pm
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its a Land Rover dude, where did you get the 'easylife swap'
idea from :haha:
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Re: NIAB - Underfinched 2.25
By: NUGGETT Date: April 13, 2013, 2:13 pm
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pie in the sky idea, I know!
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Re: NIAB - Underfinched 2.25
By: west4x4 Date: April 13, 2013, 2:47 pm
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Think Niab really wants a TDi
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Re: NIAB - Underfinched 2.25
By: Skoze Date: April 14, 2013, 3:18 pm
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No it doesn't! That's by far the nicest 2.25d land rover ever
made, hopefully the 2.5 keeps it "it" if that makes sense :)
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Re: NIAB - Underfinched 2.25
By: NUGGETT Date: April 27, 2013, 2:39 pm
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Ha ha Skoze; it was, but now 'fubar'ed......and if the 2.5
doesn't keep it 'it' then it will have to get a 300tdi
It could, off course be the shortest engine replacement ever (
not really, but it could be short lived) .
I kicked the front cover off, removed the belt and found I had a
'more or less' siezed jector pump, fuck.
So; I don't want to get that reconned if the engine is still
wank and luckily FT has one I can borrow to detrimine that fate.
'On ever on' as we say round here:
Idiots guide to ring replacement ;D
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Yeh, I can count to 4 and bag up as required , thanks Land
Rover.
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Sooooo the engine, back on its munchkin legs and awaiting an
injector pump, belt , tensioner, head etc etc. Oh but I did
tidy up the 'shop' and now have a walt, Nuggett level work bench
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Re: NIAB - Underfinched 2.25
By: lozzaboy Date: April 28, 2013, 1:23 am
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>rock<
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Re: NIAB - Underfinched 2.25
By: NUGGETT Date: May 9, 2013, 2:00 pm
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Soooo; I got it it , the jury is still out on whether its any
good as the injector pump unions I fitted ( like a twat) leak
cos they are just 1/4bsp hose tails and not the proper olived
jobbies they should be, but I managed to drive t home and chuck
it into the garage for more 'fun' on a rainy day........
some 'notes' for anyone doing this.........
Make (as I did) or buy a bananna mount:
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Remove everything from the battery area to leave this:
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Chop off bits:
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Take the drivers side engine mount off the old engine and attach
it upside down with rubber mount to the banana mount:
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HTML http://s257.photobucket.com/user/NIAB_02/media/IMAG0687_zpse282884e.jpg.html][IMG]http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/NIAB_02/IMAG0687_zpse282884e.jpg[/img][/URL]
Angrilly throw the replacement lump into the fuel filter ;D
before lowering it into place, using the relative levelness of
the gearbox to the tunnel housing as a guide and weld the old (
upside down) engine mount in place:
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Thats it, simple really :eek:
I did cobble up a thottle link with a pice of rod and some ball
joints but it is not quite right as I can't get full travel on
the pump linkage, but that will come with a bit more fettling:
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HTML http://s257.photobucket.com/user/NIAB_02/media/IMAG0690_zps49650052.jpg.html][IMG]http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh235/NIAB_02/IMAG0690_zps49650052.jpg[/img][/URL]
The more observant of you will notice, I used the head off the
old original lump, thought it isn't the original head, it is a
late 2.25 metric one cos the 2.5 one was fubbared during active
'lets fuck it up cos we don't pay for it ' service..........
.....and with the original head came the inlet and exhaust
manifolds so I could use the quite new exhaust , did away with
internals of the butterfly valve , the vacuum tank and blanked
of that tank feed from the butterfly housing thingy...........
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and I'll see soon if ought else was treated the same way as the
head.......... :-?
Much thanks to Mr FT for the pump and more importantly the
advice; :thumbs:
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Re: NIAB - Underfinched 2.25
By: Lurch Date: May 9, 2013, 3:02 pm
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Quality, nice welding by the way 8)
#Post#: 60347--------------------------------------------------
Re: NIAB - Underfinched 2.25
By: Calum Date: May 9, 2013, 3:47 pm
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Excellent!
Nice fabbed up banana mounts n that!
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