shame about your neighbor i know that stuff can get really ugly, hope u have it all resolved
I made a little progress building the valve spring compressor. Then, I got a red sticker last week on the Freelander in my drive way. So, I had to drag it to the street, pull the caravan into the street, and then push (with a chain) the Freelander into the garage and push the caravan back in front of the garage. At least I got to pass on some old farmers knowledge to my 14 yr old son - that is how to push a car with a chain :-) Now I'm parting out the land rover before I can put the hydro head on my mechanical 1.6 block. I'd forgotten how fun it is to totally take apart a car and sell the parts for more than the whole is worth.
At this point two things are clear -
1) I should have waited for Porthe to get the fully assembled hydro head back in stock.
2) if they never returned to stock, I should have stopped by a MAC or Snap-on truck and purchased the OHC spring compressor.
LOL
that is great you figured out what is clear.
Hope you get it on the road soon...wouldn't want a 1.9 to rebuild for the next van would you?
LOL
that is great you figured out what is clear.
Hope you get it on the road soon...wouldn't want a 1.9 to rebuild for the next van would you?
:-D Maybe, I was thinking of a TDI for the next project... My lovely wife wants me to diesel a real Land Rover rather than another minivan ... but a 1.9 might do the trick. You're not that far away. It would give me an excuse to see your fantastic AF museum ! Every time I've gone to Ham Feast, I've thought I should swing by the AFB. They have my favorite plane of all time - P-38
Today was fuel systems day.. Here is the stock supply, vent, and return side:
I ran new supply side lines of sealed 5/16" coated lines, here you see the aluminum foiled protected line..
One of the strange things I completely disagree with the Chrysler engineer with is the tank filling tube seal. It is a rubber grommet that has no compression other than that of the fill tube that is rammed into it.
Here you can see the vapor and return lines. Notice the vapor lines are capped. The EPA would freak is this was a gasser. More on this later...
Next is the very out dated Leaded fuel blocking port. Now, tell me, how long do the gasser people need to pay for this feature ? It has been illegal to sell leaded gas in the USA for decades.
Here is the free flow of fuel oil thanks to a sharp wood chisel...
Next was the EPA anti top-off ball. This had to go...
fuel oil does not evap like gasoline, and it can foam much more, so it had to go !!!
Lastly, since the vapor recovery system is of no value in a fuel oil system, I need a way for the air to fill the void from the used fuel oil... the stock cap is air tight, must go..
Got a PM today about the filler neck conversion. Here's how I did it. Completely happy with how it works. Even the truck stops with the extra large ring at the end of the nozzle fits in the tank.
LOL
that is great you figured out what is clear.
Hope you get it on the road soon...wouldn't want a 1.9 to rebuild for the next van would you?
:-D Maybe, I was thinking of a TDI for the next project... My lovely wife wants me to diesel a real Land Rover rather than another minivan ... but a 1.9 might do the trick. You're not that far away. It would give me an excuse to see your fantastic AF museum ! Every time I've gone to Ham Feast, I've thought I should swing by the AFB. They have my favorite plane of all time - P-38
I was partial to the P-47, but always loved the armament setup of a P-38. And no doubt you know the top aces in the USAAF (Bong and McGuire) used what the Germans called "der Gabelschwanzteufel" (the forked tailed devil), even though they both served in the Pacific.
And nice work on the installation.
Stay safe, stay well. Jimmy.
I need nozzles for my EcoDiesel. Are these Autohaus Bosch nozzles German and are they the right ones for my car? Anyone bought these recently and how good are they?
Arb, you're just the person to build your own injector tester from a bottle jack and replace your own injectors.
FWIW, I get the earlier TD nozzles from autohausaz.com and rebuild them to the *low* end of the pressure spec for best fuel economy.
I use the DNOSD293 nozzles which were spec'd on some vw IDI TD engines and yet are quite inexpensive:
http://sd.autohausaz.com/autohausaz/detailw.jsp?sid=3vjolwfmvksbhdytprkjh155&partner=autohausaz&product=0434250103
After buying the four nozzles you still have to toss in an oil filter just to meet the $50 free shipping. 
I think they're india or france but they are probably the best ones that are actually gettable.
French nozzles are NLA
I just had to settle for a set from india for my 1.6TD. The quality looks good, but time will tell.
JG what bosch # nozzles did you get? dno sd 293? dno sd 297?
arb, sorry for the thread hijack. How's the engine rebuild going?
JG what bosch # nozzles did you get? dno sd 293? dno sd 297?
arb, sorry for the thread hijack. How's the engine rebuild going?
No worries :-) Its all good... Then engine build will get more time this weekend. That Land Rover in my garage is getting boned out so I hope to cut up the unibody this weekend so I can focus on the real engine :-D
And your point is???
why don't you read the URLs out loud and then get back to me
I think if your going to bash someones welding capabilities.. At least do it nicer? Jesus.
