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by durhamsmudger
Thu Dec 07, 2023 10:48 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: TVR 4.0 HC Engine Query
Replies: 0
Views: 55296

TVR 4.0 HC Engine Query

Hi All
Can anyone tell me what the Piston height & piston to deck clearance is on a TVR 4.0 HC engine is - thanks 👍
by durhamsmudger
Fri Oct 28, 2022 4:12 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Engine cleaning
Replies: 3
Views: 1869

Engine cleaning

Hi I recently bought a 4.6 from a scrapper ,I wasn’t really bothered about the wear and tear as I bought it as a project to be fully refurbished - what I wasn’t prepared for was, the black sludge - absolutely minging . The issue I have is I’m not allowed to use paraffin, diesel petrol or any other f...
by durhamsmudger
Fri Oct 21, 2022 8:04 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Cams & Rockers ?
Replies: 3
Views: 2366

Cams & Rockers ?

Hi First of all I didn’t want to jump on someone else’s thread and deviate the response away from what other queries might be after. My question is fairly straightforward ( or not) I’m doing a lot of work to a RV8 and I was thinking about longevity V Performance and this is my query! Do I simply ins...
by durhamsmudger
Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:35 pm
Forum: General Chat Area
Topic: Rolling road/Landrover v8 3.9 Tuner needed in NE England
Replies: 0
Views: 53729

Rolling road/Landrover v8 3.9 Tuner needed in NE England

Hi I'm looking for a RR/
Tuner in NE England that can look inside a Lucas brain with a Tornado planted inside it.
Most the local ones don't have the Rover cables & software.
Any recommendations gratefully recieved
Cheers
Alan
by durhamsmudger
Sat Sep 04, 2021 5:51 pm
Forum: Rolling Roads And Dyno's
Topic: Rolling road/landrover 3.9 tuner required in NE
Replies: 0
Views: 57847

Rolling road/landrover 3.9 tuner required in NE

Hi I'm looking for a RR/
Tuner in NE England that can look inside a Lucas brain with a Tornado planted inside it.
Most the local ones don't have the Rover cables & software.
Any recommendations gratefully recieved
Cheers
Alan
by durhamsmudger
Sun Aug 29, 2021 8:14 am
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: MOST FOUL RESISTANT PLUGS
Replies: 10
Views: 5322

Re: MOST FOUL RESISTANT PLUGS

Try taking the MAF off and spraying the thermocouples with acetone or some other contact cleaner, you could also give the coolant temperature sensor a once over
by durhamsmudger
Sat Aug 28, 2021 10:45 am
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: Setting hotwire CO
Replies: 2
Views: 1551

Setting hotwire CO

Hi I killed off the original AM5 Mass Air Flow Meter and have replaced it with a Britpart one. Prior to fitting I checked the voltage & found it to be 1.89vdc , I retrimmed this to 1.8 vdc(for a catalysed engine) as per the write up - went for a spin to warm everything up and then measured the CO , ...
by durhamsmudger
Sun Aug 19, 2018 5:28 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: 14CUX ECU help
Replies: 14
Views: 7832

Re: 14CUX ECU help

Yes, I sent the ECU away to Mark Adams, unfortunately the tests proved there was nothing wrong with the ECU-which was bad news, I did however use the opportunity to upgrade the chip from an Optimax to a Tornado, so then it was back to multi meter fault testing. I finally traced a cable fault to the ...
by durhamsmudger
Wed Dec 27, 2017 2:46 pm
Forum: Body & Strengthening
Topic: Epoxy Primer + Chassis Black
Replies: 6
Views: 6168

After blasting, bare carbon steel should have a protective coat applied within 4 hours ( this is in a dry environment) after this time oxydisation starts This is why the blasters apply some sort of coating.
by durhamsmudger
Fri Dec 22, 2017 6:22 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: Fuel pump relay
Replies: 5
Views: 2836

One relay is a simple on off which ois what you want , the other when it switches to off also goes to earth so you end up with a dead battery
by durhamsmudger
Tue Nov 28, 2017 11:14 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: 14CUX ECU help
Replies: 14
Views: 7832

This is on a '99 Morgan 3.9, with the same type of ECU fitted to the TVRs of the era Ok a brief history About 6 months ago I started having intermittent problems with the fuel pump not starting,there is nothing wrong with the pump The green immobiliser box is communicating to the ECU OK The spider u...
by durhamsmudger
Mon Nov 27, 2017 10:11 pm
Forum: Electrical & Ignition Area
Topic: 14CUX ECU help
Replies: 14
Views: 7832

14CUX ECU help

I have a problem with my Morgan ECU, can anyone on this forum recommend a good reasonably priced company that can test & repair
Cheers
by durhamsmudger
Fri Sep 08, 2017 6:04 pm
Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
Topic: Rover 3.9 hot wire CO
Replies: 4
Views: 2839

Sorry shouldve pointed out, this is with Cat's
by durhamsmudger
Thu Sep 07, 2017 1:21 pm
Forum: Exhaust, Cylinder Heads, Fuel And Intake Area
Topic: Rover 3.9 hot wire CO
Replies: 4
Views: 2839

Rover 3.9 hot wire CO

HI
can anyone advise what the CO reading should be for a 3.9 Hotwire engine
cheers[/b]
by durhamsmudger
Mon Mar 07, 2016 2:48 pm
Forum: Engines Area
Topic: Range Rover Valve Stem Seals Query
Replies: 7
Views: 4598

Thanks for all the posts, after I fitted the new oil seals ( using a drill press) Ive came to the conclusion the seals were not fully home as the remaining ones came off easily with a screwdriver , yet i have had to remove old ones in the past with mole grips
cheers

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