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Thanks Ramon. The big connector to the ECU was removed and re-connected lots of times to see if that was an issue. Plus electrical contact cleaner was added. I even put the old ECU back on and the injectors did not fire again. I will put on the old TPS to see what happens. I will open up the old ECU...

I think it is fixed and it was, as suspected, more than one problem. It is a Land Rover after all! I took off the plenum and trumpet base and cleaned them all up. There was quite a lot of muck inside. A bit of a surprise as a rebuilt engine went is 5 years ago and I cleaned all the parts up then. I ...

I use one of these on a Land Rover.

http://www.x-eng.co.uk/X-Fan.asp

It can be wired up in a number of ways to give two diffrrent temperature ranges or operate a two speed set up.

I don't know what teperature range you are looking for though.

Ramon, I have been reading your site and it has been given me a lot of information. I am going back to the start and making sure all is correct. I have a feeling that a number have faults have built up over the last few years. Getting a stable base idle has been a problem for quite a while. It does ...

I am making progress. Yesterday I checked for contiunity and set the voltage between the red green wires to 0.325V My analogue meter only has a 10V scale so it is not really sensitive enough. I used a DMM in parallel with it. The analogue meter moves smoothly all the way up to 4.1V. But the minumim ...

Ramon - You have an excellent website with loads of useful information.

I'll take some more measuremts and borrow an analogue meter to see how erratic the pot is.

A couple of other things, I can't here the injectors opening at full throttle and it does smell very rich.

Thanks,

Paul.

3.5EFI with flapper AFM. I have been trying to sort out some intermittent problems. Unstable idle when warmed up. Sometines it runs rough with a lack of power at about 3K revs. I have fixed a leak in a breather hose, fixed a poor connection from the ignition amp to the coil. Replaced the hose betwee...

Flapper type on a Rover V8. I know I need to keep it horizontal, but can I turn it upside down without ill effects?

Paul.

SnAgCu solders are used by two thirds of Japanese manufacturers for reflow and wave soldering, and by about ¾ companies for hand soldering. SnAg3.0Cu0.5, tin with 3% silver and 0.5% copper, has a melting point of 217 to 220 °C and is predominantly used in Japan. It is the JEITA recommended alloy fo...

Most lead free solders are tin copper. Widely accepted in the automotive industry. Problems are not generally being reported. It is acceptable to solder the connections, but only after crimping. If you tin the leads first and then crimp, the connection can fail over time. The pressure of the crimp c...

Google Vehicle Wiring Products for all sorts of electrical bits.

Some cheap fuses have very thin blades that work loose and corrode much more quickly.

Chris, all is present and correct. It was just the lower stay that was missing.

Thanks,

Paul.

Thanks for all your replies. I was thinking of moving it because the current mounting was twisting when the belt was tensioned. This meant the alternator was crooked and this was damaging the bearings. I took a trip to a local breakers for a bit of inspiration. On a V8 Discovery I fount a steady bar...

So, a method of making big sparks then? The original radio transmitters were based on spark gaps. Lots of wide band noise! It is what Marconi first used. With non resistive leads then, perhaps, it is not surprising you are causing problems. If you want me to take a listen then just let me know. I'll...

You don't seem to have a lot of luck with contacting UK suppliers do you, Streaky. Can I suggest a certain Mr Lund. :shock: Sorry, I'll get me coat. Whatever happened to that engine he built for your 130 about four years ago? I remember being there when it was built up. A very nice looking twin plen...