Have bought a very good 80% complete project a great new build but with a known problem, need some electrical expertise.
Defender diesel now with a 3.9 Rover EFi V8 -
1. Car was a diesel Landrover defender and has a TD5 wiring loom in place for lights, dash, tow pack etc
First note - no dash lights when you turn ignition on - no oil, power, indicators light, main beam etc ? )
From cold car is perfect starts easy and moves off well after 20 mins you start to notice speedo fails - then fuel gauge fails and radio power loss the car comes to a stop - battery flat
2. The v8 has its own ECU serving the V8 wiring loom ( only link I can see between the two looms is the temp sensor and fuel guage - a brand new alternator shows its charging the battery when running from a cold start with a meter across it - but when running for a short while the alternator stops charging the battery followed by engine shut down and fall battery.
Jump pack on the car and it starts straight away and runs well -
Ideas and solutions welcome as I suspect this is not the first time this engine transfer has been done -
many thanks for your anticipated advise for a newbie
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