Engine age ??

burble · Post by **burble** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:23 pm

Any one guess the age of my 3.5 to the nearest ten years or so please.
It has a starting handle dog on the front pulley and heater take off pipes (I think) near every spark plug

Not the best pics I know but I'll try and get an engine number at the weekend..

ChrisJC · Post by **ChrisJC** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:37 pm

I would guess a Range Rover from around 1980.

Chris.

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:26 pm

Now can we play "guess the chassis?" please.
Mike

badger · Post by **badger** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:22 pm

My guess wiuld be a "15G" series engine from an early landrover 110, based on the steering pump and water pump pulley designs, placing it somewhere around late 1982 to 1986.

Post by **Rossco** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:46 pm

badger wrote:My guess wiuld be a "15G" series engine from an early landrover 110, based on the steering pump and water pump pulley designs, placing it somewhere around late 1982 to 1986.

I'd go with that......

burble · Post by **burble** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:38 pm

kiwicar wrote:Now can we play "guess the chassis?" please.
Mike

Thanks for the engine info, that sort of ties in with what I do know about it. Looks like I'll be keeping it for a spare and using my high compression 3.5 which has a few more hp I think.

As for guess the chassis, it is from a 1978 car and I'm using it as a rolling chassis with brakes and electrics, floorpan and seats with the body just clipped on top. The lot should weigh in at less than 800kg all up with fuel etc..

So can you see what it is yet?

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:01 pm

it's got the airbleed pipes so i would guess it's from an LDV of some sort ...8.13:1 compression

burble · Post by **burble** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:14 pm

bodger wrote:it's got the airbleed pipes so i would guess it's from an LDV of some sort ...8.13:1 compression

Could you enlighten me as to what the pipes are actually for and can I blank em off?
ta

bodger · Post by **bodger** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:17 am

they are to do with emissions , they bleed air into the exhaust to aid complete combustion of hydrocarbons as they exit the engine ..
and yes you can blank them off

it's called a PAIR system , more info here : http://www.se-r.net/header_exhaust/pair_valve.html

HairbearTE · Post by **HairbearTE** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 10:45 am

I like the wall mounted compressor

topcatcustom · Post by **topcatcustom** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:58 am

HairbearTE wrote:I like the wall mounted compressor

I take it that's fixed on well- otherwise it would have vibrated the rawl bolts out by now

burble · Post by **burble** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:16 pm

topcatproduction wrote:
HairbearTE wrote:I like the wall mounted compressor
I take it that's fixed on well- otherwise it would have vibrated the rawl bolts out by now

It's bolted to two large 'L' fuel tank brackets which are bolted through the wall with large metal plates on the outside to spread the weight. The compressor is rubber mounted so no vibration through to wall and it is also reasonably quiet. Should have been a little higher though so as we could have a bench underneath it.