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    do it.

    I bought a 3.9 for a daily driver today.

    you wont look back.
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    have you considered going to electronic ignition, doing away with the dizzy, maf etc? apparently makes for a much more reliable system.
    Phil.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bikeman View Post
    have you considered going to electronic ignition, doing away with the dizzy, maf etc? apparently makes for a much more reliable system.
    Phil.
    Er.... electronic ignition will not get rid of the MAF
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    1990 3.9 as a daily driver

    Hi All,

    Following lead with much interest.

    While my 92 is not my daily driver its been my reliable weekend transport.

    First up if your electrical is doggy I'd be looking at bee-uteys bosh ignition module conversion.

    I agree with Shane the cooling system would be next on my list to make sure its in top condition .... alloy V8's don't like getting hot.

    There's a great post on "the good oil" that talks about the correct oil needed for Landrover V8 engines requiring oils that meet ACWA A3/B3 A3/B4 or C3 ratings ... Id check it out.
    There are some well known brands that aren't suitable for our V8 engines.

    While I'm lucky to do 5,000Kms a year and will change the oil shortly ...its running on dedicated LPG and the oil is normally a nice golden colour, I do change the oil filter with each oil change.
    I also put in Liquid Moly friction reducer with each oil change as recommended by someone on this forum.

    Speedo reading on mine says 492039 Klms ... but I believe the engine has been rebuilt .... its runs too smoothly for one thing and I do know was the previous owner really did know his stuff rebuilding V8
    engines for P76 club here in Perth.

    He did have a very nice (real) Targa Florio P76 sitting under his carport.

    Mercguy list is an excellent guide for maintenance on a Rangie and I've crossed off quite a number of items off his list already ... but like most when it comes to my Rangie its maintenance is done on
    a shoe string budget unlike my wife 2.7 TDV6 Territory which gets lavished on .... funnily enough the Rangie has been $ for $ a far more reliable vehicle.

    I'd start with the above and if your finances are anything like mine work on Mercguys list as funds allow.

    I really do believe you will be surprised how reliable a Rangie is as a daily driver.

    Baggy

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    Add replacing viscous fan to the list of service items.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mercguy View Post
    I treat my 3.9 v8 like any 18 year old treats their parent's car...

    i.e. when there's noone around, drive it like you stole it.


    The bee-utey BIM024 bosch ignition module conversion and distributor rebuild is something you should consider doing as preventative maintenance, as is a new genuine lucas rotor and new distributor cap, leads, plugs. A days worth of effort to do it thoroughly and never look back.
    As I do actually drive my Rangie as a daily and it is my main transportation aside from occasionally going to the shops with my girlfriend's *generic- boring-reliable-easy-to-drive-fuel-efficient-Japanese-sedan* I also abuse the poor old girl more than I should. However, I have all of the parts required for a top end rebuild and a complete spare D1 with 40,000KMS less for parts, so my care factor is almost non-existent lately.

    Although the backlash from the stuffed Borg Warner and tired ZF is getting pretty severe lately and the cooling system has taken a hit already this summer, Sarah is still okay and if it wasn't for the outrageous fuel prices (particularly for 95+) in my area, she isn't bad for a 24 year old daily with a '56 year old V8'.


    Personally, could I recommend a RRC as a daily now? Absolutely not, I love mine and all of them in general but even the last ones are basically vintage by todays standards, like mine.


    For a side note, with the almost non-existent supply of actual genuine Lucas rotor arms right now, the Bosch XF Falcon LEADED rotor arm is a very good replacement for the Rover distributors, the UNLEADED rotor arm is not usable. The Bosch part number escapes me right now but several months ago, Repco told me there was only 3 Bosch XF leaded rotors left in WA.

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    "...For a side note, with the almost non-existent supply of actual genuine Lucas rotor arms right now, the Bosch XF Falcon LEADED rotor arm is a very good replacement for the Rover distributors, the UNLEADED rotor arm is not usable. The Bosch part number escapes me right now but several months ago, Repco told me there was only 3 Bosch XF leaded rotors left in WA.
    ..."

    From faded memory; I replaced the LUCAS rotor arm with a (Falcon) BOSCH which was wider at the tip plus(I think...) and/or slightly longer. No obvious improvement noted, though by then I'd installed Bee-Utey's BOSCH BIM-024 modification.
    If you have'nt already done it, at least one of the heater's feed-pipes needs replacing before you re-connect it. Winter is only 6 months away...

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