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    3.9l Engine missing when coasting

    Hi l have 1990 range Rover classic 3.9 injected Not being used a huge amount at the moment doing a rolling resto on it. Rebuilt front and rear calipers fitted a new master cylinder and fitted new flexible hoses and had the distributor rebuilt and re-curved from a very reputable well-known specialist. The advance system was seized
    Fitted the dizzy and took it for a few drives. Drove great ( the recurve woke up the engine)hasn’t been on the road for awhile but yes it’s got fresh fuel in it. Accelerates well pulls hard under load But when coasting (sitting on a constant speed) it Coughs and splatters to the point that it almost dies on me. Starts up beautifully revs Freely, no coughs or missing at all. I think it might be running rich burning the fuel on acceleration but when cruising it’s getting too much fuel? Where do I start? Any help? Would be muchly appreciated. Also, I’m new to the site so having trouble navigating around at the moment so if this Fault has been diagnosed in a different post. I’m sorry still learning

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    It's been many years but here goes.
    1 Fuel pressure regulator (top pick)
    2 coolant temp sensor at front of engine. AFAIR there are two. 1 for the gauge and one for the ECU
    3 fuel return to the tank blocked
    4 evap valve.
    5 failed MAF
    6 misaligned TPS
    Has a Bosch alternator been fitted? If so shield wire from dizzy to module or route to avoid being close to alternator.
    Regards PhilipA

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    Could also be a vacuum leak, and two things have been disturbed that rely on vacuum, the distributor which uses vacuum to advance the timing, and the vacuum assisted brake cylinder.
    2005 D3 TDV6 Present
    1999 D2 TD5 Gone

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