Thread: Isuzu Engine Swops for Dummies

Originally Posted by tony66_au

So you are not even a little tempted to swap to the Range Rover and put the old girl back together again and sell off the engineless Deefer??

I am of course biased.........

Nope, but if you're tempted to buy a rego'ed, Isuzu certified Range Rover that just needs an engine, give me a call...

Originally Posted by mike_ie

Nope, but if you're tempted to buy a rego'ed, Isuzu certified Range Rover that just needs an engine, give me a call...

G'day Mike,
Between me and a couple of mates, we've got Isuzu engines of various types laying around in the workshop, so don't break up the Rangie before looking at the options of repowering it. It would be a shame to see it go when it's certified and everything. I'm tempted to make you an offer for it.

Cheers, Murray

Go for it Murray!

If I bring one home without an engine im for the chopping block or the sneaky lastrator ring.

Originally Posted by tony66_au

Go for it Murray!

If I bring one home without an engine im for the chopping block or the sneaky lastrator ring.

I'd probably be for the chopping block too, but I think I can outrun her
It's hard to sneak a Rangie into the shed without it being noticed

Cheers, Murray

You can always claim its a template vehicle for the New RRC products....................
I noticed an absence in your gallery.

My wife pointedly asked me years ago where the V8 Volvo came from and being pretty quick on my feet I told her it was an engineering mule from the workshop....

Being just as quick on HER feet and slightly sneakier she then claimed it has her daily and told me she would give me a full report on its flaws and issues lol

Never got that report.

Originally Posted by rijidij

G'day Mike,
Between me and a couple of mates, we've got Isuzu engines of various types laying around in the workshop, so don't break up the Rangie before looking at the options of repowering it. It would be a shame to see it go when it's certified and everything. I'm tempted to make you an offer for it.

Cheers, Murray

Was thinking of taking the rattle gun to it tomorrow, so just as well She's pretty much as I got her, minus the front grille and radiator which is sitting on the floor of the shed.

She's rego'ed to the end of March, and certified with an Isuzu motor, so feel free to make an offer

Originally Posted by mike_ie

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Looks like someone has had a go at making an exhaust brake at one time

Exhaust brakes like that are stock fitments in Isuzu trucks. They reportedly work well as a brake and are also used in cold conditions to warm the engine up quicker. In Isuzu's the butterfly is opened/closed by a pneumatic or vacuum valve and a control circuit with switches on the brake and clutch pedals plus dash.

Originally Posted by Bush65

Exhaust brakes like that are stock fitments in Isuzu trucks. They reportedly work well as a brake and are also used in cold conditions to warm the engine up quicker. In Isuzu's the butterfly is opened/closed by a pneumatic or vacuum valve and a control circuit with switches on the brake and clutch pedals plus dash.

This one definitely wasn't stock, and was more of the "opened/closed by a piece of bailing wire located somewhere down in the driver's footwell" variety....