Thread: JUMBUCK

Originally Posted by 123rover50

Hi Charlie. How is your conversion going?
Looking in the front one can see the paper filter. Worries me it might get damaged and water could shoot straight in there.
Keith

Ah of course - never thought of that! Could you use a piece of convoluted hose to draw the air form somewhere drier?

My conversion came to a halt this year, as I have been fighting with the Disco since Easter with a camshaft change and it still isn't right, as one of the new lifters has karked it

I have ordered some lead insulation for the firewall and gearbox cover and some Resomat for everywhere else, so the lead at least needs to go in first before I can try fitting the engine. I have a 300tdi manifold and engine as per Nitemare's suggestion, so hopefully I can make it fit.

Thanks for posting your progress,

Cheers Charlie

Yesterday I took Jumbuck for a strop down the drive.
I must say I am impressed with the way it goes, compared to the Disco or the 120 Isuzu it is more like a sports car.
However I was somewhat annoyed on returning to the shed to discover oil coming from the flywheel drain. Rather a lot of oil.
Even more annoying in that I had replaced a perfectly good seal with a new one.
Why?
Advice from various sources state that as I had the flywheel machined and fitted new clutch etc it would be foolish not to.
I would not have to do it later would I.
Anyway out with the engine and clutch and flywheel and backplate and with a cursory inspection all looks OK.
Closer inspection it seems the seal is not quite centre but it may be my eyes. That seal was hard to tap in and I may have distorted it.
The new seal that I had on hand for a spare. Same colour different make, slid in easily.
I will reasemble today, fingers crossed.

Keith, did you use an internal sleeve when you slid the new seal in?

I used a Speedi-sleeve on the Disco, which was a bit too big for the crankshaft journal with the seal already on it. Once the bearing housing was tightened the Speedi-sleeve could be withdrawn. I wonder if your seal had its lip turned when you tapped it in.

Of course the 200tdi may be a totally different kettle of fish to the V8

Cheers Charlie

The seal I took out had a long fragile looking lip but the new one was just an ordinary lip seal with the backup spring. It went over the crank OK I just had trouble getting it into the housing.
The new seal I just put in looked the same but pushed in easily. I wrapped some tape around the crank when I fitted the housing/ backplate. Got it back together today and took it for a run. All seems OK. No leaks.
The leaky seal I took out looks OK too. Beats me but I must have distorted it somehow installing it.

While I had the engine out I used a holesaw to cut a hole in the crossmember to get access to the flywheel drain plug. Its right in the centre. I will need that to do the timing belt.
Also machined down the spacer on the throwout as I think I had it a bit thick.

Had a visit from the BSFnut family the other day. Good to finally meet as it was Wally that found the original chassis engine mount for Tristan so they could be reunited.
My XYL was impressed with the passenger step on his 109 so I was told to make one too.
It looks low but is still above the muffler and chassis.

I Know, Yuk, Checker plate on an 80. Sorry its all I had.
I extended it under the floor over the muffler as a heat shield. As you know these floors get hot

Originally Posted by 123rover50

........I Know, Yuk, Checker plate on an 80. Sorry its all I had.......

It looks no worse than my alloy fuel tank!

Got to have a bit of bling.

Hey thats a good shot, I like it and the tank, What are the wheels? FC?