Thread: Series III to Series IIA Swaps

Originally Posted by korg20000bc

Looking at what isuzurover did with his diesel would suggest otherwise. Seemed to be fairly simple tweaks that made it go like a petrol. Then with the reduced weight of the shorty should further improve performance. Maybe an electric fan..

Not ever owning a 2.25 diesel i was only guessing at how they go in standard form. Silly me..........

I own a diesel engine but have never driven one. My knowledge is almost limited to what other people have written on the site here. One fellow who I chatted to, he used to own a 4x4 dealership, told me that the diesel wasn't that bad but they weren't an engine that the average Aussie understood ie. its strengths and weaknesses.

Originally Posted by series3

I was thinking the same thing korg, an electric fan would be a good addition to a 2.25. But, the downside would be water crossing would be all but out the window.

Would that be a big limitation? A water crossing should be cooling to the engine anyway, shouldn't it? I don't really know exactly how they operate but I understand that they only come on when required for cooling.

I was thinking more along the lines of the electric fan's water intolerance, a water crossing would ruin it, and leave you without a fan afterwards. If that makes sense

My fan's only a cheapy, but its a sealed unit - as long as you mount the thermo switch (which is not sealed) up high you should be right. Think of the fans on most modern fourbys, for the AC etc..., they are all electric and stand up to water crossings just fine.

Much better than a fixed fan, which can be dragged forward into the radiator if submerged (they act like a propeller on a boat). An electric fan is a definite (but minor) improvement on HP and fuel useage.

Cheers,

Adam

i personally would not put a 2.25 diesel in a series lany, in my serirs 2A i have a 2.8 6 cyl nissan motor, like a dream. i keep reading that you ausie guys dont like overdrives, if you fill them with the proper oil instead of tha old amber nectar they work great. mines not noisy at all and works like a dream.as for the fan, i have an a/con one on my rad with a temp switch also in the rad, when it reaches 86 degres the fan comes on , also works a treat, in water as well, dont just use it for shopping. by the way, a series 3 o/d will fit a2A.

G'day Folks

The Landrover series 2.25 diesel motor will only give you about 80kph max as it was designed as a work motor and not a road speed motor, they did not come until the 200TDI, they are lower HP and are slow revving, that is why an O/drive is almost essential to get acceptable road speed from a 2.25 diesel.

cheers

Originally Posted by akelly

My fan's only a cheapy, but its a sealed unit - as long as you mount the thermo switch (which is not sealed) up high you should be right. Think of the fans on most modern fourbys, for the AC etc..., they are all electric and stand up to water crossings just fine.

ive always disconnected the electric fan on my patrol through deep water crossing as they tend to snap blades when trying to turn water