What engine do we have?

**Lockmaker** · 20th July 2016, 08:01 PM

Hello all,

Have just bought 1973 SWB thought it was all original but begining to think engine and gearbox may be from earlier vehicle

Gear lever has double bend same as S2 etc. and although the carburettor is zenith 316 it has adaptor plates under it and intake manifold is at 90 degrees which seem to have read somewhere was for a solex?

Gear lever caught our attention when we started hitting knuckles on Dashboard when selecting reverse seems throw too long or wrong lever.

So maybe it's an S2 engine and box?

Any advice on best way to tell what's what?

Does this matter or are there parts that we will need to check carefully ?

Thanks very much

**Lionelgee** · 21st July 2016, 02:30 PM

G'day Lockmaker,

Could you please post up the engine and gear box serial numbers?

It will help identifying which model they came from originally.

Kind Regards
Lionel

**gromit** · 21st July 2016, 05:01 PM

A picture would also make things easier......

Colin

**Lockmaker** · 21st July 2016, 05:25 PM

Thanks Lionel and Colin

Hopefully I've managed to upload pictures of the engine number 90185204C

Chassis number 90302915A *the plate inside the engine near the bonnet latch

Body number is LRS 17067

Serial number 8817067

I'm not sure how to find the gearbox number though

**gromit** · 21st July 2016, 07:44 PM

Engine number seems to be Series III 3-bearing
Land Rover, Range Rover engine numbers - by Glencoyne Engineering

Chassis number Series III 88" 72-79 CKD (assembled in Australia)
Clifton Scientific Text Services, the Netherlands

Gearbox ID here Series Gearbox ID

Colin

**Lockmaker** · 23rd July 2016, 11:11 AM

Thanks Colin

Really appreciate the help, haven't got to the gearbox number yet as we've been busy cleaning the carb up and stopping all the black smoke.

Interesting the action on the gearbox matches the description of the throw to reverse in the reference posts.

What gear lever should be in a S3? should it be double bend like S2?

Thanks again

Richard

**JDNSW** · 23rd July 2016, 11:45 AM

Series 3 gearlever has single bend, and is likely to be a bitclose to the dash on a Series 2/2a. But another potential issue is - most Series gear levers have been broken at the ball and rewelded there. This may not have been done accurately.

You can tell if it is a Series 3 box - if the clutch slave cylinder is on the left, it is Series 3, if on the right, Series 2/2a.

John

**Lockmaker** · 27th July 2016, 08:39 AM

Thanks for the help, looks like we have a series 2 lever (double bend) on a series 3 box, in our series 3 landy

Would putting a series 3 lever back on stop us hitting our hands on the ashtray / dash top?

Cheers

Richard

**mick88** · 27th July 2016, 12:39 PM

Here is a pic of my series 3 swb and the stick is in reverse gear.
Plenty of clearance from the dash.
Alternatively you could just apply a bit of heat to one you have and reshape it to suit.

PS The car was on it's roof at the time I took this pic as I was servicing the brakes!

Cheers, Mick.

**67hardtop** · 27th July 2016, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by mick88

Here is a pic of my series 3 swb and the stick is in reverse gear.
Plenty of clearance from the dash.
Alternatively you could just apply a bit of heat to one you have and reshape it to suit.

PS The car was on it's roof at the time I took this pic as I was servicing the brakes!

Cheers, Mick.

Hey Mick there are easier ways to service the brakes you know..😂😂😂

Cheers, Rod😆😆😆

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