a 4BD1 in a SIIa???????? I'd like to see that!!!!!:twisted:Quote:
Originally Posted by mcrover
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a 4BD1 in a SIIa???????? I'd like to see that!!!!!:twisted:Quote:
Originally Posted by mcrover
You do know you'll have to butcher the chassis front cross-member to fit the Holden six, yeah? It's to make room for the radiator. The fan is sited lower on the Holdens than the Land Rover donks. Then you need to rework the exhaust, and it goes on and on.
Far better (easier, cheaper) to overhaul the carby. Zeniths and Solexes were built with Land Rovers in mind, Holden Bendix-Strombergs are road-tuned carbies, though most people don't have too many problems with them.
If you can tune it to run well for a couple of days at a time, the engine is not at fault. It sounds more like the carby internals are contaminated. IMO, take it all apart and blow out all the passages with compressed air (human lungs won't achieve anything) and reassemble, preferably with an overhaul kit. Holden carb kits are readily available almost anywhere, whereas Zenith or Solex kits are Land Rover specific (I get mine from Four Wheel Drives). Then, tune it up and everything should be hunkydory. Of course, if the problem persists, you've ruled out the carby.
Then move on to fuel supply and ignition... Don't feel despondent, though. You're not alone in these fun and games.:D
Good luck!
Dan.
69 2a 88" pet4, 74 3 109" pet4, 68 2b FC pet6.
If cheap is your thing - the 2.25 have never been cheap to restore and if reliability is an issue neither is a Tdi Rover engine a cheap option.Quote:
Originally Posted by mcrover
Diana
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Originally Posted by rangieman
Yep this is the go also a set of extractors and it will perform great :D:D
Tho having a holden air cleaner on it all ready it may well have a holden stromberg if thats the case maby it could do with a rebuild and re tune if its feuming the cab and running up the shyte the stroke plunger is probably cactus and the the old girl is flooding badly hence bad consumption id be looking for a carby specialist firstly rather than taking it to someone who has had a go and not rectifyed the problem (not bagging them tho) ...:D:D
If it has a zenith carby they have an O ring that sits under the cap and they leak so the engine sucks fuel directly from the bowl instead of the venturi,that is why you have problems.A stromberg from a holden grey motor fits straight on,no mods needed and are a great choice.Don't get a webber or solex they are a PITA.You can fix the zenith,they are very good except for the leak but a rebuild would fix it.The kits for them are cheap and easy to get.Don't fit a holden,they are a total waste of time. Pat
Just be carefull about the carby you chose as a mate of mine had a holden carby his and the fuel would run out and it would stop once you got past a certain angle on a hill.
Fantastic miss quote there Diana :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies
The Tdi coment was in regard to the conversion as was the 4bd1 which is possible as I have seen both in series 3's.
There is nothing unreliable about a Tdi engine much the same as the 2.25.
There is no cheap way to do a reliable holden conversion unless you buy a doner that has had all the problems sorted already which I'd imagine wouldnt go overly cheap anyway.:o
I wasnt saying a 4bd1 or Tdi conversion would be cheap and I was leaning more toward rebuilding the carbi which I think was quite obvious which Im sure you would agree that would be cheaper that any conversion.:D