Thread: Embarrassment

Glad you had a happy ending Jason

Hey Jim, I think it was a choice between being skint and cold in the uk or being skint and hot in oz

Seriously, we'd come to a point where we needed a new challenge so we thought about a 4x4 motel in Wales or Australia if we could get visas. Two years later we got permanent visas and the rest is history.

Where has smurf been lately?

There that my contribution

Mrs hh

Originally Posted by jerryd

Glad you had a happy ending Jason

Hey Jim, I think it was a choice between being skint and cold in the uk or being skint and hot in oz

Seriously, we'd come to a point where we needed a new challenge so we thought about a 4x4 motel in Wales or Australia if we could get visas. Two years later we got permanent visas and the rest is history.

Australia's gain Jerry.

Gee thanks Ian

I've decided not to fit the 300 tdi into the dormobile as I don't want to alter the chassis / engine mounts, but instead I've done a deal and part exchanged it for a defender 200 tdi lump + a few $$$

This means that I can drop it straight in onto original mounts and if I don't like it I can put the holden motor back in. My problem is that I love the quietness and sound of the 186 but don't like the economy.

Seems like I'm back to the drawing board

Here's my 300tdi motor......

Originally Posted by jerryd

I've decided not to fit the 300 tdi into the dormobile as I don't want to alter the chassis / engine mounts, but instead I've done a deal and part exchanged it for a defender 200 tdi lump + a few $$$

This means that I can drop it straight in onto original mounts and if I don't like it I can put the holden motor back in. My problem is that I love the quietness and sound of the 186 but don't like the economy.

Seems like I'm back to the drawing board

Here's my 300tdi motor......

Can't have it both ways, Jerry!!!

Any Holden red motor is good, but the gearing on Land Rovers is all wrong for them.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Any Holden red motor is good, but the gearing on Land Rovers is all wrong for them.

It works well with the 3.54 diffs and overdrive, but runs out of puff up hills Maybe it needs triple carbs and a few other mods