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stevepage3:
Hi

I currently have a 3.5 V8 and love it, all that is except its major disliking to water, everytime I got offroading there is a stint with the WD40 and a rag trying
desperatley to get it going again.

My question

Is it possible to replace the V8 with a diesel engine and if it is what is involved.

I currently have an LT77 box .

Look forward to your replies

Steve

mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
make the damm thing waterproof then. thick ht lead, covered dizzy , cover coil and bla bla

Dr Evil:
Sell it and buy a diesel one. Job done.

peasey:
I must admit to leaving the v8 fold and shifting to diesel power by buying a diesel so i cant comment on how you would go about it or what parts you would have to buy but i recently stumbled on a topic on lr4x4 where one fella (fridge freezer) waterproofed his v8 by doing somthing called mega squirting it and pretty cheaply by all accounts but i never really read the artical in depth so cant tell you about it in much detail but if you browse the technical forum its all there all 14 or so pages of it.I considered doing it as i miss the power of my old v8 but her in doors wont let me have two land rovers on the drive,the guy in question admitted he had very little knowledge of wiring and other things and by all accounts it was very sucessful,so maybe thats something you could consider mate?

Range Rover Blues:
Mega squirt (FUEL) and mega jolt (SPARKS) are DIY programmable ECUs that you can pretty much build yourself.  The megjolt can replace the Dizzy with a coil pack just like the GEMS system.

I have to be honest though, I have no problem getting my V8 wet other than the frightening regularity of bearing failure, I just can't see the point of going through water that deep unless your life depends on it :-k

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