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It lives !
Saffy:
--- Quote from: Saffy on May 06, 2012, 21:13:51 ---End is in sight - kinda.
to do...
bolt up wings to front panel.
install Front panel loom.
Wire up some sort of leccy fan control.
Fit the oil cooler (no idea how I'm going to connect it up yet)
Fit exhaust reducer (temp solution)
figure out what I am going to do in regards to the temp/oil sensors
figure out what I am going to do with air intake/ air filter.
block off the heater pipes (no heater in my truck)
add coolant - engine oil - fuel and fire it up and write a list of snags :D
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sod the rain - hauled out the angle grinder and MIG and made the exhaust. I used an online company to make be a custom sized reducer - 60mm to 47mm........ OMG they need to invest in a tape measure - even totally clamped down there is a 3mm gap... useless. So I welded it - job done.
Oil pressure switch was simple as extending and pushing on the existing series spade.
The coolant temp sensor needed swapping - how surprised was I that the thread was the same between the engines... not complaining about that!
My truck has a oil temp gauge - the 19j hasn't got as standard. Wondering if there is a plugged port that I can use as it would be nice to have that sensor working.
Still haven't done the front loom, oil cooler or leccy fan or air intake BUT I couldn't wait so put in the coolant - fuel and engine oil and fired the beast up :grin: Once primed it ran - whoop.
lambert:
Keep at it, don't let the rain put you off too much.
Saffy:
woohoo it's done and been for a test drive on sailsbury plain. Drives lovely, totally different with both the engine and SIII gearbox (was a sII non synchro before). Very chuffed with the 19J turbo diesel - more than enough power there and very responsive too. Wish I never sold off my overdrive though :rolleyes:
Couple of snags on the list but minor stuff.
lambert:
Well done. Let's have some pics of the finished install then.
Saffy:
Not much to see really. Uses a modified rover air box with a K&N cone filter mounted inside.
Exhaust uses the top 10 inch or so of the 2.5TD's down pipe to mate to the manifold, goes into a reducer on the vertical and then on to the series exhaust. The reduction didn't have any noticeable effect on performance so will be in no rush to replace the rest of system with bigger bore.
Oil cooler is mounted vertical behind the rad on the off side, held in place with brackets welded to the radiator side. Uses the 2.5TD oil cooler pipes bent and wriggled to fit. Will be replacing these with nice new routed pipes at some point.
Battery lives under passenger seat.
Original starter solenoid is now used as a relay for the glow plugs.
Old (large) Kenlow fan fitted in the front of the rad. If truck is left to idle a long time with a few rev's thrown in then the temp goes up to 3/4 of gauge and the oil is flowing through the oil cooler but I bottle it and turn on the fan which bring the temp down to halfway and maintains it. On the road I didn't need the fan until pulling up and idling after a hill climb where temp had to be controlled with fan. I want to modify the front pulley and the old series MOD mechanical fan and fit that somehow. I dislike leccy fans on 4x4 unless that is no choice.
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