Land Rover Project: Sexy Back: Love is in the Eye of the beholder.

[sawtooth4x4]

Engine mounts are all welded up. The engine is holding itself in place. Next up the transmission mounts.

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[sawtooth4x4]

Transmission mounts are finished. Welded. Paint is drying

Mock up picture

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[sawtooth4x4]

Transmission mount is in. Welded up. Good to go.

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[sawtooth4x4]

Update. I might get this started soon. I'm missing my hold down bracket for the vacuum pump that is run off the back of the cam. So hopefully I can locate that soon.

Wiring is 95% done.

I need to get a new alternator. Another battery. And install my Land Rover power steering pump.

I just need to mount my fuel filter. All the lines are hooked up otherwise.

That's about it. Maybe I'll fire it up this week.


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[sawtooth4x4]

IT Fired, for couple of seconds on WD40.

The lift pump / fuel pump, isn't working. So I ordered another one. $14. The Ford Starter Relay was also dead, i used a ford starter relay for my glow plug relay set up. So I ordered a new one for $8.

I should be ready to fire on Monday.

 

[RogueJeepr]

Cool. Cant wait .

 

[Greg]

Congrats, bet that was a good feeling after everything you've been thru!

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Ok. Fuel pump is in. New solenoid. Been trying to crank it. But still no start. There must be a ton of air in the lines.

Anyway a few pictures. Things are progressing.

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[Greg]

Starting fluid....

 

[sawtooth4x4]

I hate using that stuff. I guess its my last resort now. If it was an old Detroit motor I would, oh wait, it is. ha ha.

 

[Greg]

Hopefully you can get it to fire, then get the fuel pump running and pumping diesel.

 

[mbryson]

They use an oldschool type pump? That's kinda funky

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Yes. Looks like this.

Injection pump

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[Tonkaman]

Did you crack some injectors loose to bleed the fuel? My 6.2 always responded much faster that way

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Did you crack some injectors loose to bleed the fuel? My 6.2 always responded much faster that way

I've cracked a few.

I just hooked my Ram Cummins to the batteries to it.

I'm getting air out of the Injection pump return line. And some fuel. So I don't know if that's progress or not.


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[sawtooth4x4]

I have a little fuel at the injectors. But my guess is the IP is dead. So I'm going to find one. Usually you can find rebuilt ones for $300 for this thing. Parts are super cheap. That's one major reason to use this motor!

The lift pump only cost me $15. On the mercedes engine it was $150.

 

[jeeper]

I have a little fuel at the injectors. But my guess is the IP is dead. So I'm going to find one. Usually you can find rebuilt ones for $300 for this thing. Parts are super cheap. That's one major reason to use this motor!

The lift pump only cost me $15. On the mercedes engine it was $150.

I have pulled a number of those IP pumps off of trucks at picknpull. Call them a 'fuel pump' when paying (they don't have injector pump on the parts list) They usually run me about $15.

 

[sawtooth4x4]

Ok so on another forum they think something might be stuck inside.

They said to get a clean bucket and then unhook my fuel line from my tank. And suck some diesel clean through the IP.

They said that should fix it.

I do have fuel reaching some injectors. So maybe that'll fix it.

Does anyone know if kerosene would work as well?


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[mbryson]

Yes. Looks like this.

Injection pump

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So that looks like an injector pump.

What's this thing that looks like a FUEL PUMP?

 

[jeeper]

The way my 7.3 worked was that the fuel pump delivered to the IP, which gave higher pressure to individual cylinders. I imagine this is the same.