Morning all, I'm in a quandry and wondered if anyone had any thoughts.... >
> I run a 1982 stage 1 V8 109. It's got a not-very-high-quality LPG system
> that was put in DIY by a previous owner, which goes, but far from
> smoothly. There's one of these mysterioius V8 intermittent
> misbehaving-on-petrol problems (runs fine for half an hour, then foot
> down, cough, no power at
> all) that I can't work out. It's a hard top, with a gas tank in the back,
> so no windows and metal benches for passengers, not ideal.
>
> Anyway, it's only done 68K, the chassis is good and the bodywork is in
> pretty good nick, but these engine problems, combined with the silly fuel
> economy make it a bit of a headache. I don't think I can face selling it
> (it wouldn't fetch a whole load, and I'm unlikely to get such a good base
> vehicle for that sort of money), and then I saw an article in one of those
> LR mags about replacement engines, and it got me thinking....... >
> So, has anyone taken a V8 out (!) of their landy and replaced it with
> something more sensible? I can't do anything like this myself, so I'd > have
> to send it to a proper mechanic. I use it mainly on the road, so I don't
> really want anything slower than the old V8, which might be a problem. > How
> about a 300 Tdi or one of those new 2.8 powerstroke engines? Is there any
> reason why swapping a petrol engine for a diesel one is complicated? Then
> I can take that wretched gas tank out the back too, and istall some
> passenger-friendly seats.
>
> That might all be very expensive, so the other option would be to send it
> off to someone like RPi and see if they can sort it out (they know about
> petrol and LPG, don't they?).
>
> But if anyone has any thoughts on this, I'd be very grateful.
>
> thanks for your help
>
> Olly R
>
The stage 1 was fitted in Australia with the Isuzu 4BD1 3.9 diesel........... JD