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by timpaton
Tue Jan 10, 2012 8:31 pm
Forum: SJ series Transmission, Axles, Brakes, wheels and tyres.
Topic: Help - Gearbox noises????
Replies: 27
Views: 18716

Re: Help - Gearbox noises????

Thanks, i think this will be the cheapest option, although i have just received a curvy ball. I have been reading a thread on difflockhttp://forum.difflock.com/viewtopic.php?t=56634&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; My gearbox nois...
by timpaton
Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:31 pm
Forum: SJ series Transmission, Axles, Brakes, wheels and tyres.
Topic: Help - Gearbox noises????
Replies: 27
Views: 18716

Re: Help - Gearbox noises????

Update - Ok Guys how about this. I have tonight checked the following;- 1. Transfer box oil level - its up to the inspection bolt hole, nice golden colour, smells and feels right 2. Diff - Oil as above, good. Nose bearing has been leaking, but level is good, colour good, etc 3. Jacked up the back en...
by timpaton
Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:13 pm
Forum: SJ series Transmission, Axles, Brakes, wheels and tyres.
Topic: Help - Gearbox noises????
Replies: 27
Views: 18716

Help - Gearbox noises????

Hi All, Got the replacement engine in, and how now fixed the carb problems i was having, so engine is running great. I don't know if i mentioned that i dragged "Suzi" out of a barn, where she had been sleeping for the last seven years, but i am sad to report that i now have a gearbox noise...
by timpaton
Thu Jan 05, 2012 7:40 pm
Forum: The Bar
Topic: black smoke after engine swap?????????????
Replies: 19
Views: 13615

Re: black smoke after engine swap?????????????

Hi Tramp, May have a couple of leads, a guy is advertising some other bits on ebay, and thinks he may have an SU. Waiting for him to come back to me. Another guy on difflock is advertising a converted van, so i have emailed hime to see if he has the original carb, just to get me through the MOT. But...
by timpaton
Wed Jan 04, 2012 5:37 pm
Forum: The Bar
Topic: black smoke after engine swap?????????????
Replies: 19
Views: 13615

Re: black smoke after engine swap?????????????

Thanks Twiss and Tramp, really good to see the pics, makes it so much easier to visualise. I have taken your advice and put an advert in the wanted section of difflocks classifieds I am also going to my first off road meeting this weekend with a buddy at 4x4without a club at Aldermaston, so maybe so...
by timpaton
Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:14 pm
Forum: The Bar
Topic: black smoke after engine swap?????????????
Replies: 19
Views: 13615

Re: black smoke after engine swap?????????????

Thanks Twiss, I will give it one more try, probably next saturday, and then give up. I have used both SU and Weber carbs in the past on minis and fast fords. I have found a weber conversion 32/36 dgav carb kit from the states for about £220 delivered. I have looked on this site at the SU conversion,...
by timpaton
Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:07 pm
Forum: The Bar
Topic: black smoke after engine swap?????????????
Replies: 19
Views: 13615

Re: black smoke after engine swap?????????????

Thanks guys, i have been out there all day and have made the following discoveries. On removal of the engine i managed to bend not only the quarter circular throttle cable guide to end stop, but also on the same shaft, i bent the end stop. This meant that the armature on the throttle spindle had for...
by timpaton
Sun Jan 01, 2012 4:34 pm
Forum: General Troubleshooting, Offroad Gear, Welding & Fabrication
Topic: 413 engine and gearbox change - as one
Replies: 17
Views: 11411

Re: 413 engine and gearbox change - as one

Thanks for the tips, i opted to split the engine and box, and it went in without any tears. However i think i have destroyed the carb, see my new topic in the bar area of the site, thanks again for the advise, Tim
by timpaton
Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:56 pm
Forum: The Bar
Topic: black smoke after engine swap?????????????
Replies: 19
Views: 13615

black smoke after engine swap?????????????

Hi, Happy new year to all, any help would be apprieciated, I have recently changed like for like my 413 engine. The new engine did not come with a carb, so i took the carb with inlet manifold off the old engine, and fitted to the new engine unfortunately, when removing the old engine with the hoist,...
by timpaton
Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:16 am
Forum: General Troubleshooting, Offroad Gear, Welding & Fabrication
Topic: 413 engine and gearbox change - as one
Replies: 17
Views: 11411

Re: 413 engine and gearbox change - as one

Hi,
I decided to split the engine and box, and now have the new engine in and bolted up. The only things i need to do to get it running are, find a carb to inlet manifold gasket, but these seem hard to come by unless you by the complete headset, any ideas?