Recent content by SMLE

Chevy 350. It's an Oilite Bronze bushing. I probably will go that route to begin with and see how long it lasts while I find a more permanent solution.

Thanks for everyone's input. The supplier has basically told me I'm on my own. I'm starting to look around at custom milling shops, my own metal lathe or finding a long shot off the shelf solution...

Thanks guys. Have a '96 Disco 1 with manual transmission. The diameter of the input shaft on my R380, where it fits into the pilot bushing (spigot bush) is approximately 0.751 inches. Purchased a Chevy conversion kit. The pilot bushing I was supplied with has an internal measurement of...

Anybody familiar with the differences between the R380 found behind a 3.5/3.9 rover engine and the R380 found behind the 4.0 in the disco 1 application? Specifically interested in the input shaft dimensions...

I can say that when I was in the market here in the Atlanta area for one last year after my '04 got totaled by an idiot doing a U-turn, I was always one step behind somebody buying up all the local D2's with bad engines... Really got me irritated. I had a good engine from my wrecked Rover, but...

Haven't seen anything from DiscoMike in a while. Where did he go?

I've learned a lot since these original posts... I wound up pulling that 4.0, reconfiguring it for use in a Bosch management system and installing it in an '03 D2, which was totaled last year, then moved the 4.0 engine over to an '04 D2 that I'm still driving. I purchased a conversion kit out...

IN for info. I am about to do this exact swap.

I also would say switch to the green coolant. Continuing to use that DexCool is asking for trouble.

Incorrect voltage to the pump causing premature failure? Have you checked the voltage?

Ha, if you're talking about that grade leading up to Alpine, I used to do that every day in an old Wrangler. Felt like I had something behind me trying to pull me back down the hill...

Sent you a PM.

You're killing it. Don't use the temp gauge in the dash.

Had the exact symptoms you described, on a Jeep Wrangler. Binding, popping, etc.... primarily when turning or taking off fast from a stopped position. Wound up being several of the gears in the rear differential being torn up. I attributed that to having hauled a fully loaded 6x12 enclosed...

I use these: http://www.sears.com/craftsman-socket-organizer-set/p-00965172000P?sid=IDx01192011x000001&gclid=CKT_1vqw-NICFcO3wAodbAUMeA&gclsrc=aw.ds Don't have to put my glasses on to see the size printed on the tray. 3/8 inch and 1/2 inch drive trays have two rows for metric and two rows for...