Stage 1 V8

How do you know if the Strombergs are worn or not? my landie failed the emissions test!!! it was putting out 10% Co content rather than under 4.5%!!!!! Its a new engine and I tuned it using the colortune beforehand!!!! had one of the Stromberg to pieces.....should the needle wobble side to side???? ...

I thought each carb fed one bank of cylinders? The V8 is absolutely purring now and i'm very pleased

you're right Horst. I do the contact points checks myself. I replace them at every service and set the dwell angle myself. i know then its running in correct spec. oh and get the genuine HT leads cos they are of the correct length form the distributor to each spark plug. I use the original spec Cham...

the original V8 started developing low oil pressure and i was getting concerned about it. that garage had a look at it, the oil pump was ok, the oil was fine, the oil pressure switch was replaced. So the mechanic took the sump off and found a bolt in the sump. it had come out of the main bearing cap...

Larosto no i didn't get my money back from these idiots!!!!!! cost me a lot of money!!!! they are called Mercia 4X4. the V8 cost me £1500!!! and the labour and parts cost me at least £600!!!!! bastards!!!!! it came back to me worst than when i left it there!!!!!

as i mentioned before, the idiots down the garage had put new spark plugs in but hadn't bothered to set the gaps properly!!!! I set the mixture in each carb and it ran a lot better and was more balanced. I thought i'd better check the plug gaps. 4 were to have hardly any gaps and the other 4 were to...

Someone gave me a brilliant idea!!!! use the Colourtune on one bank and tune the carb for that side!!! I bought the Carb tool from Burlen Systems and this tool adjusts the mixture through the dashpot. I have a new V8 in the landy and the garage fitted it. they did a really crap job!!!! I put the Col...

I had a new V8 put in by the garage last year cos they said the main bearing cap had dropped away and cracked the block. the V8 had only done 82,000 miles. gggrrrrrrr!!!! had a new crate V8 put in landy and the bits swapped from the original engine to the new one. when i had the landy back, it ran l...

I bought a non-steering lock chkoe cable with the correct part number for the stage 1. the standard steering lock type for the S3 is too short and the one for the straight 6 is still too short!!! will you let me know if you can find the correct steering lock choke cable for the stage 1?

I'll be going on the sunday if all's well with the V8!!!

have you got the detoxed V8? Mine used to cut out when I stopped.
the pipes to the air sensor had come off in the air filter box!!

I'll try and look out for ya ok? haven't done anything on my
stage 1, having problems, low oil pressure!!

mine needs a wash and a polish up, paint work not at it's
best. what's more, the exhaust is blowing.

the green light goes out soon as the engine fires up!
forgot to mention that! sorry.

is anyone going to the Land Rover Heritage weekend at
the Motor Museum at Gaydon? there were NO Stage One's
at all there last year!! I'm thinking of going in my Stage 1.