notaminga

I changed the heater plugs for new ones - what type? Land Rover ones! Wired in parallel. It takes about 30 seconds of heat to fire up and it seems to me that the engine dies again as soon as the plugs cool down.

I thought it might be that too, so have put in a temporary supply from a container of clean diesel, which bypasses the filter - still no joy.

Hi all, I'm new to the forum and am hoping I can pick your brains and get some help. I have a Land Rover 2.5 engine in my boat, which I have just rebuilt after the crankshaft died. It's been a complete rebuild with rebore, new pistons, new valves. Every part that went back into the engine checked out as perfect. However, since getting it all back together it will not run for more than a few seconds. It coughs and splutters, giving out much white smoke, before grinding to a halt. I've double checked the timing - spot on. Changed the injectors - both sets produce the same effect. The fuel injection pump is new. Air supply is good, fuel is being squirted out by injectors. Compression test showed all four cylinders at 240 psi. This seems a little low to me but I'm told that a cold engine will read low. All the indications are that the head gasket is tight and not leaking. There is no water loss and no pressurisation of the header tank. I've been trying for a week to get this going and have run out of ideas. Can anyone suggest anything new which might help?