Land Rover Series IIa, 2.25 Diesel, some work done on engine

When I hit the throttle, day turned into night and big carbon flakes settled on my neighbours immaculately polished Minivan with chrome rims.
So!
There I was with about the coolest Truck ever made, how the hell bring it trough MOT?
I checked a lot of things, in the end I suspected a slack timing chain.
Well, see what has come of the work.
Hope you like it.
Cheers, from dhctwo!!

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• Land
• Rover
• Landy
• Series
• 109
• 2a
• IIa
• 2.25
• Dieselengine
• Diesel
• Engine
• Truckcab

[plutonia00]

I have a 64 2.25 diesel, hadnt ran for 7 years but eventually I got it going a few days ago. Trouble is it smokes like a chimney much more so than yours.

Could that be due to the fact its running on whatever has been in the tank for those 7 years or the timing may need adjusting?

I never did allow it to get warm because the temp and oil pressure gauge wasnt working! :D

[dhctwo]

@plutonia00 ,

These old diesels tnd to be smokers anyhow, lol

In your case I'd agree that the tanks contents are not to fresh anymore, 7 years of proliferating algae and bacteria, imagine a modern todays diesel having to gulp this stuff.

It would die instantly!

Have fun with your series!! Cheers dhctwo

[yehudiadelphos]

Thanks for posting this. Good to see the effort you put in by restoring such a golden oldie. With the front free-wheel hubs, the "power train" brand seem to be real good. They served me well over the years.

You better straighten that exhaust pipe of your too out to the rear.

I would also highly recommend a diff lock for the rear, as that's all you need when going up some real hills and ruts.

[dhctwo]

Thanks for your encouraging comment, I appreciate it. :-)

[scammellexplorer]

A cracking 109 you've got too. And top marks for timing it up with a pencil and paper!

[dhctwo]

:-), the pencil gadget really works. I hope to have the truck on the road this fall.

Next is both front axle hubs, they leak...

Tnx again for your supporting comment!!

Cheers, dhctwo

[marklandynut]

These old engines were designed when some smoking under load was totally acceptable. A good 2.25 engine should run clean at idle and under normal condition, but will produce a slight black haze under full load. White smoke normally means retarded timing due to a slack chain, heavy black smoke is advanced timing, low compression or overfuelling. But when set right they are cracking engines. Much better than anything else made in the UK in the 1960's or even 1970's.

[dhctwo]

Tnx for your comment. I really was surprised myself, to see how much better it was.

Cheers, dhctwo

[scammellexplorer]

I am heartened to see this - that you've so radically improved the engine's running by sorting out the timing chain. I've just replaced my rings and rebuilt the cyl. head, but it still smokes moderately on load. The timing gears/chain are next on the list. Thanks for sharing!