Possibly getting Land Rover, but...

[dirtyoldman]

The basic design of the V8 started life as an early '60s aluminum Olds engine,didn't it? Really small V8,maybe about 225ci

 

[mr_bots]

The basic design of the V8 started life as an early '60s aluminum Olds engine,didn't it? Really small V8,maybe about 225ci

I wanna say 3.5L/215cu in Buick.

 

[Kennyray]

The basic design of the V8 started life as an early '60s aluminum Olds engine,didn't it? Really small V8,maybe about 225ci

I wanna say 3.5L/215cu in Buick.

I think Buick is the one.

 

[Zembonez]

The engine is a revised design of the old buick 215 V8. Late 80s and newer Rovers have anywhere from 3.9 to 4.6 liter versions... but they are total pieces of crap. The old inline six engines in the 90 up Defenders were built like a tank. There were a ton of diesel Defenders as well.

 

[dirtyoldman]

Taken from Wiki:

''The aluminium engine was relatively expensive to produce, however, and it suffered problems with oil and coolant sealing, as well as with radiator clogging from use of antifreeze incompatible with aluminium. As a result, GM ceased production of the all-aluminium engine after 1963, although Buick retained a similar iron engine (1964–1980), as well as a V6 derivative (1962–2008) which proved to have a very long and successful life.''

 

[Zembonez]

If somebody made an LS/4L60E conversion kit for all of the late 90s and newer Range Rovers, it might just solve a ton of problems. I could deal with the electrical gremlins.

 

[Black02Silverado]

If somebody made an LS/4L60E conversion kit for all of the late 90s and newer Range Rovers, it might just solve a ton of problems. I could deal with the electrical gremlins.

I was going to suggest getting it and dropping an LS3 in it. Problem solved.


On a side note, when you say over heating, is it boiling over or is the gauge just reading high? If so sounds like a faulty gauge.

Also, a radiator flush doesn't mean much, it could still be blocked. Use the IR thermometer to check for cold spots on it.

 

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

The old inline six engines in the 90 up Defenders were built like a tank.

The only inline-6 engine fitted to the Defender I can remember was a DOHC 2.8L from BMW only in a few ones assembled in South Africa after the V8 was phased out. The Defender is currently available only with a 4-cyl Diesel, but there is no automatic transmission not even as a premium option

 

[Zembonez]

The old inline six engines in the 90 up Defenders were built like a tank.

The only inline-6 engine fitted to the Defender I can remember was a DOHC 2.8L from BMW only in a few ones assembled in South Africa after the V8 was phased out. The Defender is currently available only with a 4-cyl Diesel, but there is no automatic transmission not even as a premium option

The 2.8 is common in Euro versions along with the crappy V8s. Very few Defenders were ever imported and sold in the US... Most here have been imported privately. Every one I have seen here was gasoline powered. Diesels are not that popular here.

 

[Carneyman]

If somebody made an LS/4L60E conversion kit for all of the late 90s and newer Range Rovers, it might just solve a ton of problems. I could deal with the electrical gremlins.

I was going to suggest getting it and dropping an LS3 in it. Problem solved.


On a side note, when you say over heating, is it boiling over or is the gauge just reading high? If so sounds like a faulty gauge.

Also, a radiator flush doesn't mean much, it could still be blocked. Use the IR thermometer to check for cold spots on it.

Not sure on that, I've never actually seen it running. My first thought was faulty gauge after all that he has replaced, and it being driven 300 odd miles from Dallas to Odessa with no problems.

If I had the time and extra cash, throwing in a chevy small block would be a fun challenge. Alas, I don't have $20,000 dollars lying around to make/keep it running.