WCMatt Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Hello List! Well, I've got everything stripped off the frame of my lwt save for the bulkhead & drive train. I'm planing on removing the bulkhead sometime this week and was wondering (this is my first British vehicle) can the powerpack as a whole be removed from the stripped frame or does one have to take it out in separate components? By "powerpack" I mean: rad., engine, tranny, X-fercase. My plan was to have a wrecker come in & hoist the disconnected powerpack out & set it down on a pallet in my shop. What say the experts?........... Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essex5 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Engine, gearbox and transfer box will all come out together - the radiator is mounted on the front cross-member and braced to the wings, so will need to be separated first. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.303fan Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 indeed, engine and gearboxes as one, rad and rad panel as 2nd item. it's only two hoses that needs disassembling. check that all wires are disconnected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 All wires have been disconnected (one way or another :embarrassed: :cool2:) wings & bonet are off as is the radiator shroud. Need to drain & disconnect the rad (probably do that tomorrow). Thanks for the replies! Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.303fan Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 don't forget to take pictures. it is nice to see what we talk about. my LW is in need of extensive rebuild with a modern diesel. i might get the rear end good enough and fit a recovery crane.. cheers, Arjan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 That's the one thing I messed up on is that I didn't take a full battery of "before" pics. When I remove the bulkhead , I'll push the rest out into the daylight and take some pics so as to have some "during tear down" images. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Matt, You might want to update your profile so the rest of us see where you are at on the globe. You might have the guru of Land Rovers living next door and able to help but because we cant see where you live . . . . A power pack in my mind would be a complete engine with ancillaries and gearbox that comes out in one, an FV432 (or variant) or a Ferret or other big armour share this feature as it is a swap out and back in in the field made easy. For your delight here is a Ferret "powerpack" R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 Matt, You might want to update your profile so the rest of us see where you are at on the globe. You might have the guru of Land Rovers living next door and able to help but because we cant see where you live . . . . A power pack in my mind would be a complete engine with ancillaries and gearbox that comes out in one, an FV432 (or variant) or a Ferret or other big armour share this feature as it is a swap out and back in in the field made easy. For your delight here is a Ferret "powerpack" R Robin Just updated my profile. I'm in sort of in a landie dead zone over here as aparently, I'm the only one who seems to like them. That's alright, though. What you describe as the powepack is exactly what I was thinking & thanks for posting that image of the ferret as I'm neck deep in the resto of one of those as well (Mk.1/2 00EA85). I'm headed off to the shop now to drain & remove the radiator & start working on the bulkhead's removal. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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WCMatt Posted November 6, 2013 Author Share Posted November 6, 2013 ..............................Rover porn..............:cool2: Well I removed the radiator today. Some of the coolant went in the bucket while some wound up on the shop floor.... Didn't see a drain plug on the bottem of the radiator (I unhooked the hoses to remove/drain). Hopefully, The bulkhead will come off tomorrow. Has anyone had any experience with the reproduction wiring harnesses that are available for the lightweights? The original wiring in mine was pretty crispy & canabalized to boot. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin craig Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Well Matt, you are actually just down the road (I95) from me! Pop up if you want to see a few Ferrets. Am about to tear one apart for a fluid flywheel seal job and will be putting an engine (not a pack) into a CVRT over the winter. You cant be all bad if you like Land Rovers! R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted November 7, 2013 Author Share Posted November 7, 2013 I'll have to take you up on that, Robin. Thanks. Let me know if you need a hand with the ferret (Or CVRT). Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 Well, got everything disconnected from the rather rough bulkhead. I'll lift that off probably Monday & then she'll be ready for power pack removal (almost). When I get ready to do that, I'll roll the frame outside & take some pics of the stripped frame/drive train. Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Ramsden Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 [quote=WCMatt;389102 Has anyone had any experience with the reproduction wiring harnesses that are available for the lightweights? The original wiring in mine was pretty crispy & canabalized to boot. Matt I've used repro harnesses made by Autosparks.co.uk on several Land-Rover restorations and I haven't had any major problems with them, only a couple of incorrect terminals which were easily replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCMatt Posted November 9, 2013 Author Share Posted November 9, 2013 Thank you Ivor, that's good to know as it was autosparks who I was planing on ordering the harness from. Wish they also made harnesses for the ferret but they don't (I already asked ). Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Ramsden Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I think they will reproduce just about any wiring harness if you send them an original one in good enough condition to identify which wire goes where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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