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Hi guys,

Shooting down to Auckland tommorow after work to look at a project. It's a 1968 Series 2A running a certed LD28 nissan motor. Series box with overdrive. Rest is standard LR gear, hardtop etc.....

I have run lots of series sheds before so I know what to look at chassis, bulkhead wise etc but as I am an import myself (uk) I don't know too much about the LD28's??

Anyone had one in a series rover? Does it pull ok or gutless? I'm thinking that it will be low revving and tourquey so great for off road which is what I want it for and with the OD it might reach a comfortable cruising speed too.

It's not currently rego'd so eventually I will re-vin it. Is this still $450?

Cheers for any advice.

Muddymatt

my boss just got a 67 seriesII running the same motor, its at the mechanic getting brakes done and wheel alignment but if its done in time he may be taking it out on its maiden voyage on the weekend so i will let ya know how it goes

muddymatt wrote:Anyone had one in a series rover? Does it pull ok or gutless? I'm thinking that it will be low revving and tourquey so great for off road which is what I want it for and with the OD it might reach a comfortable cruising speed too.

I've had a S3 and a 90 both with LD28's - good solid motors - won't exactly scare you with their acceleration etc but I reckon they're a decent donk. That said I pulled the one out the 90 & replaced it with a V8 but that's a different story.................

Cheers guys,

I'll let you know how I get on tommorow.

Muddymatt

Hi,

Drove down to Auckland last night to look at it and the bitch wouldn't go!!

Tried everything but it wouldn't even run on engine-start.

If you held your hand flat against the inlet manifold and cranked it there was no suck at all.

Looking in the oil filler the rockers were moving so the cam chain was intact but it did puff a bit from the oil filler when cranking.

As it wouldn't run and I couldn't check the gearbox, overdrive or even the clutch I gave it a miss................

I have the guys phone number if anyone has a LD28 laying around that needs a new home.

Chassis seems ok, needs a few patches on the bulkhead and footwells but nothing serious. Has a roll bar and Fairy OD so it might make a good project for someone with deeper pockets and more time than me..................

Cheers

Muddymatt

We had same sort of prblem trying to get gonfellons LD28 going in his series 3.
Turned out to be a wire off on the injector pump

Not that as it would still fire on Easy-Start with no injection pump fitted!

It sounded "funny" too - like a motor with no compression, sort of whirry......

getting pulled behind 91rangie at 100klms still wont fire ,dam water blaster. that wire was put back on and away she went.untill the gearbox got stuck in 4th.prefer v8 over ld28, so landie for sale $1000 no wheels lol,and needs gearbox

I have a 64 land rover that needs to go it has a ld28 with a weird looking manual box,

The ld28 does run but like Sh*t and smokes like a house on fire, My dad wants it gone so offers if you want it, OR it's just going to go to the scrap yard,

Hi,

Thanks for all the offers of old stuff with LD28's in but I bought a Rangie Sunday night!

Going down to Auckland this weekend to check all is as the seller says it is ( ) and hand over the cash!

Should be a driver as it's legal and only just out of WOF so I am putting my big brave balls on and not taking the trailer!

Cheers,

Muddymatt

muddymatt wrote:Hi,

Thanks for all the offers of old stuff with LD28's in but I bought a Rangie Sunday night!

Going down to Auckland this weekend to check all is as the seller says it is ( ) and hand over the cash!

Should be a driver as it's legal and only just out of WOF so I am putting my big brave balls on and not taking the trailer!

Cheers,

Muddymatt

Good stuff much better ride than a series

ok well then. does any one want a pos land rover with a ld28, needs to go asap

86-surf wrote:ok well then. does any one want a pos land rover with a ld28, needs to go asap

Trademe one dollar reserve mate! Just remember to grab your string back off it for your cart!

There seems to be heaps of Landys around with LD28's in them. Almost out number the stage one V8's.
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That would probably be a good buy for someones project. If I remember correctly he wanted five grand for it originally.

Hi Guys,

I'm new to this site but came across it while surfing, n had to crack up laughing cozthe first page of this site i saw was this thread, n guess wat mat i bought the landy u mentioned above, well thats if ur the same guy that enquired about it on trade me, it was goin for 800 buy now n i happened to hit buy now lol. well i went down this wkend jst gone the 15th was the saturday n met the seller at the landy in Kingsland, i got there b4 he did but i had a good look over it n overall the landy was sound, paid him for it n returned later with a mate to help tow it to a family members house. Now i dont mean to sound rude or be out of place but Mat do u know diesels at all?? U do know that u have to prime up the diesel if the vechiles been sitting for too long as there will be no diesel at the pump for the motor. well it took us about 45mins to get the diesel to the primer (it was located between the battery n brake master on the drivers side of the engine bay) then to the motor, we then tried to crank it over n no go so we then thought we'll tow start it but the street wasnt that friendly for that so we towed it back to Otahuhu in Sth Auckz, once there went down a back street n at about 10kmph poped second gear n walla the motor coughed n spluttered. we stopped n checked the motor n then jumped it a second time the same way n shit it started n ran, i then tried to cold start her n the b***h started no problems lol it was then towed for about 10mins down the road further n started up again under cold start (started on the fourth or fifth windover) n drove it in the driveway where it'll stay for about a month till i get the cash to get more fluids n sum bulbs n then it'll b driven frm Sth Auckland up to Whangarei where i stay. funily enuff the indicators n wipers still work!!

jst one point for diesel motors that have been sitting for too long first make sure u prime the engine up,(either with a primer unit or look to the mechanical pump n u shud see or feel a lever on the bottom of the pump well pump that lever till it hardens , then u know the pump has fuel) n if it wont turn over on a cold start try jump startin it n if it runs after a jump but wont start on a cold start then u know its the glow plugs

P.S. Mat thank u for U'r tinkering on the landy that night as u made the guy drop a $100 off the price, seen as it "didn't have any compression" thank u very much, and as i saaid earlier no intention to offend jst thought id drop a line and explain how things went
Dave

Good on ya!

We tried priming it and funnly enough you owe me for the $20 of diesel I put in the tank - lol

We blew thro the lines and filled the filter too, I am thinking we reached for the engine start a bit too soon and bore washed it. That accounts for why we had no compression and no suck at the manifold.

Both my mate and me pumped that bloody primer for about 15 mins each before it started to get dark and we binned the idea. The road was too parked up to tow it like you say and I really needed a runner.

The rest did look pretty good and now it runs you should be fine - a few plates on the bulkhead and footwells.

I am about an hour south of Whangarei and plan on joining the Whangarei club - maybe I'll see you there.

Cheers and beers Muddymatt

Any one want a ld28 rover $200 to good home

tru,

ill fix ya up for that diesel when i meet ya n yea im thinkin of joinin up to the club aswell, n it took me to actually take the primer off drop it to the ground n pump it up from there. yup i got another landy comming for parts so it should be all good, n yup i been to maungaturoto a cple of times, the only thing that is a problem with the motor is its leaking from jst under where the accelerator attachs onto the top hat of the diesel pump so i gotta source another top hat but that shudnt be too much of a prob... lookin to catch up with ya

Cheers Dave

Hi There,
Im about to buy a serries 2 lwb 3 door wagon for $700 its got 33" tyres 1st gear has a tooth off.
still running orig motor im thinking of putting a ld28 in it but i have a nissan td27 in a wrec i bought for parts
do you think it would be worth tring to put this in insteed since i already have it .

Ive been after a landy for a while now i just love them. And this one will suit what im after im pretty happy its already got the wheels on it and the rest is in good order for age

what are your thoughts on this it must have been done befor