>===== Original Message From lmott@northernpower.com =====
>A lost member caught up from the Vectorbd posts. Glad to be here on
>this list as it looks useful and fun.
>
>A few questions:
>
>1) Re: Matthias posts on his XD2S, Matthias, can you send me your
>email, I have some Land Rover conversion questions that i didn't want
>to put on this board.
My email address is meisengr@is2.dal.ca. If you have any question about the
conversion let me know. I'll be happy to help.
>
>2) I have a 81 505 w/ XD2S turbo (older 6 bolt short block w/ more
>modern head) Engine is excellent. i plan on putting it in my Land
>Rover:
>- Can I put a new ring gear on it, to move to the 142? teeth, more
>modern setup ? same as the later 8 bolt cranks (this is what the
>conversion kit uses to bolt the Land Rover clutch onto)
>
>- Can someone tell me the hp. difference between the XD2ST and XD3T ?
>I would rather have the larger XD3T, but the 81 XD2S I have, has a
>good engine history (in general and in particular)so i may stick with
>it.
>The torgue is probably similar which is what matters but curious all
>the same, I did not see a listing for the XD2S on the "Engine Specs."
>section, only XD2S NA
I have the same question. I looked at the turbo diesel today and was not quite
sure if it was the 2.3 or 2.5l version. How do you tell them apart. I know
that the XD2S engines should have a stamp on the head. I didn't find one on
this one.
The previous owner thinks that it is a 2.5l. It is out of a 1985 505. Would
that be the XD3T engine?
It looks very similar to my engine (XD2) the only difference that I could see
is the valve cover. Instead of having a fairly uniform shape like the XD2 it
had sort of indented corners. I'm not sure if that is of any importance.
This engine came with an automatic transmission. The guy thinks that the fly
wheel is mounted with 7 bolts. Can that be true? Maybe he means 8. Anyway my
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