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Daimler 6 reg LJ 2243 Rover engine

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:03 pm
by Norfolk Lad

Re: Daimler 6 reg LJ2243 Rover engine

Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:13 pm
by Phillmore
That will be either the 2.3 or 2.6 then although they don't specify.

Re: Daimler 6 reg LJ2243 Rover engine

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:23 pm
by Warsash 2
Hi
What engine would it have had originally. I would assume the upholstery would have been Leather.
Regards
Colin

Re: Daimler 6 reg LJ2243 Rover engine

Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:57 pm
by theoldman
More than likely a sleeve valve unit, Colin.

Re: Daimler 6 reg LJ2243 Rover engine

Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2018 8:00 pm
by Daimler Straight 8
Hi there
I ended up buying this car and she’s been a bit of a nightmare
But I’m getting there
But I still have no idea what model it is

Re: Daimler 6 reg LJ2243 Rover engine

Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 11:01 am
by DR450USA
Why the nightmare? Do tell. Beautiful car. I'm sure someone here can identify the model.

Re: Daimler 6 reg LJ2243 Rover engine

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 12:39 pm
by Daimler Straight 8
When I bought the car and couldn’t take for a test drive I was told she had a bit of a wobble @ 25mph
So I thought may be bad tyres a wheel bent or prop shaft balancing.
So I got her home spent a few days looking round her got her insured and then took her for a drive and OMG there wasn’t a little wobble the body was trying to throw its self off the chassis it was that bad you couldn’t drive it.
So i had all the wheels and tyres sent to longstones and they came back and said they wasn’t too bad just need a little time on balancing so that was great.
I had a new prop shaft made and put in and also had to have a new stainless steel fuel tank made to original spec.
So then decided to take her out again with no joy again there was this violent wobble.
But then I luckily found a parts book on a very similar model and was looking through and comparing pictures to the car and noticed that there wasn’t a steering damper on my car but there was in one of the pictures.
So with a few nights talk in my local pub with other we decided to put a Ranger Rover P38 steering damper on in place of not having an original.
And this has worked a treat with no wobble at all.
The next problem we have found is the the car will only do 45mph flat out. I would have thought that this model would have done 60mph
Another problem we have found is the car had an engine and gearbox change to automatic and there is no oil cooler on the gearbox.
And now the radiator has started leaking so we took that off and sent that away to repair and waiting for it to come back now.
I’m now re doing the interior to burgundy leather instead of the horrible cheap brown vinyl and new carpets

Re: Daimler 6 reg LJ2243 Rover engine

Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 7:33 pm
by Phillmore
Is it an SD1 straight 6 engine?

Re: Daimler 6 reg LJ 2243 Rover engine

Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 10:20 pm
by Daimler Straight 8
Yes it is the Rover SD1 2600 engine with auto box
But we are having problems that the car will only do 45mph max now

Re: Daimler 6 reg LJ 2243 Rover engine

Posted: Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:06 am
by theoldman
Does the engine rev freely when in "N" or "P" ??