I had a stroke 02/2024 so i'm rehabbing and trying to get back into my shop. I'll just watch you while i get my arm working again and walking decent. maybe by next year..
@@DirtLifestyle then you know what I am up against. I'm 61 and both limbs move so it's a matter of getting my brain to talk to them again. I'm about 50% right now after 8 months and I'm just glad to keep my wits about me. So many people who had strokes are changed forever.
@thebanjoman1963 You got this, brother. You’ll have progress and regress, you’ll have elation and despair. I pray for you, I don’t envy your road ahead. Lean on who you need to.
Hi! I have a defender! And was a land rover mechanic in France and Holland! You can also move the radiator/ intercooler/ grill an inch or 2 to the front... redrill the holes in the fenders, and put spacers in the cooling hosed if need be! Back in Europe, I had a 1983 land rover 110 with a 300tdi swap... and I had to do all these things to make it work! It was amazing!!! I am so happy to see this lovely 88' come back to life!!!
@@DirtLifestylewhat you could do to avoid pushing the grill forward is cut all the metal framing behind the grill and move the radiator more to the passenger side so it is next to the intercooler, my 88 doesn’t have an intercooler but with this setup it clears a Chevy 250 inline 6 with an electric fan
I work for Larry at British 4x4 in Durham NC, I pulled that exact steering box out for ya, glad to see our shop being put out there, cant wait to see that series plowing through some snow!
Nate, I'm a LR guy in Calif. My first one I bought in 1973. Today I have a 1960. I did a frame off resto-mod. 4 wheel discs, rear locker, lots of galvanizing, blah. blah. I swapped the gas motor for a 19j that "ran great when I pulled it out!" only to have it crap out on me. I replaced that with a 200TDI that "runs great!" only to have that one send gobs of oil out the exhaust. Finally I went with a long block 200 rebuilt in the UK. It's worked great! Anyhoo long story to say I have some 19j spare bits. They are listed on my blog; Genocache. Good luck w/onyx!
I really enjoy your content. I'm a union plumber myself of 33 years, and it's nice to see those skills in play. Your approach to keeping the guys busy is the right one. I used to box up materials with plans for specific jobs and hand them off when guys came free. Keeps the job moving. I also like your layout skills. This is a dying skill in the trades with Trimble. Keep up the good work.
Nate, I really enjoy watching your channel. I watch your competitors' channels as well. Yours is by far better thought out and technically competent. The others seem to get lucky when just throwing parts at their builds. You have excellent content. Keep it up.
20yr electrician here. It's been my experience, once you have more than two guys working under you, might as well put your tools down and keep them busy.
Mint build ! Little tip for you, use the input shaft as the alignment tool, I did this on my td5 D2 when fitting a LOF power spec clutch. I had an old knackered gearbox that I chopped the input shaft off to then use as and alignment tool :) !
thanks for the content! I'm no mechanic, machinist or fab guy by any means but you definitely inspired me to try building stuff in my garage and its nice learning; you've answered so many of my questions without me having to ask you or anyone. thanks! proud of my own progress and have no one to thank but you.
200tdi shares flywheel, crankshaft, camshaft, oil pump, vacuum pump, and some other parts with the 19J. In fact I once put a 2.25L petrol head, carb, timing assembly and related parts on a 19J short block (diesel pistons and all) and it ran great on gas. Lots of interchangeability with these engines.
Speaking as an owner of an IDI non-intercooled diesel - The H1 community has done a bunch of testing with regards to effectiveness of electric fans vs mechanical fans. The mechanical fans are much, much more effective and pusher fans let the engine get too warm. In fact, adding just the fans to the cooling stack makes the truck run hotter at highway speeds since the fans get in the way of our already bad airflow through the top of our hood. It may not be a problem for your landy since you've got a typical vertical cooling stack - but I figured I'd chime in anyways.
You can use the solid fan from the original 2.25, or delete the hood latch (use hood to fender latches) and cut up the radiator support and cross member to move the radiator forward.
I'm really trying to avoid chopping up this radiator support. Mainly just because of the time constraints but I will try to swap the old fan pully today 🤘
So I've already watched ahead. Being a Brit in the UK and a long term LAnd Rover fanatic, its great to see a build like this in the USA. I too have an 88" coiler, although I'm running all Land Rover axles and suspension. But I do have a 200Tdi in mine. The old 19j isn't a bad engine though, just treat them gentle and don't beat on them too hard. The don't really like being thrashed. Awesome build my friend. 😀
520lbs??? That’s insane. British engineering at its best. A VW TDI weights half of that, and it makes twice the HP/TQ. This series is becoming one of my favorite things on TH-cam!
You are mirroring my first thoughts exactly. The vw PD tdi is around 335 fully dressed. More power, smoother and more efficient. It's a tempting swap down the road. My biggest concern if finding a manual transmission that will mate to a t case that is passenger offset front and rear. Maybe I can find a vw tdi adapter to a land rover r38 transmission and with a lt230 tcase? Or a land cruiser? I'm still researching...
@@DirtLifestyle You can use old Toyota 5 speed and a stock or 4.7 tcase with the TDI. For the passenger drop rear, just get a tom woods drive shaft. You can also do dual cases if you want to make a mount :)
It's funny how the British watch everyone else's cars getting more reliable, more efficient, more powerful, and better quality and say "Nah bruv, we're good".
I recently discovered your channel and have been binge watching every video. Amazing content, you single handedly reignited my passion for offroad driving and camping! I used to go wheeling with my dad years ago when I didn’t have my license but I then picked up a Datsun 280z and have been into low cars ever since. Now looking to get a Defender 90 to get back into wheeling together with my dad. Thank you! 🙏
I'm totally loving this build, i went with a different aproach, swapped the body over a Toyota lj70 frame with all its running gear so it has coils, 5 speed box and a 3.0 turbodiesel. The stock center crossmember hangs too low, like an anchor, awful in mud and snow. If you change the stock fan for an electric one you'll even gain some hp's, everything counts! And the intercooler position is where the stock one is placed.
Love this build. Quick, cheap dirty and informative much like what most watching would build. You know both the desert and snow wheeling builds a ton of heat. It’s not the spot to cut corners. Whatever you do for a fan make sure it’s got capacity to spare
Loving seeing this build come along and what you're doing with it, one thing I do love about my defender and that generation of landy is everything switches out pretty easy like my defender had a late 19j from the factory but now has a Discovery 200tdi which goes straight in😂
On my Cummins powered CJ I chose a puller type fan. I like the ability to switch the fan off in a water crossing. If you Go deep enough the water will walk the fan into the radiator.
As usual great content. Old landys from Series 2 till Late 1989 are all very interchangable, with a few mods. The engine block is a 5 main bearing type, which was originaly introduced in the Series 3 2.25l Petrol/Diesel . From there the 200 TDI was developed. BTW....keep waving at each older Landy as well as old Defenders, its the LAW ;-)
My electric fan was a cheaper flex-a-lite fan that wasn’t reliable, it worked good new, but after a couple years it would give me problems and overheated a few times not realizing the fan wasn’t working. If you can find a brushless electric fan that is reliable go for it🤙🏽
I put a 200tdi in series III 15 years ago with a push fan, no shroud. About 50,000 miles trouble free. Not a hint of overheating, very simple solution.
Good choice, much better than the old 2.5 TD (Although a lot better than the 2.25 normally aspirated Series 3 like mine!) But a 300tdi a better option these days as 200's getting scarce and cylinder heads almost impossible to find.....Best engines ever produced by Land Rover, simple with very little electronics....the reason the British Military stuck with the 300tdi!
I've done a couple of Series 19j swaps, what I do with regards to fan, is simply remove the viscous fan clutch altogether, and weld the fan blade itself directly to the pulley (plastic fan but steel center) works great and is simple and cheap. That said though you would probably want an electric fan instead when it comes to winter wheeling, or it will cool way too much. or just limit the airflow through the rad with an oldschool setup like a curtain
A good mod for these (that would help with your radiator clearance) is to put a rod with bushes (can’t think what you call it) that runs from the gearbox crossmember to a fixing point off the left hand side of the bellhousing. It’s something the army did with theirs. It damps and reduces loads of fore and aft movement of the engine/gearbox assembly .. help a ton with managing your clearance, but it also makes the handbrake work a lot better. Happy to send a picture if you have a public email ..
Dude, this is awesome. Your content is second to none. To be honest, if we lived closer to each other, it would probably end my 34 year marriage, as I'd be at your place all the time helping to build stuff. Rock on man. I love living through your channel.
Electric has enticed me since high school. I had a 59 cj5 before I was on youtube and I was pretty motivated to do an eclectic swap, it just never manifested. The price was pretty high back then, maybe it's better now 🤷♂️
Hi, be carefull with fan, the powetrain bushes with time looses the stiffness and is quite common to find that the fan hits the Radiator. My option was to remove the mechanical fan and fit an pull electric fan (a good and reliable brand - huge difference in noise and efficiency)
Hi again, if at certain point you decide to move forward and fit the 200 TDI, keep the same manifold. The flanges needs some fabrication but they will work perfectly as is the setup used by the Defender 200 TDI, which the motor was different from the same 200 TDI mounted in the Disco/RR.
Brilliant content as always, as a defender 110 driver and Landrover lover it’s great to see you working on something exiting with a landy! Looking forward to seeing the end result! Viewing from wales (United Kingdom)
I don't have knowledge 4u but I love this channel and what you build. This rig is going to be awesome and I can't wait to see it on the trail. Good luck Nate 👍
Awesome video Nate, the swap on these is really good and so many things are reusable to , saves time/money ,this will be cool to see when its done for the ONX challenge and even better when its out in the snow on the trails 👍
I tried white distilled in a past project, and it only worked OK. I'm pretty sure I did a 50/50 mix with water, so maybe I need to try again with pure vinegar 🤔
In Australia when we fitted straight 6 cylinder engines to these cars we cut and notched the chassis in front of the radiator and sliced the radiator support to move the radiator forwards
I put a Ford Contour fan in my CJ5 with a 360. All because the mechanical fan was so close to the radiator. Little did I know there was a short snout water pump available.
I run a push fan on my 200tdi powered landrover 88 using same radiator as yourself. I have zero cooling issues and very rarely need to switch it on even when crawling in summer.
Went to a push fan when I upgraded my Geo Tracker from the 1.6 to the 2.0 and never had cooling issues. Did have an issue with it wiggling loose on the Rubicon but I have since learned a lesson and built a shroud. Will never attach something thru the fins again.
I love the build. I am guessing that the turbo has oil going to it. Have seen several diesels run away when the seals blow. Have you considered safety measures to prevent a run away? Maybe a butterfly on the intake? Maybe an electronic shut off valve on the oil supply side to the turbo?
ditch the fan cluth and make a plate to mount the fan solid to the pulley/pump. should gain you a couple inches clearance. Also a push fan wont help with the intercooler.
Havent used Evaporust, I usually use CLR ( calcium, lime, rust) since previous owners use tap water. It does a great job but a little costly. I clean the radiator and heater core separately then assemble everything on the vehicle and fill the cooling system with clr, no thermostat and run it alternating from idle to 2500 rpm for an hour. Drain and flush until clear. Then fill with water and dump in half a cap of liquid cascade dishwashing soap and repeat the hour run time. Drain and flush again and then use my vacuum filler to remove water, replace thermostat, and fill with coolant.
Ditch the mechanical fan, to close, one good hit and bye bye rad. Do the push fan, just make sure it has a good grill for when you pack it full of snow this winter it doesn't plug up.
Love the build, my concern about a push fan is, you want to run this in the mountains with more snow that man was to drive through with ANYTHING . wont the push fun get full of snow and stop working? you would know more than me. that would be my main concern. good luck on the challenge.
I was thinking the same so I've never used one. But packaging constraints make it attractive, so if people say they have good luck using them I'm tempted to try one out...
Fan issue I ran a push when I had a 200tdi in my 2a. Worked a charm. Orthough being a 19j motor the fan pully should be interchangeable with the old 2.25 and just bomb that fan on, with a push fan in the front and all heating issues are solved.
make sure the oil jets underneed the pistons are there and work! make sure the pistons are forget pistons! otherwise they will crack... make a good coolingsystem (late rrc) and a big intercooler (Saab 9-3) to keep de intake and motor temp low! then you have some more room between de fan and radiator,(if you modified the rear section of the grill) also take the air from the outside from the landy and not under the hood. i had a 19J engine in my ldh s2a 109. use the coolingfan from the 2.25 petrol engine.
hi from uk i'm currently 18 months in into rebuilding 1983 land rover series 3 with 19j engine interesting in the way your going about your build vs mine keep up the good work
Get the citrus powder that they use for canning (canning section of your local grocery store). Mix it with about a gallon of hot water, then pour it into the cooling system, start the engine and let it run (I pull the thermostat). Run it for about an hour or so, then drain it. You'll have to flush with distilled water a few times but it will make the cooling system super clean.
I am down on the corner, in town. I have the ability to make simple custom fittings, if you get in a bind. Come by sometime and I will give you a tour.
I’ve been wanting to convert my series Land Rover to power steering and would love to see in detail a video on how you modified the rover to install the power steering. Thanks for a very cool video!
Back in the day, the diesel swap for the dreaded 19J was a Mazda 3.5ltr turbo that had more than enough grunt and made the LR a joy to drive. The adapter plates should still be available. I have a Toyota 1B 3ltr diesel bolted up to my classic Range Rover that includes an after market turbo/intercooler. The Toyota 3B is 3.4ltr(?) with the turbo already attached.
I was pretty gutted when you put the Jeep Cummins on hold and not turned on by the Series III. But then you go and swap a 19J into it - I mean wtf. I’m on! It’s one of the least liked Land Rover engines and coincidentally the one I have in my OneTen High Capacity. I do have a 300 TDI that’s going to live there at some point. Now I’m really looking forward to see what you will do with it. Hope it serves you as good as it has done me.
I used to have an electric Pacet fan on my -74 (2,25 petrol). It only started running when offroading or driving in que. All other driving conditions would never push the engine hot enough to start the fan. I live in Norway btw. It eventually broke down because of road salt, and I never fitted a new fan or refitted the original fan. I had plans to put in a new electric fan, but sold the car before i got around to it.
Evaporust has a product for cooling systems called Thermocure I used it in my cj5 I had. Worked well, left it in about 10 days heat cycled it every day. Would recommend
I was never able to keep my 6cyl 2A 109 cool with a pusher fan. Was ok in flowing traffic, but slow traffic, driving up mountains, slow heavyish off-roading and I was overheating and having to sit and let it cool. Though I am in Qld Australia so summer temps are often over 35C. Drove me nuts and I've since done plenty of research and won't be using a pusher. My preference would be to cut the rad panel and shuffle the intercooler and rad forward and use the mechanical fan with a shroud. 2nd option would be to remove the mech fan, cut the shaft down as short as possible to fit a pull fan with a shroud. This is a method many UK 200tdi conversions have used. I'd also seal the rad panel to the rad as best as possible to ensure all air pressure passes through the rad fins and not around.
I put a 200tdi in my series 3 landrover (common conversion here in the uk) i took the viscous fan and fitted an electric on a manual switch and to be honest i never really need to turn it on, i didnt add an intercooler either
I can’t believe how much that little engine weighs! My 22re needs a replacement so I went and bought one today. Without intake manifold and exhaust manifold, it was pretty easy to move. Internet says fully dressed engine is 340lbs, but man the head and block can’t be more than 230lbs. Crazy
If you got a smooth rocker cover it’s a later one and if it’s rough then it’s an early one! Great to see them still being used and providing you keep them well serviced up and don’t expect to do any really long runs in the heat they will be fine! Not the great moment for Land Rover! They basically took the old 2.25 which then was made into the 2.5 with some modifications like the pump and timing belt which was extremely reliable but very underpowered and thought it would take the power and heat of a turbo…. Its didn’t do very well!
Guys I’ve run with out a cutoff switch on electric fans for water crossings. This way the fans don’t shear off blades and send them through the rad. My trick is to use an engine without enough compression to build much heat- then run a worn out clutch fan that just stops when it hits water. (You know- if you can call “ extreme low budget “ a trick.
I had a stroke 02/2024 so i'm rehabbing and trying to get back into my shop. I'll just watch you while i get my arm working again and walking decent. maybe by next year..
Good luck in the recovery! My dad had a stroke last year and it's been brutal. We are just happy to still have him around 🙌. Thanks for watching
@@DirtLifestyle then you know what I am up against. I'm 61 and both limbs move so it's a matter of getting my brain to talk to them again. I'm about 50% right now after 8 months and I'm just glad to keep my wits about me. So many people who had strokes are changed forever.
Prayin for ya brother!
You'll be back in the shop before ya know it!
Keep going sir. Don’t give up.
@thebanjoman1963 You got this, brother. You’ll have progress and regress, you’ll have elation and despair. I pray for you, I don’t envy your road ahead. Lean on who you need to.
Hi!
I have a defender!
And was a land rover mechanic in France and Holland! You can also move the radiator/ intercooler/ grill an inch or 2 to the front... redrill the holes in the fenders, and put spacers in the cooling hosed if need be!
Back in Europe, I had a 1983 land rover 110 with a 300tdi swap... and I had to do all these things to make it work! It was amazing!!!
I am so happy to see this lovely 88' come back to life!!!
I just realized that the hood will be to short... sorry😊
I was thinking the same thing! But I would need to chop and extend the hood...
@@DirtLifestylewhat you could do to avoid pushing the grill forward is cut all the metal framing behind the grill and move the radiator more to the passenger side so it is next to the intercooler, my 88 doesn’t have an intercooler but with this setup it clears a Chevy 250 inline 6 with an electric fan
I work for Larry at British 4x4 in Durham NC, I pulled that exact steering box out for ya, glad to see our shop being put out there, cant wait to see that series plowing through some snow!
Nate, I'm a LR guy in Calif. My first one I bought in 1973. Today I have a 1960. I did a frame off resto-mod. 4 wheel discs, rear locker, lots of galvanizing, blah. blah. I swapped the gas motor for a 19j that "ran great when I pulled it out!" only to have it crap out on me. I replaced that with a 200TDI that "runs great!" only to have that one send gobs of oil out the exhaust.
Finally I went with a long block 200 rebuilt in the UK. It's worked great! Anyhoo long story to say I have some 19j spare bits. They are listed on my blog; Genocache. Good luck w/onyx!
A lot of people don't understand th rewards that come from hard work! Keep it up! I love seeing everyone's builds!
Thank you!!!
That beginning was classic and glad you left it in! It gives us a little behind the scenes of these videos
I really enjoy your content. I'm a union plumber myself of 33 years, and it's nice to see those skills in play. Your approach to keeping the guys busy is the right one. I used to box up materials with plans for specific jobs and hand them off when guys came free. Keeps the job moving. I also like your layout skills. This is a dying skill in the trades with Trimble. Keep up the good work.
Nate, I really enjoy watching your channel. I watch your competitors' channels as well. Yours is by far better thought out and technically competent. The others seem to get lucky when just throwing parts at their builds. You have excellent content. Keep it up.
20yr electrician here. It's been my experience, once you have more than two guys working under you, might as well put your tools down and keep them busy.
love the piles of new shoes outside the shop!
Nate, You’re young, go for it! For working people, the only way to get ahead is to plan carefully, and work hard. Keep on Truck’in
I'm so excited to see those Icelandic tires on your land rover. Such a cool build!
Mint build ! Little tip for you, use the input shaft as the alignment tool, I did this on my td5 D2 when fitting a LOF power spec clutch. I had an old knackered gearbox that I chopped the input shaft off to then use as and alignment tool :) !
thanks for the content! I'm no mechanic, machinist or fab guy by any means but you definitely inspired me to try building stuff in my garage and its nice learning; you've answered so many of my questions without me having to ask you or anyone. thanks! proud of my own progress and have no one to thank but you.
Love Jeph! He’s the man!!
This video has got everything; tab-jammies, bits and bobs what more could anyone ask for? Can’t wait to see how this build turns out!
200tdi shares flywheel, crankshaft, camshaft, oil pump, vacuum pump, and some other parts with the 19J. In fact I once put a 2.25L petrol head, carb, timing assembly and related parts on a 19J short block (diesel pistons and all) and it ran great on gas. Lots of interchangeability with these engines.
Speaking as an owner of an IDI non-intercooled diesel - The H1 community has done a bunch of testing with regards to effectiveness of electric fans vs mechanical fans. The mechanical fans are much, much more effective and pusher fans let the engine get too warm. In fact, adding just the fans to the cooling stack makes the truck run hotter at highway speeds since the fans get in the way of our already bad airflow through the top of our hood. It may not be a problem for your landy since you've got a typical vertical cooling stack - but I figured I'd chime in anyways.
You can use the solid fan from the original 2.25, or delete the hood latch (use hood to fender latches) and cut up the radiator support and cross member to move the radiator forward.
I'm really trying to avoid chopping up this radiator support. Mainly just because of the time constraints but I will try to swap the old fan pully today 🤘
What a legend, love the whole process, it was such a good watch. Really jealous of the series 3.
Thank you! It's alot of work but I'm having a ton of fun working on this old series 🤘
It's so much fun to watch you build. Looking forward to seeing this one run and drive!
So I've already watched ahead. Being a Brit in the UK and a long term LAnd Rover fanatic, its great to see a build like this in the USA. I too have an 88" coiler, although I'm running all Land Rover axles and suspension. But I do have a 200Tdi in mine. The old 19j isn't a bad engine though, just treat them gentle and don't beat on them too hard. The don't really like being thrashed. Awesome build my friend. 😀
520lbs??? That’s insane. British engineering at its best.
A VW TDI weights half of that, and it makes twice the HP/TQ.
This series is becoming one of my favorite things on TH-cam!
You are mirroring my first thoughts exactly. The vw PD tdi is around 335 fully dressed. More power, smoother and more efficient. It's a tempting swap down the road. My biggest concern if finding a manual transmission that will mate to a t case that is passenger offset front and rear. Maybe I can find a vw tdi adapter to a land rover r38 transmission and with a lt230 tcase? Or a land cruiser? I'm still researching...
@@DirtLifestyledoomsday diesel makes a kit from vw tdi to r380
@@DirtLifestyle You can use old Toyota 5 speed and a stock or 4.7 tcase with the TDI. For the passenger drop rear, just get a tom woods drive shaft. You can also do dual cases if you want to make a mount :)
These comments are getting me all hot and bothered
It's funny how the British watch everyone else's cars getting more reliable, more efficient, more powerful, and better quality and say "Nah bruv, we're good".
I recently discovered your channel and have been binge watching every video.
Amazing content, you single handedly reignited my passion for offroad driving and camping!
I used to go wheeling with my dad years ago when I didn’t have my license but I then picked up a Datsun 280z and have been into low cars ever since.
Now looking to get a Defender 90 to get back into wheeling together with my dad.
Thank you! 🙏
Looks awesome, like everything else you build Nate. Man, can't say it enough, love watching you work man, amazing mind!!!!
I'm totally loving this build, i went with a different aproach, swapped the body over a Toyota lj70 frame with all its running gear so it has coils, 5 speed box and a 3.0 turbodiesel. The stock center crossmember hangs too low, like an anchor, awful in mud and snow. If you change the stock fan for an electric one you'll even gain some hp's, everything counts! And the intercooler position is where the stock one is placed.
Love this build. Quick, cheap dirty and informative much like what most watching would build. You know both the desert and snow wheeling builds a ton of heat. It’s not the spot to cut corners. Whatever you do for a fan make sure it’s got capacity to spare
You are a good dude Nate!!! Love what you do and have been doing since the beginning 👍🏻🤘🏻
That means alot 👊. You rock dude
I've done that exact conversion, and I ran a 12-inch push fan and never had any issues
Loving seeing this build come along and what you're doing with it, one thing I do love about my defender and that generation of landy is everything switches out pretty easy like my defender had a late 19j from the factory but now has a Discovery 200tdi which goes straight in😂
On my Cummins powered CJ I chose a puller type fan. I like the ability to switch the fan off in a water crossing.
If you Go deep enough the water will walk the fan into the radiator.
Those tires are gonna be nuts in the snow! I can't wait to watch snow wheeling videos this winter!
Awesome content as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along.
I enjoy the fact that the motor is still Land Rover. Another cool swap would be one of the v8’s out of an lr3 or lr4
As usual great content. Old landys from Series 2 till Late 1989 are all very interchangable, with a few mods. The engine block is a 5 main bearing type, which was originaly introduced in the Series 3 2.25l Petrol/Diesel . From there the 200 TDI was developed. BTW....keep waving at each older Landy as well as old Defenders, its the LAW ;-)
Lol good to know 😎
My electric fan was a cheaper flex-a-lite fan that wasn’t reliable, it worked good new, but after a couple years it would give me problems and overheated a few times not realizing the fan wasn’t working. If you can find a brushless electric fan that is reliable go for it🤙🏽
Cool stuff Nate. I really enjoy your channel.
I put a 200tdi in series III 15 years ago with a push fan, no shroud. About 50,000 miles trouble free. Not a hint of overheating, very simple solution.
Good choice, much better than the old 2.5 TD (Although a lot better than the 2.25 normally aspirated Series 3 like mine!) But a 300tdi a better option these days as 200's getting scarce and cylinder heads almost impossible to find.....Best engines ever produced by Land Rover, simple with very little electronics....the reason the British Military stuck with the 300tdi!
Awesome Build. I"m a LR enthusiast and to just find a car like that and in that kind of conditions is just awesome. I can't wait to see it crawling..
I've done a couple of Series 19j swaps, what I do with regards to fan, is simply remove the viscous fan clutch altogether, and weld the fan blade itself directly to the pulley (plastic fan but steel center) works great and is simple and cheap. That said though you would probably want an electric fan instead when it comes to winter wheeling, or it will cool way too much. or just limit the airflow through the rad with an oldschool setup like a curtain
A good mod for these (that would help with your radiator clearance) is to put a rod with bushes (can’t think what you call it) that runs from the gearbox crossmember to a fixing point off the left hand side of the bellhousing. It’s something the army did with theirs. It damps and reduces loads of fore and aft movement of the engine/gearbox assembly .. help a ton with managing your clearance, but it also makes the handbrake work a lot better. Happy to send a picture if you have a public email ..
Like a torque rod?
Dude, this is awesome. Your content is second to none. To be honest, if we lived closer to each other, it would probably end my 34 year marriage, as I'd be at your place all the time helping to build stuff. Rock on man. I love living through your channel.
I think you are the right man for making an incredible electric off-road vehicle
Electric has enticed me since high school. I had a 59 cj5 before I was on youtube and I was pretty motivated to do an eclectic swap, it just never manifested. The price was pretty high back then, maybe it's better now 🤷♂️
Thanks Nate, best of luck. Enjoying the build...as always ❤
Hi, be carefull with fan, the powetrain bushes with time looses the stiffness and is quite common to find that the fan hits the Radiator.
My option was to remove the mechanical fan and fit an pull electric fan (a good and reliable brand - huge difference in noise and efficiency)
Hi again, if at certain point you decide to move forward and fit the 200 TDI, keep the same manifold. The flanges needs some fabrication but they will work perfectly as is the setup used by the Defender 200 TDI, which the motor was different from the same 200 TDI mounted in the Disco/RR.
Coming along nicely 👍 will be fun to see that thing in the snow.
I can't wait to get it in some powder ❄️
Good job, Nate. I enjoy watching your channel, buddy.
Brilliant content as always, as a defender 110 driver and Landrover lover it’s great to see you working on something exiting with a landy! Looking forward to seeing the end result! Viewing from wales (United Kingdom)
I don't have knowledge 4u but I love this channel and what you build. This rig is going to be awesome and I can't wait to see it on the trail. Good luck Nate 👍
Awesome video Nate, the swap on these is really good and so many things are reusable to , saves time/money ,this will be cool to see when its done for the ONX challenge and even better when its out in the snow on the trails 👍
Coming along nicely man !!! Can’t wait to see it run !
Tab jammie, coolent bits and bobs....😂 love it!
Keep up the awesome content and good luck to finish the Yeti project in time.
I have 3-200tdi engines in Texas, I also put in the P38 steering box on my 68 109. its a great upgrade
Do you want to sell one? 😀
We can work out something
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Straight Vinegar in radiator. Can’t wait to see the Land Rover in the on X challenge and even more so in the snow
I tried white distilled in a past project, and it only worked OK. I'm pretty sure I did a 50/50 mix with water, so maybe I need to try again with pure vinegar 🤔
Dude!! Great video!!! Cheeper is always make for better content!!! I'll keep voting for your team!!!✌️
We are honored to have your vote! You Rock!
Late model defenders come standard with a push fan, keeps them cool in 40°c weather towing a caravan. Works a treat
In Australia when we fitted straight 6 cylinder engines to these cars we cut and notched the chassis in front of the radiator and sliced the radiator support to move the radiator forwards
Love your content, it helps with my really mild builds
Thanks bro! I watch videos unrelated to the stuff I build for the same reasons. Inspiration comes in all shapes and sizes 🙌
I put a Ford Contour fan in my CJ5 with a 360. All because the mechanical fan was so close to the radiator. Little did I know there was a short snout water pump available.
This is so RAD. I really like the budget diesel swap that is going on here for sure!!!! My favorite build out of all the Onx Builds!!!!
I run a push fan on my 200tdi powered landrover 88 using same radiator as yourself. I have zero cooling issues and very rarely need to switch it on even when crawling in summer.
Went to a push fan when I upgraded my Geo Tracker from the 1.6 to the 2.0 and never had cooling issues. Did have an issue with it wiggling loose on the Rubicon but I have since learned a lesson and built a shroud. Will never attach something thru the fins again.
I am loving this build!
Both my series 3's use electric push fans with a kill switch in the cab so i can shut it off when i cross deep water. Go for push fan.
I love the build. I am guessing that the turbo has oil going to it. Have seen several diesels run away when the seals blow. Have you considered safety measures to prevent a run away? Maybe a butterfly on the intake? Maybe an electronic shut off valve on the oil supply side to the turbo?
Can’t wait to see the finished rig Nate, I bet it will be bad ass rover..
It will be a very sweet ride I can wait to see it finished 👍🏻
ditch the fan cluth and make a plate to mount the fan solid to the pulley/pump. should gain you a couple inches clearance. Also a push fan wont help with the intercooler.
Havent used Evaporust, I usually use CLR ( calcium, lime, rust) since previous owners use tap water. It does a great job but a little costly. I clean the radiator and heater core separately then assemble everything on the vehicle and fill the cooling system with clr, no thermostat and run it alternating from idle to 2500 rpm for an hour. Drain and flush until clear. Then fill with water and dump in half a cap of liquid cascade dishwashing soap and repeat the hour run time. Drain and flush again and then use my vacuum filler to remove water, replace thermostat, and fill with coolant.
Ditch the mechanical fan, to close, one good hit and bye bye rad. Do the push fan, just make sure it has a good grill for when you pack it full of snow this winter it doesn't plug up.
I usually run 2 electric fans - built-in backup. 1 fan with temp switch & 1 fan rocker switch.
Love the build, my concern about a push fan is, you want to run this in the mountains with more snow that man was to drive through with ANYTHING . wont the push fun get full of snow and stop working? you would know more than me. that would be my main concern. good luck on the challenge.
I was thinking the same so I've never used one. But packaging constraints make it attractive, so if people say they have good luck using them I'm tempted to try one out...
Brings new meaning to boat anchor.
Fan issue I ran a push when I had a 200tdi in my 2a.
Worked a charm.
Orthough being a 19j motor the fan pully should be interchangeable with the old 2.25 and just bomb that fan on, with a push fan in the front and all heating issues are solved.
make sure the oil jets underneed the pistons are there and work! make sure the pistons are forget pistons! otherwise they will crack... make a good coolingsystem (late rrc) and a big intercooler (Saab 9-3) to keep de intake and motor temp low! then you have some more room between de fan and radiator,(if you modified the rear section of the grill) also take the air from the outside from the landy and not under the hood. i had a 19J engine in my ldh s2a 109. use the
coolingfan from the 2.25 petrol engine.
I like mechanical fans a lot and it looks like you still have room to move that rad forward a bit more to get the clearance you need.
Love it man. Hope to go off-roading with you some time.
I use an electric push fan on my heavy series 3 109 with a tuned om602 on the standard radiator with no problems.
hi from uk
i'm currently 18 months in into rebuilding 1983 land rover series 3 with 19j engine interesting in the way your going about your build vs mine
keep up the good work
Get the citrus powder that they use for canning (canning section of your local grocery store). Mix it with about a gallon of hot water, then pour it into the cooling system, start the engine and let it run (I pull the thermostat). Run it for about an hour or so, then drain it. You'll have to flush with distilled water a few times but it will make the cooling system super clean.
I am down on the corner, in town. I have the ability to make simple custom fittings, if you get in a bind. Come by sometime and I will give you a tour.
I’ve been wanting to convert my series Land Rover to power steering and would love to see in detail a video on how you modified the rover to install the power steering. Thanks for a very cool video!
Coming along nicely.. thanks for the video
Seems like you can trim some out of the front header panel and move the radiator forward 5/8" or so.
Back in the day, the diesel swap for the dreaded 19J was a Mazda 3.5ltr turbo that had more than enough grunt and made the LR a joy to drive. The adapter plates should still be available. I have a Toyota 1B 3ltr diesel bolted up to my classic Range Rover that includes an after market turbo/intercooler. The Toyota 3B is 3.4ltr(?) with the turbo already attached.
I was pretty gutted when you put the Jeep Cummins on hold and not turned on by the Series III. But then you go and swap a 19J into it - I mean wtf. I’m on! It’s one of the least liked Land Rover engines and coincidentally the one I have in my OneTen High Capacity. I do have a 300 TDI that’s going to live there at some point.
Now I’m really looking forward to see what you will do with it. Hope it serves you as good as it has done me.
The 19j doesn't have the best reputation online lol. But this is why I was able to get two for super cheap 😁. Hopefully they hold together ok!
I used to have an electric Pacet fan on my -74 (2,25 petrol). It only started running when offroading or driving in que. All other driving conditions would never push the engine hot enough to start the fan. I live in Norway btw. It eventually broke down because of road salt, and I never fitted a new fan or refitted the original fan. I had plans to put in a new electric fan, but sold the car before i got around to it.
Gonna be a cool ride
Evaporust has a product for cooling systems called Thermocure I used it in my cj5 I had. Worked well, left it in about 10 days heat cycled it every day. Would recommend
You are like a real shop foreman!! I'm here to help guys lol
Depending on which bonnet you have standard v deluxe you can move the rad support forward 2"/3"
I was never able to keep my 6cyl 2A 109 cool with a pusher fan. Was ok in flowing traffic, but slow traffic, driving up mountains, slow heavyish off-roading and I was overheating and having to sit and let it cool. Though I am in Qld Australia so summer temps are often over 35C.
Drove me nuts and I've since done plenty of research and won't be using a pusher.
My preference would be to cut the rad panel and shuffle the intercooler and rad forward and use the mechanical fan with a shroud. 2nd option would be to remove the mech fan, cut the shaft down as short as possible to fit a pull fan with a shroud. This is a method many UK 200tdi conversions have used.
I'd also seal the rad panel to the rad as best as possible to ensure all air pressure passes through the rad fins and not around.
I put a 200tdi in my series 3 landrover (common conversion here in the uk) i took the viscous fan and fitted an electric on a manual switch and to be honest i never really need to turn it on, i didnt add an intercooler either
I really enjoy your videos
I can’t believe how much that little engine weighs! My 22re needs a replacement so I went and bought one today. Without intake manifold and exhaust manifold, it was pretty easy to move. Internet says fully dressed engine is 340lbs, but man the head and block can’t be more than 230lbs. Crazy
Going to look so good on dirt!
If you got a smooth rocker cover it’s a later one and if it’s rough then it’s an early one! Great to see them still being used and providing you keep them well serviced up and don’t expect to do any really long runs in the heat they will be fine! Not the great moment for Land Rover!
They basically took the old 2.25 which then was made into the 2.5 with some modifications like the pump and timing belt which was extremely reliable but very underpowered and thought it would take the power and heat of a turbo…. Its didn’t do very well!
Nice intercooler welds!
Thank you! Having a comfortable tig torch really helped my ability as an aluminum welder.
Guys I’ve run with out a cutoff switch on electric fans for water crossings. This way the fans don’t shear off blades and send them through the rad. My trick is to use an engine without enough compression to build much heat- then run a worn out clutch fan that just stops when it hits water. (You know- if you can call “ extreme low budget “ a trick.