[ROVERNET - UK] Wanted: P4 '60' 4-cylinder engine in USA/Canada
S Manwell
s_manwell at alum.swarthmore.edu
Wed Feb 28 01:45:31 GMT 2007
Yes, a 90 or 105 would make a nice conversion. I also suggested to the
restorer that a 6-cylinder car was more likely to be restored. It
sounds as though the existing specification may have some sentimental
value to the owner... --Steve
Paul Smith wrote:
> Look, if it were mine I'd source some 105 badges and stick a 105 engine in.
>
> PVS
>
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> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Wanted: P4 '60' 4-cylinder engine in USA/Canada
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> I have been in contact with a garage in Connecticut that is looking for
> a good P4 '60' engine for a restoration on a 1958 P4 they are doing for
> a customer. The engine in the car is firmly seized after a long soak
> with 'Mystery Oil in the cylinders. I have advised them that they might
> find an engine through Land Rover Series I sources, and they are looking
> into importing an engine from the UK. Sounds like the engine was low on
> power for a while, then sat for some years and is now seized.
>
> Does anyone know of a 60 engine available in North America? How about a
> good running 60 engine available in the UK or elsewhere?
>
> Depending on how badly stuck the engine is, they might be better off
> putting resources into rebuilding the existing engine rather than
> putting in a running engine with unknown history. I don't think there
> are many 60's or Series I's in the US. Maybe put an '80' / LR Series II
> engine in it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Manwell
>
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