HELP want to replace engine in mk1 transit any sugestions

[Neil]

Thanks I'll take a look also can anyone tell me were to get new leaf springs

not available but they can be reconditioned rossendale road springs lancashire

[adam 120 ex aa]

that mk2 on ebay has sold for £300 did you buy it ?

[Neil]

that mk2 on ebay has sold for £300 did you buy it ?

too far for me adam

[FredTransit]

It's a swb

You really don't need a V6 then mate, the 2L will be fine. We've got a 1.6L pinto in a SWB van and it's nippy enough. We have a 2L pinto in an ex horsebox luton, again it's fine.

[Neil]

the v6 will use a bit more fuel , ive had 1.6 petrols won t pull the skin off a rice pudding fit the best option you can as if you go 2.0 litre and it feels underpowered your at square one

[adam 120 ex aa]

the 3.0 wont use a bit more fuel,it will use loads more than a diesel. its a van not a racing car 1.6 will be under powered 3.0 will use loads of petrol and how often you going to need 3.0 power not very often but your be paying 3.0 running cost every time you turn the key.going from diesel to 3.0 he will think he's got a fuel leak. so 2.0 is the best option

[boneheaddread]

Hi I recently brought a 1976 mk1 transit motorhome it has it's original 2.4 litre York engine but I want to replace with petrol due to living in side londons emission zone any ideas what would be a good replacement. Thanks

Hi , if you are selling your diese engine and box l give us a shout , thanks john

[Neil]

the 3.0 wont use a bit more fuel,it will use loads more than a diesel. its a van not a racing car 1.6 will be under powered 3.0 will use loads of petrol and how often you going to need 3.0 power not very often but your be paying 3.0 running cost every time you turn the key.going from diesel to 3.0 he will think he's got a fuel leak. so 2.0 is the best option

give us the figures mpg for a v6 and mpg 2.5 di or v6 against 2.0 ive had all the variants but had the 3.0 the longest yes it will use more than the diesel but it aint loads but thats offset with petrol being cheaper, smoother , quiet

[FredTransit]

It's all down to your driving style. You can be a lead foot and need a 2nd mortgage to run a V6, or be constantly pushing a DI for more speed and still use too much. There is a school of thought that is having a bigger engine but not pushing it hard will be more economical, but the temptation is always there to put your foot down.

[Neil]

It's all down to your driving style. You can be a lead foot and need a 2nd mortgage to run a V6, or be constantly pushing a DI for more speed and still use too much. There is a school of thought that is having a bigger engine but not pushing it hard will be more economical, but the temptation is always there to put your foot down.

thats bang on fred in our town theres 2 lwb mk 2 vans i have the v6 the other is 2.0, both builders vans and hardly nothing in the fuel costs, the v6 driven right will pull the van full of stuff with little revs

[adam 120 ex aa]

no point putting a V6 in it and driving it like an undertaker lol

[Bubblehead1]

It been decided that 2 litre will be fine for what it will be used for (weekend fishing trips) still trying to find a decent one as we are working in the street dnt want to do a rebuild neighbours bit of a nightmare

[adam 120 ex aa]

you need to check ebay daily your best bet is buy a hole van and break it up try and find a friend thats got a drive that wont mind you parking it on working on cars in the road is against the law now??????. youve only gota get some one phone up the council plus if you can put it somewer you can take all the bits of the van to sell and get you money back a mate scraped an ldv van with no engine and box (engine and box in my van now) and he got £300 scrap for it so if you do it rite you could more or less do it for free????

[Bubblehead1]

Another question if someone could help will I need to change the rear axel when I change the engine

[Neil]

Another question if someone could help will I need to change the rear axel when I change the engine

if its single wheel now it will do