Hello, I have a 1997 Land Rover Discovery 4.0 V8. I have removed the entire Powertrain along with the engine harness and under-dash harness with all of the fuse boxes and relays. I was wondering if anyone out there has any information as to making this engine a standalone system? I have the entire engine harness and ECU hooked up. There are three plugs which plug into the main Dash harness. If anyone has any tips or tricks as to what wires to jump, ground, or give power to the ECU? I would like to use the stock fuel system if possible. if anyone has any pictures of the pin layout on the plug any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

All the pinout info is in the Rave -- just gotta look!

 

Im sorry I'm now to this forum thing, what is "the Rave" if you dont mind me asking.

 

Rave is the workshop manual.

There are actually a few documents that will help you.
- the workshop manual
- the electrical troubleshooting manual
- the engine overhaul manual
- the gems obd manual
- the gems system manual

All of these can be found in the link to a google drive in my signature. You'll find everything you need.

Have at it!

 

Since the previous conversation I have marked and labeled the three harness plugs that connect the engine harness 2 the chassis harness. I have played around for a while now and still haven't gotten the right combination of wires or power to the ecu? It cranks over but has no spark.

 

does anyone know of a website where I can purchase things like a timing cover with a distributor h hole, distributor, intake manifold, carburetor, Etc.?

 

Items like a timing cover are going to be almost impossible to find new. You'll have to look for one from a '94/'95 DI or '95 RRC. That is if you want to stay with the serpentine configuration. If you want go with a RRC or D90 timing cover designed for use with v belts, you could potentially be introducing new complications into the mix.

The same thing goes for the intake manifold. You can fine new ones if you are looking to revert back to carbs. Companies like Edelbrock have them available new at places like Summit Racing.

Rovers North, Atlantic British and the usual host of Rover parts sellers offer distributors compatible with the 14CUX system.

If you're really thinking about reverting to carbs, it's not that difficult but you may need to use a different cam, especially if you wind up with an earlier timing cover. Again, Summit will have most of what you need with a lot of it coming from Edelbrock. Just look up parts for a Buick 215.

I did this conversion on an old grey market RRC I had about 15 years ago. I took a 4.0L with almost no mileage on it and converted it to work with an Edlebrock 4 barrel. I loved it and the conversion was fun. But, I didn't have to worry about the fuel system because the RRC I was putting the engine in was originally equipped with carbs (dual stromberg's) so I didn't have to deal with the significantly lower fuel pressure needed for cards vs. injectors.