Back at it again. I had a couple hours so I tore back into Frankie. Good news and bad news. Good news; I found a nicked o-ring on the oil pickup tube. Hopefully that will cure some issues. Bad news; found lots of bearing material in the bottom of the pan. Even if this fixes the oil pressure, life of the engine has been greatly decreased. Hopefully it doesn't need new bearing immediately. Pplleeaasseeeee no rod knock. Bright side, the cam still looks good from beneath and no sign of movement from the new cam bearings.

I'll report back tomorrow when I get the pressure relief valve reinstalled and what-knot.

 

Is Frankie the newly acquired D2 or is that the one you've had for a while?

 

Do you have a link for one of those units!? I've been on the hunt for something like that for my 99 disco 2.

 

 

That actually might be a good working solution...

 

It makes sense to me. HD did not have a m10x1.0 barb dealio, but they are on amazon for like $10. Havent picked one up yet

 

The old guy. Named "Frankenstein's Monster" because of how cobbled together it really is. Been with me for... 5 years now, I think? We spat sometimes, but she'll stick around a long time.

The new dame doesn't have a name yet. The little lady wants to drive it a while before she settles on a name.

 

Let the adventures begin...

 

Today is a sad day. Confirmed that there is a deeper issue in the engine. I got the pressure relief reinstalled and filled her up with oil. I put in a fresh out filter to confirm that wasn't the issue as well. I pulled the engine and fuel relays and cranked her over for probably 30 seconds. Went back out, unthreaded the oil filter, nothing. It's not pulling out out if the pan for some reason. I can only suspect that the low oil pressure from the nicked o-ring caused the oil pump.p to run dry and wear the cover.

Autopsy will happen in a couple of weeks. I suspect she will end up sitting; not getting fixed. The girlfriend's will get the new cam, lifters, timing set, and the heads which were decked and had a valve job done 25k miles ago. Eventually I'll pull the engine and that's when I'll decide what it's fate is to become. Ls swap? Cummins swap? Leave it built as a trail/overlanding rig? Build it into a rwd prerunner? Who knows. That'll be a ways down the road.

Of course, there is a chance I can throw a used front cover on it and run with it, but with all the bearing material I found I'm wondering if I'd even want to go that route. Maybe I'll borrow the front cover off the girlfriend's and see if that works.

I dunno. I'll keep you guys updated one way or another.