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General Category => GENERAL CHAT => Topic started by: lurch032003 on February 04, 2014, 01:27:24 PM
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;) took out s3 oil pump found marking/clamp marks on drive shaft !!! and some fillings inside, main shaft seal and ballbearing sized within so have spair one on order so just waiting on that hopefully this will cure my problem of it smoking like a battleship. lol
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Still waiting on oil pump to arrive so had a last day and fitted outdoor waterproof sockets saves sticking cable through window and then shouting to get it plug in all the time and then unplugged should of done this four years ago !!!!!
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Fitted high level led tail lights. Pretty pointless, but enjoyed doing a wee project over the last couple of evenings (I'm not quick).
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More LED's? and red this time. I'm starting to worry lol
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More LED's? and red this time. I'm starting to worry lol
I know. I'm blaming Ron, his sowed the seed. I think maybe I need to get out more.
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Too wet to do much today, but did swap my interior light bulb for an LED. Waiting for it to get dark to test it :)
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new heavy duty steering bar so both track rods are changeable also after a year got ma new wiper park switch fitted and its brilliant with working wipers forgot how they were ment to function been so long lol props greased and got soaked that sums up today and took a few loads to the tip with the sankey ;D
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Fitted crystal wipac lights with Osram Night breakers. Painted the grill and light surrounds with a plastic textured paint and lended moral support whilst the D3 front and rear belts were changed. Feet up watching the rugby.
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Stripped out old oil pump in my S3 and put replacement in , filled her up with oil and charged the battery and hay presto shd fired into life and all was well fit about five mins and she's back to how she was before bellowing bout smoke , I have a replacement one coming on wednesday (cheers smiffy) so over next week or so it will be strip him out and get her in so I have my landy in use again.
Then its strip down time when I get space to find out exactly what is wrong and get it fixed so gave a Spair going forward for both landys if I ever need one again and hints on how to store it far keep it indoors and oil down the cylinders ?
Cheers
John
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Awoke early and just as well smiffy (great guy ) was on the ball and called to say he was 10mins away -panic lol shifted motors out of way so can get delivery of engine and completed just in time after a very skilfully reverse by smiffy and hoist and a bit of well coordinated moving all done time for chat and coffee and had left me feeling very jealous of his really lovely ownership of his landy which his pics of really showed alot of love and effort put in to produce a very very nice vehicle (hate him as so jealous) anyways shifted all the vehicles back in right order needed and now laid up with leg thumping sore so laters all
John
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Got my rear wheel carrier fitted, courtesy of Shug. All fitted to perfection as usual. Always learn something new when I go to Shugs. Lol
Just a wee paint job required now.
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Clever we bracket & spacer
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Now with tyre fitted.
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Thanks again Shug.
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Looks terrible! Take it off immediately! It will only ever look good on a Red 90. :o
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You've got enough to be doing without worrying about a wheel carrier, get on with your conversion lol
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Yes boss. Just waiting on a roof and sides :o
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Well not much but wish I had her working as in town and its been snowing and then chucking it down and I git the convertable in not great in this weather but is waterproof so stay dry, but roads are more streams and rivers so can't imagine how bad it is else where but drive safe wherever you are.
Oh and happy valintines day to everyone hope u all remembered !!!
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I had a second hand prop and VCU fitted to get the freebie back to 4wd.
Next week - new stuts, spring and a 2" lift hopefully. And a long overdue service.
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Went for a wee run out the back of Dunning today, testing out a windscreen camera mount for my Drift HD 170
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Out to fix a fence down by the loch.
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Looking good gene love the view, today I did some more welding and grinding on my S2a as its coming along slow but sure as can do so much then its rest time but at some point today got chap coming to get my old nissan of me as don't need it and havnt got the space or time to fix her for mot so of she goes one less to worrie about and one more space available mmmmm I wonder what I could fill it with lol best fix my landys first lol laters folks
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Started the strip down of old engine in order to remove it from landy so good replacement can go in and I can use her again never realised there's more connections than others on fuel system!
Also started putting non new parts and service other engine in between showers .
Shug turned up with bits I needed and gave him parts he needed nice to see him and his daughter again great wee catch up wish weather was better but hay ho rest time now
Laters all
John
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Nothing much out of doors today done bar wade out to garage to do some work on the 2A don't you just love the Scottish weather ! When you need it dry it rains and when your stuck at work it a glorious sunny day!!
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Well its certainly a bit damp here today. The main road to town is closed due to flooding just north of Callander and the river has burst its banks all over the place.
Had to go and have a look-see....
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Great picture :)
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Well bit the bullet and have purchased a engine hoist which is due next week as need to get this engine swap done and going forward it will come in very handy when doing other work so justified buying it as the chain hoist was just not going to cut it for what I want to do
Laters
John
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Cleaned intercooler of 19years of muck I think lol ;).More responsive through the gears now ;D. Bought a cb radio kit! Thanks to Dave T for advice :D :D. Now do I get a Mud console or Raptor??
Brian
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Fitted a Discovery 1 seat in the passenger side, jesus it it comfy! Quite easy as well, basically extend the fixing rail by a few inches and you even us ethe original holes!. Drivers one today :)
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Fitted the fron diff back into the D3 yesterday after work and got it all built back up and ready for a test drive one I finish today.
Hopefully it cured :-\
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Spent all today getting the engine out and by god it was fun , stripped of all components I could while still hoisted so upon visual inspection looks like bores may have had it but hay ho next step is to fit the parts I need on replacement engine I got and get it in and start connected up.
Laters
All
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8) you know that feeling you get that something is just not right and it isn't until you see or read somewhere it hits you what it is well it just happened to me,
My S3 always seemed to run hot , great heater thought nothing of it until now as had striped thermostat housing of and no thermostat was in place!!!! The engine was knackered and it was a PO bodge to keep it running cool by taking it out just long enough for me to have the engine pop on me no wonder it ended up smoking like a battleship it explains so much .
At least I now have a load if parts and a new engine(second hand checked) can't wait to see the innards to see why it been budged by PO and now I can say ahhhhhhhh haaaaaa !!!!
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P***** off by the 3rd windscreen wash nozzle in a year snapping off in the frost ....and being a pain to fit a new one unless you have treble joined 9in long fingers.... so I've re-routed the wash water to two twin nozzles mounted on the bonnet. Far better coverage on the windscreen, 45 minutes work and all the components involved cost £10 more than another rubbish LR nozzle.
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P***** off by the 3rd windscreen wash nozzle in a year snapping off in the frost ....and being a pain to fit a new one unless you have treble joined 9in long fingers.... so I've re-routed the wash water to two twin nozzles mounted on the bonnet. Far better coverage on the windscreen, 45 minutes work and all the components involved cost £10 more than another rubbish LR nozzle.
I often wondered how the hell they would be done as have two new ones and need to replace the drivers one but with what you have done sounds far better way to go and a great idear cheers gene for the way to do it ( head now gone into rest mode ) something else to do .
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Just take care to experiment with where the jet will land. Nozzle too close to the bulkhead will mean the jet does not go high enough. My nozzles are now about 4 inches in front of the hinge plate.
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Got rid of the leaky rectangle reverse and fog light renewed the wiring and installed the round lights, with adding some aluminium plate, this offers some rigidity for my drop down ladder to sit on.
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Well after a long sore day I managed on my own-some to get my replacement engine into the landy the 74 one which will be tax free next year woo hoo anyways it took from 11am till 5 with my seat , carpet on ground and painkillers with loads of rests stops I thought I would never get it done , I think all in discounting breaks I had to take it took 2 hrs work with 4 hrs resting lol anyways bar nuts to go on and a jiggle to line it up its in so just have to try remember where everything connects too which will be fun lol oh well rest day tomorrow as totally f@@ked and sore really over did it should of got folk in to do it for me anyways laters
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Well done to you, just get back in to it tomorrow and get it all sorted, then worry about the aches an pains some other time with an alcoholic beverage.
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Ty wish I could but have medical problems in my legs which prevent me doing to much at once hence the time it took and all the resting I did, I would love to just keep going like I use too but they days are gone for now but on a good level I have got this far so pretty good for me but I will get to it.
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Took advantage of a nice day yesterday and feeling okay to get out and do more on landy , bar the plumbing side of things and oil she is just about ready but and there always a but with a landy my master brake cylinder is U/S so new one on order plus a service kit for broken one so have a Spair somehow during assembly I managed to squeeze the copper clutch pipe shut and as I checked the clutch once engine was bolted up it went snap grrr oh well the joys
Laters all
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Knock knock postie at door and a new clutch master cylinder has arrived so going to get that fitted today and anything else I can but got a meeting at work first oh well can only hope weather improves till then laters all
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;D got to the point off where I put key in to turn her over a few times a way hay all okay and still working as should, tomorrow is battery on charge a fitting all floor plating in cab and attach oil cath filter, check water and oil levels and see if she will fire up .
Laters
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Spent all day trying to work out why the injectors aren't getting fuel , checked all lines , bleed everything but still no fuel to the injectors ????? Read and re-read the manual and everything seems connected up right I just can't figure it out, so disconnect everything from cav and put on one from my engine before and hay presto she fire up but soon died as must of been enough fuel in her at least I know the engine runs, anyway all I can think of is I have the top and bottom pipe wrong way connected to fittings so on Monday / Tuesday will swap them over as I think this is it well laters
Cheers
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well its done, what you say, i have got my landy to turn over and start all that's left is to tune it up and bleed the clutch and a test run to see if any leaks or fingers crossed anything else, bar that, one engine swap done, okay it took over three months but come on, im not able to do what i use too considering my health, plus i feel damm proud of myself its the first i ever done myself and using a manual to do it.
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>:( the engine smokes like a tug boat not as bad as other one but still smokes blue , tried everything to recitifi it bar do the valves stems seals, wish i had been told its actual condition so i could off done the work on it before i strived for ages to fit it, not a happy person right now and you know who you are !!! a little honesty would of helped me !!!
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Nothing worse after all that work, feel for you.
Try keep going, it'll be even more rewarding now once you do get it fixed.
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What a nightmare! Hope you shame the individual into giving you some compensation! Keep up the good work. Been enjoying seeing your progress! :)
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Forgot to say how I got it running, when putting on the cav injector it fits on a spindle cig a certain way so it must be lined up so managed to get it out of engine the cig bit and turned each so they would line up when put together hard bit worked out using grease to hold the spindle cog in cav first helped locate it into engine and way ho it works and squirtling fuel this also ment I now had to tune it up this is where it becomes problem matic , blue smoke grrrr anyways read if you advance or retard the cav it can reduce or clear the smoke by turning it one degree at a time, well tried both directions and no difference bar engine either races or near cuts out so set it in between where least smoke was coming out, then again reset all the points and still no difference , back to manual and read upon forums by sounds if engine and looks it could now be valve steam seals so have done homework to find out how to do them so that's next task .
Also have to drop gear box out to check clutch as it's not disengaging so have that to do also now Grrrr who said it would be easy lol by end of this I will open up a small garage and start fixing others ascwill have the equipment and knowlege and experience of doing it lol
Anyways it's late and needctovtry get some sleeep laters
Cheers
John
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If it's been sitting for a while clutch plate might just be stuck to flywheel. I had that problem on old series, wheeled it up against SUBSTANTIAL wall pushed clutch peddle to floor and tried to start it, after a few tries it freed off.
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Hi all,I'm not feeling to bad, I worked out what I have to do , gear box dropped and clutch replaced and parts checked, cylinder head valve stems seals all need doing and ground in so big jobs but not impossible to do just time consuming , cleaned up garage and painted the under body of other landy tub and now resting up.
Cheers all
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^^^^ A rather simpler job..... Robbed the foam from one seat back to replace the gubbed foam in another as part of making up two good matching seats from 4 assorted ones. Turned out to be easier than I thought. The seat back peels off like a pillow case, just a sort of plastic zip-lock do-da at the bottom to deal with. The foam inside is glued to the metalwork but with a bit of careful separation it came off without damage.
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Finally cleaned the mud off from the green road run. Probably won't be welcome on my local forecourt for a while.
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Well since the 5th I haven't managed to get out to do her only some welding on the other one in the garage and near took the top of my middle finger off with grinder lol
Using the mug welder I bought for the first time to do the underneath welding and boy oh boy what a difference and much easyier to use especially for me as the blood flows out my arms within secs on them going above my heart and all grip goes this was so much easyier I found to use and control and got what I feel a better weld done .
Anyways first trip out in Motorhome at present all going okay she ran sweet and sat at 60 most of the way in this wind to auchtermuchty I defiantly need new carpets down
Anyways laters
Cheers hic
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Got the new rear springs fitted and the exhaust hangers replaced, then dicovered that the steering lock/ ignition switch that i picked up is for a diesel not a petrol. Aaaaarrgghh
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Got the new rear springs fitted and the exhaust hangers replaced, then dicovered that the steering lock/ ignition switch that i picked up is for a diesel not a petrol. Aaaaarrgghh
I feel you pain nothing worse in finding out the part is ment for the opposite type engine or ordered wrong brake hose etc hope you get this fixed soon but nice going on everything else that's major work you have achieved so the switch is pretty nothing really and a easy fix
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It is a relatively minor problem but it was so frustrating because i was so chuffed to find one in good order. Back to gemm on monday to raid the petrol series 3 this time.
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Got the right switch this time, just got to fit it now. Also picked up a brand new front panel for next to nothing so quite chuffed with that.
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Hi all had a busy two days of it as back working on S3 have managed after stripping out interior to get to gear box have managed to change over the clutch , old one look from marks on face plate to off been sized on and was not to badly worn so will keep it got a Spair once its been sorted and fixed for reuse so tomorrow just have to bolt it all back together and see if I have managed to sort whatever was wrong and get on with the head as new oil seals and grind all the tappers in and hopefully then will of cured the excessive smoke problem at same time anyways will catch u all laters
Cheers
John
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Success , got the gear box back in lol it was a lot harder then I anticipated it would be , scissor jack under engine to life it at the bell housing , crane with precision placed rope and tie loop wire , plus trolley jack , jumping on it, went through two litres juice, two of the fake fags cartoniser and woolaa it slips into place and slow lower it lines up perfect for its mounts I take a sigh of relief at last, once all bolted and tightened into position took out jet wash and yep I jet washed it so all the gunge and oil from the old engine is washed of her and amazingly its got a silver casing lol feeling proud of my progress I even put seat box back in after it been undercoated and sealed ready to tighter up and Finnish tomorrow fingers crossed again as still to see if it works yet lol
Cheers all
Laters
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I'm just in after putting all back together and she lives and drives well smoky at moment but she does work in all gears so now just to fix the smoky side if it and she is done completed at last. Woo hoo
Laters away for a drink
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made some progress in preparing for KOG next month,
changed the existing aluminium roof for a 3mm polycarb clear roof, plus built & fitted some door tops as it was cheaper than having custom window nets made
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got an alternator to rebuild & new shocks should be here on thursday
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Took the 90 on todays GRR for a change. Beautiful day and stunning scenery...
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Today i started striping of bits and bobs to get my cylinder head off tomorrow to start its overhaul of it and hope when off I find no horrors lurking below as spent a lot of time on her now so here's hopping alls well and it will end well
Anyways laters
Cheers
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Hi read my medicated recent write up and yes all over the place lol
Anyways short version cylinder head done, hotspots replaced and cylinder head cleaned up and back on engine, just got to basically put it all back together .
Pics at
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John, you got predictatext on? Took some deciphering :)
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John, you got predictatext on? Took some deciphering :)
Sorry on a lot of med's, plus not the greatest at writing or spelling my apologies, I'm better working with my hands than writing , :-(
But that said I had my landrover started yesterday woo hoo
That's after I had to change the knackered starter!! And then purchase a new battery.
Outcome still smoking so today back to basics , new injectors(reconditioned) timing and cav adjustment will hopefully be the cure if not I'm ready to give up and dig deep into pocket's to send her to landrover hell my local but good garage who charge a fortune to get her fixed.
One last thought I hadn't thought of may be her timing chain? Could this cause her to smoke also??? Have got a new chain so something else I could try also.
Anyways apologies to all for my way of writing and spelling if its causing a problem ill stop my stories and quietly sit back and read what others are doing.
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John, don't worry just keep the stories coming!
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Got 300tdi into my 1972 series 3. Chopped the front panel a bit to get discovery radiator and td5 intercooler mounted in front, played with hose and pipe to plumb it together. Got to take it all out again to fully weld engine mounts, fit new seals, clutch and timing belt,might get front panel and bulkhead galvanised when it's in bits..... Got 11 inch drums to fit to front axle, rear parabolic springs, new brake shoes/cylinders/pipework then nearly done!
Need to get creative with the disco exhaust to make a nice side exit pipe, but will need to pack a bag and head offshore again tomorrow.
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Help need a Diesel engine the one I bought of here from a member you know who you are is a dud I have tried everything to stop it smoking , replaced-
Injectors, stem seals, ground tappets, change oil, new filters, new gasgets, change starter motor , new battery, change cav and host if other stuff,
So unless I have missed something its a dud in my book and got experience from it all never to trust somebody selling a engine here unless I see it running first!!!!! Oh and had to do clutch also.
I am totally gutted after all this time I have spent doing this I'm just not fit I think to do it again!!
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When the engine was stripped were the bores ok? Did you fit new rings and gap them properly? If the pump timing isn't right it'll smoke, slacken the 3 hold down bolts on the pump, start it up and rotate the pump when running to find the optimum point. Too advanced and it'll knock, too retarded = white reek.... Worth a try?
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When the engine was stripped were the bores ok? Did you fit new rings and gap them properly? If the pump timing isn't right it'll smoke, slacken the 3 hold down bolts on the pump, start it up and rotate the pump when running to find the optimum point. Too advanced and it'll knock, too retarded = white reek.... Worth a try?
all the bores where not touched these looked great have been told to do the timing chain as cant get any difference when adjusting the cav so chain next.
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yesterday took advantage of getting home early, i fitted all new brake discs and pads plus last reaming bearing hub to Saab which has been waiting for over a month to be done so its complete and ready for its mot soon, the weather today is crap and that's me being polite so dug out cav pump and set it up according to manual so it ready to install bat that have to wait for weather to improve.
My other landy the S2A i finished of the drivers front dumb iron repair it needed and quiet impressed with the results and today marked up sheets ready for cutting for other side but again delivery of my cutting discs haven't arrived grrrr and just because back sore from yesterday also having rest of day resting up and hope weathers better tomorrow.
its at times like these i wish i had a double garage to work in just so frustrating having to reply on our Scottish weather to be able to work outside.
anyways later all
cheers
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looking at your picture it looks like white smoke??? if so thats a fueling issue rather than blue oil smoke.
i had one of these about fifteen years ago that did this, in the end a guy from the dockyard who worked on old diesel engines sorted it, he basically timed the pump by listening to the engine and turning the pump, according to the book it was a mile out .
get an old school diesel mech to look at it, find someone into old tractors or the like.
also is there a chance you have fixed it and the exhaust is full of unburnt fuel or oil
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looking at your picture it looks like white smoke??? if so thats a fueling issue rather than blue oil smoke.
i had one of these about fifteen years ago that did this, in the end a guy from the dockyard who worked on old diesel engines sorted it, he basically timed the pump by listening to the engine and turning the pump, according to the book it was a mile out .
get an old school diesel mech to look at it, find someone into old tractors or the like.
also is there a chance you have fixed it and the exhaust is full of unburnt fuel or oil
hi i agree its a fuel/timing problem,have got anther cav ready to install set by the book but as the engine is a unknow i am doing the timm
ing chain also so setting it all by the book basically back to zero and starting from there and hope to get it sorted this way.
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Well the weather been shall we say bad!! Lol and its stop me doing the series3 so got stuck into doing the S2a chassis repairs and have finally finished all the welding that I can see or found needing done. Then from rear to bulkhead i have given it a coat of chassis paint, which I really drenched it in lol , halve of it on me and my glasses , thought I was seeing black spots before me everywhere till I took them off lol , well have to say its looking promising and good so far, tomorrow will start getting what's needed done to get the tub back on and work on that so my fav word is - anyways, laters and cheers
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Worked on series 3 and 2a tub , stripped out and drained radiator and took off water pump, drained oil ready to take sump off so can wedge running gear to take take off sprocket so can get to chiming chain on s3.
On the 2a worked in stripping the tub down , lights,covers, old bolts and sanded off flacky paint, took off all old retaining strips fir seals as they are non exsistant then painted it ready fir measure up and fitting of aluminium checkered plate then its ready to reattach to chassis and paint then wire up again.
Well that's me knackered so resting up fir rest of night
So laters all and cheers
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At last the de-construction has ceased and the assembly begins.
Bulkhead sound proofed last night, replacement engine and gearbox bolted in hopefully for the final time.
Now to work out some wiring to bring the old girl to life.
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Well got to check the timing chain and its great like brand new abet a little slack on runner guide but once cleaned up and reassembled its gone nice and tight?!? I thought since I bought a new chain I would fit it! Ah if life was so easy it only a link to long :-( said it was and checked for my 88 2 1/4 diesel oh well unless I can take a link out its no good to me now so all bolted back up and to how book said . Just cav and radiator to put back in oh and sump, oil and coolant etc then hopefully it will be fixed or just tweaked to get it running without smoke if not I give up and need a new engine. So if you have a diesel 2 1/4 - 2.5 l one that your willing to part with and doesn't smoke hold on I may need it.
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Shiny new Radiator in the 90, no issues other than a jubilee clip on the bottom hose, hard to get at and rusted. I oiled it and used a lump hammer to knock the head round to where I could get at it.... All up and running now :-)
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It's all bolted back together according to the book and have filled it up with oil and water, turned her over and zip she demands her battery to be charged as drained it last time and I forgot :-( anyways on with charger and will try it tomorrow and fingers crossed the smoky is fixed or now can be adjusted enough to stop it now.
Cheers
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??? Well went to turn over the S3 and she's wanting too but not starting to point drained battery, check all fuel lines, bleed it , used some and small amount of easy start but she just won't fire up herself, will check all injectors etc tomorrow and try again, she was hard to start before but sounds like if no fuel getting in so first check is cav to see if its pumping oh well down but not out.
My S2a got its check straps fitted to it after I made four new brackets for them and trip to B/Q for new bolts as run out again. I also fitted its first shock absorber as she had none when I got her so bar doing other side she will be ready to have her tub refitted soon.
Anyways that's all fir now .
Cheers
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Broke out the polish and took it to the classic car show at bridge of allan
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Feeling rather stupid again lol, I done what I already worked out when putting the cav pump injector back on, I forgot to take the sproket and fit it to the cav first. the engibe it does work but the cav pump is not connected in order to rotate to pump diesel to engine hence it not starting again, bar that got tub back on the S2a, i have the rear section complete and took all the self tapping bolts out and replaced them with rivets. it looks so better and there flush so getting there slow but sure.
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Looked at it again in the garage and decided it's never going to get finished by me so the time has come to sell my project :'(
Have a look at the For Sale section for my trials / comp project if your interested
Here's a picture
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Loks like a nice project for someone but I full up have two already keeping me busy hope someone out there snaps it up soon, well got my S3 to dirt if run I think my cav pump is faulty as when started will run at idel as long as peddle pressed full to floor? Didn't have this problem before but have a Spair cav which wil try tomorrow , on the S2a bolted her tub in place and started to sand down its panels swapping between the two so can sit and do one and stand doing other till legs plays up just incase someone wondered why I'm jumping between the two .
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I'm ready to say the engine (name withheld) sold me is a dud and I can't get her to work but have learned a lot in trying, so all I can do now is ask if anyone has a 2 1/4 Diesel engine for sale that I can see running or have one that they know is good and no longer require. If anyone can assist me in my quest to get my S3 back on the road I be most gratefull. Please note money wise I'm near skint so if dear may have to wait a couple months to get paid !
Cheers
John
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Lately been getting my 300tdi 110 ready to go back on the road. New rear crossmemeber welded on main chassis rails fine so lucky to get good metal to weld too. Fabricated heavy duty mid body outriggers. And general other tweaks and adjustments. Its been dry stored for the last 2 odd years. Need it on the road the petrol 90 far to dear to use as a daily drive. Once done on to the next landrover its a never ending joy...... Love them really honestly.
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Well feeling really peed off as didn't have her ready to goto the Slroc day at Bathgate but dud turn up in my Saab lol , and no I didn't go off roading in it lol, I did however get taken round course (forgot his name) by a really nice chap which made me feeling even worse not having mine as would if loved it. Pity weather wasn't that great but it just added to the day making some parts of the course nice and muddy , and a bit hairy as the driver taking me round and I found out as at one point we where sliding down at a very scary angle.
Anyhow look at fantastic weekend was being had and very well attended event look forward to when I can partake in the next event if I get her working .
For now its back to strip out old and await a new engine so laters all.
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Got the dud engine stripped out and strip it if parts to add to my growing collection so all I need now is a working engine to put back in, hope to get a answer on the replacement engine soon and that its passed its test and then delivered to me soon.
I now got two stripped dud engines ready to weigh in and get some beer tokens along with a collection of other bits and bobs may even get enough to fill tank up lol
Anyways rest till I get replacement delivered but off to the car show on Sunday at thurleston castle starts on sat and on Sunday two .
Laters all
John
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At a complete stand still as still looking for a diesel 2:25 l engine as one that looked promising after it had been tested turned out to be a smoky also so hunt fir one continues so if you have a series Diesel engine 2:25 and its a good one and I can see or view it running or some sort of guarantee its good as been duped once so its a case if once bitten twice shy sorry .
So in short I need a engine and be a diesel and be 2:25 please help if you can.
Cheers in need john
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;D well fingers crossed looks like i have found a engine just organizing its delivery and then once here give it a service and check before fitting and fingers crossed i will be back on the road, thanks to all who have tried to help me get one.
john
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Hope it turns out to be a good one.
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Well its arrived safe and ready to start its life with me thanks to network4x4 eBay seller fir all there help in providing information on it plus assisting move-it-express courier company getting it loaded up and delivery of it too me, can't fault either fir there help and regular updates on it progress to me.
Now tomorrow the hard work begins in checking its all okay to fit, first job is to remove the gear box that came with it which will become a spare, which was a bonus in the purchase to get . So I will let you know how I get on and hopefully I can turn the key to success in next day or two health and weather permitting .
Laters all
John
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Well first turn off key and she started no problem wooooo hooooo !!!! Took her fir test run just the clutch to bleed a bit more , air in Tyers and check water and oil and that's her done bar I now have the garage to tidy up which can wait lol bar that my landrover lives again .
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Great to hear it, you've had a tough time with that.
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Thank you, its been a long progress but succeeded , I have learned one hell of alot. Which I'm sure will come into good use in the future as I progress in owning more projects I just hope this one outlive's me lol
Anyway time fir me to rest up and enjoy next few days as getting treated by swmbo fir birthday all I know us to pack two sets of nice clothes!!
Laters all
John
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Pleased for you John, about time you had a job go well !
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Ty gene , yep its taken time to get this working but I always get there in the end lol and its kept me busy and taught me alot which I have enjoyed at least now I can join in the events that you have planned so well and look forward to partaking in now .
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started off KOG like so
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had a slight issue which ended like this
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& the team managed to rebuild it to start the 2nd day which we finished looking like
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Ouch that looks like it hurt !!! Glad you got it sorted and was able to continue on.
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Well things are going well with new engine , done some tinkering on her just to get her running so I'm happy, done a couple of test drive's and managed to get on a good straight bit of road today and open her up and she ran really well good pick up and engaged in all gears nicely and handled well.
Doing a bit of a trip tomorrow to dump and mates just to give her engine a good thrash to clear her throat out see how she fairs for it, bar that its back to work on the other one now which runs okay so don't need a engine for her thank god , so laters all keep posting what your up to
Cheers John
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New silicone hose for intercooler, new rad pipes in, new fuel pipes. New heater webasto heater matrix and coolant hoses waiting installation 8)
Seat box bolted back , just a pile of wiring to complete that phase of the project. And then sound proofing before the seats go in.
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Still tinkering on her , still running her in and tweaking bits here and there but all things seem to be good , will wait till after its not in July before I do any big trip in her just so I have peace of mind that shes fully checked anyways fitted two speakers so can here the radio better at head hueght in dog guard plus fixed up emergency braking light which is remote controlled and yes it's a boys with there toys moment lol
Anyways laters
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Yesterday had my mate pop down who is on the search to buy a landrover lwb to take with him to morrocoo and wanted a shot in mine as he has only ever driven new types so I took him for a drive to garage to top up fuel and laughed to myself at every corner he was hanging on with both hands and his faced said it all lol I assured him it won't roll and its perfectly safe but still the dash to grab the hand rail at front still happened lol
Anyway gave him a shot along the private bit of road and back and he was astonished at it handling and its turning circle , I said just drive it it won't brake ( fingers crossed ) as he carefully tried to reverse it he was worried it would get scratched lol I kept saying reverse into the bushes if you want it won't hurt it eventually he managed to get her round and was surprised at no power steering and there turning circle but he enjoyed it so I took over and we went fir a wee drive to my mates house fir coffee and back which he loved anyways what I did find out is my clutch is slipping badly so tomorrow its replacement time .
Laters :-)
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Since my last update I have been busy replacing the clutch on the S3 and today I finally finished it and had a good run to find all my hard work has paid off, phew!! Tomorrow she and two other vehicles are getting there mots done so got this sorted just in time, the old clutch disc was shinny on both sides where it had been slipping against the flywheels and could be saved as a Spair by roughing the shin off but that's anther job fir a later date, well if tomorrow goes well its back to work on the S2a as she is coming along slowly and is starting to look like a landrover again so untill next time
Cheers
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My S3 still at garage after a week :( but no news is good news I hope , s2a got hoops on and canvas fitted and gave it a good jet wash and then draped it over our picnic table to get to roof , lat it dry for a bit a got the red dye out and gave it a good soaking in it as want a red canvas to match I neither the red paintwork it will eventually have just to be different (swmbo) also seat box repaired and temp fitted plus a new clutch slave fitted, got master cylinder fir clutch and brake to do next plus some flexi pipes to do but getting there slow but sure
Cheers
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Nothing much really done lately , S3 still at garage waiting to be done but there's no rush , s2a have been bits and bibs that's had to be done and that's about it barvenjoyingvthe weather while its here
Anyways laters and cheers
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Hi all hope your all okay out there as nobody been posting what there up too so take it everyone sunbathing lol
My landrover series 3 still at garage waiting to be finished still!!! My series 2a has been getting dusty as not been fit enough to tackle anything big but have been applying layers of red dye to the canvas every so often and is starting to look the way I want it .
Bar that I been busy health wise trying to get things sorted out with different things so take care and speak laters
Cheers john
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A pic of the hood so far
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Been washin it tae sell it. Go on, you know you've always wanted a lightweight!
http://slroc2.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=10863.0
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;D ;D ;D took trip up to garage to see how they where getting in fixing my series3 and its mot to find its all done and ready to pick up they had mislaid my telephone number :-( but where going to pop down anyways to let me know so its nie today looking at the time lol I pick get up with his new mot woohoo just in time fir all this bad weather were having from hurricane Bertha left overs.
Well that's one done one to go as Saab having to go in suspension fault at front so just in time .
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Well its good news my series3 is back on the road and have just done a run into Edinburgh today to fiancée and she ran great, dye to my problem with my leg I had to add anther seat base to sit higher up which had helped me massively driving it, just getting use to driving it again is fun but feels great and totally different again but really happy , Saab fixed was rear back spring broken so collect her back tomorrow as well so all vehicles all road legal and working fingers crossed it remains so "x" now back to work on my series 2A anyways laters all ;D
John
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well haven't really done much bar got round to waterproofing the canvas roof on the s2a project and replaced the entire exhaust on the s3, oh and have a idiot audi tt driver try his luck with me, but i had my camera in and quickly switched it on and recorded whole of his reckless driving where, three times it shows him trying to get me to ram into him due to him slamming his brakes on, bad news is for him the police now have the video of it all and are going to be chapping at his door lol, so basically get a car camera and have it going all the time to catch these idiots out there lol. Best bit of kit i ever bought for the landy.
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New rear cross member fitted the day.
If that was one of the better quality ones i never want to see a paddocks special. Some amout of butchering went on.
Also lurch , your not near aberdeen are you ? Just there is an idiot tt driver going round here doign similar and getting out and intimidating folk with road rage.
Scratch that . I see your west lothian .... Must just be the tt drivers creed to be idiots
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Hi it may be him his reg. is very hard not to miss its a three letter word followed by tt and is a white Audi but like you said I think they all are owned by boy racers whom have the idear that they have the right to drive anyway they wish cause they own one, well as I said I caught him on my car camera doing his very reckless driving and the police have it and still heard nothing.
I saw on eBay same camera as mine going fir £14 so may get a couple more so can have a rear facing one also ?
Anyways sounds like your having fun doing your weld hope it went well. All I managed was waste a few hrs trying to get generator to work and ended taking to lawn mower place to have a look.
Anyways drive safe out there and give me a wave if you see me will get you on film lol.
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Got home today and found delivered by postie my full membership card so I am now a fully paid up member, yes I took my time about it but I did get there in the end lol so now I can officially say HI all.
Cheers
John ;)
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aa car
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hovis
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all grill typs
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hybrid
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300 tdi 80
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series 1 x2
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that is is what I have been doing to my landie 2014 oh and I built a cannon to
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You been busy hunter, alot of work by the looks of it on your hands look forward to seeing more pics and info as you go along .
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Well going to head out on a few hrs to fix / replace window to roof seal and put bigger shackles on rear of the S3 in hope to sort out its lead springs then if time co tinplate idear of fitting flashing amber lights on roof and sides got six of them and a controller I bought a while back when I had a mad idear plus just remembered got led bulbs to fit on brake lights and adjust brake pedal as brake lights staying on anyways back to sleep as its 2:19am and still feel fully awake :-( and leg is sore can't get comphy either grrrr laters
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Here's a pic with her new Tyers fitted it really has finished her of and I'm happy with the result
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Looks really smart with those wheels on.
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Fitted longer rear shackles and she looks to be sitting alot better the S3 , fitted new front roof seal and added six nuts and bolts that where not fitted just the mirror two where holding the front of the roof to windscreen :-0 fitted led bulbs to front and rear massive differance I never thought they would be so bright at least now people can't say they didn't see my signal also adjusted foot brake on off switch for lights needed about six turns to get it to go off :-0 must of been driving with them on for a while at least now there sorted, going for a road test to see how she handles and rides now, anyways,
laters all
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did tell you about the brake lights - at 'the gathering' ::)
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did tell you about the brake lights - at 'the gathering' ::)
I never remember anything these days lol but knew someone had just hadn't registered lol anyways had anther problem with indicator today right flash and passengers stay on after some deduction and fiddling about have ended up buying a new flasher relay and new set of bulb holders fir all round as originals all passed there best now, if I keep up at this rate of buying replacing I should have a complete new vehicle in a few years lmao
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Got 90 MOT'd after a summer refurb. Purchased in April, what could have been faulty, rusty or broken was. So it's been a long haul but well worth it. Best driving Land Rover I've been in. Sound of V8 just adds to the fun. looking forward to making use of it, according to MOT logs it's only done 2000 since 2006. I think it has been sitting at the bottom of a farmers cess pit the state it was in. If anybody know motor would be good to hear if that was true, it is blue county and it had a TAZ graphic on the bonnet D25POE definitely used off road so someone's bound to know some history. :D
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Had to go get a slow puncture fixed , tiny hole in tube but can't see on wall any puncture oh well will know in morning,bar that got brake master cylinder to adjust as peddle traveling a bit since last time and see nut come loose as locking washer and locking nut must of jiggled free since ggr up at Gemm,s as that was last checked then before going ah well the joys of having something that keeps you busy is what I needed and I defiantly got that lol.
Laters
John
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Well see nobody else has said what there doing so here's a wee update, had posted I broke down other week and have manged to find and temp fix, one of the bolts that hold down the thermostate is threaded so hope to get to t this week , going to try a wee weld into the hole and rethread it fingers crossed it works as wanting to partake in the ggr on Sunday meanwhile, I'm on way to Tayport to see john there to pick up a couple of bts but stopped at swimbo's mothers at Auchtermuchty for a rest and tablets, hope also for news soon for anther op on leg so can stop sounding like a babys rattle with all these damm tablets I need to take anyways post up what your up to as its near Xmas anyone treating themselfs to something nice?
Cheers
John
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Stripped the SU carbs on my V8 90, everything looked in good order, albeit a bit clatty, a tin of carb cleaner later and all back together with fresh oil in the dash pots and a new choke cable.
I used 20/50 engine oil this time as opposed to 3 in 1 oil that I usually use
It fired up quicker than normal with a noticeable difference in engine note, as soon as I pulled out the drive I could tell there was a big improvement, much smoother and sharper response, flat spot at low revs has gone and more beans on the motorway, it's also running at a normal temp, where previously it was running cool no doubt due to mixture.
So all in all a productive morning just need to get a carb balancer do dah and set them up properly ;D
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Fitted the rear parabolics on my series 3 looks now it sits better than the flat originals! Took the seatbox out to repair the cubby box bit. Loosely hung the replacement rear door that is to replace the rotten one that came with it and fitted the van sides on hardtop.
Will hopefully get the rotten bulkhead out before xmas...
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Sprung a leak in the thermostat valve tap and the housing plus pipe leading into heater matrix from last breakdown , well yesterday got out to fix it all, replaced vale tap with spair I had from other engine,cut and fitted new gashget to side ,tightened up clip hose, welded hole to retap thread fir thermostats bolt but don't think I have it right yet but on test run not town she held and no leaks I could see so fingers crossed that's er till better weather appears or I get her in the garage if I get chance to move all the vehicles about bar that GGR day tomorrow and swmbo is coming along ::) this will be interesting she will either love it or hate it , fingers crossed she loves it as woud be financially beneficial to restoration and on going repairs 8)
Anyways those who are going see you there and those not hopefully will get pics up after to see what you missed.
Oh if you see me honk or get behind me and push lol
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Bought new remote and wired it in today, winch working fine now
Before
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After
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THIS WEEK END IN MY GARAGE I HAVE CUT AND SHUT A DISCOVERY CHASSIS DOWN TO 80 INCHES AND PUT ON BULKHEAD AND ROLL GAGE MOUNTS THIS 80 INCH LAND ROVER WILL BE GETTING A 2.25 PETROL ENGINE AND SERIES 2 GEARBOX :) SHOULD BE A VERY COOL TRIALS CAR ::)
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:-* had to try out my new christmas present (chop saw) today! So I have made to bulk heads and four doors lol should have bought one years ago
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Well, I'm very proud of some nice KBX Hi-Force air vents I fitted to my Landy for Xmas......... not quite up to all your impressive high end engineering modifications but it's as good as I can manage !! 8)
Image file size too big to load apparently.... >:( :'(
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New mot today as posted elsewhere