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From: rsrose@cco.caltech.edu (Randolph Rose)
Subject: Re: quick oil pressure question
Date: 14 Aug 1994 05:56:06 GMT

In article <9408082033.AA01706@easynet.crl.dec.com>,
THE X WINDOW SYSTEM: A VMS FOR THE 90S <brandenberg@wrksys.enet.dec.com> wrote:
>Flashman.  The old one had never worked during my ownership so I'm
>wondering what the normal readings should be for a 2.25l petrol
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 7 lines)]
>engine at idle and cruise RPMs....  tnx
>monty

Monty,
Sorry to say, the electric gauges were never accurate--but 40 to 60 psi is
acceptable.  I have a mechanical gauge and it runs 75 psi, which is on
the high side.

Randy

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Subject: in the movies
From: rc@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca (Robin Craig)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 94 07:31:33 -0500

I went to watch Harrison Ford in Clear and Present Dangerthe other night.

As usual, much to my wife's amusemnet we could not get through the night 
without Solihull's product showing up here and there.

Before the movie began we sat through the previews of what is coming out 
in the near future. During the promo for Slyvester Stallone's new movie 
called the specialist there was a snippett that showed what appearred to 
be a 109 station wagon getting blown off a road and falling in flames of 
a great height. It only lasted about 2 1/2 seconds but that was plenty of 
time to id it as a Land Rover for me!

On to the main attraction, sadly Harrison Ford is still driving Mercury / 
Ford products, but the bad guys, well thay have more taste. They use a 
pair of light blue four door Range Rovers throughout.

I stayed right to the end of the movie to see if there were any credits 
for the supply of the Range Rovers, if there was I didnt see it. While I 
was at a Land Rover function recently I had the chance to talk to Glen 
Campbell who runs Land Rovers California based product placement program.
He was saying that this was the kind of movie that they would not loan 
vehciles for as it was the bad guys who profit from drugs who would be 
using the vehciles. he was well aware that if the Director really wanted 
the vehciles he would get them somewhere else, but this was not the kind 
of image that the company wanted to be associated with.

Catch you all later, 

Robin Craig, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

--
Robin Craig, rc@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca
Ottawa Valley Land Rovers / FourFold Symmetry, Nepean, Ontario, Canada

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From: rich@online.comm-data.com (Richard P. Biby)
Subject: Hello (I'm new) and are WTB/WTS OK?
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 1994 11:26:24 -0400 (EDT)

Hello all. Greetings from Washington, DC. This is kind of a strange
Rover town in that we have a lot of diplomats and others who have
lived in countrys where Land Rovers were a way of life. No place
to actually use the 4W part of 'em, but everyone like them. 

I've had a 57, 72 & a 67. I brought the 67 over from England -- also
something easy to do with a large port nearby. I've got one more on the
way. Long story, but I guess it don't cost anything to send, and you 
can always hit 'n'. I'm one of those over zellest weekend-wariors who
always gets into project thinking I actually have the time, interest,
money and working space to fix these things. Not the case :-(
So I've managed to dump/trade or sell everything that is not in TOP
shape. That is why I don't have a Rover now :-)

So with a little more money then smarts, my old Rover mechanic (vertually
the only guy in the DC area) is living in Denmark and searches for
a clean Rover every now and then for his old pals. Guess I'm lucky.
I'm getting some series III sight unseen. Kind of exciting. Kind
of fund. Kind of a danger. I'm hoping for the best.

Yesterday morning another friend of mine (old VW nut like myself) towed
a series II up from North Carolina for me. I did not ask for this,but
he figured he owed me one. I'm still not sure what he thought he owed me,
but I got a Rover sitting in front of my house I don't want. So this
leads to my next question: Are Want To Buy and Want to Sell articles
welcome? 

I'll take a chance on this (I can take the flames if it's not OK).
One RED Series II pickup with a Chevrolet engine FOR SALE in the  DC
area. Reasonable prices assured.

One more thing -- I don't know what happened, but my wife is HOT to
get a Disco. We have been through the entire list of 4WDs, from
Suzukis through Monteros (sp?) and have absolutely fallen for the
Disco (like I'm supposed to be REAL unhappy about it). Problem is
(as most of you know) getting your paws on one to drive is next to
impossible. So, I'm looking for someone selling one, some dealer
who will actually let me test drive one, or the best thing, some
kind disco owner who will share comments with me. I've seen a lot
of requests for comments but folks here over the past couple of seeks,
but I have not seen many reply comments. Any help would be great.

Well, Rover on! I look forward to being an active member of this
list and thank everyone for the comments I am sure will be coming
(flames are inevitable if you ever mention WTS).

-- 
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KD4DSX             | 6105-E Arlington Blvd, Falls Church, VA  22044
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Date: 15 Aug 1994 09:23:06 +1200
From: DAVID DEAN <DEAND@kea.lincoln.ac.nz>
Subject: Power Take Off Info for SI/SII?

LROers,

I'm looking for any information regarding the utilisation of the power 
take off facility on the older LRs.

If anyone has any experience or info sources on parts, kits, or 
attachments, please let me know.

I'm especially interested in hooking up a log splitter (screw or hydraulic)

Please cc me directly as I'm on the Digest mode and won't get the message 
until tommorow.

Cheers,

------- (David L. Dean - Department of Economics & Marketing) -------
----------- (Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand) -----------
--- ("sober fearless pursuit of truth, beauty, & righteousness") ----

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Subject: Hello (I'm new) and are WTB/WTS OK?
From: dixon@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca (dixon kenner)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 94 16:46:27 -0500

rich@online.comm-data.com (Richard P. Biby) writes:

> Hello all. Greetings from Washington, DC. This is kind of a strange
> Rover town in that we have a lot of diplomats and others who have
> lived in countrys where Land Rovers were a way of life. No place
> to actually use the 4W part of 'em, but everyone like them. 

        I had a taxi driver do a very sharp u-turn and come back up tto me
        at a set of lights near Dale's the other night.  A black chap,
        obviously a recent arrival from east Africa, started off by
        exclaiming "This is my history!  Where can I get one!,  Is this for
        sale?  Where can I get one?".  Sadly I told him the big green
        beastie isn't for sale, but there are available and there is a
        club, so I sent him off to McDermott's place seeking Land Rovers...
        :-)

        This is the second time this has happened to me this month... :-)

        Rgds,

        Dixon

--
dixon kenner, dixon@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca
Ottawa Valley Land Rovers / FourFold Symmetry, Nepean, Ontario, Canada

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Subject: PCV's and Solex's
From: dixon@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca (dixon kenner)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 94 16:40:46 -0500

        Steve,

        I went down to see my little hord of Land Rovers today (a friend is
        interested in buying one of them to restore) and while looking
        under the bonnets guess what I came across...  Yes, a 109 pick-up
        with the Solex and PCV valve assembly.  The 109 is a '68 I believe,
        so it puts it right near where yours should be.  This is a Canadian
        LR, as opposed to the US spec, so if yours is a close brother it
        should have markers on the side of the front wings. (Note:
        markers, not marker lights.  Reflector could be a better term.)

        I believe this aspect was the only one that made you suspect the
        registration.  Everything else matched, and this puts the last
        point to bed.

        Rgds,

        Dixon

--
dixon kenner, dixon@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca
Ottawa Valley Land Rovers / FourFold Symmetry, Nepean, Ontario, Canada

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Subject: Re: Power Take Off Info for SI/SII?
From: dixon@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca (dixon kenner)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 94 22:24:41 -0500

DAVID DEAN <DEAND@kea.lincoln.ac.nz> writes:

> I'm looking for any information regarding the utilisation of the power 
> take off facility on the older LRs.
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 7 lines)]
> attachments, please let me know.
> I'm especially interested in hooking up a log splitter (screw or hydraulic)

        I have not see the pto used in this fashion.  The usual course of
        action as I have seen it done is to put a hydraulic pump on the lh
        top of the engine and get a larger fan belt.  The hydraulic pump
        would use a resevoir either welded to the frame inside the engine
        bay, or mounted to the front bumper.  (My 88 pick-up has the
        resevoir mounted on the frame inside the negine bay, my 88 hardtop
        has it mounted on the bumper.  Georges 109 pick-up used a 6"
        channel tube for the resevoir/bumper assembly).  The log splitters
        have either hung forward, like a long ram, or crosswise along the
        bumper.  These arrangements saves one the problems with actually
        finding a pto in the first place, and you can utilise standard
        hydraulic parts from automotive supply houses.

        Rgds,

        Dixon

--
dixon kenner, dixon@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca
Ottawa Valley Land Rovers / FourFold Symmetry, Nepean, Ontario, Canada

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From: Craig Murray <craigp@ocs.cpsg.com.au>
Subject: Starting a 2.25 Diesel!
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 94 15:12:34 EST

Hello all,
           Well I nearly have my Series 1 going, but I cannot start the
Diesel, and I believe that the motor is not cranking over fast enough.
So has any-one out there ever rebuilt a 2.25 Diesel, and if so, did they
have trouble starting it the first time, and was it easier to start the
second time?  I tried putting a fully charged N70Z heavy duty battery on
it on the week-end and it gobbled up in one attempt, and I did not even crank
it over for 1 minute!!  I cannot roll start it yet, as I have to get an engine
pipe made for it, so can any one think of another way to start it, besides 
putting 24V through the starter motor?  I do not wish to put 24V through it
as the starter gets quite hot as it is, and I had to mail order the current
starter motor from South Australia, as the only place in Victoria that would
sell me a starter, wanter $1200! or $900 with a trade in.  Also should it be 
this hard to start?

Also could any one that owns a 2.25 diesel, give me an idea of what sort 
milage to expect out of the motor.

==============================================================================
Craig Murray                                            1955 Series 1 86"
LROC of Victoria Australia                              2.25 diesel (Soon!)
email: craigp@ocs.cpsg.com.au

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