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1 | tmot0030@cdc8g5.cdc.poli | 32 | Ascii Rovers (late) |
2 | Mr Ian Stuart [IAN@lab0. | 20 | Re: List trivia |
3 | BwanaE@aol.com | 30 | 2.6 litre stuff |
4 | William Caloccia [calocc | 29 | forwarded message |
5 | Dixon Kenner [dkenner@em | 22 | Re: List trivia |
6 | Julianbak@aol.com | 15 | Land Rover Cold Starts |
7 | WB6AGE@aol.com | 22 | Re. synthetics |
8 | John Hess [jfhess@ucdavi | 29 | I'm home! |
9 | WB6AGE@aol.com | 22 | synthetics |
10 | Craig Murray [craigp@ocs | 22 | Loads of 2.25 diesel stuff!! |
11 | Craig Murray [craigp@ocs | 49 | It's off the road at last!! |
12 | David John Place [umplac | 10 | Re: forwarded message |
13 | David John Place [umplac | 18 | Re: Land Rover Cold Starts |
14 | LANDROVER@delphi.com | 44 | Re: It's off the road at last!! |
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 13:19:19 +0100 From: tmot0030@cdc8g5.cdc.polimi.it (Ludovico) Subject: Ascii Rovers (late) I'm a little late on this, here's my contribution... _________________________________________________________ __________________________ |--------------------------| 1984 /____________________________\ Series III || || || 88 || || || Land Rover || || || Station Wagon ||______ ______||______ ______|| |______ / ______ \ ______| | __ | ___|______|___ | __ | |O / \ ||___|______|___|| / \ O| |O \__/ ||___|______|___|| \__/ O| | ||___|______|___|| | | | \__|______|__/ | | |_______|_____\____/_____|_______| |__________________________________| | | | | ____|____|______________________|____|___________________ For William Grouell - Sorry for the delay, I'll send you a message with all the details you need next week Ludo tmot0030@cdc8g5.cdc.polimi.it ------------------------------[ <- Message 2 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Mr Ian Stuart <IAN@lab0.vet.edinburgh.ac.uk> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 16:41:51 +0000 Subject: Re: List trivia > Land Rover Mailing-List (lro@stratus.com) > Month messages size (bytes) [ truncated by lro-digester (was 14 lines)] > October 504 905,790 > November 575 842,940 And what happened in July/August? ----** Ian Stuart (Computing Officer) +44 31 650 6205 Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh University. WWW sites: Work -- <http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/> Play -- <http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~kiz/> #======================================================================# Pessimists are often pleasently suprised by life, |Land Rover owners do optimists find it full of disappointments. | it in the mud. ------------------------------[ <- Message 3 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: BwanaE@aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 12:14:37 -0500 Subject: 2.6 litre stuff For any other brave souls out there who are still running the original 2.6 litre NADA 6-cylinder in their LWB SW ( the way God and Solihul intended), here's a brief note and a question: To convert from the C-42 generator to an alternator, you need the following: #587433 Adjusting bracket - alternator $ 21.50 ERC2363 Mounting bracket 7.50 ERC2364 Mounting bracket 7.25 4444 Lucas 70 amp alternator 249.85 *Note: prices and part numbers are from British Rovers @ 800-327-6837. Here's the question part: Has anybody out there experience with converting from the stock pulley driven fan over to a thermostatically-controlled, electric fan? This is my next project and unless I hear contrary advice, I was going to order an extra-heavy duty unit from Whitney and give it a go. Any thoughts? BwanaE (Eric Cope) 67 LWB SW, 2.6l NADA 64 SWB, "beater" ------------------------------[ <- Message 4 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 12:48:37 -0500 From: William Caloccia <caloccia@sw.stratus.com> Subject: forwarded message Date: 10 Dec 94 17:45:14 EST From: "WILLIAM L. LEACOCK" <75473.3572@compuserve.com> Subject: Wheel nuts Once more to the breach dear friends, where can I buy a gun, this is driving me crazy trying to send a message.Got some of the mail. Re: wheel nuts. Ser 1, 2 an d 2a wheel studs are 9/16 in British Standard Fine ( BSF ) the spanner size is a Whitworth size, not 15/16 in. Late 2a's were fitted with 9/16 in studs and special nuts hich are 27 mm accross flats. Near enough 1 1/16 in for our colonial associates. Ser 3 are fitted with 16 mm dia wheel studs. ( colonials note metric not inch. ) and the nut is 27 mm. The larger a/f wheel nuts can of course be retrofitted to older vehicles but I rec that the fitting of the 16 mm pull thro studs to the earlier vehicles is a major benefit to safety and security of wheel mounting. Incidentally whilst on the subject "DO NOT" repeat "DO NOT" be tempted to weld the small to the back of the wheel hub. This is extremely dangerous and can result in the loss of the roadwheel. The welding process alters the structure of the steel an d makes it brittle and thus very likely to shear easily. Hope this is worth the typing effort Rgds. Bill ------------------------------[ <- Message 5 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 13:16:36 -0500 (EST) From: Dixon Kenner <dkenner@emr1.emr.ca> Subject: Re: List trivia On Sun, 11 Dec 1994, Mr Ian Stuart wrote: > > July 309 481,891 > > August 615 949,585 > And what happened in July/August? The counts were done based on the date stamp of the individual message files in the aliases newsgroup (fourfold.lro). Several times this past year, the IP link to ocunix.on.ca dropped at uunet.ca. When this happens, mail piles up and is released into this domain all at once. A drop could have occurred at the end of July. If so, you could move some 50-60 messages from August to July. Otherwise, the bulk of us were out having fun in the summer months (the few that we get here...:-)) Rgds, ------------------------------[ <- Message 6 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Julianbak@aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 14:40:49 -0500 Subject: Land Rover Cold Starts HI, My 1966 Series 11A with Solex Carb starts and idles great once warmed-up, but starting the engine from cold requires 5-10 re-starts and much coxing the throttle. Does anyone know if the Zenith carb is better with cold starts. I am thinking of switching to the Zenith, but only if it improves the situation. Julian, Portland Oregon ------------------------------[ <- Message 7 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: WB6AGE@aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 16:49:42 -0500 Subject: Re. synthetics Have used synthetics (Mobil products) in all my rolling stock for years with excellent experience. Typically I have found that it maintains it's viscosity at low low temperatures making sub zero shifts and starts easy. Also excellent anitfriction qualities, gearbox inspection after 150,000 plus miles of synthetic gear lube operation found all parts, except synchros, to be within spec. I use all synthetic lubes in my 60 SII 88 with the exception of engine oil, The diesel has a large enough pan capacity and a frequent enough change interval that my bank account can't afford it. However I have used 15W-50 synthetic in our 82 Nissan wagon. At 132,000 miles the engine uses no oil and an inspection of the valve area shows no varnish or sludge deposits, and that is with a full oil change every 20,000 miles and a filter and top off every 5,000. Also use all synthetic gear and auto trans fluid in my 77 Mercedes 300D. Again, 185,000 miles with zero problems. Go figure. Bob Cosentino, WB6AGE@AOL.COM 1960 SII 88 Perkins conversion ------------------------------[ <- Message 8 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 16:21:46 -0800 (PST) From: John Hess <jfhess@ucdavis.edu> Subject: I'm home! Hello everyone!, The formerly wannbe land rover owner is now at home and IS a Land Rover owner! Call it trial by fire (or stupidity or cheapness??) but we bought the Dormobile in MAINE and drove it home (central valley of northern California). I will be posting multiple messages later but I am modeming now and my PPP connection actually makes typing too slow! Final tally: maine to california, 1 broken wheel (yes wheel) 1 broken speedo cable (keeps the original miles low!) and one oil leak from the engine way in back where I can't see it yet. Used 6 quarts of oil. No 90 wt. No coolant lost. Russell id a great host and went above and beyond to help me out by phone. I think he is right now traveling but hope someday he can get out to visit me. That goes for the rest of you too. I put Ben Smith up on our lumpy (too small for him, but so is his 88) futon, and welcome anyone else who is in the neighborhood to stop bye. Thanks, will be posting other stuff with appropriate subject lines, John Katherine and Alex (he's 8) Hess. ------------------------------[ <- Message 9 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: WB6AGE@aol.com Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 19:46:21 -0500 Subject: synthetics Have used synthetics (Mobil products) in all my rolling stock for years with excellent experience. Typically I have found that it maintains it's viscosity at low low temperatures making sub zero shifts and starts easy. Also excellent anitfriction qualities, gearbox inspection after 150,000 plus miles of synthetic gear lube operation found all parts, except synchros, to be within spec. I use all synthetic lubes in my 60 SII 88 with the exception of engine oil, The diesel has a large enough pan capacity and a frequent enough change interval that my bank account can't afford it. However I have used 15W-50 synthetic in our 82 Nissan wagon. At 132,000 miles the engine uses no oil and an inspection of the valve area shows no varnish or sludge deposits, and that is with a full oil change every 20,000 miles and a filter and top off every 5,000. Also use all synthetic gear and auto trans fluid in my 77 Mercedes 300D. Again, 185,000 miles with zero problems. Go figure. Bob Cosentino, WB6AGE@AOL.COM 1960 SII 88 Perkins conversion ------------------------------[ <- Message 10 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Craig Murray <craigp@ocs.cpsg.com.au> Subject: Loads of 2.25 diesel stuff!! Date: Mon, 12 Dec 94 13:07:22 EDT Hi all, I tried re-timing the motor so that it blew less smoke, so I tried to move the distributor pump while the motor was running, and I could not get the pump to budge at all!, so I tried the spill method, it worked! it blew less smoke, but I managed the impossible, I reduced the power out put, (I hear you ask, how can he reduce the power when there is none to start with!), but it would only slugishly accelerate(If thats the right word!) down hills!!!! so I moved it back to its smokey old position. I'm just about to give up, and paying some-one to get it right! -- ============================================================================== Craig Murray 1955 Series 1 86" LROC of Victoria Australia 2.25 diesel LROC of Gippsland Victoria Australia I slow for hills! email: craigp@ocs.cpsg.com.au but not of my own will ------------------------------[ <- Message 11 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Craig Murray <craigp@ocs.cpsg.com.au> Subject: It's off the road at last!! Date: Mon, 12 Dec 94 13:35:47 EDT Hi all, This sunday I finally took my little series 1 four wheelin'. The first decent mud hole I came to, I got stuck in, have to get used to using the load pedal (Very load in fact) and that thing they call momentum. Then along some tracks until we came across a tree down across the track, and being the wise packers that we are, we said, ho, we don't have a chain saw, or an axe, so we got out to see if there was a way round, this is were disaster struck, my normally good hand break decided it was not going to work, so my vehicle rolled into the tree, noramlly this would not be so bad, but the tree was in the air, and bent the top of my snorkle, (Spenny do you want me to take new photos so that they have a snorkle that looks not so new or just the ones I've already got?) So we eventually turn around and take another track that by passes the tree, and take a wrong turn, down this really over grown track, and being a hot day, I had decided to take the door tops off, ouch! what a mistake! my brother, ended up sitting in the back of the shortie to stop all the branches from scratching him! This scrub also broke my mirror! Eventually we got back on track, and while we were having a break for lunch, I noticed that one of the windows in the rear quater panel, was falling out! I think the window seals are little passed their used by date! After lunch we drove a few more tracks, through a particularly shallow (Unfortunately) river, and then on to an interesting hill, not long, but steep, and it looks like a creek bed going up hill! I managed to pick my way up it though, and I did not even need my diff lock! After that I drove through some more mud holes. Later after crawling down a hill into a crowded picnic ground, I just got out of sight of the campers when my front prop shaft fell off! talk about timing, so I high tailed it home after that. But I really like the diesel for driving in the bush, a lot more that my holden boatanchor, I mean motor. By for Now. P.S. next week the 1000 Mile service!!!!! -- ============================================================================== Craig Murray 1955 Series 1 86" LROC of Victoria Australia 2.25 diesel LROC of Gippsland Victoria Australia I slow for hills! email: craigp@ocs.cpsg.com.au but not of my own will ------------------------------[ <- Message 12 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 23:07:34 -0600 (CST) From: David John Place <umplace@cc.UManitoba.CA> Subject: Re: forwarded message I have a question about these wheel nuts. I have 8 Land Rovers with both the double beveled nuts and the single beveled nuts and in almost all of them the thread did not come through the top of the nut. In fact I would say the studs on all of them are too short for the nuts Land Rover supplies. Has anyone ever checked to see why this is so? Dave VE4PN ------------------------------[ <- Message 13 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 1994 23:11:17 -0600 (CST) From: David John Place <umplace@CC.UManitoba.CA> Subject: Re: Land Rover Cold Starts Don't change carbs yet. See the last copy of Alum. Workhors and make a heat oven for your carb. It should solve the problem. If it doesn't, try checking the choke plate to make sure it is closing properly. It sounds like you need a richer mixture for a minute or two till you get heat. Dave VE4PN On Sun, 11 Dec 1994 Julianbak@aol.com wrote: > HI, > My 1966 Series 11A with Solex Carb starts and idles great once warmed-up, but [ truncated by lro-digester (was 10 lines)] > situation. > Julian, Portland Oregon ------------------------------[ <- Message 14 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: LANDROVER@delphi.com Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 01:27:57 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: It's off the road at last!! Craig has a really fun day at off-roading... > This sunday I finally took my little series 1 four wheelin'. The Oh, yes.. the *first* time off-road.. sorta like your first kiss... ....And then the fun started!! > first decent mud hole I came to, I got stuck in, have to get used to ....slurp > is were disaster struck, my normally good hand break decided it was not > going to work, so my vehicle rolled into the tree, noramlly this would > not be so bad, but the tree was in the air, and bent the top of my > snorkle, ....bang > and take a wrong turn, down this really over grown track, and being a hot ...sweat > branches from scratching him! This scrub also broke my mirror! ...crunch > lunch, I noticed that one of the windows in the rear quater panel, was > falling out! I think the window seals are little passed their used by ...crash > a crowded picnic ground, I just got out of sight of the campers when my > front prop shaft fell off! talk about timing, so I high tailed it home > after that. ...clunk Obviously, the smile never left your face!! :) Aw Gee, Craig.. that sounds like fun... And here we are.. the start of the bloody winter... snow flying.. temperature below freezing and falling.. Cheers Michael Loiodice E-MAIL landrover@delphi.com 166 W.Fulton St. VOICE (518) 773-2697 Gloversville NY, 12078 1972 Ser III 88 Petrol (Fern) 7 1971 Ser IIa 88 Petrol #:-}> 1965 Ser IIa 88 Petrol ------------------------------[ <- Message 15 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 941212 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
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