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msg	Sender	lines	Subject
1	"Ferenc-Jan van Zijp" [f	22	Re: I'm baffled...
2	[RALPH@smuggits.mhs.comp	21	Re: Mutant seeks Rover
3	Russell Burns [burns@cis	19	Re: Jacking NAS Defenders; Hi-Lift or Jack-All
4	Tan Kit Sun [foxtan@sing	26	Availibility of 2.5L TDi BMW engined Discovery in Australia
5	Russell U Wilson [ruwst+	18	Re: MOD Tools
6	PurnellJE@aol.com	18	Re: LR's in ACE VENTURA 'When Nature Calls'
7	PurnellJE@aol.com	63	Re: Camel Trophy & non-WWW page by Land Rover
8	Sekerere@aol.com	21	1963 Series IIA for SALE
9	"Steven L. Meier" [1021	49	A Bunch of Stuff
10	twakeman@scruznet.com (T	37	Re: Pos. to Neg. Conversion - Again
11	twakeman@scruznet.com (T	52	Re: Mutant seeks Rover
12	twakeman@scruznet.com (T	35	Re: MOD Tools
13	twakeman@scruznet.com (T	29	Re: more cold start switch trivia
14	rc@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca	36	[not specified]
15	twakeman@scruznet.com (T	59	Re: 1963 Series IIA for SALE
16	landrvr@blacdisc.com (Mi	18	Re: Mutant seeks Rover
17	bcw6@cornell.edu (Braman	13	Dead gauges
18	rc@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca	34	[not specified]
19	SACME@aol.com	25	Mutant seeks Rover
20	jjbpears@ix.netcom.com (	13	2.25l Tachometers?
21	jjbpears@ix.netcom.com (	25	2.25 l Oil Pressure Guage Banjo Bolts
22	Michael Carradine [cs@cr	26	Re: 2.25l Tachometers?
23	"William L. Leacock" [75	11	Rust control
24	nigel@crocker.com	25	Def110... Steering sounds
25	David Olley at New Conce	20	Re: Jacking NAS Defenders; Hi-Lift or Jack-All
26	David Olley at New Conce	30	Re: 2.25 l Oil Pressure Guage Banjo Bolts
27	Jeff & Laura Kessler [lm	18	Re: 101 FC pictures and drawings.
28	rover@pinn.net (Alexande	47	Camel Trophy Update
29	rover@pinn.net (Alexande	2	[not specified]
30	rover@pinn.net (Alexande	2	[not specified]
31	rover@pinn.net (Alexande	2	[not specified]
32	rover@pinn.net (Alexande	2	[not specified]
33	rover@pinn.net (Alexande	3	[not specified]

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From: "Ferenc-Jan van Zijp" <f.j.a.vanzijp@lr.tudelft.nl>
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 13:34:52 +0000
Subject: Re: I'm baffled...

> >american car buffs?
> And all Dutch people live in windmills, raise tulips and wear wooden
> shoes, no?

Yes, but the tulips we don't sell for big bucks in the states we 
put in the dikes to keep our feet dry (you'll appreciate the 
quality of the tulip-harvest wasn't all that good last year :-/ - but 
then again it proofs we can put LR's to good use in Holland too)

		Cheers!

			Ferenc

'Why think about the weather when lights are low.'

                                        - Sarah Vaughan

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Date: 07 Apr 96 09:00:14 EDT
From: <RALPH@smuggits.mhs.compuserve.com>
Subject: Re: Mutant seeks Rover

Mark,

I understand your problem, I am also 6'6'', with disproportionatly long 
legs. To compound this problem I drive a 101FC, notorious for having poor 
legroom. I cured this by cutting away the bodywork behind the seat, and 
installing new seats further back. Additionally I installed a replacement 
steering wheel, which is 3" higher than the original, and I know the 
steering wheel in the 101 is virtually the same as in a Series III. This 
has given me about an extra 6" of legroom and more clearance on my knees. 
The only problem is the turn indicator switch is now not as convienent, 
I'll probably have to make my own. Be warned, this involves quite a lot 
of messing about.

Ralph Pyne.

101FC.

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From: Russell Burns <burns@cisco.com>
Subject: Re: Jacking NAS Defenders; Hi-Lift or Jack-All
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 96 7:35:07 PDT

I use the hitch all the time. I find a stuck vehicle is very stable,
and any movement at all is a benifit.
Now I might be a little concerned if I was on some cliff......

Russ Burns
91 R-Rover
94 D-90 (JUst booked a cruise for it..)
95 D-90SW
> Gerald wrote:

	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 21 lines)]
>     Home Page:  http://www.tcp.co.uk/~newconcept
> .....................................................................................

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 22:54:26 +0800
From: Tan Kit Sun <foxtan@singnet.com.sg>
Subject: Availibility of 2.5L TDi BMW engined  Discovery in Australia

Hi.

I'm new to the list and have been lurking for awhile.
I don't own a Land Rover yet but am eyeing the diesel
TDi Discovery series.

Are the BMW diesel engined Discoveries available in 
Australia?  If so how much does it cost?  Significantly 
more than the standard 300TDi diesel Discovery?

Anyone with any experience with the above?  Fuel
consumption,  maintenance.

All comments welcome.

Kit
Kit S. Tan
Asst. Curator
Singapore Zoological Gardens

STOC 061

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 10:58:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: Russell U Wilson <ruwst+@pitt.edu>
Subject: Re: MOD Tools

How about a phone #?? I haven't had a US Cav catalog for years.  

Russ W.
67 SWB "The Pig"

On Sat, 6 Apr 1996 AKBLACKLEY@aol.com wrote:

> I just received the latest catalog of surplus odds & ends from U.S. Calvary.
> Amongst assorted  surplus stuff, including some ex-Brit. Army items, is a
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 15 lines)]
> A Happy Easter/Passover/Holiday to all. Cheers. Andy Blackley. 
> P.S. If  someone dosent have a catalog Email me a fax number I ll send you a
> copy of the relavent page.

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From: PurnellJE@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 11:10:58 -0400
Subject: Re: LR's in ACE VENTURA 'When Nature Calls'

In a message dated 96-04-05 19:46:07 EST, you write:

>Hi guys,
>there are to great scenes in the latest Ace Ventura movie 'When
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)]
>They are completely destroyed by Jim Carrey :-( 
>It will cut your heart, but check them out anyway.

Yeah, and the fellow that built them is here on list!  How's that for a small
world!

John

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From: PurnellJE@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 11:10:57 -0400
Subject: Re: Camel Trophy & non-WWW page by Land Rover

In a message dated 96-04-05 19:13:47 EST, you write:

According 
>to the powers-that-be, the results "are first being posted to Rover's home 
>page.  It's www-dot-landrover somethingorother...."  OK, sez me, I'll just 
fire up Mosaic and access one of the 'spiders' like Lycos or Yahoo!.  No 
>dice finding Rover's home page.

Land Rover, UK, has actually registered :  http://www.rover.co.uk 

for a web page address.  About 6 months ago I was able to enter the  site.
 But as of late, they have not made the site active.  And this non-activity
in the face of an ariticle I read that said Rover was on the cutting edge
(whhhaaa?)  of WWW-recruiting technology, and wanted to continue making
employment information widely (whaaaaa?)  available on the net.  I believe I
typed the article and posted it awhile back, anyone remember it?  Well, can
you belive that LR has now not followed through with that promise? Huh, I
guess they spend all their time redisigning  cup holders for defenders for
the North American market...

John, 94 D90, Madison, WI

Hey, I just found the old post, here it is again:
===================================================================

Aided by parent BMW, Rover is embarking on a major expansion of its R&D
facilities.  The company is doubling its Caydon design center and hiring up
to 300 new engineering staff members.  Bruce Macauley, Director of
Electronics and Control Systems for Rover, began considering alternatives
when ads in the engineering press failed to bring in sufficient replies from
the right applicants.  He decided that the people he was seeking were
probably plugged into the Internet, and used in-house talent to create
Rover's web-site.  

Although the other European manufacturers, notably Fiat, have web-sites, they
are mainly marketing-led and designed and operated by advertising and PR
agencies.  Rover's, created specifically to attract new engineers, is
probably unique.  Macauley says the set-up and operation of the site, due to
go on-line again early this year, was definitely "worth it intellectually"
for his department.

His group had to ensure the site's name was unique so a third party could not
rent it back to Rover for a profit.  Next, the department's specialists
created the contents and hypertext links.  Originally, the Rover site was
rich in illustrations, but the time required to download them was putting
'visitors' off (unlike the U.S., local calls are charged in Europe).  When
the new version becomes active, Macauley joked, "we may start with the
application form as the first screen!"

According to Macauley, the investment in the site, at around $1,500,  was
cost-effective compared to traditional media.  Soon, Rover's first "webbed"
recruit, an Italian software specialist, will have taken her place with the
company.

Rover's web-site is:  http://www.rover.co.uk

-Ian Norris

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From: Sekerere@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 11:43:51 -0400
Subject: 1963 Series IIA for SALE

Just posting this for an acquaintance:

1963 Series IIA 88" for sale-completely restored-frame up, 2.25l gas (petrol)
engine completely reconditioned. rear fold up seats, carpeted throughout,
AM/FM Stereo. Interior fully trimmed-original speckled grey color vinyl (trim
is hand done and is made with a plastic base, not the usual cardboard or
pressed board stuff). Safari top with safari door, spare on rear door and on
deluxe hood. asking $12,000 OBO.  E-mail me or call Marty Davis at (602)
437-9491
 (ps. this person is also busy restoring a Land Rover ambulance if anyone is
interested)

Cheers

Chris 1966 Series IIA 88"

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Date: 07 Apr 96 12:09:15 EDT
From: "Steven  L. Meier" <102141.3253@compuserve.com>
Subject: A Bunch of Stuff

Re. + to - conversion . . . remember, if it's a 1967 NADA 109 Safari SW, it 
came from the factory - ground.  There is nothing to do.

Re. Mutant Seeks Rover/Mark . . . Perhaps this is why they made canvas topped 
options.  You could cut a slit in it or perhaps install a "bubble dome" from 
an old WWII aircraft..  All kidding aside . . . drive one 1st.  Series III to 
Series IIA dash means a bulkhead change or a custom dash install in the Series
III . . . why not forget the Series III and go for a IIA.

Re.The Four Wheeler Voting . . . I voted for the D90, of course that was the 
whole reason to vote.  Then the Unimog and finally selected all the old stuff 
with conversions . . . the better to break I think and one "wild" looking old 
Jeep conversion with lots of stuff to break.  The idea was to give the D90 
every advantage possible by default.

BTW, in the same issue, is a feature article on some guys in CA offering a 
high performance 3.9 V-8 Land Rover engine . . . a 5 liter high torque version
with options to fit your needs ie. on and/or off road.  Interesting but $$$$$.

Re.Using Gasket Sealers/Makers . . . I use all of the various Fel-Pro 
products, Red . Blue . Black . etc. . . . available under various labels in 
your local parts stores.  Read the labels for the various applications.  I 
find the paper gaskets like it and it can be used without as well, but seems 
less effective.  The best results come after cleaning to bare metal and then 
using 3M GPC (also softens old gasket goop) to remove all grease, oil and 
whatever.  If oil is running down the surfaces you are joining, it will not 
work . . . it just leaves and "oil" track in the sealer that will continue to 
leak later.  Stop the "running down" problem 1st.  Just apply to all surfaces 
and torque down.  The excess that appears is easy to remove the next day with 
a razor blade.  This serves to seal all of the old mating surfaces that are 
now pitted and distorted.  I serves well to achieve the goal of a "dry" Land 
Rover . . . has worked amazingly well and stands the test of time.

Spring has sprung,
The grass has riz
Where last year's
Careless "Series" driver is.
BURMA SHAVE  "+"

Keep the "Romance" Alive . . . Steven L. Meier
ROVERS YOU CAN RIDE . Santa Fe . New Mexico
Specializing in Complete Frame Up Restorations
Engine/Gearbox Conversions and other Options Available
e-Mail 102141.3253@Compuserve.com  1.505.438.2475  FAX 1.505.989.7622

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 09:46:20 -0700
From: twakeman@scruznet.com (TeriAnn Wakeman)
Subject: Re: Pos. to Neg. Conversion - Again

At 12:11 PM 4/6/96 -0800, Jeremy Bartlett wrote:
>>Sorry, I know I asked about this a while ago and I know its come up
>since.  Unfortunately the disk I saved the relevant advice and responses
>to is now apparently unreadable (AAARGH!).
;
Magnetic media is subject to failure and drive heads are subject to dust
;
>Since I'm about to do a + to - conversion I was hoping someone wouldn't
>mind reposting the appropriate alterations.
;
>I know the battery terminals get switched :), but I'm a bit hazy on what
>else is required.  The vehicle (109 SW SIIA) has an Delco alternator fit
;to it (following Alan Richer's instructions - Thanks Alan - at least I
>could recover that post) so repolarizing the generator isn't needed
>(wasn't that part of it?).
Cheers and thanks again (and again and ...),
>Jeremy
>(wasn't that part of it?).

Change the battery polarity; reverse the low voltage leads on the coil; the
ammeter polarity & your done now that you have already done the alternator.

If you use the jacks on your instrument panel for a computer, radio or
something else that is polarity sensitive, you might want to switch
polarity there.  I have just driven motors and lights off mine and they
don't care about polarity.

TeriAnn

twakeman@scruznet.com   <- NOTE NEW ADDRESS

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 09:46:27 -0700
From: twakeman@scruznet.com (TeriAnn Wakeman)
Subject: Re: Mutant seeks Rover

At  7:00 PM 4/6/96 -0500, mark lowry wrote:

>I would like to purchase a 1974 Series III 88.  However, at 6'6", it seems
>I am a touch too large to fit comfortably in it.  I know I can't move the
;seats back.  I thought about adjusting the gas pedal so it's closer to the
>floor and modifying the parking brake so I can hang my knee to the right.
>How about a Series IIa dash - would that buy me a couple of extra inches?
;Is there any hope short of surgery?
;
>Thanks, Mark

Mark, a lot depends on how long your legs are.  I'm 6 foot and have long
legs. The space is marginal for me.  I normally stop about every two hours
or so and walk around for a few minutes.  I have to lean forward & scnuch
down to see traffic lights.

There are however options...

I think you need a paradigim shift.  Modifying the bulkhead & pedals would
be very difficult and you may end up buchering a car and still not get the
space you need.  While you can not move the seat base you can consider
moving the seat back.

The 88 and 109 two door has a second bulkhead behind the seat.  The 109's
sits farther back than the 88s and it gives your torso more space.  One
stratagy would be to remove the second bulkhead or move it back and move
the seat frame back.

If you eliminate the second bulkhead, you can use 109 four door seats and
the back brace bar.

Defender seat bottoms are wedge shaped and line long legs up better than
the series seat bottoms.  They will fit the series seat frames if you drill
two holes in the back and add an 'L' bracket on each side.

Sit in an 88 and check your forward vision.  A Defender windscreen is
taller.  I haven't checked but I think it will fit on a series car.  It
means ether a canvas top or importing a used D90 hard top from the UK.

You have options, but I would stay away from playing games with the
bulkhead & pedal geometries if I were you.

TeriAnn

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 09:46:33 -0700
From: twakeman@scruznet.com (TeriAnn Wakeman)
Subject: Re: MOD Tools

At  8:32 PM 4/6/96 -0500, AKBLACKLEY@aol.com wrote:

>I just received the latest catalog of surplus odds & ends from U.S. Calvary.
>Amongst assorted  surplus stuff, including some ex-Brit. Army items, is a
;shovel and pick tool set " with British MOD markings ..etc...used on
>jeeps.etc..until the '90s" (their words more or less) that looks like the
>tool set used on military LRs and sold elsewhere for $150. These tools are
;used, but they only want $27.95. I ordered a set.(I can hear it now you paid
>what for THAT!) The order taker reported that they still had 327 sets in
;stock as of 12:00 today. When mine comes I'll post a report. I just need  to
>figure out where to mount them in a 83 Rangie.
;
Well you can strap them on the back of the tailgate or on the front wings,
the traditional mounting locations.
;
>A Happy Easter/Passover/Holiday to all. Cheers. Andy Blackley.
>P.S. If  someone dosent have a catalog Email me a fax number I ll send you a
>copy of the relavent page.
;
Two questions,
;
Do the tools come with mounting hardware?
;
What is the phone number and order number?

TeriAnn

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 09:46:51 -0700
From: twakeman@scruznet.com (TeriAnn Wakeman)
Subject: Re: more cold start switch trivia

At 11:54 AM 4/6/96 -0500, Solihull@aol.com wrote:
>The little triangular piece on the head is also referred to as an otter valve
;(switch?) Anyone know why it got that name? Pretty useless. Lights an idiot
>light, to tell you to push your choke cable in. (as far as I knowxmine never
>worked) The three screws are whitworth, so if you lose one or bugger one up,
>you're up the creek in a wire boat. Cheers!
;
That choke idiot light was one of the very few things that worked on my 109
when I towed her home, so I've always been a little partial too it.  I pull
the choke, fire up the engine, push it about half way back in and drive
with it halfway out untill the idiot light comes on telling me that the
engine is started top warn up, then I push the choke the rest of the way
on.

I was even thinking of adding a carb heat switch  for the carburator heater
when I put the Solex back on.

Clear prop!

TeriAnn

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Subject: More leg room in an 88"
From: rc@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca (Robin Craig)
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 96 09:39:13 -0500

Mark lowery was asking about how to get more leg room in an 88".

It just so happens that I was speaking to Mr Technical Land Rover, also 
known as the wizard of Rovers North and all around MR Nice Guy, yes you 
guessed right, Charlie Haigh.

Well, he was telling me about a conversion he undertook a while back. The 
problem was an 88" that the owner wanted to drive but needed to have her 
legs straight while driving. The solutionwas simple to him. Install the 
slidng seat base, giving added height and also more travel. Nhat would be 
enough for some people. NOt him. He recognised that the bulkhead behind 
the driver is closer to the dash on an 88" than a 109. So he very 
carefully drilled out the spot welds on the bulkheadand the capping and 
removed the bulkhead. Because the old one was euchered getting it out he 
knocked up a new bulkhead from sheet aly and using good measurements 
lined it up so that it was in the location of a 109. The space between 
the seat box and the bulkhead was filled with a spacer piece and rivetted 
in. Using the old capping from a 109, cut to length he re did the 
capping. Coupled with the sliding seat base this produced quite a marked 
diffreernce.

TO the eye, because an original capping was used you can not tell the 
difference, unless you really look hard.

Simple eh?

Robin

--
Robin Craig, rc@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca
FourFold Symmetry, Ottawa, Ont. |  Ottawa Valley Land Rovers

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 10:48:03 -0700
From: twakeman@scruznet.com (TeriAnn Wakeman)
Subject: Re: 1963 Series IIA for SALE

>completely restored-frame up
;
> carpeted throughout,
;
>AM/FM Stereo
;
> Interior fully trimmed-original speckled grey color vinyl
;
> (trim is hand done and is made with a plastic base
;
>spare on rear door and on deluxe hood.
;
I know that this is a fine point

But restoration is bringing a car back to the condition it was from the
factory.  From the original posting it looks like the car was restored and
modified to better than it came from the factory (AKA over-restoring).

A fully restorred car should look like like it just came off the show room
floor during the year of manufacture with its indifferent paint and
assembly and no extras that didn't come on that particular car when it was
new.

I'm on the back end of a rebuild of my TR3.  I have completely disassembled
the car and every part that has gone back on is new or as new.  I don't
call it a restoration because its not as the factory built the car.  The
paint quality is much better and more even.  Parts were painted before assy
and after, whereas the factory assembled the car and then painted it
leaving unpainted seams.  I replaced felt mounting pads with hard rubber
ones because the felt held moinsture and became a source for rust.  I
installed stainless steel hydrolic lines instead of the stock steel ones
and polished tthem instead of painting over them.  i also installed a TR4
all syncro overdrive transmission.  My car came from the factory with a
non-overdrive transmission that did not have syncro in first.

I will end up with a rebuilt better than stock TR3, not a restored TR3.

Sorry about making a deal out of this distinction but many of the people I
deal with who own other marques have made such a big del of it I'm
sentitive to it.

There is a differnce between a modified better than stock car and a
completely stock car.  The modified on is often better for practical day to
day use, the completely original one is generally worth more.

Of course now I almost never see a restored Land Rover, but I have seen
many very nice refinished improved Land Rovers.  I think it has to do with
the bolt on tinker toy nature of the beast.

TeriAnn

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 15:06:47 -0400
From: landrvr@blacdisc.com (Mike Loiodice)
Subject: Re: Mutant seeks Rover

TeriAnn sez...

>Sit in an 88 and check your forward vision.  A Defender windscreen is
>taller.  I haven't checked but I think it will fit on a series car.  It
>means ether a canvas top or importing a used D90 hard top from the UK.
-

Steve Denis (NOTAJEEP) is over 6 feet tall. He fitted his 109 with a 110
windscreen, roof and doors. The change was incredible. There's a whole world
out there. Having roll-up windows in the doors was nice too.

Cheers
Mike

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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 14:27:00 -0500
From: bcw6@cornell.edu (Braman Wing)
Subject: Dead gauges

I installed a generic sender from JC Whitney when I did my pos-neg
conversion. All I had to do was make a new mounting plate (about 1/2 hour
to do a nice job), and then I atatched it to a VDO 0-90 ohm(standard GM)
gauge. So far it works very well, and the whole rig only cost me about $30.
At the same time I switched all my gauges over to modern autometer units,
as I am definitely willing to trade originality for accuracy.

                                                                braman

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Subject: 101 FC pictures and drawings.
From: rc@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca (Robin Craig)
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 96 11:41:34 -0500

Quite a while ago, about 4 years to be exact. A mate of mine in Mad Cow 
Land sent me some pictures and scale drawings and detail pics of the 
famous 101 FC in military service in the UK.

The drawings cover a few different varaints and are 3 or four view if I 
remeber right. They are nice quality on some big sizes of paper. If 
anyone wants any of these sets I'll dispatch them for the cost of the 
mailing as they didnt cost me anything to begin with. I have some 
appropriate cardboard tubes that I could send them out in.

By the way the Canadian post office system is expensive by comparison to 
the USPS so I would allow $5 usd to cover postage, the tubes are heavy.

I have about six or seven sets available.

Let me know if you want one, and I'll set it aside with you name on it 
until the $ arrive.

Robin Craig

2821 H Baycrest Drive
Ottawa
Ontario
K1V 7P6
Canada

--
Robin Craig, rc@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca
FourFold Symmetry, Ottawa, Ont. |  Ottawa Valley Land Rovers

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From: SACME@aol.com
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 15:34:44 -0400
Subject: Mutant seeks Rover

>I would like to purchase a 1974 Series III 88.  However, at 6'6", it
seems...
(truncated by Doug)
>Is there any hope short of surgery?

Mark:

A short while back, I sat in a Series III Lightweight.  My impression, after
some 24 years of driving a regular Series III is that the seats are much
lower down in the Lightweight - I could barely see over the wheel - I'm only
5' 7".  The seat-to-pedal distance seemed about the same, however, but the
fanny-to-roof distance seemed like a good bit more.  
Maybe some Lightweight owners could correct/confirm my impression??

Good Luck!

Doug Scott
2 ea. Series III and charter member of the Birmabright Brotherhood (BB).  
 

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 13:11:52 -0700
From: jjbpears@ix.netcom.com (Jeremy Bartlett)
Subject: 2.25l Tachometers?

Has anyone ever retrofit a tach. to a 2.25l engine?  Is this possible?  
If so what's required?

I just don't have enough to do on the vehicle as is so I thought .. :)

Cheers,

Jeremy

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 13:22:40 -0700
From: jjbpears@ix.netcom.com (Jeremy Bartlett)
Subject: 2.25 l Oil Pressure Guage Banjo Bolts

OK I'm full of questions today (and probably other stuff too :) ).

I've started hunting around for the appropriate fittings to attach a 
plastic oil pressure line from the guage to the block.  So far the guage 
end has been dead simple.  The outlet near the filter is proving to be 
another matter though.  Surprisingly (or not?) the thread on the banjo 
bolt where the tube fits appears to be either BSF or Whitworth - at 
least it doesn't match any of the fittings I've tried.  Can anyone 
confirm this?  

More importantly (?) has anyone switched banjo bolts to a US part? (or 
at least "standard" thread?  If so, do you recall the part type used.  
Inquiries at all the local autoparts stores' parts counters draw a blank 
look ("uhh. banjo bolt?  what's that?" duhh..).  [not too surprising 
really, lots of help if you want "new car smell air freshener" but 
beyond that its usually hopeless]

Thanks again,

Jeremy

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Date: Sun, 07 Apr 1996 12:29:42 -0700
From: Michael Carradine <cs@crl.com>
Subject: Re: 2.25l Tachometers?

At 01:11 PM 4/7/96 -0700, you wrote:
>Has anyone ever retrofit a tach. to a 2.25l engine?  Is this possible?  
>If so what's required?
>I just don't have enough to do on the vehicle as is so I thought .. :)

 Jeremy,

 That has to be easy!  Secure a tachometer that is set up for 4 cylinder
 engines.  Take a hot lead (+) from the clip where your condenser
 disappears into the distributor, this the same place where you normally
 attach a dwell/tach/points-resist tester on, and connect to tachometer.
 Then ground or wire a ground to the tachometer.  Turn on engine and
 watch needle jump!

 Cheers,
                         ______
 Michael Carradine       [__[__\==                    Rumpole of the Bay
 510-988-0900            [________]               Land-Rover Roughmobile
 cs@crl.com  __________.._(o)__.(o)____...o^^^  '65 IIA 2.235m (was 88")
 _______________________________________________________________________
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Date: 07 Apr 96 18:43:32 EDT
From: "William L. Leacock" <75473.3572@compuserve.com>
Subject: Rust control

the J C Whitney catalogue lists an 'Electronic rust control system"
 Anyone got any advise / experience to offer on the usefulness of such systems ?
 Are they any use on older vehicles which have already started to rust ?

 Regards  Bill Leacock   Limey in exile.


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From: nigel@crocker.com
Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 18:55:10 -0400
Subject: Def110... Steering sounds

Perhaps this is a neophyte question, but seeing how the closest Land Rover
garage is over an hour away, I'll ask anyways...
A few days ago after trying to find a "back way" to my favorite Diner.
Along this road my 110 encountered big bumps and dips along with a bit of
water....nothing worse then I'd taken it through before....but upon my exit
from this "side road" I noticed that my center-diff light was illuminated.
I had not locked the diff.  I figured that SOMEHOW I'd bumped the stick and
unwittedly engaged it....so I reversed for a bit...no problems..but the
light didn't go off either.  Back on the more convential road to the Diner
I noticed that the light had gone out (turn off).  Still no problems.
Later that day while taking a right hand turn I noticed an odd sound.  The
sound has persisited.  It sounds as if I'm laboring the steering box.  I've
noticed no other problem.  I checked under the car to see if I could
assertain the problem, but everything looked in order.   I checked the
power steering fluid and it was fine.  The car was in for one of it's
"check-ups" a few weeks ago.  Any ideas on what the problem might be and a
solution would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Aaron  Def 110  #411/500
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Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1996 00:59:33 +0100
From: David Olley at New Concept <newconcept@tcp.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Jacking NAS Defenders; Hi-Lift or Jack-All

Russell Burns wrote:
> I use the hitch all the time. I find a stuck vehicle is very stable,
> and any movement at all is a benifit.

Yes, Russ. But sometime you may want to change a wheel when you are firm 
ground and not stuck. The a bit of stability is quite welcome.

Totally agree, though, about sideways movement for recovery.

-- 
David Olley
.....................................................................................
Winchester, England
Tel: +44(0)1962-840769      Fax : +44(0)1962-867367
    Home Page:  http://www.tcp.co.uk/~newconcept
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Date: Mon, 08 Apr 1996 01:14:29 +0100
From: David Olley at New Concept <newconcept@tcp.co.uk>
Subject: Re: 2.25 l Oil Pressure Guage Banjo Bolts

Jeremy Bartlett wrote:
> Surprisingly (or not?) the thread on the banjo
> bolt where the tube fits appears to be either BSF or Whitworth - at
> least it doesn't match any of the fittings I've tried.  Can anyone
> confirm this?

I am not in a position right now to check, but, if the thread cannot be 
identified as BSF (which it is likely to be - you are dealing with a 
British car, remember, built before we converted to metric) I would 
think that the thread may be BSP (British Standard Pipe) which is not 
used in America, but is common throughout Europe. I recently supplied a 
special diving compressor hose to a desperate yacht owner in Florida 
with a European compressor. The BSP union was simply not obtainable over 
there.

Banjo unions for the Land Rover are easy to obtain by mail from a number 
of UK suppliers (try Craddock et al).

-- 
David Olley
.....................................................................................
Winchester, England
Tel: +44(0)1962-840769      Fax : +44(0)1962-867367
    Home Page:  http://www.tcp.co.uk/~newconcept
.....................................................................................

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 20:23:39 -0500
From: Jeff & Laura Kessler <lmkessler@srnet.com>
Subject: Re: 101 FC pictures and drawings.

At 11:41 AM 4/7/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Quite a while ago, about 4 years to be exact. A mate of mine in Mad Cow 

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>--
>Robin Craig, rc@fourfold.ocunix.on.ca
>FourFold Symmetry, Ottawa, Ont. |  Ottawa Valley Land Rovers
Robin, if you still have a set left set it aside for me.  E-mail me and I
will send off the funds.

Thanks.

Jeff Kessler

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Date: Sun, 7 Apr 1996 20:42:24 -0500
From: rover@pinn.net (Alexander P. Grice)
Subject: Camel Trophy Update

April 4 - An unusual day.  The US team departed the capmsite with a full 
night's rest, and the participants enthuiasm was bolstered even further by a 
rarity on the Camel Trophy: a shower.  The canvoy stopped briefly at a 
town's water tower.

Progress for the proposed 124 km this day was slow at the start, as one 
after another vehicle had to be winched out.  However, with no rain and the 
temperature rising quickly past the 100 degree mark, the red clay roads soon 
dried out.  In contrast to the past few days, there were no major river 
crossings, and no bridges to repair.

For both the Swiss and US team, the day's highlight did not involve driving, 
but rather an unexpected visit to Dyak longhouse.  Functioning as the 
convoy's "sweep", they stopped at a village and were invited to visit with a 
local family.  As one of the Swiss journalists spoke a bit of Indonesian and 
the group was able to sample local cuisine and were impressed by their 
hospitality.

Things would get much tougher on Friday with the uncharted drive to Tumbang 
Samba.

April 6 - Uncharted Territory.  Five days into the event, the convoy is 
still on schedule, for now.  However, the rains returned and the route ahead 
has only been scouted from the air.  Once again, vehicles began to slide and 
skate, and before long, another collapsed bridge was encountered.  Ken 
Cameron's exceptional skill with a chain saw was evident, as the American 
team lead the reconstruction of this bridge, and in just five hours, all 38 
vehicles were across.

Progress was rahter short-lived, as another washed-out bridge was discovered 
just 2 km down the road.  Deemed beyond repair, the teams were forced to 
drive down into the river and winch themselves up the 45 degree bank on the 
other side.  Participants worked through the night and it was 5 AM before 
all were across.  Some members took the opportunity of the delay to bathe in 
the river, though reports of a large snake swimming nearby kept most out.
      *----"Jeep may be famous, LAND-ROVER is Legendary"----*
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