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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 08:05:58 EDT
From: "Steve Reddock" <steve_reddock@uk.xyratex.com>
Subject: 20 foot long leather belts

*** Resending note of 05/28/96 12:19
|Have you ever heard the lazy sound of a twenty-foot long leather
|belt going round 'slap, slap, slap'?  Just to bring back that
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 7 lines)]
|memory, I'd get me a belt drive.  To saw logs, or something...
|Frank 'lover of strange fetishes??' Bokhorst

I didn't think this was that sort of list :-)

But then again I did go to a Johannesburg private school (St. Johns no
less), and that sort of thing did seem to happen a lot, but not with me.

Bottoms up! Steve

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 09:09:43 -0400
From: Tim McDaniel <mcdaniel@adra.com>
Subject: 16" Rims for sale

        As most folks seem to know, getting a "rested" Land Rover back
        on the road seems to involve more than a fair bit of sweat and
        money.  Not needing to overemphasize the the money part, I need
        to raise some, so I am selling a set of 16" rims.

        They currently have 7.50 x 16 tires on them that need replacing,
        but you could use them if you had to.  The rims need cleaning and 
        a good coat of paint would be nice also.  If you need a set or a
        spare set, please let me know.  I need US$150 dollars for the set
        of 5.

        They are located in Brookline, NH.  If someone local wants them,
        then it will be up to you to have the tires removed, etc.  If
        someone wants me to ship them out, then the price will go up by
        the cost of shipping and tire removal/disposal.

        If anyone is interested, please let me know.

                                Thanks,

                                        Tim        

    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | Tim McDaniel                               (508) 937-3700 ext. 725   |
    | Adra Systems, Inc.                         (508) 453-2462 (FAX)      |
    | 2 Executive Drive                                                    |
    | Chelmsford, MA  01824                      mcdaniel@adra.com         |
    | USA                                                                  |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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From: krm@mtnms.att.com (K.MOHLENHOFF)
Date: Tue, 28 May 96 10:40:24 EDT
Subject: What is this small tank in the wheel well?

Hello;

Looking about the 1971 IIA SWB 2.25P I recently bought, I found what appears to be a small triangular tank in the front of the LH wheel well.
 It has a tube(s) coming out of it but I'm not sure where it(they) went.
It looks like one of the fuel lines from the gas tank runs
up into the area behind the door latch on the RH side and then back down,
then it looks as if it went to this small tank in the wheel well. I didn't
see any mention of this in Land Rover Manuals I have.

Any body know?

Keith R. Mohlenhoff
1963 IIA 109 SW 2.25D "Lump"
1971 IIA 88 2.25P "Ort"

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From: ericz@cloud9.net
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 08:08:51 -0700
Subject: Re: DownEast Rally July

Mike,
Just a quick note to let you know I'll be coming to the Downeast...along with my 
father's LR as well.  I had mentioned this to Myles but I figured I would let 
everyone involved know....
Any questions/concerns please let me know.

Rgds,
Eric
_______________________________________________________________________
OVERLAND MOTORS...."EXPEDITION SPECIALISTS"	    1075 Washington St.
Land Rover - Range Rover - Discovery - Defender	    Peekskill, NY 10566 USA
http://www.OverlandMotors.com  Fax: (914) 734-4352  Phone: (914) 734-4333
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From: ericz@cloud9.net
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 08:09:04 -0700
Subject: Re: BB List

Trevor,
As you probably know, I'm in the LR business now.  I guess my listing in the BB 
list should reflect that...also with my work number (since I'm there more than 
at home).
Any questions, drop me a line.  

Rgds,
Eric
_______________________________________________________________________
OVERLAND MOTORS...."EXPEDITION SPECIALISTS"	    1075 Washington St.
Land Rover - Range Rover - Discovery - Defender	    Peekskill, NY 10566 USA
http://www.OverlandMotors.com  Fax: (914) 734-4352  Phone: (914) 734-4333
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From: ericz@cloud9.net
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 08:08:57 -0700
Subject: Re: Stage 1 88's

On Sat, 25 May 1996, ecrover@midcoast.com (Mike Smith) wrote:

>Did a Land Rover ever come from the factory with AC in ths days of the
>Stage 1's?
In Land Rover: The Unbeatable 4x4....the authors detail an A/C system used on 
Range Rovers of the same vintage as the stage 1 that matches the prior 
description of a/c on these carribean vehicles....the condensor and fan assembly 
mounted on the roof....perhaps it is the same?

BTW, the carburettor restrictor plates seem to indicate that these engines were 
indeed original Land Rover Stage 1 engines.

Just some thoughts...
Eric
_______________________________________________________________________
OVERLAND MOTORS...."EXPEDITION SPECIALISTS"	    1075 Washington St.
Land Rover - Range Rover - Discovery - Defender	    Peekskill, NY 10566 USA
http://www.OverlandMotors.com  Fax: (914) 734-4352  Phone: (914) 734-4333
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Date: Tue, 28 May 96 16:13:06 
From: "Jens Vesterdahl" <jve@phaseone.dk>
Subject: Fuel gauge grounding

Hi all.

When I bought my 109 sIII STW, the fuel gauge continously read "almost empty" 
even when I filled the tank. It turned out that the sender unit was not grounded 
so I connected a wire from the ground lug to the floor of the car. Now it read 
"almost full" continuously. I looked at it again and after trying a few times 
with various connections from the three lugs on the sender units (seems there is 
a takeout for an "almost empty" warning light), the best result that I can get 
is a correct readout from full to half full. When the tank is below half full, 
the needle shows a little more than half full. I only ran out of fuel once, when 
the valves were burned and the engine consumed more than I was used to.

Anyway, do you think the sender is busted?
Is there such a thing as an "almost empty" output from the sender unit in any 
models? haven't seen one myself.

Happy Rovering

Jens Vesterdahl
Copenhagen, Denmark

<http://inet.uni-c.dk/~spiff/jens/Home.html>

P.S. maybe the fuel tanks are isolated because someone suspected that sending an 
electrical current through a fuel container could prove unhealthy to the driver 
and passengers in certain situations. If anything goes wrong, the smoke coming 
out of this particular electric circuit comes out VERY fast.

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 08:27:29 -0700
From: jjbpears@ix.netcom.com (Jeremy Bartlett)
Subject: Re: Question about fuel gauge grounding

You wrote: 

snip
>Is it possible that my fuel tank is not grounded? How can this be? I'm
>positive its bolted to the frame (just thought I'd use the word 
"positive" in
>here somewhere).
>I'll appreciate any suggestions or similar experiences.
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 8 lines)]
>Thanks,
>Dan Formosa              danformosa@aol.com
The tank mounts typically incorporate rubber bushes which effectively 
insulate the tank.  Run a grounding wire from the sender to body, and 
make sure the contacts are clean.

cheers,

jeremy

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 16:30:20 +0000
From: M.J.Rooth@lboro.ac.uk (Mike Rooth)
Subject: Re: Fuel gauge grounding

>Is there such a thing as an "almost empty" output from the sender unit in any
>models? haven't seen one myself.
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 8 lines)]
>Jens Vesterdahl
>Copenhagen, Denmark
Jens,the diesel models have a low fuel warning light,which comes on
at about two gallons remaining.
Cheers
Mike Rooth

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 11:35:27 +0100
From: rvirzi@gte.com (Robert A. Virzi)
Subject: Boston Globe CT article

The Saturday, May 25 Boston Globe automotive section has a short (1/2 page)
article on the Camel Trophy written by Sue Mead.  She was a journalist on
the trip, so she has an interesting perspective.  Basically, she says this
year's was better than last year's because of all the muck and mire this
year.

A question.  She talks a bit about the specially equipped disco's used in
the event, but the photo shows them winching what is obviously a defender
out of what I think is passing for a trail.  So which do they use?  Perhaps
the defenders are support vehicles (recovery?) for the discos?
-Bob

  rvirzi@gte.com             Think Globally. ===
  +1(617)466-2881                            === Act Locally!

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From: marsden@digicon-egr.co.uk (Richard Marsden)
Subject: Re: Boston Globe CT article
Date: Tue, 28 May 96 16:51:44 BST

> The Saturday, May 25 Boston Globe automotive section has a short (1/2 page)
> article on the Camel Trophy written by Sue Mead.  She was a journalist on
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 11 lines)]
> the defenders are support vehicles (recovery?) for the discos?
> -Bob

LROi give away the video for last year's event with new subscriptions,
so I have the video. Yes, they use Discos for the competitors, and
Defenders for marshalling, and recovery.

I think this says something about Discoveries compared to proper Land Rovers!
:-)

Richard (A Series owner, but I bet you guessed)

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From: Lodelane@aol.com
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 12:35:48 -0400
Subject: Re: BB List

Trevor,

Would you change my E-Mail address from:

smithla@arngrc.emh2.army.mil

to:

lodelane@aol.com

Thanks!

Larry Smith
Chester, VA

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 09:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
From: johnliu@earthlink.net
Subject: 2.25 petrol & Unleaded

On Sun, 26 May 1996 Land-Rover-Owner said to johnliu@earthlink.net

   >i am wondering if i can use unleaded fuel in a 2.25 petrol, SIII,
   >any clues?

If you have the original head, you'll want to either use a lead substitute
in your gas or have unleaded valve seats installed.  The former is vastly
cheaper and works fine.  Look for a product in a fairly large size, e.g.
Bardahl which is sold in 16 oz.
John Y. Liu
johnliu@earthlink.net (via HP200LX and NetTamer)

John Y. Liu

`[1;32;43mNet-Tamer V 1.02.2 - Test Drive

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From: Lodelane@aol.com
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 13:18:59 -0400
Subject: Re: What is this small tank in the wheel well?

Mike,
The tank in question is the evaporation condensation tank for the fuel tank.
 It is part of the U.S. Spec pollution control system.  Your fuel tank should
have two outlets.  One for fuel pickup and the other that crosses on the
middle frame member to the left side of the vehicle.  A loop of tubing goes
up behind the door into the passenger compartment and back down to the tank.
 A second tube then goes up to a canister affair in the engine compartment
and the "fumes" are then drawn into the air intake.

'til later,

Larry Smith
Chester, VA
'72 SWB petrol - Grover

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From: Lodelane@aol.com
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 13:19:13 -0400
Subject: Transmission Access Toolbox

Hi All,

I'm trying to find a toolbox/tray for the transmission underseat access for
my Series III.  Have seen two of these, but neither was for sale.  Need
something for storage, as the underseat toolbox on my has been replaced with
a fuel tank.

Thanks in advance,

Larry Smith
Chester, VA
'72 SWB - Grover

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 14:30:58 -0400
From: michelbe@login.net (Michel)
Subject: Re: Transmission Access Toolbox

>Larry was asking: ,
>I'm trying to find a toolbox/tray for the transmission underseat access for
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 7 lines)]
>something for storage, as the underseat toolbox on my has been replaced with
>a fuel tank.
On the first Land Rover I bought, there was a neat storage tray that was
installed under the middle seat. It was clearly home made, nothing more than
a box made out of galvanized sheetmetal. It was only about 2" deep, though,
coz the handbrake leverage system was in the way (3/4" bar that goes
across). You can try to make your own or have any air-duct-maker (or
whatever) make you one. If you want more room, you will have to be a little
ingeneous to go around the handbrake lever or whatever.

Hope it helps, 

Michel Bertrand
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
             ______________________ 
 >>>>>>>>>>>|__________|| ()|______| 1963 IIA 109 PU (top is off) (Rudolph)
            |          ||---|  /\ |  and friends (109 SW + 88 sw) (not shown) 
            |__________||---|_ \/_| 
 >>>>>>>>>>>|__________||___|______|
                                             

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From: "MNR. GRS SYMONDSON" <9553908@NARGA.sun.ac.za>
Date:          Tue, 28 May 1996 20:15:43 GMT+0200
Subject:       newbie to landies and this e-mail thing

Well this is great I never guessed that there'd be and e-mail and net 
site for land rovers. But hey suprise suprise!
Anyway down to business
I would like to try and date my landy and maybe find out exactly what 
number it is in the world 'cos it's a series one swb apparently built 
in 1955 does anyone have info on how i could do this?
also how easy is it to find a new fire wall?
and replace it?

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From: ccray@lulu.cc.missouri.edu
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 13:18:32 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Re: Transmission Access Toolbox

On Tue, 28 May 1996, Michel wrote:
> On the first Land Rover I bought, there was a neat storage tray that was
> installed under the middle seat. It was clearly home made, nothing more than

  ...lro-lite-foiler...
> a box made out of galvanized sheetmetal. It was only about 2" deep, though,
> coz the handbrake leverage system was in the way (3/4" bar that goes
  ...lro-lite-foiler...
> across). You can try to make your own or have any air-duct-maker (or
 
steve johnson of dixie land rovers -- tifton georgia
has had some made and he sells them.  i bought one 3-4 years
ago for about $35 and it is great...  

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Ray Harder                 Columbia, Missouri   314-882-2000
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From: harincar@internet.mdms.com
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 13:37:08 -0500
Subject: Re:  newbie to landies and this e-mail thing

To trace your vehicle, send the serial number (on the frame or inside of
the bulkhead(firewall)) to:

Mr John Riley
Project Engineer, Traceability
Land Rover
Lode Lane, Solihull
West Midlands
B29 8NW
England

I did the same about a month ago, and got back from him a page showing the 
date of manufacture, date it was shipped, and where it was shipped to. It
took between two and three weeks for the response.

If your firewall is trash, check the frame for damage as well. While 
doing the firsewall is easier than doing the frame, doing them together 
is likely the best bet. I would have hate to replace a bulkhead and a year
or two later have to replace the frame. Ack! Too much work.

Tim
---
tim harincar
harincar@mooregs.com
'66 IIa 88 SW

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From: "Ron Franklin" <oldhaven@biddeford.com>
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 15:13:33 -0500
Subject: Pre winter sale

To help further my coiler project I am selling a Fisher snow plow,
in good working order, set up for a Land Rover Series vehicle.  
Needs paint and lights but otherwise bolt on and wait for snow.
500 dollars or interesting trades with some usefulness to a 109/110 coiler 
hybrid, especially 110  interior/dash pieces.  (Right, not much hope there)

Ron Franklin

Bowdoin, Maine, USA

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From: "MNR. GRS SYMONDSON" <9553908@NARGA.sun.ac.za>
Date:          Tue, 28 May 1996 21:23:49 GMT+0200
Subject:       Re:  newbie to landies and this e-mail thing

okay well that's all good and well but i have the problem of having a 
series three chassis and a series one body now i wnat to trace the 
body as well as the engine any ideas on that one?
and the fire wall is in good condition 'cos it was made up by a 
welder with no idea of good looks so i want an original one with the 
air vents and all! apparently the're hard to find!?

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From: Lodelane@aol.com
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 15:31:08 -0400
Subject: Transmission Access Toolbox

Hi All,

I'm trying to find a toolbox/tray for the transmission underseat access for
my Series III.  Have seen two of these, but neither was for sale.  Need
something for storage, as the underseat toolbox on my has been replaced with
a fuel tank.

Thanks in advance,

Larry Smith
Chester, VA
'72 SWB - Grover

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 16:38:47 -0400
From: Tim McDaniel <mcdaniel@adra.com>
Subject: Re: 16" rims for sale

        The 16" rims that I had for sale have been sold.

                                Thanks,

                                        Tim

    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | Tim McDaniel                               (508) 937-3700 ext. 725   |
    | Adra Systems, Inc.                         (508) 453-2462 (FAX)      |
    | 2 Executive Drive                                                    |
    | Chelmsford, MA  01824                      mcdaniel@adra.com         |
    | USA                                                                  |
    +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Date: 28 May 96 16:43:43 EDT
From: "William L. Leacock" <75473.3572@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Gear lever rattle

One of the cures for a gear lever that rattles is to change its mass, this will
alter it's resonant frequency and it will vibrate at  a different frequency.
 An easy way to change the mass is to remove the gear knob and pass a length of
half inch bore rubber pipe over the shaft,  then replacde the knob. Besides
making the lever 'feel' better it is a convenent place to carry a spare piece of
heater hose.
 A lot of series threes had a plastic ball on the end of the lever, these were
prone to wear, the steel type is superior, check that you do not have a badly
worn plastic end on your lever.

 Regards  Bill Leacock.    Limey in exile.

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 20:05:36 GMT
From: Andy Purser <apurs@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: Re:  newbie to landies and this e-mail thing

At 06:37 PM 5/28/96 +0000, you wrote:

>Mr John Riley
>Project Engineer, Traceability
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 7 lines)]
>B29 8NW
>England
Tim, 
     Is this a free service from Land Rover or is there a fee? As most will
remember I have been trying to find the whereabouts of Beach Land Rover.
This decal is still seen through the paint on my 1973 Ser. III. This sounds
like a good way to find out if it's not too expensive!
 Thanks, Andy Purser

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From: harincar@internet.mdms.com
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 15:55:39 -0500
Subject: Re:  newbie to landies and this e-mail thing

It wasa free service. They even paid the return postage. 

Tim
---
tim harincar
harincar@mooregs.com
'66 IIa 88 SW

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Date: Tue, 28 May 96 22:16:24 UT
From: "Mark Talbot" <Land_Rover@msn.com>
Subject: Painting headliners

This tip came from my Dad about painting headliners. He used a Dulux paint in 
the UK with good results.

I painted my badly stained LR headliner with Behr satin ultra white paint. 
It's an acrylic latex paint and has a satin finish. Try it, works great. 

Mark

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 22:41:26 GMT
From: Andy Purser <apurs@worldnet.att.net>

Hello,
     Sorry to bother everyone again, but in reference to the trasaction with
Tim on contacting LR in Solihull. About how much postage is required for a
simple business size envelope to England from the US. I called the Post
Office and keep getting an answer machine. Thanks,  Andy

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From: Lodelane@aol.com
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 18:45:01 -0400
Subject: Jim Pappas

Jim Pappas - please e-mail me direct when you get the chance.

Sorry for the bandwidth - lost address.

Larry Smith
Chester, VA

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From: ChrisF6724@aol.com
Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 19:06:25 -0400
Subject: McNamara lockers?

Anyone had any experience with McNamara manual type lockers on a Series
Rover?  They sound kind of neat;  what they sound like is a mix in operation
to a ARB and manual hubs.  You get out, turn the knob, and your locked up
;-).  Not as "flip switch" easy as a ARB, but it has all the advantages, ie;
it can be disengaged for snow driving.....  
Think I'll also install a 4-pinon carrier? axle/diff reinforcing kit from
same..  Checked on price including lockers about $1k from a US supplier...

BTW:  Spotted a restored Series II 88 pickup in the movie "Bad Boys".  It's
driven by the drug dealer's chemist....

Chris Fisher
'73 Land Rover 88 Series III hybrid

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 20:09:30 -0400 (-0400)
From: rotero@ing.puc.cl (Rodrigo Otero)
Subject: Winch

I have a 1964 SIIA 109. It has a winch that is driven from the inside near
the right seat. It looks like it is a hydraulic powered winch (it has a
hydraulic  fluid deposit on the rear).
I have tried to make it work but it has very little power.
Does anyone have this type of winch that could give me a hand ?

Rodrigo Otero
rotero@ing.puc.cl

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From: "MNR. GRS SYMONDSON" <9553908@NARGA.sun.ac.za>
Date:          Wed, 29 May 1996 03:08:16 GMT+0200
Subject:       Re:  newbie to landies and this e-mail thing

cool i couldn't find the web adress but i'll keep lokking it's bound 
to pop up somewhere!
thanks 
cheers

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Date: 28 May 96 22:08:17 -0400
Subject: Re: V8 and unleaded fuel
From: "Leon H. Akong" <akongj@tstt.net.tt>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I would also like to know if these are factory built/modified.  
The chassis number is SALLBAAH1AA159962 and the engine
 nmber is 11G01928.  I believe the 'H' signifies a 2.25l petrol 
engine.  
Where would the ID #s on the LT95 gearbox/xfer and on the 
front and rear diffs. be located?  I have not been able to locate
them.  I will try and get a photo scanned within the next week 
or so.

Daryl:

>The 109's had a "salisbury" diff with a removable 
>rear cover plate,  quite a bit larger and heavier than the rover 
>banjo diff.
Mine does not have a removable rear cover plate.  Looking from
the rear, the area where the diff carrier is located is circular and 
about 9.5" in dia..  This tapers off to the axle casing which is
about 3" in dia..

>The stage 1 V8's share the same front shoes as the 6cyl.  11" x 3"
twin 
>leading shoe (two front wheel cyls.)
That sounds about right.

Leon (Jr)
akongj@tstt.net.tt
located in 
	http://www.city.net/countries/trinidad_and_tobago/

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 23:23:02 -0400
From: rover@pinn.net (Alexander P. Grice)
Subject: Third hinge

Jeremy Bartlett writes:

>Has anyone installed a third hinge on the rear door of a SIIA?

Will a SIII do?  The secret is to take the pins out of the two existing 
hinges.  The door will sit in place on the brass bushes.  Thread both halves 
of the new (bottom) hinge onto a 3-4' long 1/4" steel rod.  Run the ends of
the rod into the two hinges.  With the rod in place, mark the holes for
third hinge.  On the vehicle body, these will be in the reinforcement plate 
designed to hold the tailgate fixings.  On the door, they will go through
the flanged/raised edge.  This eliminated several squeaks and rattles for
me.  Cheers

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Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 23:22:59 -0400
From: rover@pinn.net (Alexander P. Grice)
Subject: Capstan winches

Following the thread on capstans from several days ago (I've been off in the 
mountains), I find the mechanism on the Aeroparts winch to be quite robust. 
Mine is of mid-'50's vintage, so I don't know if they've changed over the years.

As far a rope...I'd suggest a dacron polyester rope designed as to be used 
as a sailboat halyard (Sampson makes a nice one).  I use 9/16" that has >3% 
stretch at max load and a breaking strength of 9,000# +, three times the 
capabilities of the winch.  As there are amny ship chandlers in the area,
the price is reasonable, about $.70 to $.85/foot.  Aramid fibre rope is 
*much* stronger and *MUCH* more expensive.  A goodly-sized snatch block
makes self-recovery feasible.

If anyone needs it, I have the original service/fitting bulletin and 
exploded parts drawing for the Aero.  Cheers

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From: "MANDEEP SODHI" <94032222@zaphod.riv.csu.edu.au>
Date:          Wed, 29 May 1996 13:55:22 GMT-1000
Subject:       Range Rover Spares!

I own a 1977 Range Rover (two door) and i'm looking for some second 
hand spares like the rear light lenses, bonnet hinges etc.
can any one help me? There's not much available out here in Wagga, 
NSW, Australia

Mandeep

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Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 02:05:56 -0400
From: landrvr@blacdisc.com (Mike Loiodice)
Subject: Re: What is this small tank in the wheel well?

More on the expansion tank...

>The tank in question is the evaporation condensation tank for the fuel tank.
> It is part of the U.S. Spec pollution control system.

Larry is right about the tank and the vent hose routing. A couple of other
points here to consider. The "cannister affair" in the engine compartment is
a charcoal cannister. There should be a small flame-trap gizmo in-line with
the vent line from the cannister to the air intake. And, the fuel filler cap
should have been a non-vented cap. If you are considering sealing off the
vent line on the fuel tank and the filler cap actually does seal up
correctly, you could create a vacume in the fuel tank and have fuel delivery
problems. 

Cheers
Mike

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Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 02:05:58 -0400
From: landrvr@blacdisc.com (Mike Loiodice)
Subject: Re: Fuel gauge grounding

Jens Vesterdahl sez...

>When I bought my 109 sIII STW, the fuel gauge continously read "almost empty" 
even when I filled the tank. It turned out that the sender unit was not
grounded 
so I connected a wire from the ground lug to the floor of the car. Now it read 
"almost full" continuously. I looked at it again and after trying a few times 
with various connections from the three lugs on the sender units (seems
there is 
>a takeout for an "almost empty" warning light),

Sounds like what you have there is a fuel tank sender from maybe a IIa
diesel. As far as I know, the diesel has a warning light for low fuel. See
if you can get a SIII petrol sender to replace it with. (NOT a IIa sender!)

Cheers
Mike

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From: marsden@digicon-egr.co.uk (Richard Marsden)
Subject: Re: your mail
Date: Wed, 29 May 96 9:09:22 BST

When I was over there last summer, postcards were 45c, and envelopes
(under 10g -ish, or the equivalent US Imperial) were a little more
(50 or 60c.)   - just bung 70c it will get there!

Richard

> Hello,
>      Sorry to bother everyone again, but in reference to the trasaction with
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> simple business size envelope to England from the US. I called the Post
> Office and keep getting an answer machine. Thanks,  Andy

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From: "Mr Ian Stuart" <Ian.Stuart@ed.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 May 1996 10:07:22 +0000
Subject: Re: Celebrity owners..

Quoting Dixon Kenner, from 28 May 96

> > (BTW - I would have appreciated acknowledgement as the origonator of
> > the list that the Ridgecrest lot have 'aquired')
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>  information appeared at the top.  On the current ftp text version
>  I believe that it is still at the top of the document.
Thanks Dixon.

Obviously I didn't look where I should have done.

I do apologise.

     ----** Ian Stuart (Computing Officer)        +44 31 650 6205
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh University. 
 <http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/> or <http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~kiz/>

Quote of 1996: "A.L.S. is a good example of scottishissityness"

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