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1 | Michel Bertrand [mbertra | 22 | Looking for 109 regular roofsides |
2 | Sanna@aol.com | 15 | Re: Windscreen Wipers |
3 | "Tom Rowe" [trowe@aae.wi | 25 | Re: tire height |
4 | iharper@afm.org | 21 | Series Database |
5 | "Adams, Bill" [badams@us | 11 | Re: Looking for 109 regular roofsides |
6 | "Bobeck, David R." [dbob | 12 | Re[2]: Looking for 109 regular roofsides |
7 | "Bobeck, David R." [dbob | 14 | Nice tires, man... |
8 | "Tom Rowe" [trowe@aae.wi | 26 | Re: Looking for 109 regular roofsides |
9 | marsden@digicon-egr.co.u | 33 | Re: Re[2]: Looking for 109 regular roofsides |
10 | "Tom Rowe" [trowe@aae.wi | 18 | Re: Nice tires, man... |
11 | "Stefan R. Jacob" [10004 | 17 | Rollover fatality (was: the LRO) |
12 | M.J.Rooth@lut.ac.uk (Mik | 15 | Re: Looking for 109 regular roofsides |
13 | "Adams, Bill" [badams@us | 17 | Re: Rollover fatality (was: the LRO) |
14 | "Bert P. Krages" [krages | 9 | Re: Tires |
15 | iharper@afm.org | 21 | Vaccum Advance/Servo |
16 | rscholl@lib.com | 59 | Roof Vent Dimensions |
17 | "Adams, Bill" [badams@us | 16 | Re: Nice tires, man... |
18 | iharper@afm.org | 28 | Timing chain |
19 | QROVER80@aol.com | 17 | Re: Vaccum Advance/Servo |
20 | [DV043@OASIS.CALPOLY.EDU | 31 | Uncl: thar she blows! |
21 | m8f@ornl.gov (M Scott Fu | 20 | Re: Roll Bar |
22 | "Tom Rowe" [trowe@aae.wi | 24 | Re: Roll Bar |
23 | Blair Gillespie [Gillesp | 20 | Re: Uncl: thar she blows! |
24 | "Bobeck, David R." [dbob | 33 | Re: Uncl: thar she blows! |
25 | Dixon Kenner [dkenner@em | 22 | Re: Uncl: thar she blows! |
26 | Alan Richer/CAM/Lotus [A | 5 | Re: Uncl: thar she blows! |
27 | "John P. Casteel" [jcast | 24 | Re: Database enquiry? |
28 | "Bobeck, David R." [dbob | 49 | Re[2]: Uncl: thar she blows! |
29 | Faye Ogilvie [ogilvi@hge | 30 | Re: The Land Rover Owner Daily Digest |
30 | lopezba@atnet.at | 20 | Re: Rope trick |
31 | lopezba@atnet.at | 24 | Re: S I Club Fees |
32 | lopezba@atnet.at | 19 | Re: 80" weight |
33 | Faye Ogilvie [ogilvi@hge | 30 | Re: The Land Rover Owner Daily Digest |
34 | Nathan Dunsmore [dunsmo1 | 41 | Re: Roll Bar |
35 | ericz@cloud9.net | 15 | [not specified] |
36 | "Christopher H. Dow" [do | 49 | Re: |
37 | Dixon Kenner [dkenner@em | 22 | Re: your mail |
38 | Uncle Roger [sinasohn@cr | 21 | Re: |
39 | ericz@cloud9.net | 30 | Re: your mail |
40 | ericz@cloud9.net | 16 | Re: |
41 | Dixon Kenner [dkenner@em | 22 | Re: your mail |
42 | Sanna@aol.com | 19 | Re: Fuel pump? |
43 | [@lucent.lucent.com | 10 | Salisbury axles = Dana which?? |
44 | 12/4/95 [rsloan@titan.li | 41 | What your truck is for... |
45 | agscsmps@post.kosone.com | 15 | Re:Roofsides |
46 | Heather Dixon [hldixon@t | 18 | Re: Proper way to use Hi-Lift |
47 | Uncle Roger [sinasohn@cr | 24 | Re: What your truck is for... |
48 | Miroslav Belik [m.belik@ | 53 | My Land Rover is going |
49 | "M. ABERCROMBIE" [maa081 | 11 | wheel width |
50 | twakeman@scruznet.com (T | 15 | Re: Looking for 109 regular roofsides |
51 | "Ron Franklin" [oldhaven | 42 | Re: Formula for Springs |
52 | Wdcockey@aol.com | 21 | Re: Roof vents: Trade top? |
53 | Kevin Isemonger [KISEMON | 32 | Why won't my speedo work???? |
54 | "Franklin H. Yap" [FHYap | 16 | Re: Nice tires, man... |
55 | Wdcockey@aol.com | 38 | Different springs: was Formula for Springs |
56 | rover1@sky.net (Steve Pa | 13 | Re: Nice tires, man... |
57 | Daryl Webb [dwebb@waite. | 38 | Re: My Land Rover is going |
58 | johnliu@earthlink.net | 43 | Re: Uncl: thar she blows! |
59 | Steve MARGOLIS [sim1@cor | 36 | Looking forward (was Re: your mail) |
60 | etlgtr@etlxdmx.ericsson. | 26 | Series III Oil Leak |
61 | "Alan Cookson" [acookson | 37 | SWB shocks |
62 | Daryl Webb [dwebb@waite. | 28 | Re: Vaccum Advance/Servo |
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:10:12 -0400 From: Michel Bertrand <mbertran@InterLinx.qc.ca> Subject: Looking for 109 regular roofsides Well, the subject line says it all... I am looking for a pair of 109 regular roofsides to make a pick-up into a regular Hard top. I already have a top from a 4-door SW but I need the roofsides. Does anybody have a set and are willing to sell/trade? Thanks. from the townships.... Michel Bertrand ______ Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, / __ / \ 1963 109 PU (Rudolph) | Lucas | 1968 109 SW (in the works) | Inside | 1973 88 SW (21st century project) \ / \______/ mbertran@interlinx.qc.ca <<---- Note new address! ------------------------------[ <- Message 2 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Sanna@aol.com Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:33:22 -0400 Subject: Re: Windscreen Wipers >seem to recall that MG wiper >blades are a match I believe Beetle blades work too. Anthony R. Sanna SACO Foods, Inc. Middleton, WI 53562 1-800-373-7226 ------------------------------[ <- Message 3 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "Tom Rowe" <trowe@aae.wisc.edu> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:14:15 -6 Subject: Re: tire height Mike johnson writes: snip > http://tirerack.com they have really good prices on tires and shipping (also - I just took a look at their web site. If nothing else it's a good place to compare tire brands and sizes (although they don't appear to cary bias-ply) They also have a page with formulas for figuring how different tire sizes will affect your vehicle. They goodyear MT looks appealing to me. Doesn't cost a fortune and comes in load range C 16". Tom Rowe UW-Madison Center for Dairy Research Madison,WI, USA 608-265-6194, Fax:608-262-1578 trowe@aae.wisc.edu Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck in places even more inaccessible. ------------------------------[ <- Message 4 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: iharper@afm.org Subject: Series Database Date: Tue, 24 Sep 96 09:25:36 EST John....sending this to the list instead of your address. I sent the same info to you about 2 weeks ago, but on your latest update you had no 1955's so I gathered you did not get my info. Here it is again....... 57133222,1955,S1,86,Green,Stratford Ontario,Canada,UR,?,iharper@afm.org,lro-net 25900112A,1972,88,Bronze Green,Sackville New Brunswick, Canada,UR,Cowie Motors Halifax,iharper@afm.org,lro-net 25903298B,1974,88,Bronze Green,Stratford Ontario,Canada,DD,?,iharper@afm.org,lro-net --- This copy of Freddie 1.2.5 is being evaluated. ------------------------------[ <- Message 5 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 9:39:38 -0400 From: "Adams, Bill" <badams@usia.gov> Subject: Re: Looking for 109 regular roofsides Aren't the 109 roofsides the same as 88 roofsides or am I a total idiot. Bill Adams 3D Artist/Animator '66 Land Rover S2A 109 Diesel. Soon to be Triumph Trophy owner ? ------------------------------[ <- Message 6 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 10:05:02 EST From: "Bobeck, David R." <dbobeck@inetgate.ushmm.org> Subject: Re[2]: Looking for 109 regular roofsides Bill wants to know: Aren't the 109 roofsides the same as 88 roofsides or am I a total idiot. Only on the StaWag...so, well, uh...yeahyeranidiot.:-) Dave ------------------------------[ <- Message 7 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 10:09:30 EST From: "Bobeck, David R." <dbobeck@inetgate.ushmm.org> Subject: Nice tires, man... Ok, I went to the same garage where I saw the 109 military, turns out its a 1980 something model year with a SIIa bod. Nice work, but a little heavy on the undercoating. This stuff is piled on thicker than elephant crap in a circus trailer. Id hate to be the unfortunate soul assigned with applying that stuff, or worse, de-applying it. Not nearly as neat as some of the older MOD trucks Ive seen. Now on to the tires. They are Michelin 7.50x16 XCL's. Where does one obtain such a meaty slab o' rubber? Dave B. ------------------------------[ <- Message 8 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "Tom Rowe" <trowe@aae.wisc.edu> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:08:17 -6 Subject: Re: Looking for 109 regular roofsides > Aren't the 109 roofsides the same as 88 roofsides or am I a total idiot. You're a total.... No, I won't say it. The 88 sides are the same, only shorter. Huh? Well, they're designed the same. So if 109 sides can't be found, 4 88 sides can be used to make two 109 sides. Cut the front off two of them, cut the front off the other two leaving enough material to make up the difference, weld the pieces together, and reskin. TeriAnn had a 109 regular top and sides for sale. Michel, maybe she'll sell *you* the sides alone, since you're in Canada. I'm just an ex-pat. Tom Rowe UW-Madison Center for Dairy Research Madison,WI, USA 608-265-6194, Fax:608-262-1578 trowe@aae.wisc.edu Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck in places even more inaccessible. ------------------------------[ <- Message 9 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: marsden@digicon-egr.co.uk (Richard Marsden) Subject: Re: Re[2]: Looking for 109 regular roofsides Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 15:20:25 BST > Bill wants to know: > Aren't the 109 roofsides the same as 88 roofsides or am I a total idiot. [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)] > Aren't the 109 roofsides the same as 88 roofsides or am I a total idiot. > Only on the StaWag...so, well, uh...yeahyeranidiot.:-) What about a 100? Yes, I like being difficult! :-) Lastnight I saw someone wreck their roof on a 100. Yes, its a sort of DIY job. The roof *was* very genuine looking - he did a very good job. Shame about the tree though. He sort of slid down a rather steep slope. The slide was partly sideways, so when the rest of us arrived on the scene (after the lovely crash noise), he'd got into the "no-way out position". Stuck on a steep slope 50-60 degrees? The slope isn't far, but at the foot is a rather thick tree. The tree won. He should be able to bang most of it back into shape - the main impact was on one corner, and only one window broke. At least one of the alli sheets was ripped and will need replacing. He was talking of truck-cabbing it, so we'll see... Pushed the whole of the hardtop forwards - even the windscreen was at an unnatural angle! Moral of the story - have a handbrake that works on 50/60 degree slopes... Richard ------------------------------[ <- Message 10 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "Tom Rowe" <trowe@aae.wisc.edu> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 09:21:51 -6 Subject: Re: Nice tires, man... > seen. Now on to the tires. They are Michelin 7.50x16 XCL's. Where does one > obtain such a meaty slab o' rubber? >From your local Michelin dealer? Tom Rowe UW-Madison Center for Dairy Research Madison,WI, USA 608-265-6194, Fax:608-262-1578 trowe@aae.wisc.edu Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck in places even more inaccessible. ------------------------------[ <- Message 11 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: 25 Sep 96 10:37:15 EDT From: "Stefan R. Jacob" <100043.2400@CompuServe.COM> Subject: Rollover fatality (was: the LRO) > I have rolled an 88 at some speed with a reg hard top and myself and the > passenger suvived unharmed (Amazing as we were stupid and not belted in). > However, I do not drive a softtop with out at least a millitary type bar and Apparently at one of the recent events at the Metheringham quarry (Lincs.,UK) a Land Rover (w/rollcage, harness etc.) going up a steep slope slipped and rolled, and the passenger sitting in front was killed (broke his neck). So just keep in mind: 'Rolling your vehicle can be dangerous'... even with a rollcage. Stefan <Stefan R. Jacob, 100043.2400@CompuServe.com> ------------------------------[ <- Message 12 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 15:40:07 +0000 From: M.J.Rooth@lut.ac.uk (Mike Rooth) Subject: Re: Looking for 109 regular roofsides Bill ses: >Aren't the 109 roofsides the same as 88 roofsides or am I a total idiot. Far be it from us......:-) The *regular* 109 roofsides are the same as 88 but longer.I *think* that 88 roofsides will fit the back bit(behind the back doors)of a 109 SW. Is that a diplomatic reply or what? Cheers Mike Rooth ------------------------------[ <- Message 13 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 11:31:16 -0400 From: "Adams, Bill" <badams@usia.gov> Subject: Re: Rollover fatality (was: the LRO) I hate to be morbid, and I'm sorry to hear somebody died trying to have fun, but I think we all realize these trucks are going to kill us. One way or another, either rapidly through direct physical violation or slowly, by years of tedious work, exposure to toxic materials and oils, worry over every new noise, illness due to drafty winter driving, constant hammering of the gluteal region or plain old exhaustion from pushing it off the highway one more time. Bill Adams 3D Artist/Animator '66 Land Rover S2A 109 Diesel. Soon to be Triumph Trophy owner ? ------------------------------[ <- Message 14 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 07:33:18 -0700 (PDT) From: "Bert P. Krages" <krages@teleport.com> Subject: Re: Tires I have 265R85-16 tires on my Series I 88". A wheel shop changed the offset of the wheels by reversing the inner portion of the wheel and welding it back in place. This keeps the tires from rubbing on springs and decreased the turning radius by about 20 feet. ------------------------------[ <- Message 15 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: iharper@afm.org Subject: Vaccum Advance/Servo Date: Tue, 24 Sep 96 11:35:03 EST Now that I finally have my engine tuned as I like it, I have noticed something rather odd, perhaps someone can tell me if this is supposed to happen. As I brake, coming to a stop, I notice that the engine increases in revs, and I finally madew the connection that it is the vacuum on the brake servo that acts like vacuum from the carb and advances the ignition, thus speeding it up. This seems rather odd, and is it supposed to happen like this or is something amiss? I guess it serves me right for tuning it so that it behaves (almost) like a regular (!?) engine...... Thanks, Ian --- This copy of Freddie 1.2.5 is being evaluated. ------------------------------[ <- Message 16 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 11:45:52 EST From: rscholl@lib.com Subject: Roof Vent Dimensions For John Cooper: John, I decided to post this here so perhaps hints or corrections from others may be added. First, understand I took these dimensions in the dark when I got home - I would like to confirm them for you this weekend in the daylight. I would hate to be responsible (even indirectly) for a mistake on you roof. I will re-submit these dimensions after I confirm them, probably 9/30. Now, let me try to translate my cruse artwork into verbiage: The tropical skin is set in about 1 1/2" from the back roofline (not the gutter) The back "Bubbles" stretch from 17 3/4" to 26 1/2" from back edge of skin and they measure 10 7/8" in from the edge of the skin. This places the flat region (lip) just over the outside ribs. The crease in the skin, where the roof breaks, measures 43 1/4 to 44 1/2 from the back edge of the skin. The front "Bubbles" stretch from 45 3/4 to 53 7/8 from the back edge of skin and placed in-line with back "Bubbles" (10 7/8 in). The vents in the back measured 20 1/2" from the back edge of the roof (not including gutter) and are cut in so the opening is even with the inside edge of the outer ribs lip. The fronts are similar, measuring 28 1/2 back from front gutter outside edge. I did not measure the distance the skin is set in from the sides or front. The sides did not lend themselves to this very well. If you would like, I will clean up my artwork and fax or snail-mail (fax preferred) so you can enjoy my original Picasso! It may help to clarify the verbage (A picture is worth a thousand words - my artwork may only be worth a few hundred). Perhaps someone else will provide some wisdom or morale support. You are aware that the skin is a single sheet of AL w/angle on back, a few "S" supports on ribs, 4 bolts front, 4 bolts rear, 5 bolts/standoffs/rubber washers each side, and lots of pop rivets? 50 just on top layer, probably about 100 total. Anyway, please let me know what you decide but be careful. Let me re-measure & where did you get new vents? Ray rscholl@lib.com PS - have you thought about buying safari top instead? ------------------------------[ <- Message 17 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 11:43:28 -0400 From: "Adams, Bill" <badams@usia.gov> Subject: Re: Nice tires, man... Here are some websites that may have some tires of interest to Series owners: http://www.dunloptire.com/tires/Radial_mud_rover.html http://www.tirerack.com/tires.htm (for research, I don't recommend any dealers) http://www.bfor.com/offroad/catalog/haulage/haulage.htm Bill Adams 3D Artist/Animator '66 Land Rover S2A 109 Diesel. Soon to be Triumph Trophy owner ? ------------------------------[ <- Message 18 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: iharper@afm.org Subject: Timing chain Date: Tue, 24 Sep 96 11:35:04 EST And while we're talking about tuned up engines, I set the timing the other day, and when I set it statically, ie with the test light on the distributor and turning the crank till it lights, it timed out at about 10-15 deg BTDC, while if I used the timing light, it showed up as 3-6 deg BTDC. As I was getting alot of smoking, I advanced the timing to 0 deg by the light, and it disappeared, but this still meant that by the static method it was still about 10 deg BTDC. Any ideas as to the reason for the discrepancy? Could a worn timing chain be the culprit? If so, how long can I leave it before I change it. Other than that it seems to be running very well, and if it ain't broke (by Rover standards) I don't want to fix it!!!! I towed home my new (old) S1 last week and it pulled it 50mph up moderate hills! BTW, I have noticed that it seems to like working, ie it only acts up when I'm driving down a paved road in ideal weather with nowhere in particular to be.......Hmmmm...... Cheers, Ian --- This copy of Freddie 1.2.5 is being evaluated. ------------------------------[ <- Message 19 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: QROVER80@aol.com Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 12:18:33 -0400 Subject: Re: Vaccum Advance/Servo I think that you will find that your idle mixture is a little rich and that your brake booster vacuum diaphragm has a (small) hole in it. So when you depress the brakes the booster leaks air into the intake leaning the mixture and causing the engine to run faster. A possible check for this is to disconnect and PLUG the hose going to the distributor. Then test drive. Ps if there is no loss in performance you might want to check the operation of the distributor advance. Rgds Quintin Aspin Still flogging those Spotted Owls ------------------------------[ <- Message 20 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: 25 Sep 96 09:55:02 PDT From: <DV043@OASIS.CALPOLY.EDU> Subject: Uncl: thar she blows! From: John W. Henricks, Programmer/Analyst Institutional Studies 01-309 Ulysses lives. Thanks for all the responses about the 'Solex or timing' problem. It was a a partially obstructed main jet. It's been cleaned out and I'm off and running, except up hills of course. I've another question. I've noticed that when running the engine hard it tends to blow oil out the breather cap on the filler tube. Is this indicative of another problem, or is there a baffle that is missing from the tube to prevent this, or seeing that there is another breather cap on the valve cover, could I purchase or fabricate a plate to cover the filler tube access and just add oil through the other cap? Any replies appreciated. John 62 SIIA 109 HT 'Ulysses' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Net: jhenrick@calpoly.edu Tel: (805)756-5408 Fax: (805)756-5292 ------------------------------[ <- Message 21 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 12:53:28 -0400 From: m8f@ornl.gov (M Scott Fugate) Subject: Re: Roll Bar Chris inquires about roll bar sources... I've never heard of a source for a ready made bar for an 88, but I had a rather nice one fabricated at a local independent "J**P" shop. Cost me less than $100, I think. I designed the thing, and explained it to the proprietor, and he built it. Mine bolts to the galvanized capping corners behind the front seats, with braces to the seat boxes directly ahead of the rear bench seats. If I was really into extreme off roading, I'd want it to go through to the frame, but my activities are likely to leave the oily side down and the painted side up. If there isn't an experienced off road shop in your area, try your local race track for frame builders. Scott Fugate 1970 IIA 1989 RR ------------------------------[ <- Message 22 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "Tom Rowe" <trowe@aae.wisc.edu> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 12:18:55 -6 Subject: Re: Roll Bar Chris inquires about roll bar sources... Back in '78 I met a guy driving an 88 with a roll bar in it. He said it was a roll bar from an Bronco I believe. But it's been a long time so I'm not sure. However, there apparently is a roll bar (show bar actually, I don't think any mfgs. will call them roll bars anymore) that fits a US 4wd that will fit an 88. However, if you're serious, I'd have one custom made to mount on the frame (the one I saw in '78 mounted on the body). Tom Rowe UW-Madison Center for Dairy Research Madison,WI, USA 608-265-6194, Fax:608-262-1578 trowe@aae.wisc.edu Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck in places even more inaccessible. ------------------------------[ <- Message 23 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 10:28:10 -0700 (PDT) From: Blair Gillespie <Gillespie@thegrid.net> Subject: Re: Uncl: thar she blows! John, Just got around to reading email. Sorry about your 109. Glad to see it running again. I apologize for not bringing the mags over last week but my adventure to pick up the 88 took a little longer than planned. Just north of Sacramento ended up being Red Bluff. I will stop by this weekend to drop of the mags. Maybe we can grab a beer? Rover On, Blair Blair Gillespie San Luis Obispo Ca. USA 1988 Range Rover (For Sale) 1972 S III 88 1967 FLH HD ------------------------------[ <- Message 24 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 13:33:22 EST From: "Bobeck, David R." <dbobeck@inetgate.ushmm.org> Subject: Re: Uncl: thar she blows! John W. Henricks, writes: >>>> I've noticed that when running the engine hard it tends to blow oil out the breather cap on the filler tube. Is this indicative of another problem, yes... >>> or is there a baffle that is missing from the tube to prevent this, the baffle just keeps people like me from dropping things into the oil pan or camshaft >>>> or seeing that there is another breather cap on the valve cover, could I purchase or fabricate a plate to cover the filler tube access and just add oil through the other cap? I don't think this would work very well. The bottom half (crankcase) of your motor needs to be vented, and the reason that you are getting crap coming out of the breather is that your piston rings are worn, blowing oil into the crankcase and out the breather. Sealing the top of the filler tube would essentially seal the crankcase, and the pressure would build up and eventualy force the pressure out through a seal. The breather on the valve cover is there to vent the pressure created by the valve train. It doesn't do much for the crankcase pressure. Dave B. ------------------------------[ <- Message 25 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 13:35:18 -0400 (EDT) From: Dixon Kenner <dkenner@emr1.NRCan.gc.ca> Subject: Re: Uncl: thar she blows! On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, Bobeck, David R. wrote: >> it tends to blow oil out the breather cap on the filler tube. Is this >> indicative of another problem, > yes... Seem to recall this particular problem... :-) You could cut yourself on the ridge found in #2 & 3. Could have kept the block going longer, but oval pistons just proved to be too hard to locate. The chap should do a compression check and see if it was better than the green beasties 120,0,5,110... Betcha it won't be good with that kind of blowby... > the baffle just keeps people like me from dropping things into the oil pan or > camshaft Just visionary those Rover engineers eh... :-) ------------------------------[ <- Message 26 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Alan Richer/CAM/Lotus <Alan_Richer/CAM/Lotus.LOTUS@crd.lotus.com> Date: 25 Sep 96 13:45:53 EDT Subject: Re: Uncl: thar she blows! ------------------------------[ <- Message 27 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 14:08:44 -0500 From: "John P. Casteel" <jcasteel@mindspring.com> Subject: Re: Database enquiry? Simon Ward-Hastelow wrote: > What is the database that you folks keep adding to . . . > is it just Series vehicles or a list of all Landrovers owned by subscribers [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)] > is it just Series vehicles or a list of all Landrovers owned by subscribers > to this list? Hello, I'm keeper of the database and it is for Series vehicles only. There is another database (someone can point you to it) for Defender owners. The Series database began as an effort to find out what is in North America but it has been expanded to include all Series vehicles, whether owned by subscribers or civilians. Of course the only way to get the info to me is through lro-net so by default it is mostly made up of subscribers to the list. I will have an update soon and I will reissue the information needed. John Casteel '90 RR (for sale or trade) ------------------------------[ <- Message 28 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 96 14:23:56 EST From: "Bobeck, David R." <dbobeck@inetgate.ushmm.org> Subject: Re[2]: Uncl: thar she blows! >>>>Not necessarily, me boyo. oh? >>>>There re any one of a few reasons this could be happening. The first, which is the worn rings, can be verified with a quick leakdown test. yeah. Just don't get your ear too close to the filler neck... >>>>Other difficulties could be a bad/blocked PCV valve, if he's got a breather cap on his filler tube then he aint got no pcv. I don't think PCV type fillers accept the breather cap, and if they do, they still aren't supposed to blow oil, just slight fumes. The engines with the breather on the filler neck didn't blow oil when they were new, or not very much anyway. Mostly unburnt vapors left over from the combustion process...not huge blobs of oily gunk. >>>>A coolant leak into the oil galleries could be generatring steam and/or extra pressure, though the mayonnaise for oil usually tips this one off. More likely that a coolant leak in the head gasket or combustion chamber allows cylinder pressure into the cooling system...either way the oil would look rather like VERY old milk... Also I'd imagine he'd be having some cooling problems, were this the case. Besides, it takes a good amount of pressure (piston blow-by) to cause stuff to come flying out the top of the filler neck. Tis the reason deisels get so messy... but you know that.:) With only 9 psi's in the cooling system, a small (the only kind that wouldn't immediatley manifest itself in the form of gross loss of cooling) leak wouldn't even get 9 psi's into the crankcase, since pressure wouldn't actually be getting quite high enough in the rad, and whatever pressure it did impart to the inside of the block would hardly be enough to pressurize it to any signifigant extent. >>>Never jump to conclusions....sometimes the gap is deeper than you thought...8*) Pish posh... aj"Especially pedantic today"r Dave "annoyingly arrogant today" B.:) ------------------------------[ <- Message 29 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:29:37 -1000 From: Faye Ogilvie <ogilvi@hgea.org> Subject: Re: The Land Rover Owner Daily Digest I'm not sure what the data base is all about but here are my LR's if you are keeping track of all the LR's ever in existance. 244229789, 1966, Series IIa, '88', Station Wagon, Tropical Roof, Red, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA, Ist delivered 1966, Parts vehicle stripped to frame waiting to be delivered to recycler, Purchased 1986 as a rusted hulk with good mechanicals. Don't know history except parked for long time right side to or in ocean. 24437451G, 1970, Series IIa, '88', Hard Top, Marina Blue now stripped, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA, 1st delivered 3/5/70, I purchased 1984. Only original or unrebuilt mecchanicals are wiper motor and rear differential. 25413512B, 1965 Series IIa, '109', Regular(pickup with short cab), originally medium green color now slime green, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA, 1st delivered 12/08/65. Was Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Fire truck fitted with front engine driven water pump and rear mounted PTO Koenig winch. I purchased in 1989 with 31K miles, now 35K miles. Fitting rebuilt 5 main 2.2 engine. Peter Ogilve Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii ogilvi@hgea.org '88' 1970, naked '109' regular, 1965, slime green. ------------------------------[ <- Message 30 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 20:31:33 +0200 From: lopezba@atnet.at Subject: Re: Rope trick Dave Bobeck wrote about keeping valves in the head: >Get the cylinder near TDC, (watch dist, or stick a light down the spark lug >hole). Stuff a few inches of 3/8" rope in the spark plug hole and crank the >engine by hand until you feel resistance. One vital piece of information seems to be missing: DO NOT stuff ALL the rope in. Make sure at least four inches/10 cm or so is still sticking out the spark plug hole so you can pull the rope out again after you have finished with the valves. While it will seem obvious to you afterwards, that might be too late. Regards Peter Hirsch SI 107in S/W Vienna, Austria (officially 1,000 years old this November 1) ------------------------------[ <- Message 31 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 20:31:40 +0200 From: lopezba@atnet.at Subject: Re: S I Club Fees Jeremy J Bartlett wrote: >Does anyone know the current S1 club (UK) fees (and can you confirm >the current address)? 13 gbp annually + 2 gbp one-time registration fee The Series One Club Membership Secretary 12 Black Lawn Gillingham Dorset, SP8 4SD According to the address, his SI leaks much worse than mine! (This is from the latest newsletter, btw). Regards Peter Hirsch SI 107in S/W Vienna, Austria (officially 1,000 years old this November 1) ------------------------------[ <- Message 32 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 20:31:37 +0200 From: lopezba@atnet.at Subject: Re: 80" weight Clinton D. Coates hints that he is getting an 80": >I need the curb weight for an 80" so I can give a proper >figure to the weigh scale buddies so they don't tax me >too much! Lucky you! Weight, running, with water, oil, five gallons petrol according to my Instruction Manual: 2604 lbs 1182 kg (irrespective of year) This is without mud, and the gallons are imperial. Good luck with it Peter Hirsch SI 107in S/W Vienna, Austria (officially 1,000 years old this November 1) ------------------------------[ <- Message 33 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:30:15 -1000 From: Faye Ogilvie <ogilvi@hgea.org> Subject: Re: The Land Rover Owner Daily Digest I'm not sure what the data base is all about but here are my LR's if you are keeping track of all the LR's ever in existance. 244229789, 1966, Series IIa, '88', Station Wagon, Tropical Roof, Red, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA, Ist delivered 1966, Parts vehicle stripped to frame waiting to be delivered to recycler, Purchased 1986 as a rusted hulk with good mechanicals. Don't know history except parked for long time right side to or in ocean. 24437451G, 1970, Series IIa, '88', Hard Top, Marina Blue now stripped, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA, 1st delivered 3/5/70, I purchased 1984. Only original or unrebuilt mecchanicals are wiper motor and rear differential. 25413512B, 1965 Series IIa, '109', Regular(pickup with short cab), originally medium green color now slime green, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii, USA, 1st delivered 12/08/65. Was Mauna Kea Beach Hotel Fire truck fitted with front engine driven water pump and rear mounted PTO Koenig winch. I purchased in 1989 with 31K miles, now 35K miles. Fitting rebuilt 5 main 2.2 engine. Peter Ogilve Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii ogilvi@hgea.org '88' 1970, naked '109' regular, 1965, slime green. ------------------------------[ <- Message 34 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 14:24:09 -0400 From: Nathan Dunsmore <dunsmo19@us.net> Subject: Re: Roll Bar M Scott Fugate wrote: > I designed the thing, and explained it to the > proprietor, and he built it. Mine bolts to the galvanized capping corners > behind the front seats, with braces to the seat boxes directly ahead of the > rear bench seats. I also designed one with the help of the local machine shop. We took a slightly different tack: Since I frequently have people in the back of my 88", I was also worried about their protection. In a rollover, if the rollbar is attached to the frame, the people in the back would only be attached to the truck by the lap belts bolted through the tub and could easily end up being tossed out if the lap belts pulled through. With that in mind, we made a "square" cage of tubular steel with thick plates which cover the entire surface of the tub seat and bolted through with backing plates (like the tow plate on the rear crossmember). The rear seats and lap belts will be fastened to the plate on the seat. (I must also mention here that the tub floor was replaced with much thicker aluminum and heavy duty re-enforcement). The thought was to make the rear into a cage for protection of the rear occupants. I think it will afford more protection for the rear occupants but I hope I never have to test it. -- Nate Dunsmore 88" SIIa ("The Blue Brick" http://members.aol.com/naddmd/first.htm ) dunsmo19@us.net ------------------------------[ <- Message 35 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: ericz@cloud9.net Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 15:02:26 -0400 (EDT) Hello all! While we're on the subject of roofs...I'm looking for the roof for a 110 regular (with or without sides)...I've finally decided that its time to be able to see out the windscreen without crunching over. Anyone got one? Any ideas? Rgds, Eric ------------------------------[ <- Message 36 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 12:25:08 -0700 From: "Christopher H. Dow" <dow@thelen.org> Subject: Re: Here was my crazy thought on that: (I assume you are doing this to your Stage I). After you've looked carefully at a 90 or 110 roof to see how the windscreen is attached to the roof to figure out how much aluminum to spare, trace up the line of the windscreen onto the roof all the way around, then come back towards the front the amount necessary to make the proper windscreen/roof atachment. Then cut the roof on that line. Next, go to a machine shop (or do it yourself if you know how) to get the overlap bent so that it will fit well against the D90 windscreen you purchased from that breaking yard in the UK (oh, yeah did I mention that part?). Then you can add metal on the aft side of the bend as needed to make the fittings for the attachment. Now, I haven't done this, but I have thought about it a bit while trying to find the ibuprofen after having craned my neck to look at too many signals. One thing this does that is nice is it makes it unnecessary to find that piece that attaches the gizmos that hold the visors (or the gizmos, for that matter). I don't know the names of them, as I can't find them in any catalogs. Anyway, during my investigations of the above, I noticed that the frame for the head liner material in a IIA follows a very similiar line as the windscreen/roof join on a 90/110. Chris '65 88" SW '96 Disco At 03:02 PM 9/25/96 -0400, you wrote: >Hello all! [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)] >Hello all! >While we're on the subject of roofs...I'm looking for the roof for a 110 regular >(with or without sides)...I've finally decided that its time to be able to see >out the windscreen without crunching over. >Anyone got one? Any ideas? [ truncated by lro-digester (was 8 lines)] >Rgds, >Eric ------------------------------[ <- Message 37 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 15:59:02 -0400 (EDT) From: Dixon Kenner <dkenner@emr1.NRCan.gc.ca> Subject: Re: your mail On Wed, 25 Sep 1996 ericz@cloud9.net wrote: > or without sides)...I've finally decided that its time to be able to see > out the windscreen without crunching over. Try being over 5'11" and driving any distance. You subconsciously bend you head sideways to see out the front rather than staring at the metal above the windscreen. You can of course get some thinner seats so you sit lower... Or slouch, though if you do this nice looking blondes will run over to Jeff's 88 rather than to your manly Stage One... A sore neck or babes... Your call... 90/110 windscreens... Those would be born originally in 1984. 12 years old... A little young for you Eric... Of course, you could do a session of watching Harold & Maude and go for the older Series One 80" windscreen which was taller from top to bottom... :-) ------------------------------[ <- Message 38 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 13:18:38 -0700 From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn@crl.com> Subject: Re: At 12:25 PM 9/25/96 -0700, you wrote: [comments about fitting a 110 windscreen deleted...] > Now, I haven't done this, but I have thought about it a bit while trying > to find the ibuprofen after having craned my neck to look at too many > signals. There's a much easier way to avoid this pain... Just sit up straight. Those friendly folks behind you will be quite happy to let you when the light changes with a happy toot of their horn. Works for me... --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad sinasohn@crl.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/ ------------------------------[ <- Message 39 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: ericz@cloud9.net Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 16:52:38 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: your mail On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, Dixon Kenner <dkenner@emr1.NRCan.gc.ca> wrote: Or slouch, though if you do this > nice looking blondes will run over to Jeff's 88 rather than to > your manly Stage One... A sore neck or babes... Your call... According to unfounded reports, however, it doesn't make a difference in the end....:) > 90/110 windscreens... Those would be born originally in 1984. 12 > years old... A little young for you Eric... Of course, you could [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)] > Series One 80" windscreen which was taller from top to bottom... > :-) Hey, I met her in a bar...seriously, I'm not much of a stickler for originality either. BTW....guess who gets the award for most bone-headed mis-diagnosis? (Hint: His initials ar S.N.) I just love trailering up and down the eastern seaboard!!! Rgds, Eric ------------------------------[ <- Message 40 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: ericz@cloud9.net Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 16:55:38 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, "Christopher H. Dow" <dow@thelen.org> wrote: D90 windscreen you purchased from that >breaking yard in the UK (oh, yeah did I mention that part?). I've got a windscreen setup...and I'm not keen on cutting up a good series roof....although I will if I have to.... Rgds, Eric ------------------------------[ <- Message 41 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 17:01:40 -0400 (EDT) From: Dixon Kenner <dkenner@emr1.NRCan.gc.ca> Subject: Re: your mail On Wed, 25 Sep 1996 ericz@cloud9.net wrote: > According to unfounded reports, however, it doesn't make a difference in the > end....:) More testing is required I guess... :-) > BTW....guess who gets the award for most bone-headed mis-diagnosis? > (Hint: His initials ar S.N.) Do tell more... I can probably come pretty close in my guess. Lemme see, something to do with alloy and steel lumps that sit under the floorboards and seatbox... This mean I get one back? > I just love trailering up and down the eastern seaboard!!! You took it back too!? ------------------------------[ <- Message 42 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Sanna@aol.com Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 17:34:41 -0400 Subject: Re: Fuel pump? >This is the original pump and is about 27 years old, is it time to rebuild >the pump?? Well John, you sure got your money's worth out of that pump. In the life of my '70 IIa I've rebuilt the original 3 times, replaced it with an electric once, and then chucked that awful thing to put a new mechanical back on. I should have never tossed the original. The new ones are pressed metal with no glas bowl. Sort of cheap looking, but they work. Anthony R. Sanna SACO Foods, Inc. Middleton, WI 53562 1-800-373-7226 ------------------------------[ <- Message 43 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: <@lucent.lucent.com:ben@bell-labs.com> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 17:43:14 -0400 Subject: Salisbury axles = Dana which?? sorry for not paying attention last time this was discussed.. which Dana is it? is only R+P interchangeable, or the carrier as well? thanks Jan ------------------------------[ <- Message 44 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 18:58:34 -0400 (EDT) From: 12/4/95 <rsloan@titan.liunet.edu> Subject: What your truck is for... Just had one of those incredible "truck bonding" events happen to me the other day. Close your eyes (after you read this, of course, or have someone read it to you) and picture this...A mild trail ride, filled with enough bumps and large puddles to make things interesting but nothing to creatively pinstripe any body panels, ending in a great spot to pull over and stop. The sun sets, the breeze is cool, almost chilly. The sky is super clear. Clear enough so that every star is visible and you can't help but feel completely insignificant in the grand scheme of things. Like you're looking up and actually seeing God at work or something. Your favorite cigar (mine's a Padron or Macanudo) or pipe lit up and suddenly you realize everything you thought was important and all consuming, like how do I tell Chase Manhattan bank this time around that I'll be a few weeks late with their money, is suddenly put into perspective. If you don't try and enjoy life what's the point of living it, and if you enjoy the outdoors, what better way to enjoy it than in a Land Rover, even if the bank does call me every day. But most of you already know the feeling of what I'm talking about. Okay now open your eyes and give me some advice about crossing streams and small rivers with clay bottom beds. I'm going for some fossils in a huge field and a friend of mine informed me that there's been a lot of rain so there are numerous run-off streams I'll have to cross, none with depth over a foot, but the landscape was reported to be pretty cut up. I guess my main concern is the fact that the field is basically clay based, and I've never driven over it (I've walked over parts of it that were wet and the clay kind of sucks you down if stand in one place too long) when it was soaked, but am willing to give it a go. So, anyone on the list have some pointers? The site of the dig is a couple of miles wide with no real vegetation (it used to be a quarry) so there are no practical winch points, and my equipment takes up most of the space I have anyway, so no room for a winching anchor. That's a moot point anyway, because I don't have a winch...but I've got a nice set of shovels! So let 'er rip and let's hear it. Rich D90 #2948 ------------------------------[ <- Message 45 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 19:30:07 -0400 From: agscsmps@post.kosone.com (G.Stoneham) Subject: Re:Roofsides Hi, I've only been on the "List" for a couple of days but I think I have what you need. I have dismantled a 1966 109 2dr. and have many spare parts left over.(Except the frame which I more or less swept up off my garage floor...) Currently I'm restoring a 1968 Station Wagon and it sounds as if you may have some things there I could use. Send me some email or your phone number and we'll discuss the details! Regards, Steve ------------------------------[ <- Message 46 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 19:40:08 -0700 From: Heather Dixon <hldixon@top.monad.net> Subject: Re: Proper way to use Hi-Lift Stefan R. Jacob wrote: > At a second glance, that doesn't seem to be Dixon after all. That web-portrait > is a bit misleading. Sorry I questioned your gallantry... [ truncated by lro-digester (was 9 lines)] > > Get a load of Dixon ... > ... etc. bla bla) Heather was unaccounted for for about 30 hours as her ISP was down. Thank God it's back up again. Hope that doesn't happen again for a very l-o-o-o-o-o-o-n-g time. Heather ------------------------------[ <- Message 47 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 16:50:32 -0700 From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn@crl.com> Subject: Re: What your truck is for... Great image... Makes all the gear oil and busted knuckles worth it, eh? >I've never driven over it (I've walked over parts of it that were wet >and the clay kind of sucks you down if stand in one place too long) when it Okay, my uninformed, never-done-either, living-room-couch, back-seat-rovering guess is, #1, let a lot of air out of your tires so you float on top of the mud (lessen the lbs/sq. in), and when you stop, lay down some old plywood and park your wheels on it, again to spread your weight out as much as possible. But, better to wait and see what the experts say. --------------------------------------------------------------------- O- Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad sinasohn@crl.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/ ------------------------------[ <- Message 48 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 11:13:17 -0700 From: Miroslav Belik <m.belik@uws.edu.au> Subject: My Land Rover is going Well Dear LROs I finally got my LR going last week. It took me 7 week= s and now I can enjoy loud driving around Sydney in my LWB. I had a bit= of difficulty getting my new gearbox in. It took about 4 hours just to g= et it in there. One it was, I found that I had no clutch. So I had to go= and get a new master cylinder (this part must be one of the cheapest at A= U$50 for a land rover). Anyway I stuck the new Master cylinder...... this = is no easy task as the whole pedal has to come out...... I bled the clut= ch AND STILL only a very small pedal pressure. So I am going to get the= slave cylinder reconditioned this weekend. Just a quick question here= , could this clutch problem be synonymous with this model? The vehicle is still drivable, however several things did happen whil= st taking it to work for the first time yesterday. When I hit a pot hole= in the road the left hand side started to uncontrollable shake and vibra= te. Could this be the bushes in the springs. I know that one way to fix t= his problem is not drive over pot holes, but I don=92t think that this wo= uld be feasible as I am hoping to track around Australia in it soon (and I t= hink that this particular vehicle has already done this a couple of times= judging by the stickers on the windows). One other thing that happened was that the CHARGE light kept coming o= n and off as I was driving, could the regulator be stuffed. Well anyway, thanks for all your assistance in getting the LR on the= road. Having this group to consult definitely made things much easier= >. Cheers Miroslav Belik SIII Stage 1 1982 3.9 D LWB (fun to drive) ------------------------------[ <- Message 49 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 21:37:59 -0500 (EST) From: "M. ABERCROMBIE" <maa0818@ritvax.isc.rit.edu> Subject: wheel width Hello again- I have another question about wheels. Does anyone know what the width of the LR stock 15" wheel is? If it is under 6 1/2 inches, does any one have a set of 16" wheels that they want to part with? Thanks- Matt ------------------------------[ <- Message 50 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 18:38:20 -0700 From: twakeman@scruznet.com (TeriAnn Wakeman) Subject: Re: Looking for 109 regular roofsides At 9:39 AM 9/25/96 -0400, Adams, Bill wrote: >Aren't the 109 roofsides the same as 88 roofsides or am I a total idiot. 109 four (five) doors use the same sides as 88s. 109 two door sides are the width of the rear side door longer. TeriAnn twakeman@scruznet.com ------------------------------[ <- Message 51 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "Ron Franklin" <oldhaven@mail.biddeford.com> Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 08:19:03 -0500 Subject: Re: Formula for Springs On 23 Sep 96 at 21:24, Trevor Talbot wrote: > David These figures are copied from genuine Land Rover Workshop Manual for Right Hand Drive 88 petrol 88 Petrol ,rear. Drivers side Passenger side No of leaves 11 11 Width of leaves 21/2 inch 21/2 inch Static load (vehicle unladen) 690 lbs 580 lbs Camber under static load 3 1/4 inch 3 1/4 inch Free camber 7.42 inch 6.75 inch I'm not sure but I think you change the springs over for a Left Hand Drive, > maybe some one can confirm this . Hope this is of some help. I have often wondered at this theory that the weight of the driver is the reason for different springs for each side. Aside from the RHD/LHD differences isn't the weight distribution affected by the fact that the engine/transmission is offset to the left a couple of inches and the full tank of gas in an 88 adds 100 lbs to the extreme right? What about torque reaction? ...don't laugh now. (And then there is the 80 lb dog that is a permanent addition to the passenger side). Does anyone have the real reasons for this spring difference which carries right on into the coiler versions? Are LHD/RHD vehicles sprung differently? How far wrong can I go by using the same springs on each side? Ron Franklin Bowdoin, Maine, USA ------------------------------[ <- Message 52 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Wdcockey@aol.com Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 21:46:41 -0400 Subject: Re: Roof vents: Trade top? In a message dated 96-09-23 23:53:17 EDT, you write: > I do not have the tropical skin as of yet, I do however, have >the vents and have been iching to put these guys in for a while. I have a Safari top off a '59 88". It's in good shape other than a hole for mounting a spotlight at the front of the main roof (not in the tropical awning). The window tracks presumably could use replacing. Where are you located? Are you interested in a trade? What exactly is your top if you're interested? Regards, David Cockey Rochester, MI 810-651-2744 ------------------------------[ <- Message 53 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Kevin Isemonger <KISEMON@clear.co.nz> Subject: Why won't my speedo work???? Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 15:25:00 +1200 From: "Alan Logue" <logue@a011.aone.net.au> Looking for ideas for anyone. Driving along in the Series III and the speedo stops working. ----------------------------- I had exactly the same problem on my Series 111. The plastic sheath had burned off the steel cover, being too close to the exhaust and it let the grit get in and ground its way through the centre drive. I bought another one and struck the exact same problem. I grabbed the speedo end with some long nose pliers and tried to turn it and it had not engaged the gear drive in the gear box. When it had engaged, it was not protruding enough to connect to the speedo. I pulled the centre flexi drive out and compared it with the original and it was half a smidgen shorter. I took it back to the dealer that I bought it off and we went through a few packets before we found a centre drive long enough. It was a mongrel batch that was made. regards Kevin Isemonger kisemon@clear.co.nz ------------------------------[ <- Message 54 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 20:33:46 -0700 From: "Franklin H. Yap" <FHYap@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: Nice tires, man... Tom Rowe wrote: > > seen. Now on to the tires. They are Michelin 7.50x16 XCL's. Where does one > > obtain such a meaty slab o' rubber? [ truncated by lro-digester (was 7 lines)] > > obtain such a meaty slab o' rubber? > >From your local Michelin dealer? The XCL is no longer made and was never made available through Michelin dealers in the US. I recently heard that Safari Gard has some in stock. FHY ------------------------------[ <- Message 55 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Wdcockey@aol.com Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 23:38:15 -0400 Subject: Different springs: was Formula for Springs Ron writes about the great spring mystery: >I have often wondered at this theory that the weight of the driver is the >reason for different springs for each side. Aside from the RHD/LHD [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)] >tank of gas in >an 88 adds 100 lbs to the extreme right? Some trivia of quetionable utility. Looking through various parts books including SI '54-'58 (4107, revised 1961), SII&IIA (4565, July 1964), SII&IIA (605957, Dec 1968), SIII (RTC 9007C, March 1977) and SIIA (RTC9840CC, April 1987): All call for different springs on driver and passenger side EXCEPT for the July '64 SII&IIA book which calls for the same springs on both sides from vehicle suffix "B" onward. The springs called for are the same as the Driver's side in vehicles up to suffix "A". This was superceded in the later books with a return to different springs side-to-side for all vehicles. It's interesting that most NA parts sources (other than British Pacific) list only one spring per application. Maybe they all have the July '64 parts book, and assume all vehicles are suffix "B" or later. Or maybe it the same springs work better for LHD. Or maybe it really doesn't make much difference. Looking at the LR SII/IIA spring repair manual specs, the front static loads differ by 146# between sides for the 88" petrol, and are the same for 88" diesel and 109". The rear static loads differ by 110# for 88", and 180# for 109". I have no idea either what this is based on, or what it means. Regards, David Cockey ------------------------------[ <- Message 56 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 00:34:47 -0300 From: rover1@sky.net (Steve Paustian) Subject: Re: Nice tires, man... Now on to the tires. They are Michelin 7.50x16 XCL's. Where does one >obtain such a meaty slab o' rubber? The XCL's, as I understand it, are about $350 apeice. Ask any Michelin Dealer. Steve Paustian 95 arles blue D90 SW 95 coniston green D90 SW Scitex Prismax II ------------------------------[ <- Message 57 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Daryl Webb <dwebb@waite.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: My Land Rover is going Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 15:19:00 +0930 (CST) > Anyway I stuck the new Master cylinder...... this is no easy task as the whole pedal has to come out...... I bled the clutch AND STILL only a very small pedal pressure. So I am going to get the slave cylinder reconditioned this weekend. Just a quick question here could this clutch problem be synonymous with this model? Not that i am aware of. when you get the slave reconditioned make sure that you get/already have a slave cyl foir a stage 1. They have a larger bore than the std LR, though they look the same. Mixing them up is supposed to be a no - no... Is the clutch working OK ? it never ceases to amaze me how light the clutch is on my stage 1 compared the the little renault that the wife drives, maybe you just expect the clutch to be like the brakes and steering...... > The vehicle is still drivable, however several things did happen whilst taking it to work for the first time yesterday. When I hit a pot hole in the road the left hand side started to uncontrollable shake and vibrate. Could this be the bushes in the springs. Yes but... Its most likely the swivel pin pre-load ( a favourite topic of mine) You probably need to pull a couple of shims from out the top of the swivel pin housings. Get the pre-load right and most of the steering shakes and shudders will go away. If you still have problems after the pre-load is done and the wheels have been balanced (and any US tie-rod ends have been replaced) then look at the steering damper. cheers -- Daryl Webb (dwebb@waite.adelaide.edu.au) ------------------------------[ <- Message 58 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: johnliu@earthlink.net Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 22:51:11 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: Uncl: thar she blows! Hi Jon. I assume you're talking about the oily film that collects on the underside of the oil fill tube breather cap? There is not, or shouldn't be, visible oil smoke puffing from the breather cap or large quantities of oil issuing from the breather vents. Well, I never had a way to look under the hood while working the engine hard (neck not long enough), but I don't recall any puffing at idle or any large accumulation of oil around the cap/tube. I looked through my manual (yes, I still have it on my bookshelf for the next Rover). I found where I had checked the compression and recorded the readings. It was on 6/9/95, at least that's the date I put down. I got: #1 135 (#1 is front cylinder) #2 130 #3 115 #4 135 This was using a compression gauge with a screw-in fitting, cranking over with the starter. Don't recall if the engine was cold or hot. No oil added to the compression chamber during the test. I never did a leakdown test. The manual gives these specs for a new engine (for a 7 to 1 head, which I think this truck has): 145 (engine hot.) Maybe you should check the compression, with the engine hot. Record the readings. If they are much lower than they were in 6/95, then squirt a little oil into the sparkplug holes and recheck to diagnose. Anyway, I think oily film on the bottom of the breather cap is not unusual. And the mechanics who inspected the truck (and did a compression check) said compression was normal. If it has started puffing visible smoke or dribbling oil or gunk, I don't understand it. John Y. Liu johnliu@earthlink.net or 101670,2635@compuserve.com via HP20OLX, Nettamer, and acCIS Net-Tamer V 1.06H For HP100/200 & OG700 - Registered ------------------------------[ <- Message 59 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 02:01:39 -0400 From: Steve MARGOLIS <sim1@cornell.edu> Subject: Looking forward (was Re: your mail) Dixon suggested "go for the older Series One 80" windscreen which was taller from top to bottom..." That's true of the 107" as well. I'm 6 feet tall and put a lot of miles on my 107. The only time I ever had to scrunch down to see where I was going was when it was snowing or raining, since the 12 inch wiper blade didn't reach very high - if I remember right there was a four or five inch part at the top of the windscreen that didn't get cleared. Of course, since I was living in Vermont and Maine most of the time, I did my share of scunching. I got stopped for running a red light at 2:30 in the morning in a driving downpour in Austin, Texas. When I went back to that intersection in daylight, I saw that the only traffic lights were overhead - real high. There were no lights on the curbside as most intersections there had. I went to court and my guilty with explanation defense was "I don't know if you've ever driven a Land Rover in the rain, your honor, but it is not possible to see those overhead lights. I did stop at the next intersection where there was an eyelevel light, before the officer pulled me over." He smiled, accepted my plea, dismissed the charge, and charged me $1.00 for court costs. (Things were cheaper in 1972, but the fine would have been $25.) Also on the subject of looking forward, I am leaving centrally isolated New York State on Sunday to work at a job that pays real money. Once I pay off a few debts, it is conceivable and I am hopeful that there will be some money for parts and labor to move the rebuilding of my 107 SW (1957) forward. I may have to drop off the list for a little while, but if I do, I'll be back. Steve Steve Margolis - Ithaca, NY 1957 107 Station Wagon, Series I, Still in kit form in Maine (Damn!) serial number 13470093 engine number 114707468 ------------------------------[ <- Message 60 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: etlgtr@etlxdmx.ericsson.se (Graham Tanner XB/V) Date: Thu, 26 Sep 96 08:14:18 BST Subject: Series III Oil Leak Hi All I have a friend that has recently bought a LWB Seriess III 2.25 diesel which seems to burn a lot of oil. It uses 1 litre every 700 km. This to me a 90 tdi owner to be rather a lot. He sayes that it does not smoke more than a normal diesel when it starts up and does not seem to smoke when pulling up hill. There are no signs of the obvious oil leaks from the output shaft between the engine and the gearbox and does not drip oil onto the road (more than usual thatis). Has anyone got any suggestions on what it could be. I thought it could be burning the oil but I would expect to see black smoke from the exhaust. ______ [___|\_\__ [_-_|__|_-] ___.._(0).._.(0)__..- "Plod" Ex Manchester Police (High Speed Traffic Car NOT) 2.5 TDI 90 ------------------------------[ <- Message 61 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "Alan Cookson" <acookson@aztec.co.za> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 09:54:20 +0200 Subject: SWB shocks Here's a tale that will amuse all SWB owners! A year ago I purchased "Oscar", a 1976 S111 SWB SW, 2.25 petrol. My previous L-R was a LWB 11A, and I expected a choppier ride with Oscar 88" compared with the old 109", so I put up with the crashing and banging - and lost weight in the process (previous vehicle - BMW 325), as Oscar is my DD. I did replace the rear springs, with LWB SW spec. ones, as they were sagging badly. Last week, whilst probing around underneath, I noticed that the front shock-absorber bushes were shot - plenty of play there! Aha, thought I, new bushes, easy job. Got new bushes, took off shocks, put on new bush inners, tried to fit shocks back - nothing doing! Even at full extension I couldn't get the shocks back with the new bushes on! This is with Oscar on the ground, not jacked up with wheels hanging. Obviously some PO had fitted very sub-standard shocks for reasons of economy or expediency. I immediately installed a set of new Gabriel Safari's, set to "firm", and Oscar is like a new vehicle now, with a (relatively) comfortable ride, and far less crashing and banging! I can't get over the difference in ride and handling. I'm just worried about putting on weight now - because of the previously harsh ride I lost about 6 kg! A smooth ride from a series SWB?! Wonders will never cease! Alan Cookson Company: MSI (Pty) Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa Business: International Marketing Consultancy Tel: 27-21-531-5976 Fax: 27-21-531-5992 email: acookson@aztec.co.za ------------------------------[ <- Message 62 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: Daryl Webb <dwebb@waite.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: Vaccum Advance/Servo Date: Thu, 26 Sep 1996 19:04:18 +0930 (CST) Ian writes: > As I brake, coming to a stop, I notice that the engine > increases in revs, and I finally madew the connection that it is the > vacuum on the brake servo that acts like vacuum from the carb and advances > the ignition, thus speeding it up. Hmm sounds like something amiss here..... 1st WAG, leaky servo diaphragm, when the brake pedal is depressed you end up with a manifold air leak which is leaning out a rich idle mixture.... have you tried disconnecting the vac advance to see if it definitely is vac advance related (i'd be suprised if it is)? have you tried disconecting the servo to see if it isnt just something sticking in the carb or throttle linkage? just random thoughts -- Daryl Webb (dwebb@waite.adelaide.edu.au) ------------------------------[ <- Message 63 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 960926 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
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