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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 22:18:20 +1000
From: Alastair <alastair.lyon@jcu.edu.au>
Subject: BFGoodrich tyres...

Fitting out my beloved SIII is going to happen!

I've bought the vehicle with those darned mud-tyres (cross plies), which
are fine if you like mud; but mine never sees any! They're terrible in the
rain too...I nearly took out a Mercedes on the other side of the road theo
other dya when it was raining...

So, I've been doing my research...BFG All Terrains seem like a good bet;
any bad rumours about 'em before I shell out for all 5 wheels? The car sees
a lot of around town driving, as well as highway running...plus a fair bit
of dirt driving...(no mud!), so I've been told they're my best bet...share
your experiences!

*****************************************
*Alastair Lyon                                               *
** 1979 ex-Military Police Series III two door  *
*2.6L Rover 6 cyl.                                        *
*****************************************

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 07:46:26 -0700
From: Greg Spitz <Gspitz@concentric.net>
Subject: Re: BFGoodrich tyres...

Alastair wrote:
> Fitting out my beloved SIII is going to happen!
> I've bought the vehicle with those darned mud-tyres (cross plies), which
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> *2.6L Rover 6 cyl.                                        *
> *****************************************I have the BFG all terrain on my D90 and they are great on the road...I 
wish I had more bite in the mud though as I am going to a Rally in Lake 
Geneva Wisconsin today..!!
Good Luck..
PS why no muddin??

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 15:02:18 -0700
From: Adrian Redmond <channel6@post2.tele.dk>
Subject: Re: BFGoodrich tyres...

Alastair wrote:
> Fitting out my beloved SIII is going to happen!
> I've bought the vehicle with those darned mud-tyres (cross plies), which
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 10 lines)]
> other dya when it was raining...
> So, I've been doing my research...BFG All Terrains seem like a good bet;

I have BFG on my 109, they wear well, they hold the road well under all
conditions from snow, mud, dirt and gravel, can't recommend anything
else!

Good luck - try the mud, it can be fun :-)
-- 
adrian redmond

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CHANNEL 6 TELEVISION DENMARK       (Adrian Redmond)
tel: +45 86 57 22 66  e-mail channel6@post2.tele.dk

1:	Series III 1976 109" D Pick-up
2:	Series III 1979  88" D Hard top (Icelander)
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"Two SIII Land Rovers are more reliable than one!"
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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 08:56:20 -0300
From: rover1@sky.net (Steve Paustian)
Subject: Re: BFGoodrich tyres...

>I've bought the vehicle with those darned mud-tyres (cross plies), which
>are fine if you like mud; but mine never sees any! They're terrible in the
>rain too...I nearly took out a Mercedes on the other side of the road theo
>other dya when it was raining...
I'll take those mudders off your hands.  Just tryin' to be neighborly.

Steven Paustian
AKA Generalissimo Chaos  (Al U. Minium)
President, Flatland Rover Society
04/500 D90SW

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 16:29:53 +0200
From: wrm@ccii.co.za (Wouter de Waal)

And David thus wrote:

>After tracing the pipes back to the inlet manifold I noticed that where the
>vacuum hose attaches there is a strange cast piece(no idea what its
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 9 lines)]
>So what I have decided to do is the make one as I have access to
>engineering equipment. So what I need are either drawings or some

Aaagh! Don't do it! Put in a vacuum pump. Trust me, things will be better,
you will be happier, everything will be good. :-)

That flapper thingy can theoretically work, but the reports on this list
have been: 1. doesn't work (not enough vacuum), and 2. works, but the engine
quits (or smokes like crazy, or something).

Wouter 

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 07:26:34 -0700
From: twakeman@scruznet.com (TeriAnn Wakeman)
Subject: Re: BFGoodrich tyres...

At 10:18 PM 10/20/96 +1000, Alastair wrote:

>Fitting out my beloved SIII is going to happen!
;
>I've bought the vehicle with those darned mud-tyres (cross plies), which
>are fine if you like mud; but mine never sees any! They're terrible in the
;rain too...I nearly took out a Mercedes on the other side of the road theo
>other dya when it was raining...
;
>So, I've been doing my research...BFG All Terrains seem like a good bet;
>any bad rumours about 'em before I shell out for all 5 wheels? The car sees
;a lot of around town driving, as well as highway running...plus a fair bit
>of dirt driving...(no mud!), so I've been told they're my best bet...share
;your experiences!
;
I would go to my BF Goodrich tyre dealer and say pavment driving around
town and highways.  Must be good in the rain....What do you recommend?  I
suspect the best tyre for your everyday use is a light truck radial
designed for high miage and with good rain handling capabilities.  If you
do occasional off roading, get a second set of rims and have a set of tyres
that are designed for the kind of offroadig you do.  Light truck tyres are
agressive enough for open dirt.  You only need something different if you
are doing things like rock hopping, mud swimming or breaking snow,

TeriAnn

twakeman@scruznet.com

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 17:30:04 -0700
From: Adrian Redmond <channel6@post2.tele.dk>
Subject: Re: 

Wouter de Waal wrote:
> And David thus wrote:
> >After tracing the pipes back to the inlet manifold I noticed that where the
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> have been: 1. doesn't work (not enough vacuum), and 2. works, but the engine
> quits (or smokes like crazy, or something).
> Wouter
I AGREE! I have 2 series III's and the brake vacuum has always been a
problem - the air intake flap works (sometimes) but doesn't really
produce the vacuum needed , eespecially when the linkage wears and let's
air in to the system.

Mounting a vacuum pump is relativly cheap, and puts a definitive end to
the vacuum servo problems of the standard series III - I have mounted a
pump on my 88" and just can't wait to do the same on the 109"

But if you mount a pump, keep the vacuum reservoir in circuit, it is
necessary!

Can't help you with the price of new pumps, my LR worksohop fitted a
used pump, cost around 1200 danish kroner (about 200 USD?) - and it's
been reliable ever since

good luck!
-- 
adrian redmond

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CHANNEL 6 TELEVISION DENMARK       (Adrian Redmond)
tel: +45 86 57 22 66  e-mail channel6@post2.tele.dk

1:	Series III 1976 109" D Pick-up
2:	Series III 1979  88" D Hard top (Icelander)
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"Two SIII Land Rovers are more reliable than one!"
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From: Wdcockey@aol.com
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 11:35:27 -0400
Subject: Re: Servo Brakes

In a message dated 96-10-19 15:22:12 EDT, you write:

> Before you go to all the trouble, find out if the diesel can support this 
>  piece.  I understand that only petrol engines have vacuum at that port 
>  and you can't use the diesel with the servo, you have to have a vacuum 
>  accumilator or vacuum pump.  Dave VE4PN

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From: Wdcockey@aol.com
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 11:57:27 -0400
Subject: Re(2): Servo Brakes

(Previous message sent prematurely)

David Booth has inquired about the missing flapper valve for the inlet
manifold of his diesel to generate vacumn for the brake booster.
Dave Place comments:
> Before you go to all the trouble, find out if the diesel can support this 
>  piece.  I understand that only petrol engines have vacuum at that port 
>  and you can't use the diesel with the servo, you have to have a vacuum 
>  accumilator or vacuum pump.

Generally only petrol engines generate manifold vacumn. The vacumn is
generated by the pressure drop across the throttle plate, which controls the
air/petrol mixture flow to control the power. At wide open throttle there is
no vacumn. Diesels generally do not generate manifold vacumn since they don't
usually throttle the air. Diesels control power by the amount of fuel
injected. So usually diesels are not compatible with vacumn brake boosters.
An auxilary vacumn pump (electrical or belt driven) is one solution, or use
mechanically drive hydraulic boost. But LR either didn't want the additional
complexity or expense, so they added a "throttle plate" to SIII diesels with
vacumn brake boosters. It doesn't control power, just generates manifold
vacumn at partial accelerator openning.

It is illustrated in the optional parts catalog, and is assembly 597815.
Basically a circular throttle plate on a shaft. in a throttle body housing.
Note that a vacumn tank was also fitted as an accumulater. An alternative to
finding and fitting the LR parts or machining equivalents is to fit the
system from another vehicle with diesel engine and vacumn brake booster. GM
in North America used a neat little 12v vacumn pump on their diesel cars in
the '70s and early '80s.

Regards
David Cockey
Rochester, Michigan

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 96 10:49:27    
From: William Dan Terry <wterry@netpubsintl.com>
Subject: Re. Brake cams

Yes, they are replacable. I think a number of places carry the replacement kit. I know that RN 
carries them. Pretty simple replacement (though I haven't gotten to the one I need to do yet).

Happy Rovering, William

______________W__i__l__l__i__a__m_____D__a__n_____T__e__r__r__y______________
  How do we acquire wisdom along with all these shiny things? (David Brin)

  wterry@netpubsintl.com
  http://www.netpubsintl.com
  Director of Technology, NetPubs International

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 13:10:57 -0400 (EDT)
From: Dixon Kenner <dkenner@emr1.NRCan.gc.ca>
Subject: Re: USA 1997 D90s

On Fri, 18 Oct 1996, Jim Pappas wrote:

> As a surprising aside, I noticed that the 1997 D90 WILL NOT be available
> in Canada!! 
> That's wierd...

	Has not been available in Canada for a couple years.  Didn't sell
	well.  Market research showed that the TDi, steel wheels, hardtop
	stripper would sell.  LRNA/LR(UK) refused to sell this in Canada
	because it was not up-market.  Thus, no D90's.  LRCanada tried,
	but failed to get them.  Oh well...

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 11:13:30 -0700
From: faurecm@halcyon.com (C. Marin Faure)
Subject: Re: Carburettor stuff

>Date: 19 Oct 96 09:25:25 EDT
>From: William S Kowalski <70252.1204@CompuServe.COM>
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>think the bigger "O" ring would seal better, but doesn't. And, why do they call
>it an emulsion block?????

Having lived with Zenith carburetors on my Series III 88 since I bought the
vehicle new in 1973, I can add a bit to your observations.  I've never
found the O-ring to be a problem.  The big problem is the fact that the top
half of the carburetor tends to warp, which destroys the seal that's
supposed to be made by the big gasket.  This allows raw fuel to leak
between the float bowl and one of the intake ports when the vehicle is
stopped on hill pointing up.  This results in the engine running so rich it
sputters and sometimes will quit altogether.  There is no cure, other than
replacing the carburetor entirely or machining the base of the upper
carburetor half flat.  It's a design flaw, in my opinion, because if they'd
put another carburetor join bolt at the back of the carb behind the throat,
that would have prevented the warping, which is caused, incidentally, by
the O-ring.

>3. If the side screw adjustment is sometimes called the "mixture control"
>why do
>the workshop manuals refer to it  as "volume control screw?" I guess with a
>little imagination the two labels can mean the same.

It's British terminology.  The screw controls the "volume" of fuel that is
admited to be mixed with the air in the carburetor throat at idle.  It's
actually a more accurate term, as a "mixture control" can mean a lot of
things that affect the ultimate mixture.  In a non-fuel injected piston
airplane, for example, the mixture control in the cockpit actually controls
the amount of air that is admited to the float bowl to equalize the vacuum
that is formed as fuel is pulled into the carburetor throat.  Even though
the end result is the same... setting the fuel-air mixture... in the
airplane you do it by regulating the air being admitted to the float bowl.
Pulling the mixture control back reduces the amount of air available to
neutralize the vacuum in the float bowl, so the rate of fuel flow through
the jets in the carburetor is reduced.

C. Marin Faure
  1973 LR Series III 88
  1991 RR Vogue SE

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From: ASFCO@aol.com
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 14:34:51 -0400
Subject: Re: Super Dynamat

In a message dated 96-10-18 21:37:02 EDT, you write:

>cancelling system that used headphones or speakers to feed an oposite 
>polarity noise into an area that was noisy.  Does anyone have any info on 
>where to get more info, and would it work in the Land Rover cab using the 
>stereo as a source of the "white noise"?  Dave VE4PN

     Brookstone  has one of those things.Costs around $ 80....its about the
size of a transistor radio..I tied this at their store at the local mall.  it
was really quite impressive and I thought it would have been a great thing to
have while I was on my way up to OVLR party last summer, I would have been
able to hear the guy talking next to me without shouting and would have
gotten up there without the usual LR Headache from all that NOISE.  From what
I can recall it had an input jack for a stereo as well but can't recallthe
exact function of that.
Call 800 information for Brookstone
Rgds
Steve Bradke   72 S lll 88 ( for sale )
                      68 S lla 88
                      96 Discovery 

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From: ASFCO@aol.com
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 14:49:22 -0400
Subject: Re: 67 P/u for sale

FWIW:
Saw an ad in the Long island, NY paper yesterday
1967 Land Rover Pick up $ 3000.00
Call Jim 516-727-5646

I did not see this vehicle or talk to this guy and do not know him...From the
phone number it would be located somewhere near the East end Near Riverhead

Rgds
Steve Bradke     72 S lll 88 ( for sale )
                        68 S lla 88
                        96 Discovery

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 19:45:48 GMT
From: ricky@drift.demon.co.uk (Rick Turner)
Subject: Smoking S/III

My S/III station wagon has recently started smoking quite badly from
the exhaust - smoke is neither white nor black but a sort of blue-grey
colour. Adjusting the mixture on the carb (a Zenith) has no effect, and
petrol and oil consumption seem normal. Power and engine running seem
ok too, so I'm a bit baffled...

Suggestions as to possible causes welcomed!

Rick Turner

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From: "David Olley at New Concept" <newconcept@tcp.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Click & Clack
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 20:07:56 +0100

> 1. Why didn't they use duct tape instead of the mechanic's hand to
cover
> the carburetor?

They would have used all available duct tape to hold the mechanic on
top of the engine bay.

Mauritius.

Is there anybody in Mauritius reading this list? I will be going
there  (via Jo'burg) at the end of the week (leaving UK on Thursday).
If you have urgent need of Land Rover related bits (no frames or
engines) let me know. I shall then be going on to Harare, but only
staying a couple of days before heading for Cape Town.

David G. Olley
-----------------------------------------------------
New Concept, PO Box 61, Winchester, SO23 8XR, England
Tel: +44-(0)1962-840769  Fax: +44-(0)1962-867367
Web Site: http://www.tcp.co.uk/~newconcept
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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 22:37:31 +0200
From: Floris Houniet <houniet@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Help gearbox went BANG....

HELP guys ans girls,

I was driving along happily, pulled up from the traffic light, and I was 
welcomed by a BIG bang. (followed by a 100% loss of power).
Well, that was 1st gear I thought and luckily I managed to get home in 
3rd.
I've ripped the gearbox open, (series IIa) and discovered that the 
layshaft is broken, just forward of the 1st gear. Furthermore the other 
parts have some damage due to bits of metal coming inbetween the 
teeth.... The big bearings sound a bit rough, and the syncromesh has 
worn it's teeth down to half the origial size!!!
I would like any tips on rebuilding, what all this is going to cost me, 
and whether it might just be beter (and cheaper) to buy a rebuilt box..?
Please help (the beer only helped till the next morning.)
AAAAAAARRRRRggggghhhhhhh.

Floris Houniet
Working on a friend's SIIa ex ambulance '69.
Houniet@xs4all.nl

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 17:32:28 -0700
From: David Place <dplace@mb.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: Re. Brake cams

William Dan Terry wrote:
> Yes, they are replacable. I think a number of places carry the replacement kit. I know that RN
> carries them. Pretty simple replacement (though I haven't gotten to the one I need to do yet).
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 13 lines)]
>   http://www.netpubsintl.com
>   Director of Technology, NetPubs International

Bill you need to configure your E-Mail to be a little less wide.  You are 
wider than most PCs will print or read so we lose part of your message. 
Dave VE4PN

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From: Robot10@aol.com
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 22:06:13 -0400
Subject: help

I'm sure this has been covered on thelist before, but I'm trying to learn all
I can about  the effects of dielectric corrosion and how they can be
countered. Could I get some of you chemically inclined folks to help, or send
me somewhere I can learn? Like are stainless fasteners cool, and if so what
kind? is one type of aluminum better to patch with than another? won't the
zinc used in galvanization cause even more heartache? Just curious and I'm
sure there are those who know.

Chemically Dyslexically yours, and Thanks!

Mark Hardig

67 109 regular (Well, I own about 20% of it so far, still working on the
rest.)

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 17:38:12 -0700
From: David Place <dplace@mb.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: Super Dynamat

ASFCO@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 96-10-18 21:37:02 EDT, you write:
> >cancelling system that used headphones or speakers to feed an oposite
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 21 lines)]
>                       68 S lla 88
>                       96 Discovery

Thanks for the info on the noise cancelling system.  I would like to know 
if there is any large industrial systems available.  I want it for a 
factory that is only half a block away from where I live.  Sometimes when 
I am working in my Land Rover shop, I can hardly tune an engine for the 
noise.  It sure would be nice to have a sound muffler system.  I saw one 
advertised on Discovery Channel but when I phoned they wouldn't give me 
any info for some reason.  I called the company I remembered but they 
never bothered to call back.  Dave VE4PN

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 21:17:29 -0400
From: Richard Ruffer <rruffer@world2u.com>
Subject: Re: Super Dynamat (LR content questionable)

ASFCO@aol.com wrote:
> >cancelling system that used headphones or speakers to feed an oposite
> >polarity noise into an area that was noisy.  Does anyone have any info on
> >where to get more info, and would it work in the Land Rover cab using the
> >stereo as a source of the "white noise"?  Dave VE4PN

>      Brookstone  has one of those things.Costs around $ 80....its about the
> size of a transistor radio.

I have one.  It works great. I do a lot of business traveling on planes
where I use it constatntly.  It takes the drubbing noise of the engines
out, which tends to put you to sleep, so you can get more work done.  It
also allows you to plug into the on-board entertainment for free (no
headset rental). It should work while driving and not be unsafe. It just
cancels out the low frequency noises, so speech and sirens and horns,
etc. still come through. I've used it while cutting the lawn and it
worked fine.

Rich Riffer
Morristown, NJ
rruffer@world2u.com
'94 D90

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From: Solihull@aol.com
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 21:36:30 -0400
Subject: Re: Help gearbox went BANG....

Find yourself a nice series three all syncro box. I have one I'd practically
give you, but shipping from Georgia to the Netherlands would be murder! Or at
least highway robbery! :-)
Cheers!!
John Dillingham in Woodstock, GA
73 s3 swb 25902676b DD engine rebuild under way!
72 s3 swb 25900502a rusted, in suspended animation
Looking for a P5 project
Vintage Rover Service--Since 1994, over half a dozen satisfied customers!!

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 19:10:46 -0500
From: Allan Smith <smitha@candw.lc>
Subject: Tdi in Canada

Hi all - with a dead starter solenoid today, presumably the eventual result of 
the ant nonsense earlier this year, I had hoped to call a co-worker who is at 
the IUCN conference in Montreal and have him get some replacement parts. But now 
I see that the Tdi didn't officially get to Canada. Does that mean it didn't get 
to Canada at all, but with some exceptions and available parts, or it didn't get 
to Canada at all at all, with absolutely no chance? 

Allan Smith
Caribbean Natural Resources Institute
Vieux Fort
St. Lucia, West Indies.
Tel +(758) 454 6060
Fax +(758) 454 5188

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 20:52:19 -0600
From: Rover2a <rover2a@xmission.com>
Subject: help for Ireland trip

Help Help Help

well maybe not that much help, I read what all of you mail in and enjoy
it but I hope that there are a few of you that can help, I have to go on
a business trip for the full month of November, and the help comes from
some of you that may live in Ireland, I will be Rosscommom and I am
hopping that there are a few of you that live in Ireland and can let me
in on the best places to see and go, the folks that I work with that
live there are planing to teach me how to drink a yard of ail.  I know
that if I spend to much time in the pubs would be a shame, and want to
see as much as I can of the country.  Thank to all that want to help and
those how need to add a bit of spice to the re-plays

thanks
Gar H
slc UT
rover2a@xmission.com
ok 67 IIA this will get some response   on the cover of LRO Feb 1991 (
the last rover in the line of 5 in Moab UT)

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Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 21:42:10 MST
From: ROB MODICA <rmodica@east.pima.edu>
Subject: AZ 88 is moving to Kansas

The Arizona 88 that went up for sale again has been sold to an LRO from Kansas
according to Greg who says he has a check in hand.  The new owner also bought
another AZ 88 from Flagstaff.  Get 'em while you can -- Arizona rust free Land
Rovers seem to be going FAST.  Pretty soon we will have to import rusted LR's
from back East and do frame overs.

Rob Modica, Tucson AZ 
Arizona Land Rover Owners  
rmodica@east.pima.edu
'51 SI 80" hardtop #16136629  "La Rana"
'60 SII 109" SW Safari #16400620 "The Tortuga"
'94 Disco 5spd 

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From: White Gavin <gwhite@infotech.agric.wa.gov.au>
Subject: Overdrives for Series Landies
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 96 14:51:00 PDT

My first post to this list, I have been 'listening' for about six months.
I can remember postings about the problem of overdrives draining themselves 
of oil,  there was a few solutions to this problem posted,  I think they 
involved installing a breather to the top of the overdrive housing.  Can 
anyone remember this?  I have tried to find it in the archives but was 
unsuccessful.   Can anyone advise of dates for this thread to help me track 
it down.

Thanks in advance
Gavin White

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From: marsden@digicon-egr.co.uk (Richard Marsden)
Subject: Re: Hi lifts and lift offs
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 96 7:52:57 GMT

> Just weighed my Hi-Lift: 26 pounds (11.8 kg).
> I once served on a jury deliberating a case of assault with a deadly
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> Mine is laying on the garage floor until I get around to bolting it
> securely to the truck. The mounting hardware arrived a couple days ago.

They are if you try jacking both wheels of the front  at the same time (no
axle stands) and in a fair gale...
This was a few months ago, with "one of those days". Trying to get to Scotland,
stopped the night at my parents, overheating. On attempting to flush the
system, we then went onto shear a thermostat bolt - emergency repair by
a local Land Rover place. What they thought with me with this big plaster on
my forehead, and caked blood all over the place.
We finally left Leeds about 1pm - only 4 hours late, got as far as Scotch
Corner (60 miles or so), started to cross the Pennines, on the second overheat
(up hill, being overtaken by a real Army Land Rover), we decided to turnback...
Finally got to our destination at about 2 in the morning in a Ford <spit>
Granada.

Back to *internal* mouting: Cn you get mounts that fit a 109" lengthways,
alongside the seats? A bit hard to explain.

Richard (ex-Gurkha SIII 109 FFR)

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From: "Huub Pennings" <pennings@kfih.azr.nl>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 11:21:20 +0100
Subject:       Re: Help gearbox went BANG....

 Help gearbox went BANG....

 Floris wrote...

> layshaft is broken, just forward of the 1st gear. Furthermore the other 
> parts have some damage due to bits of metal coming inbetween the 
> teeth.... etc.

> Houniet@xs4all.nl

I don't know about rebuilding costs but I did find an adres for 
rebuild gearboxes (using original parts) in Holland for aprox Fl 1200,-
and some others wich status was not so clear for less, if you 
are interested let me know.

Happy rovering, 

Huub Pennings
 

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From: "Grant Purdie" <Grant.Purdie@pragmatic.co.nz>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 22:38:07 +1200
Subject: (Fwd) Re: BFGoodrich tyres...

At 10:18 PM 10/20/96 +1000, Alastair wrote:

<snip>
>I've bought the vehicle with those darned mud-tyres (cross plies), which
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 11 lines)]
>of dirt driving...(no mud!), so I've been told they're my best bet...share
>your experiences!

Alastair,

I ran BFG All Terrains on my vehicle for 2 years for the types of
conditions you described.

The tyres were great, for these conditions, with less wear than I
would have expected given the use I had out of them.

For mud they are not as good as BFG Mud Terrains or other more 
aggressive tyres of course!

Grant Purdie, Wellington, New Zealand
For fun:  SIIA, Holden 202 motor, other custom bits.
For work: 80 Series, but I still like LRs!

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From: lucasrwsaed@argonet.co.uk (Lucas Rists)
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 96 08:14:05
Subject: Re: Smoking S/III

On Sun 20 Oct 96 (19:45:48), ricky@drift.demon.co.uk wrote:
>My S/III station wagon has recently started smoking quite badly from

	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 15 lines)]
>Suggestions as to possible causes welcomed!
>Rick Turner

Sound suspiciously like a piston ring or two have broken. Check out with a
compression tester.

Richard
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From: Alan Richer/CAM/Lotus <Alan_Richer/CAM/Lotus.LOTUS@crd.lotus.com>
Date: 21 Oct 96  6:49:56 EDT
Subject: Re: Overdrives for Series Landies

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