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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 97 01:26:02 NZT

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Subject: Seattle here we come (no LR content)
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 97 12:14:05 -0000
From: Simon Ward-Hastelow <simon.110.v8@dial.pipex.com>

We are planning a trip to the Pacific Northwest in June/July, flying to 
Seattle, then doing a guided 'outdoors' activity type thing for two weeks 
up to the Canadian Rockies etc. then back to Seattle for at least another 
week, we would like to hire a 'car' during the Seattle/Washington bit - 
is there a possibility of hiring an LR or similar there?

anyone with useful info will be greatfully honoured

thanks in anticipation

__________________________________

Simon Ward-Hastelow, Orpington, Kent, UK

"DOROTHY"  -  1985, 110, V8, CSW (24mpg)
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From: Easton Trevor <Trevor_Easton@dofasco.ca>
Subject: 101s in Canada
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 08:03:00 -0500

Tom Tollefson had his 101 for sale, Call him at 416 265 1617

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From: Easton Trevor <Trevor_Easton@dofasco.ca>
Subject: Grease fittings
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 08:08:00 -0500

EricZ wrote:"If you can, replace the ball joints with ones that have
grease
fittings...you'll
notice the difference 20k down the line!
Old street signs work well for this...watch the galvanic corrosion
though!"

How do you obtain ball joints with zerk fittings from old road signs?
Enquiring minds want to know.
Is it dangerous to use "no stopping" signs as brake backplate
replacements?

Trevor "Wots your sign?" Easton

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 08:21:04 -0500
From: Jeffrey A Berg <jeff@purpleshark.com>
Subject: Connecting aluminum to steel

Found this little blurb in the Nov. 1996 issue of "Maritime Reporter and
Engineering News" p 57, and thought I'd bring it to everyone's attention.
Please note that I'm making no claims that this material is practical or
affordable at our level, I just thought it would be of interest...

==
COMPANY OFFERS NEW WAY TO JOIN ALUMINUM, STEEL

Industrial Metals, a distributor of non-ferrous metals, has been appointed
the exclusive U.S. distributor of Triclad transition joints, which connect
aluminum and it's alloys to steel by welding.  The joints or strips are
used primarily in boat and shipbuilding to join aluminum superstructures to
steel hulls.

"Until now, U.S. boat and shipbuilders coul bond dissimilar metals using
... bolting or riveting,"  said John Gelpi, president of Industrial Metals.
The product reportedly produces a 100 percent watertight bond with no
electolysis, and helps decrease production time and labor costs.

Triclad strips are manufactured by Nobel Explosifs in France and have been
distributed worldwide by Merram Andre de la Porte B.V. in Holland.

Triclad strips consist of three layers: steel; pure aluminum; and aluminum
alloy 5086.  "The three Triclad layers are explosively bonded to make a
solid bond, stronger than pure aluminum itself," reported Mr. Gelpi.  It
has reportedly been accepted for naval engineering by classification
societies such as BV, LR and DNV
==

RoverOn!

JAB

==
 Jeffrey A. Berg     Purple Shark Media        Rowayton, CT
                    jeff@purpleshark.com
                     ==================
	My garden is full of papayas and mangos.
	My dance card is filled with merengues and tangos.
	Taste for the good life,
	I can see it no other way.
		--Jimmy Buffett, Lone Palm (live version)

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From: Alan_Richer/CAM/Lotus@lotus.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 08:27:05 -0400
Subject: Re: Grease fittings

Re: Zerk fittings friom street signs:

Trevor, I recently had the opportunity of visiting Eric Z. and Jeff Berg in
their haunts in Connecticuit, USA.

I can easily believe that the road signs there have grease fittings to keep
them clean and working properly - the whole area was yuppie heaven, with an
LR quotient I simply couldn't believe. I easily counted 2 to 3 dozen Discos
and Rangies while I was there, one or two which deigned to wave at the
elderly green thing I drive.

You know you're in an area with a lot of disposable income when the empty
lots on Main St. are filled with wintering yachts - and ALL of the women
are very good-looking.

                    aj"Felt like a leper at the feast...8*)"r

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From: ericz@cloud9.net
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 08:50:38 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Winches

On Fri, 17 Jan 1997, NotaJeep@aol.com wrote:

Hey there Steve!  Forgive me for being clueless but are you just beginning your 
presence on the net?  If so, welcome!  If not, sorry about not noticing before.

I'm in the process of putting the Defender windscreen on the SIII.  Any 
recommendations?  I'm not using a 110 roof, I'm grafting on the front of a 
Defender roof onto the series roof...how did you work the wipers?  Any other 
ideas?

Rgds,

_______________________________________________________________________
Eric Zipkin  Bedford, NY  USA  *  ericz@cloud9.net  * www.cloud9.net/~ericz
SIII 109" V8 Hardtop * SII 109" SW (since new) * '63 Triumph Spitfire
SIIA 88" (project car)  *  '67 Mini-Moke * '94 Car Trailer: "NOT FOR HIRE"
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From: ericz@cloud9.net
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 08:59:44 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Grease fittings

On Fri, 17 Jan 1997, Easton Trevor <Trevor_Easton@dofasco.ca> wrote:

>EricZ wrote:"If you can, replace the ball joints with ones that have
>grease
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)]
>Old street signs work well for this...watch the galvanic corrosion
>though!"

Two thoughts, insufficiently separated.

>How do you obtain ball joints with zerk fittings from old road signs?
>Enquiring minds want to know.
>Is it dangerous to use "no stopping" signs as brake backplate
>replacements?
>Old street signs work well for this...watch the galvanic corrosion
Brakes?  Wot's that?

Rgds,
_______________________________________________________________________
Eric Zipkin  Bedford, NY  USA  *  ericz@cloud9.net  * www.cloud9.net/~ericz
SIII 109" V8 Hardtop * SII 109" SW (since new) * '63 Triumph Spitfire
SIIA 88" (project car)  *  '67 Mini-Moke * '94 Car Trailer: "NOT FOR HIRE"
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From: NADdMD@aol.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 09:35:35 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Guages

In a message dated 97-01-16 19:58:16 EST, you write:

<< Several people have written back on this.  The oil pressure guage is not 
 working, though that is because i ain't gettin' power.  The power lead is a 
 plain, old red wire and not included in the wiring diagram.
 
 The original voltage stabilizer has only two leads...one a supply.  The 
 other (according to the diagram 'cause it disappears into the rat's nest 
 that's a S III dash) I assume gets split to the gas guage and the temp
guage.
  >>

Sandy, 

Sorry I'm a bit late getting back to you.  I was just out side looking at the
wiring to the oil pressure gauge.  I'm not sure I can help.  Looking at my
wiring, there is a green wire spliced into the red power wire, but it has
been taped off.  At the same time, there is a green wire off the (second)
voltage stabilizer which has also been taped off.  The second stabilizer is
attached to the post at the back of one of the gauges.  So in my case at
least, it does not appear to be hooked up to a stabilizer but may have been
at one time.  

For reference, mine is a Smith's oil pressure gauge located in the center
console.

Hope this helps, 

Nate
NADdMD@aol.com

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 09:51:54 -0400
From: ecrover@midcoast.com (East Coast Rover Co.)
Subject: 1997 D90's

Dear all,
        I may have missed the key words in the post about D90's, but I know
of quite a few 1997 D90's still sitting on lots around New England, all
brand new with no buyers as of yet. If you really wanted a 97 D90 it seems
like you could get one, buy from another dealer, then have your local
dealer service it.

From: Mike Smith
East Coast Rover Co.                    207.594.8086
21 Tolman Road  *Rt. 90*                207.594.8120 fax
Warren, Maine 04864                     ecrover@midcoast.com
    Land Rover Service, Sales, Restoration, and More
        Series Coil Chassis Specialists

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 09:49:31 -0500
From: Hank_Lapa@signalcorp.com (Hank Lapa)
Subject: ANY, you mean ANY vehicle?

     Them's pretty firm words, but of course that's not what Dave B meant.  
     I've driven in VA many, MANY times, even my *never-inspected* 1960 
     109, in VA legally.  None of the vehicles were registered in VA, 
     historic or otherwise.  I was either passing through, or military and 
     not required to register in VA while living there.  
     
     Regards historic registration, I say again, carefully read the exact 
     wording to which you subscribe.  I'm quite comfortable with my 
     Maryland "Historic" status and its *exactly-worded* provisions, at 
     least for the last 6 years now.
     
     Hank ;-)

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 07:23:02 -0800
From: garnold@clvm.clarkson.edu (Guy Arnold)
Subject: 67 Landrover For Sale

I saw this while surfing the Web. "1967 Land-Rover for sale, frame is shot
but the rest is good. Asking $500.00 US, call Matt Hunt 207-793-8137 in
Newfield. Maine. " The add was on Off-Road Classifieds at WWW.Off-road.com.
I don't know anything else about it.
Guy Arnold
1973 SerieIII swb "Green Machine"

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From: ericz@cloud9.net
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 10:45:31 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Winches

Whoops folks!  That last post wasn't meant for the list...wrong button.  
Apologies.

Eric

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 97 10:31:19 EST
From: "Bobeck, David R." <dbobeck@ushmm.org>
Subject: Re[2]: multifuels for rovers

At 11:13 AM 1/14/97 EST, you wrote:
> A whle back there was a fellow driving a modified VW diesel powered by 
>used deep-fryer oil, which was free from fast-food places. 
My brother used to work for a company whose business was running around and 
collecting the oil and recycling it. 

Tis a local company that does the same...called Valley Proteins.
They do their dirty work in the wee hours. We were out early one am for work 
and saw one of their trucks...had a huge bin full of the stuff on the 
back...steam coming out...and boy did it stink!
Also I read an article about same company, said they had a problem with 
folks stealing the stuff before they could collect it. Go figure.

I've got it...Steering box cover...fill it with said goop, place on 
manifold. Fries in go in one of the rear lamp gaurds and get fried in the 
stuff...add some 90 weight for flavor

Gross....
Dave "easy on the 30 weight, ma!" B.

 (Or doing something with it.)  I dunno that you'd be able to get it for 
free anymore.  Besides, having worked with the stuff, (my summer stint at 
Mickey D's,) I can attest to the fact that it's damn nasty stuff.  

--------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 97 10:53:36 EST
From: "Bobeck, David R." <dbobeck@ushmm.org>
Subject: Re: ANY, you mean ANY vehicle?

 

     >>Them's pretty firm words, but of course that's not what Dave B meant.  
     
     Correct. I meant any vehicle REGISTERED  in VA...
     
Talked to a chap the other night who knows a good place to get ROvers 
inpsected...you know, the place run by an old timer that has a soft spot 
for old trucks...
I'll be going there next year!!
later

DaveB.

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 11:47:37 -0500
From: "Adams, Bill" <badams@usia.gov>
Subject: Powered by McFries...

> A whle back there was a fellow driving a modified VW diesel powered by 
>used deep-fryer oil, which was free from fast-food places. 

What utter hogwash. I bet he got about ten yards before the entire fuel 
system clogged up with gunk, particles and HUGE molecular chains. If this 
stuff was good fuel, don't you think someone would be out there reselling 
it as such?

Bill Adams
3D Artist/Animator
'66 Land Rover S2A 109 Diesel Station Wagon:
"Practicing the ancient oriental art of ren-ching"

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From: AKBLACKLEY@aol.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 12:31:19 -0500 (EST)
Subject: 101 in Canada

Bill Adams wondered about 101 in the Great White North. Several years back
while on the way to the TARC Rovers at the Rovers gathering I stopped at
Pauls Safari Services near Niagara. Hes got (or had) an ex-Army of the Rhine
LHD 101.
Dave Ritchie in Parkersburg, WVA had a 101 Ambulance as of last summer, may
have sold it.
Both gentlemen know the worth of these babies and want TOP dollar for them
(if they're for sale).
Cheers. Andy Blackley  

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From: Wmohara@aol.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 15:35:24 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: The Land Rover Owner Daily Digest

please unsubscribe to the daily digest . i dont have the wherewithall to
desipere the newsletter with downloading and the perriferie extranious extra
stiff you need to read the daily digest . allthoughj i would like to be able
to read it  but i cant  thank you . i like reading all the other stuff i get
from various clubs and organizations, i cant get enough of it. regretfully i
have to ask to unsubsribe  due toi technical ignorance   thank you

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 13:39:44 -0800
From: Chris Dow <dow@thelen.org>
Subject: Weber 34ICH Question
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I met a local LRO (Jimmy Patrick, to those of you who are Lazy Buggers),
last Friday night and he gave me a Weber 34ICH (1 bbl) carburetor.  He
was getting rid of it because he likes the rottenchester he has on
another one of his Rovers (he has four, I think, and his neighbor across
the street has five--these guys have been mentioned here before).

I began installation on Saturday morning, but the fuel line didn't fit
the fitting on the in-line fuel filter that was attached to a line
attached to the carb.  I had to get to work, and have basically worked
when I was awake from then until about 10:00 this (Friday) morning, so I
just got back to it today.

I ended up cutting the fuel line and sticking it in the line to which
the fuel filter was attached.  I hooked up the vacuume line,
accellerator linkage and choke linkage, too.  The accellerator linkage
seems to be loose enough (i.e. it's totally relaxed), although I can
push the arm attached to the carb down a little bit more, but it seems
to pop back up due to force in a spring on that lever--not on the
accellerator linkage.

When I went to start it up, it revved like it was floored, so I took a
look at the idle adjustment (screw with spring on it, head facing
cylinder head, screw running parallel to firewall on firewall side of
carb) and adjusted it all the way down (almost completely off).  No
dice.  It still revs like it's going to take off for Mars.

Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong?

Thanks,
C

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<DT>I met a local LRO&nbsp;(Jimmy Patrick, to those of you who are Lazy
Buggers), last Friday night and he gave me a Weber 34ICH (1 bbl) carburetor.&nbsp;
He was getting rid of it because he likes the rottenchester he has on another
one of his Rovers (he has four, I&nbsp;think, and his neighbor across the
street has five--these guys have been mentioned here before).&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>I&nbsp;began installation on Saturday morning, but the fuel line didn't
fit the fitting on the in-line fuel filter that was attached to a line
attached to the carb.&nbsp; I had to get to work, and have basically worked
when I&nbsp;was awake from then until about 10:00 this (Friday) morning,
so I just got back to it today.&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>I ended up cutting the fuel line and sticking it in the line to which
the fuel filter was attached.&nbsp; I&nbsp;hooked up the vacuume line,
accellerator linkage and choke linkage, too.&nbsp; The accellerator linkage
seems to be loose enough (i.e. it's totally relaxed), although I&nbsp;can
push the arm attached to the carb down a little bit more, but it seems
to pop back up due to force in a spring on that lever--not on the accellerator
linkage.</DT>

<DT>&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>When I&nbsp;went to start it up, it revved like it was floored, so
I took a look at the idle adjustment (screw with spring on it, head facing
cylinder head, screw running parallel to firewall on firewall side of carb)&nbsp;and
adjusted it all the way down (almost completely off).&nbsp; No dice.&nbsp;
It still revs like it's going to take off for Mars.&nbsp;&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong?&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>Thanks,</DT>

<DT>C&nbsp;</DT>

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From: Alan_Richer/CAM/Lotus@lotus.com
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 18:40:42 -0400
Subject: Re: The Land Rover Owner Daily Digest

You need to send an unsubascribe message to majordomo@land-rover.team.net.
Sending it to the list will do you no good.

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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 19:41:29 -0800
From: David Place <dplace@mb.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: John Riley and serial numbers

Dixon Kenner wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Jan 1997, David Place wrote:
> > in a suburb of Toronto.  P.S. Who is collecting this data? Is it you
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 15 lines)]
>         by no means the best.  Some lines are almost unreadable.
>         Rgds,

Dixon, send me a FAX number and I will send it after midnight one 
evening.  All these are clear.  I wonder however why the dates of 
manufacture don't go in order on the page when the serial numbers do.  
Maybe they got pulled off the line to add little special order items and 
they got out of sequence.  Lots on these pages went to the U.S. so I 
think others will find them useful.  On the other page lots went to 
Middle East and S.America.  Dave VE4PN    P.S. see my posting about the 
engine adapter :-)

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From: "Beckett, Ron" <rbeckett@nibupad.telstra.com.au>
Subject: RE: Screensavers
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 97 14:48:00 EST

>Face breaks into massive ugly grin
>"I downloaded the screensavers, 66.8 secs for Camel, 60.7 for Great
>divide"
Oooohh you are nasty 8-< Two hours each for me.

>Nice pictures but what I really want is a moving Landrover that roves my
screen searching for obstacles. I just know that in the bottom left
there is a deep mudhole and the tranny busting climb to the top right
has to be seen to be believed.

If you find it, post it somewhere

Ron

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From: "Beckett, Ron" <rbeckett@nibupad.telstra.com.au>
Subject: RE: Guages
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 97 14:48:00 EST

The voltage stabiliser, while only appearing to have 2 leads is a 3-terminal 
device.  They are labelled "I" for instruments and "B" for battery.  It must 
be earthed.  Some models have a terminal marked "E" which has a strap to the 
casing.

To quote from my Hillman workshop manual:

Servicing Precautions.
Enusre that the cables from the instruments are connected to their proper 
terminals on the stabiliser.

Ensure that the stabiliser is mounted with its securing lug set vertical and 
the fixing hole downwards.

Ensure that the stabilser is effectively earthed through its mounting lig

Failure to observe the precautions will result in inaccurate instrument 
readings.

++++++++++++++++++++++

Now for a description of the instruments:

The bimetal resistance equipment for fuel contents and temperature 
indication consists, in each case, of an indicator head and transmitter unit 
mounted to a common voltage stabiliser.

In both applications, the inidcator head operates on a thermal principle, 
using a bimetal strip surrounded by a heater winding and the transmitter 
unit is of a resistance type.

Instrument Voltage Stabiliser

Its purpose is to stabilise the voltage which operates the gauges since 
constant voltage is  necessary to ensure the correct readings on these 
instruments.

Sorry, I don't have an LR manual to check wiring colours.
Regards,

Ron Beckett

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From: rover@pinn.net
Subject: Guages
Date: Friday, 17 January 1997 10:57AM

Several people have written back on this.  The oil pressure guage is not
working, though that is because i ain't gettin' power.  The power lead is a

plain, old red wire and not included in the wiring diagram.

The original voltage stabilizer has only two leads...one a supply.  The
other (according to the diagram 'cause it disappears into the rat's nest
that's a S III dash) I assume gets split to the gas guage and the temp
guage.

The question was does the red lead to the oil pressure guage need to be
stabilized?  I haven't traced the lead back yet to see from whence it
comes.
Cheers

      *----"Jeep may be famous, LAND-ROVER is Legendary"----*
      |               A. P. (Sandy) Grice                   |
      |     Rover Owners' Association of Virginia, Ltd.     |
      |    1633 Melrose Parkway, Norfolk, VA 23508-1730     |
      |  E-mail: rover@pinn.net  Phone: 757-622-7054 (Day)  |
      |    757-423-4898 (Evenings)    FAX: 757-622-7056     |
      |                                                     |
      *---1972 Series III 88"------1996 Discovery SE-7(m)---*

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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 00:06:10 -0500
From: Rob Dennis <RobD@UnitedParking.com>
Subject: Re: importing 101's

At 11:12 AM 1/16/97 -0500, Bill Adams wrote:
>Look at http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/
>and all your questions will be answered.
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)]
>BTW, are there any 101's in Canada? seems that it would be easier to get 
>one in that way.

I looked at that site, and while this was for Canada, this was what I had
in mind in my pervious post:

(c) All multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, and buses less than 25
years old that were manufactured before September 1, 1991; 

I don't know at what point a vehicle becomes a "truck" or "multipurpose
passenger vehicle", but it would be interesting to compare these
definitions to the 101 specs. I would think that a 101's GVW(6930Lbs)
should allow it to be classified as a truck for importation, especially if
6000Lbs GVW is good enough for the tax code.

  
     -------------------       
    |         |         |
    | _ _ ____|____ _ _ |       Rob Dennis
  O |[___|>>>>>>>>>|___]| O     RobD@UnitedParking.com
   \____===_=====_===____/      Atlanta, GA USA
   |oo   |(_)###(_)|   oo|      (404) 875-4537
   |     |   ###   |     |      
   |     | ####### |     |      1972 SerIII 88
   |_____|_#######_|_____|      1990 RangeRover
  [_______________________]     1996 Discovery
     EEEI           EEEI

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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 06:05:30 +0100
From: Floris Houniet <Houniet@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: Camel Trophy Screen Saver

> OK, it took just on two hours to down load the screen saver via the
> Internet
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)]
> both programms, Camel and Great Divide, took only
> 11 minutes to europe. totaly 4.3MB.
I did 'm in 1m 30 sec, but then I'm connected via ethernet to the
internet exchange! yippieee
(loads quicker than my L-R, but not as smokey)
have fun Floris...

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Date: Sat, 18 Jan 1997 06:22:55 +0100
From: Floris Houniet <Houniet@xs4all.nl>
Subject: Re: Need mechanic help - but not on my Land Rover

Ed Hall wrote:
> I have checked and it is getting gas into the carb.  But hen I check the
> spark on each plug, I get no spark.  I have changed out the Plugs,
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)]
> motor only has about 10,000 miles since it was replaced, and the batter
> and cables were all replaced this summer.

Hi Ed,
Here's my penny's worth:
Have you actually checked the spark when the car wouldn't start? I
believe electronicly regulated catalytic converters will shut down the
spark if there is to rich a mixture in the outlet manifold. (I don't
know if you have a converter....)
Second this sounds very much like my honda motobike, (I sold it
eventually) which had about the same problem. It boiled down to a faulty
engine speed sensor coil. It would pack up as the temperature got higher
when I shut of the engine and stopped the engine oil cooling it.
Last: when you crank the engine for a long while, smell the exhast pipe
for a petrol, if you don't smell any, check your petrol system, if you
do check the electrics (again!).

greetins,
Floris Houniet
109 serIIa

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 21:25:56 -0800
From: ed hall <goldnet@vegas.infi.net>
Subject: Re: Need mechanic help - but not on my Land Rover

Floris Houniet wrote:
> Ed Hall wrote:
> > I have checked and it is getting gas into the carb.  But hen I check the
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 26 lines)]
> greetins,
> Floris Houniet
> 109 serIIa

Yah, I have checked the spark and don't get any.  Don't know about the
Cataletic converter yet, will have to look into that.  But I can
defenently smell gas when it will not start.  I am down to rewireing the
d@nm thing.  Oh well will see what happens    Thanks Ed

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Date: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 22:29:14 -0800
From: Chris Dow <dow@thelen.org>
Subject: Weber 34ICHAccellerator Linkage
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 OK, I figured out what the problem with the Weber was.  On the Solex UP
is more gas and DOWN is less gas.  On the Weber (and Zenith, from what I
can see of the illustrations in the RN & BP catalogs), DOWN is more gas
and UP is less.

So, has anyone out there put a Weber 1bbl 34ICH on a Rover formerly
fitted with a Solex?  I've got a few ideas, but I'd be quite interested
in what others have done.

Thanks again,
C

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<DT>&nbsp;OK, I figured out what the problem with the Weber was.&nbsp;
On the Solex UP is more gas and DOWN&nbsp;is less gas.&nbsp; On the Weber
(and Zenith, from what I can see of the illustrations in the RN&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;BP&nbsp;catalogs),
DOWN&nbsp;is more gas and UP&nbsp;is less.</DT>

<DT>&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>So, has anyone out there put a Weber 1bbl 34ICH&nbsp;on a Rover formerly
fitted with a Solex?&nbsp; I've got a few ideas, but I'd be quite interested
in what others have done.</DT>

<DT>&nbsp;</DT>

<DT>Thanks again,</DT>

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From: "Beckett, Ron" <rbeckett@nibupad.telstra.com.au>
Subject: Re: Gauges was Guages
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 97 23:02:00 EST

>At the same time, there is a green wire off the (second)
>voltage stabilizer which has also been taped off.  The second stabilizer is
>attached to the post at the back of one of the gauges.

You shouldn't need more than one stabiliser

Regards,

Ron Beckett

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From: "Beckett, Ron" <rbeckett@nibupad.telstra.com.au>
Subject: Re: Colour of my Exhaust
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 97 23:02:00 EST

As a follow up to my previous posts on this subject, I thought
you may like some feedback.

I contacted Haltech on Friday.  They will sell me the software
to program the EFI computer for A$40.  Programming cable
from the PC  (I have an old laptop I wasn't using) for A$60
and the operation manual for another A$38.  Then I can try
tuning the car on the road.  I guess I can get my son to drive
whilst I play silly buggers with the PC.  If nothing else I should have
fun (?)

I guess that I am kucky that I can do this without having to rely
on someone elses EPROM chip.

Regards,  Ron Beckett

> My car is fitted with an aftermarket EFI system,
>the Australian Haltech F3 computer, because the original computer
>& injectors are, I am told, incapable of providing the fuel required by
>the 4.8L bored & stroked Rover engine.

Ron originally wrote:
> I note that the inside of the exhaust pipe on my '83 Rangie
> (and my '71 Hillman), both of which have  twinStromberg
> CD carbs and both of which use leaded fuel, is grey - as I would
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>EFI exhaust black.   Is this normal for EFI engines or should I
>be looking for a tuneup with a view to improved fuel economy.

Regards,

Ron Beckett
Emu Plains, Australia
Tel: +61 2 9339-6921
Fax +61 2 9339-6929
'83 Range Rover 3.5L manual
'87 Range Rover 4.8L auto
'67 Hillman Gazelle
'71 Hillman Hunter Royal 660   -  for pictures see
http://oasis.bellevue.k12.wa.us/craig/hillman/hunter.html

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