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Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:44:39 -0400
From: john cranfield <john.cranfield@ns.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: Stuck valve quandry - what caused it?
Alan_Richer/CAM/Lotus@lotus.com wrote:
> highway - a most unpleasant thing.
> Once I got home and got the cylinder head off, it turned out that the valve
> had adhered to the guide in one spot, damaging the surfaces of both.
> Considering this head has all of 100-120 miles on it, I am seriously
> thinking that the machine shop mis-reamed or didn't ream the guides,
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> Looks to me like a not-so-simple case of machinist screwup.
> Help! -Alan
Sounds like the machine shop didn't remove all of the grinding compound
after lapping the valves in. This can do very nasty things to moving
parts because it is after all GRINDING compound.
John and Muddy
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]From: SPYDERS@aol.com Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:06:28 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Spot Welding Aluminum, or Al as it turns out... In a message dated 11/21/97 5:17:05 AM, you wrote: >The increased current requirements are the reason small hand-held spot >welders are only rated for welding steel. I'd like to try spot welding >Al with someone else's though. >Regards, >David Cockey David, How did you persuade Al to let you spot weld him? Keep us posted if you find a welder you can use to weld Al; by the way, what were you going to weld him to? Can we watch? Al, tell us all how the increased current you require feels... ;-) pat 93 110 ------------------------------[ <- Message 3 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:09:36 -0800 From: matt <nelsml73@snyoneva.cc.oneonta.edu> Subject: jerrican explanation from northern hyd. sounds like this guy might know what is going on... " I believe that these have been discontinue through mail order, because UPS/Fed Ex will not take them since they are surplus items that have had gas in them already. I will have to check and get back to you with a price if they are still available. Hal, Your Internet Host Northern/Herters/RV Direct www.northern-online.com www.herters.com e-mail= hal@northern-online.com >>> matt <nelsml73@snyoneva.cc.oneonta.edu> 11/17/97 10:04AM >>> what is the price and order of your swiss 5 gallon jerricans? thanks ------------------------------[ <- Message 4 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:15:10 -0500 (EST) From: Russ Wilson <rwilson@usaor.net> Subject: Re: Stuck valve quandry - what caused it? >Alan_Richer/CAM/Lotus@lotus.com wrote: >> Mr. Churchill stuck the exhaust valve on his #2 cylinder lat night on the >> highway - a most unpleasant thing. > [ truncated by lro-lite (was 19 lines)] >> and mating surfaces for signs of it. >> Looks to me like a not-so-simple case of machinist screwup. >> Help! -Alan [ truncated by list-digester (was 14 lines)] >parts because it is after all GRINDING compound. > John and Muddy It always scares me to hear machine shop horror stories. They take your precious parts and go behind the curtain only to ACUTALLY do God only knows what.. Did they really the job 100% right?? How do you know if they cut any corners unless your engine blows up? All of the locals around here get a bit confused if you bring in anything other than the standard U.S. hot rod engine. If I were to have to do the big ugly engine rebuild I think at this point I'd be taking a long serious look at the Turner.... Russ Wilson Leslie Bittner Fort Pitt Land Rover Group Pittsburgh, Pa. ------------------------------[ <- Message 5 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: 21 Nov 97 13:19:33 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jo=EBl_Theunis?= <joel_theunis@itt-promedia.be> Subject: build up Hello, I'm going to buy a SIII 88 (ex Belgian MoD). They are availlable (here i= n Belgium) for about $720 (=A3420). Realy cheap ! But they are al 2WD. I've already done the conversion to 4WD once, and I know where to find th= e parts to do it, so no problem there. What I would like know of you guys (and girls?) is: Should I consider doi= ng an engine swap to an V8 and axle swap ? I'm going to use my LR for off-roading (only!), the Rover 3.5L V8 (I have= in mind) will come from an old Rover-car, but I don't recall the exact m= odel, the axles would come from SIII 109. Are there some things I sould = keep in mind ? Do I need a conversion kit (or something) to fit the V8 to= the stock LR gear-box ? Thanks, Joel BTW if would like to reply directly to me please mail to 'joel@village.uu= net.be' since the mail address I'm currently using will be obsolete by th= e end of the month ! ------------------------------[ <- Message 6 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 10:20:55 -0800 From: "Con P. Seitl" <seitl@ns.sympatico.ca> Subject: Re: Stuck valve quandry - what caused it? Alan_Richer/CAM/Lotus@lotus.com wrote: > Mr. Churchill stuck the exhaust valve on his #2 cylinder lat night on the > highway - a most unpleasant thing. > Once I got home and got the cylinder head off, it turned out that the valve > had adhered to the guide in one spot, damaging the surfaces of both. > Considering this head has all of 100-120 miles on it, I am seriously > thinking that the machine shop mis-reamed or didn't ream the guides, [ truncated by list-digester (was 19 lines)] > Looks to me like a not-so-simple case of machinist screwup. > Help! -Alan Alan; Could be the guide has a flaw in it if it was installed new, or the valve was a bit bent if installed new. if both were used ones out of your head then I would say the valves got out of order and they weren't matched to the proper cylinder. Take the offending valve and guide out and replace with new ones! FWIW Con Seitl 1973 III 88 "Pig" ------------------------------[ <- Message 7 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: 21 Nov 97 13:29:31 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jo=EBl_Theunis?= <joel_theunis@itt-promedia.be> Subject: build up Hello, I'm going to buy a SIII 88 (ex Belgian MoD). They are availlable (here i= n Belgium) for about $720 (=A3420). Realy cheap ! But they al are 2WD. I've already done the conversion to 4WD once, and I know where to find th= e parts to do it, so no problem there. What I would like know of you guys (and girls?) is: Should I consider doi= ng an engine swap to an V8 and axle swap ? I'm going to use my LR for off-roading (only!), the Rover 3.5L V8 (I have= in mind) will come from an old Rover P6 !, the axles would come from SII= I 109. Are there some things I sould keep in mind ? Do I need a conversi= on kit (or something) to fit the V8 to the stock LR gear-box ? Does any-o= ne have experience with this specific engine ? Thanks, Joel BTW if would like to reply directly to me please mail to 'joel@village.uu= net.be' since the mail address I'm currently using will be obsolete by th= e end of the month ! ------------------------------[ <- Message 8 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:26:39 -0800 From: matt <nelsml73@snyoneva.cc.oneonta.edu> Subject: Re: hello, World!!! Ive used chains many times in terrible conditions, its amazing where you can go with them on, you never seem to loose traction! I'd never be caught without a pair any time in the year, especially because I don't have a winch... matt ------------------------------[ <- Message 9 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 13:24:19 -0800 From: tc971613@student.paisley.ac.uk (Timothy Coles) Subject: OVERLANDER Overlander magazine became Off Road and 4Wheel Drive which spawned Land Rover World. There publishers don't have website but e-mail me back and I'll get you a snail-mail address. ------------------------------[ <- Message 10 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:32:55 -0800 From: matt <nelsml73@snyoneva.cc.oneonta.edu> Subject: remote breathers brake line flex hoses thread well into the breather hole, then you can adapt whatever tubing you want onto the end of the old flex line, this seems to work well and is cheap especially if you have a few extra lines about. matt ------------------------------[ <- Message 11 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:50:29 -0800 From: matt <nelsml73@snyoneva.cc.oneonta.edu> Subject: alternate carbs someone wanted a source for rochester carbs, I just found this ad in the novemer hemmings motor news... "Carbeurator blow out: New 1950-66 GM , Ford, Independants. large select stock, 1 or 2 barrels, $65 ea:add $9.50 shipping. Mike Hershenfeld,3011 Susan Rd, Bellmore NY 11710, ph/fax: 516-781-part mikesmopar@juno.com " I've never dealt with them but they might be worth looking into... Also consider other one barrels, I've seen a holley on one rover and I've got a carter on one of mine and it works great(carter YF I believe) matt ------------------------------[ <- Message 12 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 10:06:25 -0500 From: Jan Ben <ben@lucent.com> Subject: Re: Buick 215'' CIrvin wrote: ;;;;;;;;;; Allan, The 215 uses a slightly different crankshaft - just different enough so that the block uses a different rea..... <clip> The major concern, however, is the lifespan of the engine: GM used a different - and knowingly inferior - casting process that limited it's lifespan to about 60,000 miles (images of the Vega?), though several have passed that mark without expressing their displeasure with life. This, is due to the standard at GM at the time (1950's-1960's) being cast-iron... ;;;;;;;;;;; Charles, you're way off, I hope you get your Rover book back soon :) As far as quality of the blocks, I have a '63 Olds on the bench being assembled, and also a Rover and a BL 4.4 blocks. In fact, GM used a *superior* die-casting method, vs. Rover's investment casting. The rover block is rougher than the GM block. BL block looks like it was cast in kitty litter alltogether. Any longevity problems are due to whimpy maincaps and oiling system design, which Rover inherited 30 yrs ago and never bothered to change. So the rear cam lobes wear out in 60-70k miles. The new Rover blocks are cross-bolted and have bigger mains and rod jrnls (but still have puny valves and crappy crowded ports). rgds Jan ------------------------------[ <- Message 13 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: n4ptk@InfoAve.Net
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:03:35 -0600
Subject: Wranglers and non-LR 4x4s
David wrote, in part:
>....I think we are too hard on....our fellow 4-wheel drive enthusiasts
>....I had a Wrangler....never broke or dripped....performed amazingly
>well....introduced me to joys of off-road....this is important
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>it is the Jeep clubs especially that keep the trails
>around here open for the few Land Rover owners to enjoy.
>well....introduced me to joys of off-road....this is important
Hi David,
No flames from me. I congratulate you. If we don't stick
together as a fraternity, we will find no where to go off-roading
sometime in the futur
I own a TJ (97). It's quite a vehicle. Does with a 4 cylinder
5 speed what many other do with big V8's etc. I also have a restored
1964 CJ-3B and a 1948 CJ-3A. Love them all.
I wave at Samuri's, Nissen Patrols, Jeeps, Land Rovers,
Land Cruisers, you name it.
Larry
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From: Alan_Richer/CAM/Lotus@lotus.com
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 10:11:35 -0500
Subject: Re: Spot Welding Aluminum, or Al as it turns out...
Re: Increased current:
Nice, actually.....8*)
Spotwelding is a nice wayy to stay together....but a bit rough on the
upholstery.....8*)
aj"ZAP!"r
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]Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 10:25:57 -0500 (EST) From: Karl Kurz <kkurz@acad.umm.maine.edu> Subject: Swivel Ball Gaiters During the course of rebuilding the front axle off my military 88, I dreaded removing the leather gaiters that were full of holes and looked dreadful.... I was fully prepared to replace or refinish the balls remembering all the times the unit had been submerged in salt water launching various watercraft. However, the balls turned out to be in the best condition of any I have seen on a used LR, they were nearly perfect ! Needless to say new gaiters will be refitted, probably cut out from a suitable piece of horsehide I've been hoarding for many years. Karl K. Kurz, N1JZY POB 352, Machiasport Maine, 04654 207-255-4036 Heaven is where the police are British, the cooks Italian, the mechanics German, the lovers French, and it is all organized by the Swiss. Hell is where the chefs are British, the lovers Swiss, the mechanics French, the police German, and it is all organized by the Italians. ------------------------------[ <- Message 16 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: rovah@agate.net Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 10:35:58 -0500 (EST) Subject: GPS Year 2000 It has been said the the Garmin GPS units will have no difficulty with the year 2000 issue. Not sure why this is, but it has been discussed at some length on the sci.geo.satellite newsgroup. FWIW Apple computers also don't have this problem.. Regards, John John Cassidy Bangor, Maine USA The Downeast Land Rover Club, <http://www.agate.net/~rovah/> X0 of the V(irtual)MFA 323th Cougars/Flying GSC's F/A-18 Hornet game 2 Wheels: Ducati M900, Velocette Thruxton, Moto Morini 350S 4 Wheels: 1995 Discovery, 1987 Range Rover-"Smedley," 1966 Series IIA 88", 1972 Series III 88"-"SWAMBO" ------------------------------[ <- Message 17 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: DEFENDER@ibm.net Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 10:42:26 -0500 Subject: Re: GPS Year 2000 rovah@agate.net wrote: > It has been said the the Garmin GPS units will have no difficulty with > the > year 2000 issue. Is the y2k issue with the units or with the sat software? > Not sure why this is, but it has been discussed at some > length on the sci.geo.satellite newsgroup. FWIW Apple computers also > don't > have this problem.. Most computers are not going to have this problem as most major companies have been dealing with it for the past few years. However, a computer made 10 years ago may have a problem. I would venture to say, however, that you are safe is your computer, regardless of brand, is less than 5 years old. > Regards, John > John Cassidy > Bangor, Maine USA > The Downeast Land Rover Club, <http://www.agate.net/~rovah/> > X0 of the V(irtual)MFA 323th Cougars/Flying GSC's F/A-18 Hornet game [ truncated by list-digester (was 14 lines)] > 88", > 1972 Series III 88"-"SWAMBO" ------------------------------[ <- Message 18 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 11:15:41 -0500 (EST) From: Dixon Kenner <dkenner@nrn1.NRCan.gc.ca> Subject: Re: LRO November issue On Thu, 20 Nov 1997, Con P. Seitl wrote: > > Communist Post. Who else would have a corporate logo that looks like an > > envelope flying through a shredder... > Veerre interestink comrade, yourr beeink vatched ! Nope, that's what the Union boss claimed yesterday. Has special curtains now in the union offices to keep our security service from spying on him! Hmmm... Maybe I should drive down Bank Street in the 109 and take pictures of his office window... :-) ------------------------------[ <- Message 19 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 11:21:02 -0500 (EST)
From: Dixon Kenner <dkenner@nrn1.NRCan.gc.ca>
Subject: Re: Was Poor running 2.6l
On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Lawrence Lee wrote:
> By the way, Alan, does your motor have this thing called the AIR PUMP? I
> see it listed in the operation manual for my rover. ('81 SIII 109) It looks
> like a supercharger to me, but the air seem to be blown into the exhaust
> manifold through this system of air rails -
Haven't seen this on a LR, but my Mini had this set-up. An
attempt at meeting emissions controls. Stole more power from the engine
that doing any good. Yank it and close the holes off. (and keep in a box
incase they pollution police ever want it back on...)
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]From: Paul Quin <Paul_Quin@pml.com> Subject: RE: Yep, a broken half shaft Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 08:25:18 -0800 Hi Chris, I have spent hours banging an prying on half shaft stubbies to no avail. We ended up pulling out the diff and taking it to a machine shop. It took the guy ten minutes to weld on a pull tab and yank out the offending bit. Cost 10 bucks...well worth it! Paul. >-----Original Message----- >From: chrisste@clark.net [SMTP:chrisste@clark.net] >Sent: Thursday, November 20, 1997 5:46 PM >To: lro@playground.sun.com >Subject: Yep, a broken half shaft [ truncated by list-digester (was 17 lines)] >Chris Stevens >1969 Series IIa SW ------------------------------[ <- Message 21 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 10:31:12 -0600 (CST) From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn@ricochet.net> Subject: Lost Email, New address Well, I managed to trash my e-mail and lose everything in my inbox. (1000+ messages) So, if anyone wrote to me recently, please resend it. Sorry! Further, I am getting rid of my CRL account, so if you have my e-mail address as <sinasohn@crl.com>, please change it to either <sinasohn@ricochet.net> or <roger@sinasohn.com>. Thanks! Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad roger@sinasohn.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/ ------------------------------[ <- Message 22 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 16:34:24 +0000 From: M.J.Rooth@lboro.ac.uk (Mike Rooth) Subject: Re: LRO November issue > Nope, that's what the Union boss claimed yesterday. Has special >curtains now in the union offices to keep our security service from spying >on him! Hmmm... Maybe I should drive down Bank Street in the 109 and take >pictures of his office window... :-) At least the NL got out.Got mine today.Not read it yet..... Uncle Mike ------------------------------[ <- Message 23 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 12:36:36 -0400
From: john cranfield <john.cranfield@ns.sympatico.ca>
Subject: Re: Buick 215''
Jan Ben wrote:
> CIrvin wrote:
> ;;;;;;;;;;
> Allan,
> The 215 uses a slightly different crankshaft - just different enough so
> that
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> rgds
> Jan
Jan What Charles was refering to was the method of casting the steel
sleeves in place that GM used whereas Rover machined the block and
fitted them later. The GM method resulted in an unacceptably high reject
rate in manufacture.The Rover method was more expensive to use but had a
much lower reject cost.
John and Muddy
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Subject: Re: jerrican explanation from northern hyd.
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:10:26 -0800 (PST)
From: "Michael Fredette" <mfredett@ichips.intel.com>
> sounds like this guy might know what is going on...
> "
> I believe that these have been discontinue through mail order, because
> UPS/Fed Ex will not take them since they are surplus items that have had
> gas in them already. I will have to check and get back to you with a
> price if they are still available.
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> what is the price and order of your swiss 5 gallon jerricans?
> thanks
Matt,
That could be an explanation. Get this, I got my catalog flyer
Weds nite, #584, and there they were, SWISS ARMY SURPLUS JERRY
CANS for 14.99, so I called em right away. No dice. Then I called
customer service next day. The gal does a bit of checking, and
says that her computer showed an initial inventory of only 30 cans
and that they had sold out VERY quickly. She said they often do
that with limited qty items, ie put them in the flyer rather than
the regular catalog, just to move them out quickly. Bottom line is,
I can't buy em. Oh well, maybe next time. Thanks for trying. Sure you
don't want to sell me 3 of em ? :-)
Rgds
Mike
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]From: NADdMD@aol.com Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 13:30:34 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Stuck valve quandry - what caused it? In a message dated 97-11-21 12:19:37 EST, you write: << My question is - what else could cause this to happen? >> I remember a few months (maybe a year) when someone discussed valve guides which appeared to have enough clearance while cold but were sticky when hot. Maybe this is another example of this. Nate ------------------------------[ <- Message 26 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "FHYap" <FHYap@ix.netcom.com> Subject: Re: LRO November issue Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 14:01:17 -0800 > At least the NL got out.Got mine today.Not read it yet..... > Uncle Mike Has anyone on the West Coast received theirs as yet? I am still waiting. Frank. ------------------------------[ <- Message 27 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 14:17:09 -0800 From: "Christopher H. Dow" <dow@thelen.org> Subject: Re: LRO November issue I called LROI this morning because this issue is coincident with the lapse of my previous subscription. I bought parts from BP on the day I faxed the new subscription request to LROI, and the fraud department of my credit card company called me. So, I was curious to make sure that LROI received authorization. They said they had. They told me that they figured out what happened yesterday. What they said was that the printer only printed 500 copies of the November issue for the U.S., and never notified LROI of the shortfall. The person I talked to said the last 300 were sent today. I'm a bit disturbed as I think this conflicts with what's been mentioned on this list. Does anyone else think it's different, or is my memory failing? C FHYap wrote: > > At least the NL got out.Got mine today.Not read it yet..... > > Uncle Mike > Has anyone on the West Coast received theirs as yet? I am still > waiting. ------------------------------[ <- Message 28 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 14:34:51 -0800 From: Michael Carradine <cs@landrover.net> Subject: Re: LRO November issue At 02:17 PM 11/21/97 -0800, Christopher H. Dow wrote: :They told me that they figured out what happened yesterday. What they :said was that the printer only printed 500 copies of the November issue :for the U.S., and never notified LROI of the shortfall. The person I :talked to said the last 300 were sent today. Does North America get a stripped down or sanitized version of LRO? :FHYap wrote: :> > At least the NL got out.Got mine today.Not read it yet..... :> > Uncle Mike :> Has anyone on the West Coast received theirs as yet? I am still :> waiting. None here yet either, but the *December* issue of LRW has been here a few days. -Michael ------------------------------[ <- Message 29 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: "Vel N." <vel@mcs.net> Subject: Dead Lights - Electrical Troubleshooting Q's Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 18:20:39 -0600 OK, after starting Dot, my S2a after letting her sit for over a month of unuse, I noticed that my headlights took a second to gradually grow brighter until they got to their normal sickly yellow glow which changed with the RPMs. I drove around for a bit at night to stretch her legs a bit and after stopping for fuel, the headlights wouldn't come on. I noticed that it was only the low beams which didn't work. High-beams came on fine. Checked the continuity of the elements in the low beams and they were burnt out... I noticed a normal 12-ish volts coming out of the connectors when the low beams were on. But I'm assuming this is an intermitten short (ugh). Can someone describe to me the basic method of going about how to find the problem? (Sorry, I could just play, but wanted to save some time and money before I blow out the new set of headlights I just ordered.) Thanks. (Sorry to trouble you guys w/ what looks like a basic Electrical Q.) (And Dark Vader (ie: Lucas) has not plagued me in so long...I was trying my luck I know...) Vel email: vel@mcs.net ------------------------------[ <- Message 30 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 19:21:12 -0500 From: David Cockey <dcockey@tir.com> Subject: Re: Buick 215'' > The major concern, however, is the lifespan of the engine: GM used a > different - and knowingly inferior - casting process that limited it's > lifespan to about 60,000 miles (images of the Vega?), though several have > passed that mark without expressing their displeasure with life. This is a new one to me. I have experience with a Buick 215 V8 with around 200k miles. It did blow a cylinder head gasket several times, but was otherwise still strong and not using oil. The Vega was a completely different process and design without liners. The primary reason for dropping the 215 was cost, it was going into "compact" cars which didn't need a V8. > The cylinder heads on the Buick have more bolts holding them down, > though the > heads WILL FIT a Rover block (the existing bolt pattern on the Rover, > taking > after the Buick, but simply deleting the extra bolts), and the oil > pump > assembly is similar, but different, and Rover parts won't fit here (so > much > for buying cheaper ones!) There were two different aluminum 215 V8s produced by GM from '61 through '63, Buick and Olds. The Olds version had an additional head bolt per cylinder due to the preferences of the Olds chief engineer compared to the engine's chief engineer. I've heard the detailed story several times but can only remember that it was as much about personalities as technical issues. Buick replace the 215 V8 with an iron V6 which was based on the V8. Then the Buick 300, later 340 and 350 V8 was developed from the al 215. The absence of liners meant the bore could be enlarged for the larger displacement. I've heard the '64 300 V8 used the al heads, which were then replace with new iron heads for '65. The design and some tooling for the al 215 was sold to Rover in the mid-60s. Dan Lagrou of Almont, Michigan has a barn full of 215 V8s. He developed the conversion for putting a 215 in a Vega while working at GM, and later sold kits. Regards, David Cockey ------------------------------[ <- Message 31 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: SPYDERS@aol.com Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 19:29:20 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Component life/silicone brake fluid In a message dated 11/21/97 12:51:36 PM, someone (sandy?) wrote: >>two. Silicone is not hygroscopic, but does anyone know of it's >>service life? As far as I'm concerned, silicone's only drawback is >>its price, $7-8 a pint. (I know, I should buy it by the gallon.) Then someone else: >Another I've been told about is that since it doesnt absorb water, >and condensation occuring in the system will collect at its lowest >parts - the wheel cylinders instead of being absorbed into the fluid. Then my .02: So if it (the condensation) collects in the wheel cylinders, wouldn't periodic bleeding at the lowest wheel cylinders get rid of the water in the system? It would then look like silicone fluid (sounds like something Dow, the chemical company, not Chris, implanted in chests) would be a good thing because the water would be removed instead of being dissolved or held in suspension in the brake fluid, right? I have no idea but was just guessing about it... pat 93 110 "now stopping again with new wheel cylinders" ------------------------------[ <- Message 32 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 19:26:37 -0500 From: David Cockey <dcockey@tir.com> Subject: Re: LRO November issue Michael Carradine wrote: > Does North America get a stripped down or sanitized > version of LRO? I've had the same issue paurchased at a new agent in the UK, and set to my home int the US, and as far as I can tell they are identical. Not even a "Special USA Feature Inside" sticker on the cover. ------------------------------[ <- Message 33 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 19:52:10 -0500 From: "Christopher A. Glaves" <cglaves@erols.com> Subject: GPS III Info Info for those considering purchasing the garmin GPS III http://www.cs.odu.edu/~glaves/chris/gpsiii/ Chris Christopher A. Glaves '97 Land Rover Defender 90 #263 '78 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 Come see it all at --> http://www.erols.com/cglaves/rover.html ICQ: http://wwp.mirabilis.com/5274716 ------------------------------[ <- Message 34 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 21:25:25 -0500 (EST) From: David Scheidt <david@math.earlham.edu> Subject: Re: Dead Lights - Electrical Troubleshooting Q's On Fri, 21 Nov 1997, Vel N. wrote: << Vel's description of blown low beams snipped>> First, your description of headlight brightness varing with engine speed sounds like a bad battery or generator/alternator/voltage regulator. It is quite possible this is a seperate problem. Or maybe you have a drain on the battery. Anyways the circuit for the headlamps is on the fussed circuit that the ignition isn't. On mine, the current seems go through the switch. (No relay!). I would examine all of that wire to see if there are any holes in the insulation, and then check the switch. Now might be a good time to put a relay in the circuit. You mention having ordered headlights. Do you mean the whole assembly, or just bulbs? If you mean bulbs, they are just 7" round three conector bulbs, available at any auto parts place. The sylvania numbers are 6014 for sealed beam and 6024 for halogen bulbs. (I just bought a set today. $20 bucks for two halogen bulbs.) If you have the military style lights, you should still be able to get the bulbs locally, just take the old one with you. David -------- David_Scheidt@math.earlham.edu yip yip yip yap yap yak yap yip *BANG* -- no terrier ------------------------------[ <- Message 35 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 16:25:34 -1000 From: Faye and Peter Ogilvie <ogilvi@hgea.org> Subject: Re: Dead Lights - Electrical Troubleshooting Q's ><< Vel's description of blown low beams snipped>> >First, your description of headlight brightness varing with engine speed >sounds like a bad battery or generator/alternator/voltage regulator. It >is quite possible this is a seperate problem. Or maybe you have a drain >on the battery. Aloha: It could also be a loose connection. Mine had similar troubles with dim lights at idle and turned out to be loose positive hot wire from battery. Nut holding cable to battery seemed tight but lead post had actually melted making poor contact. Car would start and run but headlights would go up and down. Out of frustration, slapped a wrench on the clamp bolt and gave it a turn or two and all has been well for more than two years. Also had loss of low beams which was broken ground wire connector under the hood latch. Check the cheap and easy stuff before throwing away good and expensive pieces. Peter Ogilvie 1970 88 stn wgn 1965 pickup 1965 88 bucket of rust ------------------------------[ <- Message 36 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: BarrieWyLR@aol.com Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 21:57:43 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: 4-sale 1964 109 Ser IIA 109 PU Hi David, Where is the 109? I will come & get it if it is not too far away, or make arrangements if it is. Kindly have your friend give me a call @ 307-742-9145 immediately. Or e-mail me directly with his phone #. I am quite serious about it. Thank you. Barrie 60 SII SWB "Rugbeater" ------------------------------[ <- Message 37 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 22:36:44 -0600 (CST) From: Uncle Roger <sinasohn@ricochet.net> Subject: (Dreamin' 'bout) Year 2000 At 10:42 AM 11/21/97 -0500, you wrote: >Most computers are not going to have this problem as most major >companies have been dealing with it for the past few years. However, a >computer made 10 years ago may have a problem. I would venture to say, >however, that you are safe is your computer, regardless of brand, is >less than 5 years old. Bzzzz....Wrong! An awful lot of companies are scrambling as we speak to do something about it. It's big business *now*. Don't believe me? Take a look at your: bank statement, credit card statement, credit card, etc. How many have 2 digit years? How many have corrected that behind the scenes? I'm working with Longs Drugs at the moment; they're still a couple of years away from implementing y2k ready code. (Meanwhile, does the patient born in '97 need baby tylenol or geritol?) Aetna Health plans wasn't ready a couple of years ago when I was there. HP is working on solutions, as is Cognos. PC software may or may not be y2K ready; a lot of pc vendors have been figuring they'll have new versions (windows 99?) out before then, but that doesn't help the users (and there are a lot of them!) who prefer to stick with software they know (in terms of bugs, macros, database formats, etc.) Meanwhile, I gotta get started prepping my 109" for 2000... 8^) Uncle Roger "There is pleasure pure in being mad roger@sinasohn.com that none but madmen know." Roger Louis Sinasohn & Associates San Francisco, California http://www.crl.com/~sinasohn/ ------------------------------[ <- Message 38 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 01:05:29 -0600 From: Clare & Lee Dunkelberg <clarelee@freewwweb.com> Subject: On our own My "94 highway department yellow D-90 softtop now is out of factory warranty. Sigh. Of course, the day after I pick it up from the $500+ 30K checkup and overall "check all the warranty stuff before it expires" service order, the heater motor is blowing like a wimp (I mean that in strictly windflow terms. It stops almost completely at stop lights. It then picks up to almost the volume I remember as I move at freeway speeds. Sound familiar to anyone? The part I like the most in the summer is when you supposedly turn off the heat to vent and drive with airflow. Great way to make pottery. Anybody got a realliy cheap bench seat out there? Thanks! Cheers and Happy Holidays! "God help us all!!" said a 47-year-old, debt-ridden, overworked Tiny Tim. -- Clare and Lee Dunkelberg 210 Glentower Dr. San Antonio, Texas 78213-1913 (210) 344-3394 ------------------------------[ <- Message 39 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
From: CIrvin1258@aol.com Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 02:08:09 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: Stuck valve quandry - what caused it? Could also be fuel/timing... Back in the days when I worked for a skywriting company in Long Beach, Ca., I had this MGB-GT, that didn't exactly have a stock engine in it. When the planes sat during bad weather, they sat for lengthy periods of time - so much so, that we used to get the okay, to drain a little 100LL from their tanks, and do whatever we liked with the stuff. If mixed 50/50 with a half tank of gas, my MGB ran like crazy! BUT, if I mixed a little too much Avgas, I'd burn the exhaust valves faster than you could blink an eye! One week, I really messed up on the fuel mixing, and I burnt 3, and "welded" number 4. Charles ------------------------------[ <- Message 40 -> end | Table of Contents | <- Digest 971122 -> Archive Index | <- Browser -> ]
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