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From: SPYDERS <SPYDERS@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 07:42:24 EDT
Subject: Re:  Weird Characters

Oh, and I thought you would just be talking about us! (some of us, anyway)

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From: Sski3 <Sski3@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 12:00:03 EDT
Subject: serial numbers

Hi all; I have a 69SIIA 88 ser# 24436224F Its an  early 69 bug eye with 5 inch
sills.

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From: Dale Smith <smithdv1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 09:27:07 -0700 (PDT)

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From: AKBLACKLEY <AKBLACKLEY@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 12:38:45 EDT
Subject: Wiper Clarification

Christopher Dow was correct: I was too general in my statement. I was thinking
of the later SIIA & all SIII which use a Lucas wiper motor, wheel box and rack
system in the firewall. The arm is the "bayonet" type, whereas the earlier are
the "hook" type. Parts for these later wiper systems can be interchanged with
other LBCs (not the rack itself, which I believe would be a different length
for each car) of the same era, such as post '67 MGBs (round body wiper motor).
The 10" blades were also used on VW Beetles. Now lets continue the thread on
sprung vs. flat blade. Since the individual blades are practically
unobtainable locally in the US, the only choice seems to either order from a
specialist, or buy the modern sprung variety at the local parts store. Cheers,
Andy Blackley 

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From: SPYDERS <SPYDERS@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 13:45:30 EDT
Subject: Re:  Sprung vs. Flat

In a message dated 4/25/98 12:43:33 PM, you wrote:

>Now lets continue the thread on
>sprung vs. flat blade. Since the individual blades are practically
>unobtainable locally in the US, the only choice seems to either order from a
>specialist, or buy the modern sprung variety at the local parts store.
Cheers,
>Andy Blackley 

Like you said, flat blades aren't easily found; are the rubber bits easily
slid out and replaced or are they of the pinched squeegee type?

With the sprung type, one can slide out the actual rubber wiper and replace
just that. I would do that with my rear wiper, because the spare on the door
didn't allow the arm to come off the glass enough to change the whole thing.
Since the rear wiper hardly ever wiped, I would put one of the old ones off
the front back there when the fronts got changed.

A friend with a vintage ride once said: Save your wipers and try Rain-X... I
did, and it worked well on my other car, with a raked windscreen; on the LR,
the airflow over the windscreen is a bit different but it still helped.

pat
93  110

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From: Paul Oxley <paul@adventures.co.za>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 20:58:55 +0200
Subject: A bouncing baby Oxley...

Hi guys,

Just had to blurt. The Oxley family (comprising my wife and I, our two
staffies, our IIa 109" and our R6 109"), is proud to announce the
successful adoption of a darling little 88" - our first. He/she/it is a
1975 Series III which at present is being fostered by a pair of great
Danes (as opposed to Great Danes these Danes are people who are just
great in personality and SIZE - they're giants). 

The unnamed 88"'s bodywork is in pretty good shape, and the chassis
(frame), engine and drivetrain appear in good nick, but there's going to
have to be some serious attention paid to the interior and the
canopy/roof/top is presently just a ragtop frame which some clever soul
has rivetted aluminium shheting to to make into a solid canopy - ughh!

Tell you more when the adoption ceremony is completed at my bank on
Tuesday.

Regards

Paul Oxley
http://AfricanAdrenalin.co.za
http://Adventures.co.za
http://AfricanAdrenalin.com

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From: "William L. Leacock" <wleacock@pipeline.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 19:04:09 -0400
Subject: 2A box

> It sounds like one of  your syncro springs has broken.If it`s well and truly
jammed in gear take the top off the box and look inside with a flashlight at the
syncro hub particularly at the the three flat spring steel springs.They are
cheap to buy but a royal pain to install since the box has to be pulled.

 Synchro springs can be replaced without removing the box. It requires a lot
of patience and some manual dexterity but it can be done. I  was sceptical
when the operation was first decsribed to me, having pulled several boxes to
do the job. Then I saw it done at the side of a trail. I have since done it
several times, once for a garage who made a lot of money on the job. The
"pliers " that surgeons use to close off blood vessels are extremely useful
when fitting the springs.
Bill Leacock  ( Limey in exile ) NY USA.
 88 and 109 LR's and 89 RR 

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From: Mohammed Taheri <mrbeans@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 20:51:15 -0400
Subject: Thanks

Hi everyone, it's me again.  Thanks for everyones help in finding me the
stuff I needed, but I've changed my mind.  Instead of getting another
'95 Discovery, we decided that we're not going to go through the whole
transmission thing again, especially after I took the one that I was
about to get for a test drive, it wouldn't shift out of second gear to
third until you hit 4000 rpm.  So we decided to get the next best thing,
a '95 Montero.  Any thoughts or MOD ideas?  Thanks everyone!

P.S. While I was at the dealership taking the Disco for a test drive, an
XD pulled in (Charlotte, NC).  Is it anyone on the list?  The XD wasn't
dirty at all and had a roof rack & ladder and a "University of Alabama"
sticker on the rear window.

Mohammed Taheri
'95 Discovery

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From: NADdMD <NADdMD@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 20:43:21 EDT
Subject: Re: 2A box

In a message dated 4/25/98 7:07:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
wleacock@pipeline.com writes:

<< The
 "pliers " that surgeons use to close off blood vessels are extremely useful
 when fitting the springs. >>

Hemostats.  Straight or curved and about how long?

Nate

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From: Jeff Goldman <roverboy@gis.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 01:01:12 -0400
Subject: Parabolic springsn (US) pt2.

  I just contacted Great Basin Rovers to inquire about the parabolic spring
route. From everything I've heard, including the article in the recent LRW,
they sound really good from a performance and comfort standpoint. However,
they are expensive. We're talking around $700 for just the springs, and
$1100 for a kit (bushes, hardware, OME dampers). That's quite an investment
considering stock replacements from the US parts houses come out to about
half that cost.
  One of the reasons the parabolic springs operate more smoothly is due to
the fact that they flex with each other as opposed to rubbing together as
stock springs do. I wonder what getting rid of the friction between leaves
on a stock setup will do? I've heard of people greasing their leaves to
reduce friction (bad idea as the grease collects dirt and sand negating the
initial point), or placing Teflon inserts between the leaves. This latter
idea sounds pretty good. Anyone have any experience, or know whether the
Teflon idea is worth it? Obviously, if the cost of Teflon inserts if
prohibitively high, it's not a good idea, but if it's reasonable and works...

Jeff G.
Boston, MA

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From: "FHYap" <FHYap@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Apr 1998 21:03:26 -0700
Subject: Re: Wiper Clarification

The arm is the "bayonet" type, whereas the earlier are
> the "hook" type. Parts for these later wiper systems can be interchanged
with
> other LBCs (not the rack itself, which I believe would be a different
length
> for each car) of the same era, such as post '67 MGBs (round body wiper
motor).
> The 10" blades were also used on VW Beetles. Now lets continue the thread
on
> sprung vs. flat blade. Since the individual blades are practically
> unobtainable locally in the US, the only choice seems to either order
from a
> specialist, or buy the modern sprung variety at the local parts store.

As someone mentioned earlier, the ANCO blade, made in the US by the
Anderson Company in Indiana, will fit the hook arm.  I have found that the
ANCO 11 is more commonly available where I am (than the 10) and it is a bit
too long for the left (driver's) side although I still use it.

Frank.

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From: Russ Wilson <rwilson@usaor.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:47:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re:The Land Rover Owner Daily Digest /unsubbing

>In a message dated 4/24/98 7:48:08 PM, mfoster@CHROMALLOY.COM wrote:
>>     unsubscribe
>What do y'all think when you see this message on your screen?

That some poor stupid shit is just trying like hell to make the influx of
messages stop.

A mind is a terrible thing to waste...

Russ Wilson
Leslie Bittner

Fort Pitt Land Rover Group
Pittsburgh, Pa.

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From: Russ Wilson <rwilson@usaor.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:58:12 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Weird Characters

>If you are using Outlook Express, and get HTML at the end of your messages.
>Click "Tools"
>Click "Options"
>Click "Send"
>on the first group click "Plain Text"
>This should solve it.

That or a quick pistol shot right behind the ear.

Russ Wilson
Leslie Bittner

Fort Pitt Land Rover Group
Pittsburgh, Pa.

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From: "Peter M. Kaskan" <pmk11@cornell.edu>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 00:59:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Teflon Inserts for Springs & McMaster Supply

Hi all -
	Jeff G. wrote that the teflon inserts are expensive. Check the
McMaster Supply Company Web catalog - www.mcmaster.com. Cut your own from
their stock! They have reprocessed teflon sheets in thicknesses from 1/32
to 1/4 in, and dimentions from 12x12 to 24x 36in. For the thinner stuff
that is as long as our springs (3ft max?), prices are about 14 to 25 bucks.
You could do an axel for about 25 bucks.  (see pg 2864)

	This company will sell to the public - last I checked. They have
some amazing bits and pieces you'd never find in a hardware store!! Would I
love to take a walk through their warehouses - bearings and gears, all
sorts of metal, probably every type of screw and nut, winches, come-alongs,
shackles, exaust manifold insulation tape, special tools, oil pumps (a must
for gear oils!), clutch lining material, brake shoe material etc. etc
etc....  Check it out! (and no I'm not getting any benefits for plugging!)
Peter

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Peter M. Kaskan
Uris Hall 231
Dept. Of Psychology
Cornell University
607-255-3382
pmk11@cornell.edu
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From: Russ Wilson <rwilson@usaor.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 01:02:32 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re:  Weird Characters

><Re:  Weird Characters>

I'm surrounded by weird characters, what should I do???

Russ Wilson
Leslie Bittner

Fort Pitt Land Rover Group
Pittsburgh, Pa.

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From: Russ Wilson <rwilson@usaor.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 01:06:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Newbie-wannabe in Arizona

I wish to avoid this faux pas with out becoming a
>jail cell date.

To old timers on this list this would be known as not being a "Taylor"

 The ideal would be pre-'68 for emissions purposes if a
>future V8 convertion is to be done.
 Your best bet for finding this beast may just be to check LRX.COM every
day or so along with picking up a "Hemmings Motor News"

>Look for us in our green and white VW Westfalia at the starting point of the
>Flagstaff event in June!
Will you be stuck in the mud??  Is there mud in Az???

>Contact me via private mail if you can help.
>Thanks,
>Jim (and Paula) Ellis
>Phoenix, AZ

Russ Wilson
Leslie Bittner

Fort Pitt Land Rover Group
Pittsburgh, Pa.

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