Subject: LRO Mailing List DIGEST * * * * V1 #400

From: [email-masked] (LRO Mailing List DIGEST * * * *)
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:26:52 -0400

LRO Mailing List DIGEST * * * *  Friday, June 8 2001  Volume 01 : Number 400

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:11:11 -0400
From: Jeff Berg <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Megatester

I do carry an automotive tester in the Rover (does the tach stuff as 
well as voltage, amps, diodes, etc.) and a Beckman Circuitmate DM-73 
in the BMW. There's also a Fluke meter that mostly stays 
home--decided it was too spenzy to beat around in the Rover.

I like the simplicity of this device and since I have a minimag 
stashed somewhere in all of these places, I thought this made a nice 
"zero footprint" addition to those toolkits. (Not to mention being 
perfect for my boat bag which really can't be expanded to contain 
things like test meters--weight is an issue on racing boats, but I do 
a surprising number of mechanical and electric repairs on these 
beasts as we're headed out to the starting line.)  It might also be 
of interest to those who don't carry a meter. It also gives you a 
certain redundancy in case the meter batteries have gone dead, the 
leads have broken (a problem with the Circuitmate) or in case you 
want to leave the meter connected for one test and do a quick 
continuity check someplace else.

All that you've said about brewing your own continuity tester with a 
test light, or carrying a meter is true--but the Megatester may be of 
use to some.

jeff

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:18:26 -0400
From: Jeff Berg <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: disk brakes conversion

>Whoa there. Now Bruce, some things are funny, but that's taking it 
>too far. I want nothing to do with the Peppermill.   ;-)

Nobody WANTS the Peppermill Award Niall... It's not like people are 
in training to go after the thing...LOL

See you at the Christmas Party, right?

jeff
- -- 
==                                                                   
  Jeffrey A. Berg     Purple Shark Media        Rowayton, CT        
                     [email-masked]
                      ==================
	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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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:33:02 -0400
From: "Alan Richer/CAM/Lotus" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Megatester

Jeff intoned:

>I do carry an automotive tester in the Rover (does the tach stuff as
>well as voltage, amps, diodes, etc.) and a Beckman Circuitmate DM-73
>in the BMW.

Jeff, I really want to see that meter! Who's the manufacturer? Sounds like
just the ticket for my portable kit, so I can leave the Fluke at home.

And you know what they say - "If it works, it 's a Fluke!"r

               aj"SImpson 260 Rules!"r

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Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 14:49:17 -0000
From: "N Forbes" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: disk brakes conversion

>Nobody WANTS the Peppermill Award Niall... It's not like people are
>in training to go after the thing...LOL

Actually, that's EXACTLY what Eric's girlfriend was doing ;-)

Niall Forbes
66 IIa 88SW - The Red Zit
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotian Rover - http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/forbes/intro.htm

"See the happy moron,
He doesn't give a damn.
I wish I were a moron.
My God! Perhaps I am!"
- --author unknown

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 10:57:59 -0400 
From: Easton Trevor A <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: LRO: Megatester

> And you know what they say - "If it works, it 's a Fluke!"r
> 
>                aj"SImpson 260 Rules!"r
> 
> 
	 I once had a Fluke 8020 in the glove box of a Chevy Blazer when it
"blazed". It came out of the experience with the case melted and soaked in
dirty water from the efforts of the fire department. After opening the case,
washing in soapy water rinsing and gently drying it worked just fine. When I
told Fluke about it they sent me a new case. I still have the meter as a
backup.

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 11:18:42 -0400
From: "Alan Richer/CAM/Lotus" <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: LRO: Megatester

Trevor lit up with:

I once had a Fluke 8020 in the glove box of a Chevy Blazer when it
"blazed".

Not a big surprise it worked. I arced one off a 10Kv supply by accident
once - replaced the fuse and it flew....

                    aj"But I still like analog meters! 8*)"r

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 14:16:42 -0400 
From: Easton Trevor A <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: LRO: Megatester

 Good job you didn't arc yourself. Meters maybe, but not people still work
after that.

Not a big surprise it worked. I arced one off a 10Kv supply by accident
once - replaced the fuse and it flew....

                    aj"But I still like analog meters! 8*)"r

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 17:39:35 EDT
From: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: LRO: San Diego Rover fans

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Steve:

I suggest you make a stop at The Waterfront in Old Town it is the oldest 
license in San Diego I didn't see any Rovers but the selection was good and 
the Food was great saw a bunch of vintage stuff on the street outside

Dave Walls
1965 IIa 88

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<BR>I suggest you make a stop at The Waterfront in Old Town it is the oldest 
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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 19:37:14 +0100
From: "Frank Elson" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Series IIa on a Defender chassis?

now let's see.
 The rear quarter panel of a 5 door 110 is a straight swap into a 109 five
door and vice versa
 The rear side door of a five door 110 is a straight swap into a a 109 five
door and vice versa
 The front doors of a 110 are straight swaps for 109 front doors and vice
versa
 The front wings of a Ninety/110 are straight swaps with those of the 109
and vice versa

so where's the extra inch?
Best Cheers

Frank
    +--+--+--+
     I !__|  [_]|_\___
     I ____|"_|"__|_ | /     B791 PKV
     "(o)======(o)"    Bronze Green 110 CSW

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Hope Peter <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 5:50 PM
Subject: Re: LRO: Series IIa on a Defender chassis?

> from Designa Chassis.  To use a 110 frame, you would also either have to
> shorten the frame by 1", or fit a defender back body, roof sides, and roof
> panel.
>
>
> I know the wheel base is one inch longer, but is the frame itself exactly
1"
> longer also?

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 15:29:03 -0700
From: "Rich Williams II" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: galvanized cappings

When people paint their Series trucks what do they do about the galvanized
body cappings and other realed galv'd bits?

Leave them be?  Paint them?  Re-galvy?

And on the rear tub, those dome-shaped rivets look like they could be
trouble - and what about replacing them?

On the galv'd bits, were they originally hot-dipped or were they
electro-plated Zn?

Now I am not, I repeat NOT, making this any sort of show truck.  All I want
to do is a nice respectable job that the truck rightly deserves.

Thanks,

Rich
SII 109SW

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 18:34:55 -0400 
From: Easton Trevor A <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: Rovers-Got to love em

Rangie's tank painted, skid plate painted, gas lines replaced with
stainless, everything in place, pump runs, ngine starts. Oi, what's this,
the low fuel light is on. i musta forgotten to connect the sender. Check
under back, no wire appear to be on, could they be backwards? Pull to change
over and top connector comes off very easily. Must be the problem, I'll just
nip up the connector. What's this? There's a spade lug in the connector. Lo
and behold there isn't a spade lug on the fuel sender. (Expletive deleted)
Oh well hopefully tomorrow I can solder on a pigtail without having to
remove the tank again. Rover ownership is such challenging fun.

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 19:04:08 -0400
From: "Scott Wickham Jr." <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: RE: Rovers-Got to love em

Rover ownership is such challenging fun.

  Lucy's not starting very well.  Remove starter.  Bench check.  Yep, it's
screwed.  Take to local starter/alt. shop.  Repair total: $35.  Worked for a
day.  Lots of swearing.  Take back to shop, tell the guy I'm taking this
truck to Canada for a big rally, will probably submerge said starter in
muddy Canadian water.  Make the starter like new!  RN said they could get me
one for $505.00.  Can't afford that just yet.  On the bright side, I'm
getting quicker at putting in a starter ;)
  My 101 FC user's manual showed up today.  Just makes me want one even
more.  What a great truck!

Scooter

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Date: 7 Jun 2001 16:23:29 -0700
From: Bryan Hoult <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Series IIa on a Defender chassis?

Bulkhead or door posts?

Bryan
62 88
70 109 "Genie"

On Thu, 07 June 2001, "Frank Elson" wrote:

> 
> now let's see.
>  The rear quarter panel of a 5 door 110 is a straight swap into a 109 five
> door and vice versa
>  The rear side door of a five door 110 is a straight swap into a a 109 five
> door and vice versa
>  The front doors of a 110 are straight swaps for 109 front doors and vice
> versa
>  The front wings of a Ninety/110 are straight swaps with those of the 109
> and vice versa
> 
> so where's the extra inch?
> Best Cheers
> 
> Frank
>     +--+--+--+
>      I !__|  [_]|_\___
>      I ____|"_|"__|_ | /     B791 PKV
>      "(o)======(o)"    Bronze Green 110 CSW
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Hope Peter <[email-masked]>
> To: <[email-masked]>
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 5:50 PM
> Subject: Re: LRO: Series IIa on a Defender chassis?
> 
> 
> > from Designa Chassis.  To use a 110 frame, you would also either have to
> > shorten the frame by 1", or fit a defender back body, roof sides, and roof
> > panel.
> >
> >
> > I know the wheel base is one inch longer, but is the frame itself exactly
> 1"
> > longer also?
> >
> >

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Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 20:07:20 -0400
From: "d.h.lowe" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: RE: Rovers-Got to love em

While you are under there Scott, remove the ground strap at the engine block and
give it a good cleaning. Your starter will love you for it.
Dave

Scott Wickham Jr. wrote:

> Rover ownership is such challenging fun.
>
>   Lucy's not starting very well.  Remove starter.  Bench check.  Yep, it's
> screwed.  Take to local starter/alt. shop.  Repair total: $35.  Worked for a
> day.  Lots of swearing.  Take back to shop, tell the guy I'm taking this
> truck to Canada for a big rally, will probably submerge said starter in
> muddy Canadian water.  Make the starter like new!  RN said they could get me
> one for $505.00.  Can't afford that just yet.  On the bright side, I'm
> getting quicker at putting in a starter ;)
>   My 101 FC user's manual showed up today.  Just makes me want one even
> more.  What a great truck!
>
> Scooter

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 20:32:54 +0100
From: "Frank Elson" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: Re: Slowing down windscreen wipers

dunno your location Rick, but here in the UK wipers tax our minds a fair
bit!
 It was hailstoning today - in flaming June :-(>

Best Cheers

Frank
    +--+--+--+
     I !__|  [_]|_\___
     I ____|"_|"__|_ | /     B791 PKV
     "(o)======(o)"    Bronze Green 110 CSW

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Grant <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:44 PM
Subject: LRO: Slowing down windscreen wipers

> I know that this isn't a biggie in the grand scheme of Land Roverdom but I
> wonder if there is a simple way of slowing down my wind screen wipers or
> even installing a wiper delay switch of some sort.
>
> I have the self contained individually switched units common to SII's.
>
> In anything less than a moderate rain I find that they are much too
> fast.  Switching them off and on while driving is quite a distraction.
>
> I could link both to a simple switch on the dash with no problem but what
I
> would really like is something that would also allow me to slow them down,
> sort of like how a house light dimmer switch works.
>
> There are much more serious things I should be concerned about with my
> machine but a slight two day break in what has been shaping up to be the
> worst drought in 150 years in this area has focused my attention on the
wipers.
>
>
>
>
>                                              Rick Grant
>
>     1959 Series II   "88"
>   VORIZO
>
>
>
> Rick Grant Communications
> Media and Crisis Management
> Calgary Ottawa
> www.rickgrant.com
>
>

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 20:23:25 +0100
From: "Frank Elson" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: RE: Optima battery anyone? Good price

OK, the time has come to ask the question.
 What are the differences between the colour tops on Optima?
Best Cheers

Frank
    +--+--+--+
     I !__|  [_]|_\___
     I ____|"_|"__|_ | /     B791 PKV
     "(o)======(o)"    Bronze Green 110 CSW

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Rowe <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked] <[email-masked]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: LRO: RE: Optima battery anyone? Good price

> On Tue, 5 Jun 2001 10:50:44 -0400, Tackley, John wrote:
>
> >I bought the genuine, original Optima Yellow top at a recent LR rally
(Old
> >North State's Uwharrie Safari) for $89 from 4X4 Connection, obviously a
> >great price which also avoided shipping charges.  We are attempting to
round
> >up vendors for ROAV's  Mid Atlantic Rally October 5-7 and hopefully 4X4
> >Connection will be one of them...good folks.
> snip
>
> You may want to check into an Exide dealer coming. Looking at the two
batteries, at
> least the deep cycle seems nicer in the Exide version, 4 top posts plus
two side posts.
> The regular one, equiv to the Optima red top, has two top and two side
posts.
> I've never done a side by side comparison, just commenting on external
features.
> Cheers
>
> Tom Rowe
> Atlanta, GA
>
> Four wheel drive allows you to get stuck
>         in places even more inaccessible
>
>

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 20:40:51 -0400
From: Jeff Berg <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Megatester

Al pleads...
>  Jeff, I really want to see that meter!

Have to check the manufacturer. Source was Autozone. Cost was $80 I 
think... (Fluke makes such a meter--available only through select 
sources--but it costs over $250.) Anyhow, it'll be in the Rover next 
time you see me. It's always there.

jeff

- -- 
==
  Jeffrey A. Berg     Purple Shark Media        Rowayton, CT
                     [email-masked]
                      ==================
	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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Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2001 19:02:27 -0600
From: Rick Grant <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Slowing down windscreen wipers

At 20:32 07/06/01 +0100, Frank Elson, wrote
>dunno your location Rick, but here in the UK wipers tax our minds a fair
>bit!
>  It was hailstoning today - in flaming June :-(>

It was here too yesterday.  A thunderstorm moved through Calgary and dumped 
some three inches of hailstones on the NW side of the city.  Not only was 
there nothing on the south side where I am but I haven't seen a drop of 
rain since I went through all of the nonsense to wire both wiper motors to 
a single switch.

I got so frustrated with the no rain situation that I turned the garden 
hose on the windscreen to test the wipers and promptly flooded said vehicle 
because not only had I forgotten to slide the windows shut but I also 
forgot to close the bloody doors.

Some days are golden and some are. . . .

                                             Rick Grant

  				  1959 Series II   "88"
				  VORIZO

Rick Grant Communications
Media and Crisis Management
Calgary Ottawa
www.rickgrant.com

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:44:55 -0400
From: "Bruce D. Fowler" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: disk brakes conversion

Well Niall.... 
The last Unicorn has donated a peppermill for the award.
Which means some lucky / errrr... unlucky? person will end
up with it :-)

Bruce F.
- -----Original Message-----
From: Niall Forbes

:>Whoa there. Now Bruce, some things are funny, but that's taking it 
:>too far. I want nothing to do with the Peppermill.   ;-)
:
- -----Reply Message-----
From: Jeff Berg 
:Nobody WANTS the Peppermill Award Niall... It's not like people are 
:in training to go after the thing...LOL
:
:See you at the Christmas Party, right?
:
:jeff

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 20:48:30 -0500 (CDT)
From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: we're not the only crazy ones

I spent a couple hours the other evening helping a buddy figure out that a
1600cc engine out of a Type 2 won't *quite* fit in the space of an 1100 in
an early bug, without cutting the sheetmetal.  It's a matter of millimeters,
though, dammit.  (Actually, I think if we'd had a jack that allowed us to
tip the engine, it would have fit)  Afterwards, we repaired to local mexican
place for a Margaritta, where one of the waiters noticed we were slightly
greasy, and asked if we'd been working on the bug.  It turns out he's just
replaced the clutch in his, and it still didn't shift smoothly.  Both Kevin
and I instantly asked 'Did you adjust the cable?', which got us a look of
"Oh.  I'm dumb, aren't I?"  I'm so glad I 'm not the only one who jumps to
expensive diagnosis, skipping the easy and cheap ones.

- -- 
[email-masked]
Bipedalism is only a fad.

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Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 02:31:44 
From: "Camilo Osejo" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: gear and transfer teach please

Gentleman,\

Could please anyone explain how do the gear and transfer box levers work in 
a series vehicle (to be used in a sIII santana)?
A friend of mine just bought one and asked me to teach him how does it work, 
but I am not shure.
Another friend said when one engage the low gears (red lever), the double 
traction lever (yellow one) pops up, leaving you 4x2 in low gear.
I find that kinda hard to believe...help please.

Thanks a lot.

Cam.
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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 23:06:21 -0400
From: "Lee Jones" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: RE: gear and transfer teach please

OK - with the yellow lever up and the red lever forward you use the black
lever like a regular 4 speed and you are in 2 wheel drive HI

With the yellow lever pushed DOWN and the red lever forward you are in 4
wheel drive HI BUT to put it back into 2 wheel drive HI you gotta stop and
pull the red lever back and push it forward and the yellow lever will pop up
(now 2 wheel drive HI)

When you put the red lever back you will be in 4 wheel drive LOW - to my
weak knowledge there is no 2 wheel LOW unless you forget to lock the front
hubs if they are so equipped.

Lee

- -----Original Message-----
From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]]On
Behalf Of Camilo Osejo
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 2:32 AM
To: [email-masked]
Subject: LRO: gear and transfer teach please

Gentleman,\

Could please anyone explain how do the gear and transfer box levers work in
a series vehicle (to be used in a sIII santana)?
A friend of mine just bought one and asked me to teach him how does it work,
but I am not shure.
Another friend said when one engage the low gears (red lever), the double
traction lever (yellow one) pops up, leaving you 4x2 in low gear.
I find that kinda hard to believe...help please.

Thanks a lot.

Cam.
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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:06:48 -0500 (CDT)
From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: gear and transfer teach please

On Fri, 8 Jun 2001, Camilo Osejo wrote:

:
:Gentleman,\
:
:Could please anyone explain how do the gear and transfer box levers work in
:a series vehicle (to be used in a sIII santana)?
:A friend of mine just bought one and asked me to teach him how does it work,
:but I am not shure.
:Another friend said when one engage the low gears (red lever), the double
:traction lever (yellow one) pops up, leaving you 4x2 in low gear.
:I find that kinda hard to believe...help please.

There are three levers, from left to right, they are:
1) the main gearbox shifter, with a black knob.  Used in the usual manner,
four forward gears, one reverse.  Reverse is over to the left and up.
2) A yellow knob that moves up and down.  This is used to engage four wheel
high.  You can do this while moving, as long as you're going straight, and
the wheels aren't spinning.
3)  the high/low shift, red knob.  In the forward position, the transfer
case is in high, either two-wheel or four-wheel drive, depending on the
yellow lever's position.  When you pull this back, you engage low range,
four-wheel drive.  If you had been in high, 4-wheel drive, the yellow knob
will pop up.  Even though the yellow lever pops up, you are in 4-wheel
drive.  There is no two wheel drive in low range.  To shift this lever, you
should be stopped.  The only way to disengage 4-wheel drive, high range is
to stop, shift into low, and then back into high.

- -- 
[email-masked]
Bipedalism is only a fad.

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 21:20:22 -0600
From: "William J. Rice" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: galvanized cappings

My cappings were all painted when I got the truck, so I re-painted 'em
when I painted it.  But when I got my bulkhead and everything else
galvanized, I took all the cappings off and had 'em re done.  

I believe the originals were hot dipped.  If you can get 'em done cheaply
somewhere near you, it'd sure be nice to re-do 'em.

Those rivets at the back are actually pretty easy to remove.  Just use a
cold chisel and a BFH and knock the heads off of them.  I replaced them
with some nice sealing pop rivets from Auveco that are pretty strong.

bill

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:37:37 -0700
From: "Rich & Lori Williams" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: Re: RE: gear and transfer teach please AND ANOTHER Q

Okay so add to all this the use of Free Wheeling Hubs.  My 109 came with
Fairey FWH but never got the opportunity to engage them so 2 questions:

1) when the truck is put back into service do I want to keep them

2) how do they get used?

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Lee Jones <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 8:06 PM
Subject: LRO: RE: gear and transfer teach please

> OK - with the yellow lever up and the red lever forward you use the black
> lever like a regular 4 speed and you are in 2 wheel drive HI
>
> With the yellow lever pushed DOWN and the red lever forward you are in 4
> wheel drive HI BUT to put it back into 2 wheel drive HI you gotta stop and
> pull the red lever back and push it forward and the yellow lever will pop
up
> (now 2 wheel drive HI)
>
> When you put the red lever back you will be in 4 wheel drive LOW - to my
> weak knowledge there is no 2 wheel LOW unless you forget to lock the front
> hubs if they are so equipped.
>
> Lee
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]]On
> Behalf Of Camilo Osejo
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 2:32 AM
> To: [email-masked]
> Subject: LRO: gear and transfer teach please
>
>
>
> Gentleman,\
>
> Could please anyone explain how do the gear and transfer box levers work
in
> a series vehicle (to be used in a sIII santana)?
> A friend of mine just bought one and asked me to teach him how does it
work,
> but I am not shure.
> Another friend said when one engage the low gears (red lever), the double
> traction lever (yellow one) pops up, leaving you 4x2 in low gear.
> I find that kinda hard to believe...help please.
>
> Thanks a lot.
>
> Cam.
> _________________________________________________________________________
> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
>

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Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 15:17:01 -0400
From: "Matt Kohr" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: Re: Rollover Bar for sale

Is it internal or external and what's your price?
    Thanks,
   Matt

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Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 07:58:09 +0200
From: Paul Oxley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: galvanized cappings

Rich Williams II wrote:
 
> When people paint their Series trucks what do they do about the galvanized
> body cappings and other realed galv'd bits?

> Leave them be?  Paint them?  Re-galvy?

If you can't remove and re-hot dip them, get hold of some Tri-valient
(SP?) Chromium. This cleans the surface of the old galv and strips a
tiny amount (couple microns) off the old stuff, renewing it nicely.

BTW, NOT Hexa-valient Chromium, which is NASTY stuff.

Regards

Paul Oxley
AfricanAdrenalin.com

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 07:58:02 -1000
From: "Hope Peter" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Slowing down windscreen wipers

- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Grant" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Slowing down windscreen wipers

> At 20:32 07/06/01 +0100, Frank Elson, wrote
> >dunno your location Rick, but here in the UK wipers tax our minds a fair
> >bit!
> >  It was hailstoning today - in flaming June :-(>
>
> It was here too yesterday.  A thunderstorm moved through Calgary and
dumped
> some three inches of hailstones

In the three years I have lived on Oahu we have had 2 thunderstorms.  Back
in VA it was a daily thing in the summer.  For about the first 10 minutes of
the storm yesterday I thought someone was doing some contruction outside.
Btw, what are hail stones?   hahahaha
Pete

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 08:04:08 -1000
From: "Hope Peter" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: Re: Re: RE: gear and transfer teach please AND ANOTHER Q

> Okay so add to all this the use of Free Wheeling Hubs.  My 109 came with
> Fairey FWH but never got the opportunity to engage them so 2 questions:
> 
> 1) when the truck is put back into service do I want to keep them
> 

Ohhh boy, every one get the nomex out
hahahaha
Pete

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Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2001 23:13:52 -0700
From: "Rich & Lori Williams" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: Re: Re: Re: RE: gear and transfer teach please AND ANOTHER Q

All set with the Nomex - half expecting that one

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Hope Peter <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 11:04 AM
Subject: LRO: Re: Re: RE: gear and transfer teach please AND ANOTHER Q

>
>
> > Okay so add to all this the use of Free Wheeling Hubs.  My 109 came with
> > Fairey FWH but never got the opportunity to engage them so 2 questions:
> >
> > 1) when the truck is put back into service do I want to keep them
> >
>
> Ohhh boy, every one get the nomex out
> hahahaha
> Pete
>

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 02:05:24 -0500 (CDT)
From: David Scheidt <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: RE: gear and transfer teach please AND ANOTHER Q

On Thu, 7 Jun 2001, Rich & Lori Williams wrote:

:Okay so add to all this the use of Free Wheeling Hubs.  My 109 came with
:Fairey FWH but never got the opportunity to engage them so 2 questions:
:
:1) when the truck is put back into service do I want to keep them

I'd keep them if they're in good shape.
My opinion on them is they're nice, but not essential.

:
:2) how do they get used?

Leave them engaged for city driving, unlock them for highway drives.  If it
gets cold where you are, unlock them for cold weather when you don't expect
to need four-wheel drive.

- -- 
[email-masked]
Bipedalism is only a fad.

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Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 09:35:43 +0200
From: Paul Oxley <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Re: RE: gear and transfer teach please AND ANOTHER Q

Hope Peter wrote:
 
> > Okay so add to all this the use of Free Wheeling Hubs.
> Ohhh boy, every one get the nomex out

Burn, baby, burn!

I'm not going anywhere near this one.

Except to say... FWH are FTD(tm)
 
Regards

Paul Oxley
AfricanAdrenalin.com

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 09:13:43 +0100
From: Ian Stuart <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: RE: gear and transfer teach please AND ANOTHER Q

On Friday 08 June 2001 06:37, you wrote:
> Okay so add to all this the use of Free Wheeling Hubs.  My 109 came
> with Fairey FWH but never got the opportunity to engage them so 2
> questions:
>
Answers:
0) What do they do?
A) They seperate the rotating wheel (and wheel-hub) from the half-shaft 
in the axle.
    This is said to be good because: The rotating wheel turns the hub; 
the hub turns the half shaft, the half-shaft turns the diff; the diff 
turns the front prop; the front prop turns shafts & geats on the 
transfer-box.  All the turning shafts and gears requires energy, 
therefor by disconnecting the hubs from the drivetrain, none of this 
stuff turns; you save energy - which means more power for economy or 
speed.
     This is also said to be bad because: all the shafts and gears in 
the drive-train are lubricated by the various parts splashing in the 
oil, and throwing it around. By diconnecting the front wheels from the 
front drive-train, the front drive-train does not get the lubrication 
(and coating) of oil it needs. This causes the various parts to drain 
dry, which which leads to premature wear.. and rust.

> 1) when the truck is put back into service do I want to keep them
A) Possibly. The FWH can be useful on long, higher-speed runs, when on 
tarmac'd roads.
    Personaly, I'd remove them if they are not in good condition, of if 
you intend to use the vehicle in muddy conditions
    (why, you ask - Well, I had a set, and when you are buried upto the 
fron axel in sticky mud, the rotating wheels lock & unlock the FWH - 
which is not good :)

> 2) how do they get used?
The whole of the aluminium casting is rotated. If you look on the face 
of the FWH, you will see the following: 
         4x4 <--> 4x2
4x4 is locked (wheel and halfshaft connected)
2x4 is free (wheel and halfshaft seperated)

If you decide to keep the FWH, then the ideal is disconnect them only 
when you really want to. In practice, most people will keep them freed, 
and lock them when they want 4x4 (in which case, lock them every mile 
in 50 to keep throwing the oil around....)

- -- 
           --==**==--
Ian Stuart - EDINA, DataLibrary, University computing services.
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A man depriving some village, somewhere, of a first-class idiot
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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:16:30 +0200
From: "Jon Harald Berge" <[email-masked]>
Subject: RE: LRO: Re: Re: RE: gear and transfer teach please AND ANOTHER Q

- -----Original Message-----
From: [email-masked] [mailto:[email-masked]] On
Behalf Of Paul Oxley
Sent: 8. juni 2001 09:36
To: [email-masked]
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Re: RE: gear and transfer teach please AND ANOTHER
Q

Hope Peter wrote:
 
> > Okay so add to all this the use of Free Wheeling Hubs.
> Ohhh boy, every one get the nomex out

Burn, baby, burn!

I'm not going anywhere near this one.

Except to say... FWH are FTD(tm)
 
Regards

Paul Oxley
AfricanAdrenalin.com

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Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 11:58:59 +0200
From: "S. Vels" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Series IIa on a Defender chassis?

Frank Elson wrote:

>  The rear quarter panel of a 5 door 110 is a straight swap into a 109 five
>  The rear side door of a five door 110 is a straight swap into a a 109 five
>  The front doors of a 110 are straight swaps for 109 front doors and vice
>  The front wings of a Ninety/110 are straight swaps with those of the 109
>
> so where's the extra inch?

Collective inaccuracy? :-)

rgds
sv/aurens

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 11:04:19 +0100
From: "Andy Woodward" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: Re: Frame bushings

Just to ask an idiotic question....

If the only hard partof teh bushing to extract is the outer sleeve, 
which is usallu corroded in place; and hte only art of the new 
bushing which prevents teh thing from being merely hammered into 
place is the outer sleeve, then why not just leave the old sleeve in 
ther, remove the new sleeve from teh new bush and hammer the 
remainder into teh old sleeve?

I ask cos hte only bushings I have replaced were teh top shocker 
ones - which did not have a sleeve and were easy.

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 06:31:26 -0400
From: "Alan Richer/CAM/Lotus" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Re: Frame bushings

Re: Idiotic question:

Not idiotic...

Problem is - the rubber needs to be bonded to the inner and outer sleeves -
it's all of a piece, unlike the shock bushings which are separate bits.

The purpose of this bushing is to act as a "rubber torsion spring" in
support of the suspension - and if any of the bits are loose (rubber in
sleeve, sleeve in chassis, or bolt in inner sleeve) this just isn't
happening...

                    ajr

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 12:32:30 +0200
From: "Jon Harald Berge" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: Intakeshield

Does anybody know where to buy this part?
http://development.mikromarc.no/jhb/intakeshield.gif 
 
I've tried Norwegian (and some UK) dealers without success.

Regards,
Jon Harald Berge

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Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 06:41:22 -0500
From: "Garrick Olsen" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: Clutch adjustment??

I got the motor back in with a new clutch disk and the old spring plate.  
Now, when I push the clutch pedal, it's spongy and takes 3 pumps to get the 
motor disengaged from the trans.  Then with next gear change, I need the 
three pumps again.

Also done at the same time was the rear hard line for the brakes.  The 
brakes feel hard and the truch stops like usual.

I adjusted the threaded base to the clutch slave so the bolt was so long 
that it fell out of its lower mounting cup (and screwed it back again-- 
there's a little window in the bulkhead just big enough for the wrench!)

I also bled the clutch line and saw no bubbles- maybe a total of 4 pedal 
pumps- 1/2 of the reservoir.

I have the Ser II single channel brakes with the Ser II old style clutch 
slave and the old style metal reservoir.

What else can I try to get the clutch working??

For two years now, my off roading has been limited to pushing into the 
garage.

- -Rik
in Minnesonta, USA
1960 SER II SWB SW

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Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2001 12:45:28 -0000
From: "N Forbes" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: RE: Rovers-Got to love em

>>Rover ownership is such challenging fun.
>
>   Lucy's not starting very well.  Remove starter.  Bench check.

Well, if you guys are going to bring on the wrath of Nigel like that, I'm 
going to join in. The Red Zit has been cutting out. I know how to fix it 
though. I also need to fix the fuel sender wire which was ripped off at the 
Moose Trophy.

Niall Forbes
66 IIa 88SW - The Red Zit
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotian Rover - http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/forbes/intro.htm

"See the happy moron,
He doesn't give a damn.
I wish I were a moron.
My God! Perhaps I am!"
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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 15:55:12 -1000
From: "Hope Peter" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: Series IIa on a Defender chassis?

> >  The front wings of a Ninety/110 are straight swaps with those of the
109
> >
> > so where's the extra inch?

The bulkhead is one inch thicker???

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 10:22:31 -0400 
From: "Tackley, John" <[email-masked]>
Subject: LRO: RE: Optima battery top colors

red - standard auto battery
yellow - deep cycle
blue - marine deep cycle

BTW, I walked into Auto Zone last night and there on prominent display is an
Optima Red Top!
Seems AZ has dropped the Champion Line of Batteries, which includes the
'Vortek' Optima clone...so Auto Zone is now an Optima authorized warranty
agent.
CORRECTION:  I mistyped the price I paid for a yellow top from 4X4
Connection a few days ago...double-checked receipt...it was $140, still a
very good price but not 89$ as I typed a few days ago(but since they 'threw
into the deal' a free very slightly used "A" bar from a Def90, the 89$ is
real close...)

JT/ric..."mea culpa"

OK, the time has come to ask the question.
 What are the differences between the colour tops on Optima?
Best Cheers

Frank

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Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2001 08:23:01 -0700
From: "Rich Williams II" <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: LRO: galvanized cappings / tri-valent chromium

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Oxley <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2001 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: LRO: galvanized cappings

> If you can't remove and re-hot dip them, get hold of some Tri-valient
> (SP?) Chromium. This cleans the surface of the old galv and strips a
> tiny amount (couple microns) off the old stuff, renewing it nicely.

Well I remember this from a miserable 3 semester series of inorganic
chemistry but where does one find such an item?

> BTW, NOT Hexa-valient Chromium, which is NASTY stuff.

Right you are - highly carcinogenic if not tetragenic.

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