Subject: LRO digest, Vol 1 #97 - 4 msgs

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Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 03:11:30 -0400 (EDT)

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Today's Topics:

   1. Portland/ Hood River??? (Garrick Olsen)
   2. 109 SIII parts for sale (Derek Pommerenck)
   3. Re: Leaf Count (Frank Elson)
   4. Re: Interested in GM Engine conversion stories (Tim Czajka)

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Message: 1
From: "Garrick Olsen" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 12:11:51 -0500
Subject: [lro] Portland/ Hood River???
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Any of you in the Portland/ Hood River area?

I am here with my wife and baby visiting an old college friend.

Lovely place- in White Salmon.  The computer faces a window directly facing 
Mt. Hood over the Colombia River.

I looked at the free state highway map and see we are right at the boarder 
of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.  I'd bet there are a lot of logging 
roads in there perfect for a little old series.

The Oregonian Sunday paper has FOUR series Landies in the classified 
ads!!!!!  That's 4 more than the typical Star Tribune in Minnesota.

Nice climate, too.

I wonder how the public schools are around here...

Any how, if any of you are near here and would be willing to take a 
passenger on a local trail, please e-mail me and I'll make some time for a 
ride.

I'm here through Wednesday.

-Rik
from Minnesota
missing his 1960 SWB SW which is actually running, stopping, and having all 
the lights work!  Even the dome light!
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 13:41:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Derek Pommerenck <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Subject: [lro] 109 SIII parts for sale
Reply-To: [email-masked]

I have a bunch of Series III parts for sale, as I am
installing a 4.3l V6 in my 109. Most of my parts are
only several months new or used, since I just
completed a frame up restoration only three months
ago.
- Santana Overdrive $1250 (complete, perfect
condition)

- 2.25l Diesel engine (2,000 miles since rebuild, new
2.5l cam, Zeus timing gears, new fuel pump, new
starter, rebuilt diesel injection pump, new glow
plugs) $800

- new Bosch alternator with tachometer, fits all 2.25l
engines, sweet setup I had made in Germany, brand new,
cost over $350, sacrifice $175

- Diesel fuel distributor pump, works fine, only
45,000 miles on it, $250

- New 2.25l water pump, $65

- 2.25l diesel cam, only 45,000 miles, $100

- military oil pan with outlets for oil cooler, great
way to keep your oil cool, just need to buy an
aftermarket oil cooler to fit in front of your
radiator, $40

Email me with questions. Derek [email-masked]

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Derek A. Pommerenck
CPT, Engineers
US Army

'73 Land Rover Series III 109 Diesel (soon to be 4.3l
V6) 

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DEREK A. POMMERENCK
1st Lieutenant, US Army Corps of Engineers
HQ, C/554th Engineer Battalion
104 Hickory Ridge Dr.
Saint Robert, MO 65583
Home: (573) 336-8469

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Message: 3
From: "Frank Elson" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: [lro] Leaf Count
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 22:17:07 +0100
Reply-To: [email-masked]

when we bought son's 'new' Ser3 that was the arrangement on the front of
his...
two leaves on the eleven side were broken as well.
 Put a new engine in... he's driven it all over the show and says you
wouldn't know there was anything wrong with the leaves if we hadn't
looked...
anyway, Rocky Mountain parabolics on the way...
Best Cheers

Frank
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     "(o)======(o)"    Bronze Green 110 CSW

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Quin <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Sunday, September 23, 2001 3:55 AM
Subject: [lro] Leaf Count

>
> Got a few odd jobs done on the Rover today.  I was under the front end
> checking out the steering linkage and having a look a the leaf springs
when
> I decided to count them.  Turns out that the front drivers side has nine
> leafs, which is right for a petrol 88, while the passenger side has
eleven!
> I always though that one side was noticeably softer, especially when
rolling
> over speed bumps.  Funny thing is, it feels like the side with eleven
leafs
> is the softer one...
>
> Both rears have eleven leafs.
>
> Oh well, they both seem to be in okay shape and the truck sits as level as
> the next Rover...  so I'll let them be until there is a problem.
>
> Paul Quin
> Victoria, BC
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Message: 4
From: "Tim Czajka" <[email-masked]>
To: [email-masked]
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 01:00:10 -0600
Subject: [lro] Re: Interested in GM Engine conversion stories
Reply-To: [email-masked]

Peter Hope wrote:
>I did some searches on www.google.com for "chevy 4.3l" and found a couple 
>of 4.3l specific websites.
>
Pete - thanks for the links.  Rob also sent me some info.  Looks like some 
of the early 4.3L motors were carbureted - around 1985-86.  Also appears 
that a carb can be used on the later FI engines without too much hassle 
switching over.  Rob used a 1990 block and the guy in the Range Rover link 
you posted used a Holley carb and later model Vortec heads.  Although he had 
some trouble getting it to run well.

I think the way to go with FI is to take the stock setup all together 
possibly even the tranny as you mentioned if sensors are involved.  I know a 
few people that have had success grafting on third party FI systems but 
others have been huge headaches.  Messing around with computer chips and 
burnt out fuel pumps - not fun.  I have had good luck with carbs and prefer 
the savings in cost and complexity - at least for old trucks.

Tim Czajka
1972 Series III 88

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