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Main Section => Welcome to our virtual Pub Meeting ... => Topic started by: Wittsend on January 31, 2020, 11:44:02 PM
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Pinch punch ... new month ... anything ???
:yorkshire tea
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Used Tonka to take "shovels and rakes and implements of destruction" up to the Village Hall to cut back the trees enough for the new village wi-fi system to reach the Hall.... Free unlimited Broadband in the hall as part of the area wide installation !
Too difficult for BT to even bother with, it took a Council grant and a bit of local fund-raising, 6 years work and several false starts, we finally have decent Broadband out here.
:first
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^^^That sounds like a much more fitting use of a Series 2. I've just cleaned mine; it should probably be confiscated or something...
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You can be forgiven, :o At least you didn't paint the cab roof :agh
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Following the incident with two crumbling dumb irons recently I have been removing old spring bushes :agh
Thanks to all the great advice here it hasn’t been too much trouble :-*
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After having the Ambulance sitting for ages half in, half out of the shed I set to and threw stuff about to clear some space then bolted a "D ring" towing eye to the shed floor and tirfor'd the beast in properly. Its sitting on 4 "dollies" so the plan tomorrow is to finish turning it through 90 degrees and put it against the back wall, side on to the door. The dollies give it enough mobility to be able to lever them about using a long bar, maybe 4-6 inches at a time. That will give me space to work on it in the dry and still have enough room to get another vehicle 3/4 in to the shed, so I can work on them too.... This is not the weather for lying under vehicles outside !
I think I will, at some stage, add some more strategically placed towing eyes around the walls, hopefully make moving dead vehicles a bit easier. Should have had the foresight to do that when we were pouring the foundation. :-(
G.
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After getting it muddy new years day and and breaking a camshaft idler bolt on the way home now it's up and running went for a jolly yesterday and had a bit of a clean under the bonnet
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And after a ten minute wipe over
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New home made sump gasket, use the Series as a workwrench is so useful.
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Continued the grand chucking of things around the shed..... Got Dora the Marshall in and turned sideways, there is enough room at the front to access the engine bay and complete that work. Chucked a lot of the bits into the back. A job will be to extract them and sort them into something tidy. Further chucking about will create more shelf space...
The key thing is that I now have enough "under cover" space to work on another vehicle as required :-)
Yes it was raining, pretty much all day and yes, those 30w LED Panels are BRIGHT. :-)
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Been out to the local pay and play site. But took my series 3 :shakeinghead
The series 2 that attended didn't believe the water was too deep
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Nice pic, Mr Allthegear. :cheers
Incidentally, how come you have an Essex shield in your avatar, when you live in Suffick?
Wannabe Essex boy? :-*
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Nothing I like more than playing with an old bush on a Sunday :whistle
(Although that pay and play site looks fun)
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A lovely new half chassis welded on. Not the best fun in the rain but great to see the Land Rover growing instead of shrinking.
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It's blowing a gale here today ... (http://www.series2club.co.uk/new_forum/Smileys/wittsends/stormy_wind.gif)
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I'm afraid a wheelie bin is only counted as collateral damage ???
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Went for a ride of about 70 miles altogether to go and inspect a lightweight. Called at the garage that used to maintain it for the po. It is not the same as they remember it
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Finished chassis bushes, fluids change and grease up...... Words cannot describe the pain of the job!! >:( >:(
:-* :-*
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Cleaned up the underside at one of the few places it's permitted to poke the jet-wash lance underneath the car...
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That’s incredibly clean. :first
Is your Swiss mot coming up soon? I hear they are extremely strict.
:cheers
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Well this morning I crawled under the back to take the exhaust off as the tailpipe had broken got that sorted went for a ride with my dog now got a runny nose , sniffles and sneezing can't be the Corona virus as I drank loads as a kid in the sixties :whistle
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A trip into the Forest to open the Forestry gate so the septic tank "slurper" truck could get in, 3 mile round trip... and back to shut it after he left, then a run up to the village hall to meet the installation team who are putting in our Broadband system, conversation with one of them who has a blown head-gasket on his Disco 2....
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Shifted four, cubic yard bags of garden waste.
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Engine stop working returning home from work (38°c outside). Looks like the carburator, I strip down in the middle of the street I founded some debris (looks grey small plastic) in the float valve after two blocks stop again. Strip down again and more debris. After two hours trip for 10 kms reach home.
I don't like problems with the car but I love it , is so simple only three different tools and a little of knowledge and you can reach home.
Next weekend I will clean the fuel tank and change fuel filter and hoses.
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New fuel hoses and fuel filters. Adjust the brakes again.
Time to a ride for test now
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Front chassis bushes removed :-* :-* :first
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Went for a drive in the Peak District in my 109, to give the dogs a run. Got the walking done before the storm hit, but caught it on the way home. I know know that I definitely need new door seals and vent seals!
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Took the head off ready for refurbishment.
Andrew
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10-12 inches of fresh snow overnight. So out to the Rover garage to plow. >:( flat front left tire.
Turn on compressor and fill tube tire, hoping it would work at least until I finished plowing for the day. :-*held enough pressure until job done. Parked Rover, and went in for lunch.
Came out later, tire flat again >:(
So I look for spare tire. :-[
Not in Rover garage. Remembered I left it in my storage garage.
>:( Storage garage snowed in too. Plowed away from
door except that that last 10 inches was ice.
Applied liberal amounts of rock salt and went for coffee. :coffee
Came out again and chipped away ice and got door open.
Retrieved spare plus and extra older wheel and tire. Both were inflated :-*
Jacked up Rover and replaced flat with the spare, checked and adjusted air pressure, removed jack and torqued studs to 85 ft/pds.
Completely fatigued now. :thud
Fortunately, it was quite warm today - about 0 degrees C.
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Mini oil service on the 109 prior to a trip to Heywood, to collect all my galvanised parts from Manchester galvanising.
Didn’t need much more than a couple of pumps of oil into the gearbox, drained a bit from the transfer box, and a full pint needed in the front axle. Most of it leaks out via the swivel balls. Next job when it warms up a bit!
Galvanised parts look brilliant! Pretty Cheap too.
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Seeing as the front end of my 1971 209’s chassis is being rebuilt I thought I may as well tackle another job that needed doing
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Trial fitted the tub, side frames and bulkhead prior to painting. A bit of fettling required to get it all lined up but all better than expected :-*
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Following a suggestion on here, I bought an engineers stethoscope.
I've had this annoying tick coming from the tappets, tried the stethoscope on them. I put the probe on the bolt that holds them in - could hear a distinctive noise on No7. Took the head off, investigated, replaced No7 and No1 which both showed signs of rattling. Put it back together - what a difference!
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Fed the cows.... bogged the trailer. Hay-ho.
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^^^ Followed by a showing of " Whiskey Galore" in the village hall. Multiple malts on offer. I'm " quite happy" :-)
G'night
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It was -37 C this morning so I stayed inside and sorted thru some old parts.
John :snowman-1
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Had to change a tyre one of the fronys although having 10mm of tread has started to crack on the walls, spare on and second spare is now the spare but both are well worn. I need to replace with another Goodyear Wrangler 750.
Job made easy with the disco hydraulic Jack bought from ebay a few years ago for £9, I cant find another at that price though.
Peter
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^^^ Followed by a showing of " Whiskey Galore" in the village hall. Multiple malts on offer. I'm " quite happy" :-)
G'night
Must have been quite a night for a Scotsman to spell whisky with an ‘e’.
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^^^^ It was... hic.
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Got my brake lights working again. Mixture of a loose wire and a broken brake light switch. Replaced the switch with a "land rover" switch came without packaging, but does look different in quality to the britpart one that i picked up as well. I got fed up of waiting for the first switch to arrive, it was over a week late. Went to Buckleys for the other switch and the next day the "land rover" one turned up. All working now though, all though puzzles me why they cant be of metal construction.
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Andy, that is beacuse you have a series 3, is is a split system? if not fit an S2 hydraulic switch.
At least you now have a spare.
Peter
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Peter
Its the non servo system.So little plastic switch near the pedal.
Yes i have two spares as i picked two up at Buckleys, but thinking of ordering another of the "land rover" ones
Andy
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Hi Andy, non servo but is it dual or single circuit?
Peter
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Made a screen washer bottle holder, cut a strip of an old computer door and fabricated/welded a replica bracket (not spending £32 + post on a pattern part!)
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I like it, can we have a photo please.
My front mud shields are made from the galvanised rear panels of a couple of old washing machines, you wouldnt know with all the paint, underseal waxoyl and othe stuff that is on them.
Peter
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Broke the ignition switch. Went and fetched my spare (intended for another project) only to find that it was different - screw terminals not spades.
Managed to fix the original one with lots of solder & a promise not to disturb it again!
At some point I'll send it off to be refurbed, but not just yet.
Andrew
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Dragged a bogged trailer out of the field, using a very long rope so Tonka could work from solid ground rather than an old lake-bed.
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Went to work and back. Turned the ignition at 04:30hrs and set off in whatever storm dennis was throwing around at that time. A few flooded bits and water running across the road and bashed by the wind. Good job its not summer yet.
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Not today, but the only dry day this week (monday) Put tow plate on tow ball and hitch and connected up new seven pin tow socket.
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Drove Legless to the pub meet last night, despite already being in some pain.
Fifteen people there, only one Series II - mine.
Well, it was a little bit wet, a little bit cold and a little bit windy. :whistle :shakeinghead
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Sounds like a little bit of Storm Dennis ???
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Actually went on a bit of fast dual carriageway and did 50mph for the first time in ages :agh, a veritable "Italian tune-up"..!
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We were 6 up for a drive out to do our bi weekly walk. It didn't rain :cool
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I’ve owned my Landy for 3 years and today I removed the L/H wing for the first time to find the horror of bodged patch ups and criminal neglect. Damn you, POs >:(
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More a question of what I didn't do.... The field across the river is where we've held the "Scottish Get-together" a couple of times. The river had risen 2ft in the two hours it took me to get to Stirling for a fuel-filter and back...., up about 5ft on "normal". Cattle now being fed hay big-bales rolled through the gate rather than taken down into the field !
Ordered a new back-box for the exhaust, the tail pipe having snapped off in a fight with an uncooperative trailer.... I genuinely can't see how the manufacturers can actually make something at the prices quoted. Relatively large amount of bent and welded steel, £18 + VAT.
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Finally been to the woods with the dog to check for storm damage. Lots of water and branches down but nothing needed a chainsaw.
BUT this was the first test drive since I've rebuilt the top of the engine and an amazing difference.
Since I've had the landy I've assumed the woeful lack of power and fumes were part of the charm, but no, it was the blown head gasket!
I can now power up hills in fourth and even use the overdrive, it's transformed the driving experience.
Anyway thanks to all who contributed answers to my unending stream of questions, to say I'm chuffed is an understatement.
Now planning some longer journeys.
The clock clicked also clicked over from 99,999 so the improvement could just be caused by the reduction in miles....
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The flooding here seems to have hit our water supply ( Ironic !) so we now have no water to the house. The supply comes along 750m of plastic pipe from "The Mains" at a house across a field ...and the river. I think that what has happened is that the pipe has become exposed in the flood and damaged, a joint pulled apart or something like that. The problem now is that we can't get near the spot to have a proper look, the flood water is still too deep, even though its dropped 1ft since last night.
Water is our only "on-grid" service, we have no land-line phone, make our own electric power and have our own miniature sewerage plant. Now cogitating on how to fit a "standby" water supply system that would provide enough pressure. A tank up the hill and some valves, pumped supply from the river, there are options :-)
….what the Landrover do ? Took me round to a neighbours, where I filled up 4 jerry-cans at their outside tap. Washing up done, loo flushed and still got 60-70Lts left. Looks like we are going to be "camping" for a few days till the water goes down enough to be able to investigate what the problem is.
:-(
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Now planning some longer journeys.
Hope to see you at the pub meet on the 14th
Andrew
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Went to the NW pub meet, had lunch and chatted, used motorway to get there and gave it a good blast.
Peter
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Hope to see you at the pub meet on the 14th
Andrew
Very much looking forwards to it!
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Moved 125 square metres of Judo matting. Mostly in the adjacent Sprinter van...
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Trundled it just a couple of miles to our NW pub meet, a convivial get together of 20 like minded souls, all with a tale to tell and a goodly sprinkling of ....LAND ROVERS!!
Andyjb has put up pics on the February POM thread
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Fitted new rear springs.....8 plus 2....soaked them in gear oil before fitting. Went for a quick test drive...WOW! Took it down one of the rougher roads around here and it's more comfy than my Audi A2. Also fitted a new fan belt.
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Got battered by the wind and went through a flooded bit of road going to the NW pub meet. Nice to get out and about and meet up and see double figures of Series vehicles. And got me ticket for Heskin
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A two minute job to change a side light bulb turned into a bit longer. As the bulb was fine and it was faulty wiring, a break in the cable along its length.
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Cleaned up the power cable connection on the starter motor. Now it turns over fast enough to start, whereas before it just used to turn the engine a bit if it felt like it. Have saved myself the cost of a new battery! :-*
David
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Have been measuring up and started making a wiring loom for my friends 1960 Series 2, alongside another loom I’m making for my ‘57 Series 1. They’re pretty similar both being LHD, though his is a station wagon with tons of aftermarket (read dodgy P.O. non standard wiring, fuses, heaters, pumps, you name it :coffee) additions. Sadly, with shipping, brokerage fees, taxes and duties we found the custom made wiring looms from the UK a bit over our budgets (north of $500 each) :'(
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Well yesterday, but fixed the loose wheel stud on my front hub.
it was surprisingly simple, hardest bit was grinding off the weld from the previously bodged repair attempt.
So now the wheel is secured by 5 nuts.
Also replaced a couple of track rod end boots and took the capstan winch off to try and stop it leaking oil.
Very happy to finally have a use for the massive ring spanner that has been cluttering up my garage for years!
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Failed inspection today :'(
-Front shock damping is 42% different side-to-side.
-A single drop of oil fell from the speedo housing as the guy was standing underneath. Rrrgh it hasn't left a drop on the floor in months!
-The inspector couldn't read the chassis number (couldn't be bothered to try! It's never been an issue in 12 years!).
I have 30 days to fix it and re-test, or else they confiscate my number plate.
Jeremy
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Removed the truck cab and fitted a hard top that has been sitting down the bottom of the garden for the last ten or twelve years. Took a while to find all the fittings for the cat flap. The S2a is looking more like a bitsa every day as I have replaced all the bolt on panels to paint them. That should just leave the tub and bulkhead to paint when the weather improves.
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Failed inspection today :'(
-Front shock damping is 42% different side-to-side.
-A single drop of oil fell from the speedo housing as the guy was standing underneath. Rrrgh it hasn't left a drop on the floor in months!
-The inspector couldn't read the chassis number (couldn't be bothered to try! It's never been an issue in 12 years!).
I have 30 days to fix it and re-test, or else they confiscate my number plate.
Jeremy
That is such a shame Jeremy - the way you keep your vehicle is absolutely exemplary!
I have heard that the road safety test in Switzerland was very strict - but to test the % efficiency of dampers from side to side seems incredibly specific.
How long would the test roughly take?
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Sounds like the Concours inspections which mark down for a dead wasp in the rad grille :agh
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Blimey, glad I don't live there... ;)
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That is such a shame Jeremy - the way you keep your vehicle is absolutely exemplary!
I have heard that the road safety test in Switzerland was very strict - but to test the % efficiency of dampers from side to side seems incredibly specific.
How long would the test roughly take?
Thanks for the commiseration, I do like a good whine (whinge?)! :wine3
Except for the extreme prejudice against leaks or dirt I think it's the standard I'd want any vehicle to attain. It's tested on a rolling road, on shaker plates, then over an inspection pit. This failed test took 1/2 hour with 2 inspectors, and the re-test will be 20 minutes or less.
I shouldn't take it personally, I saw the drip fall from the gearbox, and that's a legit failure. The Dormobile must be feeling neglected and wanting some belly scratching done.
They first demanded an exhaust test, which is not necessary for a vehicle of this age. Once the guy has to admit to a mistake, it goes downhill. That's when he suddenly couldn't read the chassis number :thud
The key thing is to pass the re-test and not lose the number plate. In that case, you'd have to take it for a comprehensive inspection, including a road test (they drive), maybe 90 minutes and costing several hundred Franks. Meanwhile you can't drive the vehicle except to the appointment (difficult to repair and test it before the inspection). My last one was 2008:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HjdcClw25c
Jeremy
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Dropped off a replacement engine for refurb... it’s now sitting in a fantastic workshop surrounded by S1 engines and many more - it’s in a queue so may be a good few weeks - hopefully not months - we need it to get Buddy to the Ripon Rally in the summer... gearbox being dropped off elsewhere next week - shame not to do the work ourselves but just don’t have the time.... hope they do a good job.