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[Mog]

I have owned 3 Landys in the past. Pressure bleeding is the way to go. I made a plate up to go on top of the brake master cylinder and then got some air pressure from the compressor, not too much ! They are a problem because of the length of the brake pedal. You can also adjust the slack in the brake pedal. Instead of going 100% to the floor , you can go 75 % to the floor. Do not over do it like I did, after 10 miles it got warm, and I ground to a halt.
I did drive a Landy across the Sydney Harbour bridge using the hand brake only, but that is another story ! Well it was rush hour ! Had to get home to do repairs.

[Mog]

The 3 Landys that I had were Series 2 or 2a. Original 4 cly. petrol engines. The one I owned for more than 10 yrs. and was my daily transport. Here is a tip or two. Check that when you put your foot to the floor boards that it opens the butter fly in the carby. fully. The linkages tend to slip on the rods.
I found out a lot later on , that on the earlier ones the clutch has to be adjusted by hand , when it starts to slip. You open the inspection cover on the side of the bell housing and adjust the fingers until there is about 1/8 inch gap to the thrust bearing. I had a slipping clutch and took it in to the Landrover dealer as I thought oil had got into the clutch. He replaced the clutch and gave me a nice sized bill.....
Another problem is if the plate that goes around the bottom of the petrol tank springs off, the water gets in between the plate and the bottom of the tank. Then the bottom of the tank rusts out.I took the tank out and got it repaired. I also made up a strap of 1 x 1/8 inch to go around the tank to try and prevent the bottom springing off again.

[buzzy bee]

Hi

Update:-

The brakes are sorted, ish! Touch wood, Sorted enough to get the MOT today! hehe

The rocker cover seal and front crank seal might be the next little jobs.

Cheers

Dave

[Rick]

[buzzy bee]

erm, well next might be the fergie....

[Mog]

I have stuck cork rocker box gaskets with goo, to the block. Less chance of oil running down the block. On a Ford, to stop the screws coming loose all the time, I cleaned them out and put a bit of selastic in the holes. If you have plenty of time you can check if they are tight on a regular basis !

[buzzy bee]

Hi

Think Edwin needs the clutch bleeding abgain, or a new clutch in her. I was tempted to put a TDi engine in her, just so she is a bit more useable, towing a bit better etc. Then can sort the clutch at the same point.

I knw it isn't orriginal, but I need it to be a useable vehicle!

Cheers

Dave

[Rick]

[Salopian]

Not unless you pay the fuel bill Rick I suspect!
I had a 1986 90 CSW Land Rover previous owner one Alexei Sayle (I did not know this when I put my hand up at the auction) and 15 mpg was the most it did driven gently. My 300Tdi Disco averaged 31 mpg at similar speeds.
Tdi every time - simple strong durable and economical. The V8 enthusiasts talked them up because they were desperate to sell--
Mind you I had 2 Rover manual SD1 V8s and they were great - 30 plus mpg on a run but their time has passed.
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[Rick]

V8 + lpg

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[Onlyrwd]

Nice looking 109

V8's have a place but not in old Landrovers in my opinion. Diesels are good, dont suffer when it gets wet, and to be honest you dont need that much power when its got Drums all round and vague steering

Keep the 2.25 Diesel until it dies and then go for a 200 Tdi or remove the turbo and get a 200Di
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[Mog]

My series 2A had drum brakes all around but no power assist . I was towing a 14 foot caravan that had no over run brakes. The caravan had a lot of "junk" in it . It all got very interesting when I went down Bulli Pass near Wollongong. Even though I was in a low gear and my foot was hard on the brakes, it was not slowing down. I pulled the hand brake on hard and that help a bit. Well, I survived to tell the tale but it was a good lesson.

[buzzy bee]

Hi

Thanks for the kind comments everyone!

My twin leading shoe drums stop anything, even when the landrover is towing stuff, but the trailer does slow things down alot. I like about 40mph normally, but it goes down from that with anything on the back.

Anyway, with new things on the horrizon now, it looks like the diesel lump will be staying, and it may get a bit of maintenance, to seal the odd leak up etc. Not all of them, as I don't want it going rusty you understand!

Cheers

Dave

[buzzy bee]

Hi

I have this thought of selling the Landrover at the moment, not sure yet, might keep it for a season longer.

Cheers

Dave

[Rick]