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Best of luck with the engine. I have considered, more than once, going the petrol V8 route, but the Rover engine has such a poor reputation that I think I’d go with either a SBC or Ford. Thanks, this is the last try with this engine, 200/300 TDI if it doesn't behave itself!
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High Anxiety
# A state of apprehension, uncertainty, and fear resulting from the anticipation of a realistic or fantasized threatening event or situation, often impairing physical and psychological functioning.
# Driving a Rover V8 whilst watching the water temp gauge go up and down!
But I'm getting ahead of myself.
I'd already tried to make sure the clutch plate wasn't stuck to the flywheel, so I started to think that the master cylinder (or worse!) the slave was furbared.
Posted this issue on a Land Rover forum and HAIRBEAR69 suggested checking the pushrod and sure enough, although the clutch pedal was in the correct place, the push rod wasn't at it's full "push". I adjusted the pushrod to give more travel and I had a clutch that did release, I could change gear!
I had other stuff to do and I needed a break from the Landy, so left it a few days before doing anything else to it.
But today, I woke full of enthusiasm, re-fitted the N/S exhaust manifold and took it for a drive. Which is where the "High Anxiety" comes into it.
Drove it for about 20 mins the first time, stopped let it cool down and replaced the rad cap with one that didn't let coolant (and steam!) out and tried again.
Brakes, gears and a wildly fluctuating water temp gauge. Didn't actually hit 100c, but close enough to affect my blood pressure. The radiator fans did auto start, but a little higher than I'd have liked, the gauge (which is capillary) seems to swing between 85c and 95c.
I wonder if this is because of the thermostat opening and shutting, going from full open to hard shut without any graduations? The temp gauge sender is right next to the thermostat in the inlet manifold and obviously sees the highest temps.
Still fun to drive, if a bit scary with less than ideal brakes and slightly rudder style steering (vague and wandering). I need to fill the tank and go for a long drive.
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Might add an extra 52mm gauge... Given the history of this one, temp?
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Might add an extra 52mm gauge...
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The dash panel in the Land Rover is a mess, holes and a random mis-match of switches.
So I'd like to replace it with just a flat panel which will carry a 85mm speedo, 52mm fuel gauge, 7 Lucas style flick switches, 2 rotary switches, 1 push button and a choke knob and that's it.
Just wondering if anyone might have any ideas to "jazz" it up a bit? Bear in mind it's a Series 3 Landy and I've got very limited facilities (basically a battery drill!).The dash section for this is 37cm wide and 18cm high and I guess because I can't do anything apart from make holes, it'll be a pattern of the switches and gauges.
I've done a couple of designs myself, but they're pretty boring.
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With working brakes, I went for a drive, just to the end of the street and back because the clutch is "clutching" a bit too much. To get first or reverse, it's turn off engine, engage and restart engine in gear. The Landy trundles along quite nicely, even with the clutch pedal pressed to the floor! The speedbleeders have given it a really good, firm brake pedal. First time I put the brakes on, all the c**p on the passenger seats hit the footwell. I'm inclined to think that the clutch speedbleeder has also done a good job on the slave too, just like the brakes. So I'm hoping that Google is right and pedal to the floor is sign of a failing M/C, because that's the easiest part to change. To do the slave the exhaust system needs removing, from manifold to the ridiculously small silencer and even then it's a real awkward job. Wondering if the months of standing without fluid in the clutch system has damaged the M/C in some way and if I do have to change the slave, should I use a Stage 1 V8 slave and pushrod. Trying to determine what the difference between the two versions are, it might just be a part number and higher price! Slightly worried that Manston Classic Land Rover who fitted this engine cocked something up. Because the clutch worked very well before they changed the engine. If they did, I'm now 268 miles and a year away, so no taking it back. They also said that the clutch was new, I think a worn clutch has very little travel, the opposite of what I have now? I'm going to leave the various blows from the exhaust system till I've sorted the clutch and because it's fun seeing startled people every time I start it! I will have to think about more silencing, can't hear the clunks and rattles it's so loud. The Jeep is in line for another wheel bearing, Ken (the village mech) suggested that the other side is not long for this world either and again, genuine SKF bearing/hub is cheaper and faster from Rockautos USA than it is from SKF in Luton! This might be the Christmas card picture next year (subject to approval). As ever 2 steps forward, 1 back.
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Try looking at the slave cylinder and/or the pushrod which may be too short. Yeah, hoping you wasn't going to say that . Got to drop the whole exhaust to take of the slave and it's still a right pain. In theory the M/C, slave and pushrod are the same parts that worked fine on the kettle engine and now don't work on the replacement non-kettle engine, logic dictates it's either a faulty/broken part or Manston Classic Land Rovers have cocked up doing the engine swap. I think I'll start with the easiest thing to change, the M/C. At least I won't be laying on the wet ground!
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On my Land Rover the clutch pedal hits the floor without really dis-engaging the clutch. The car will drive with the clutch pedal fully depressed.
The clutch has been bleed with a Goodridge Speedbleeder fitted and I'm pretty sure there's no air in the system, (these worked great with the brakes!), no leaks I can see and the pedal seems properly adjusted.
Am I right in thinking that this means a dying or dead master cylinder? The M/C has stood dry for many months after the engine swap, could this cause problems?
Or I guess something went wrong with the engine swap......too late to complain now!
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Andy
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Feb 28, 2024 20:30:42 GMT
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Eventful week. In no particular order: Jeep fixed Laptop broken Rear brake adjuster fixed Big personal worry. Last post had the wheel bearing for the Jeep arriving, Ken the village mechanic took it to work on Tuesday and fixed it, but only after a very early phone call to me. Locking wheel nuts can hide in the most unexpected places, can't they? Who'd have thought it'd be with the jack and wheel brace? I'll probably NOT point this out in the pub on Saturday, he's bigger, younger than me and he also does MOT's, which is handy! What can I say about the laptop, it stopped on the day I got the Jeep back. Now typing this on a Levono desktop thing, it's nice, but the money would've been better spent on the Landy. The rear O/S wheel was locked solid and when I tried to adjust it, the adjuster just spun. You all know that feeling when a nut or bolt suddenly stops threading....this was the same So off with the wheel and fix it, easier said then done. The brake drum wouldn't come loose, hammer, big hammer, big screwdrivers and finally truck tyre sized tyre irons. Then removing the brake cylinder and rotating the adjuster. No luck. And this indirectly leads into my big personal worry, I'd left the drum retaining screw in! Once I stopped chuckling and removed it, the drum almost fell off and I discovered the reason for the non-adjust. The adjuster has a snail shaped cam which moves the shoe in or out. This bolted on to a splined shaft, that can be turned at the rear of the drum and the cheese metal it was made from had lost it's spline, so the adjuster turned, but not the cam. Luckily, I had spares. My race driver style excuses for the non removal of a tiny screw are "I couldn't see it without rotating the locked wheel" and " I always remove these stupid screws and for some reason I didn't this time". In truth, it's a worry. My mum, who's 86 has full Dementia and she started "slipping" at about my present age. Little things, like occasionally forgetting my name and if she ever did the brakes on a Land Rover, I'm sure she'd be leaving the drum screw in! Now she doesn't recognize any of her children and can only be described as "violent", caused by the fear of not understanding what's happened to her. Anyway, locked wheel now rotates and I'm so glad I fitted the speedbleeders, if you're wondering what to get me for my birthday, it's speedbleeders! Now a clean, easy and quick job. Open the bleeder 1/4 turn, 5 pumps of the pedal, retighten the bleeder and it's done. And I mean rock hard pedal done! With the Jeep fixed, I got some petrol, 10 liters and slopped it in to check the gauge works. And yes, it doesn't. More investigation needed because I've got a mis-match of bits. My understanding is that a Land Rover has a sender that reads the "wrong" way. Most gauges go from low to high ohms, low ohms being low fuel etc. The Land Rover is counterintuitive, high ohms are low fuel in the tank! Added to this is the fact that I've got to drop the tank to check wiring, sender and it's ohms readings, this is something that's going to wait a while. I also did this. Not on purpose, it does mean that the Ebay fuel gauge needs to work! After spending 5 hours trying to thread wires through the expandable sleeving, with the breakout wires exiting in the right place and still not getting an acceptable finish, I gave up and purchased split tubing instead. This looks OK and took about 20 mins to fit!
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Feb 23, 2024 23:04:01 GMT
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Define cheap please?
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Re your wheel bearing question, the same bearing will be fitted to various vehicles you should search by Timken / SKF part number to avoid 'dealer / scene tax' ... Did try that, but even SKF direct was almost £100 dearer. Like a lot of moderns, it's not just a bearing, it's a bearing, hub, ABS connector and fitting kit. And Rockauto can deliver it quicker plus their customer service is second to none. Ordered a pair of ABS sensors, wrong parts were sent, 2 days after the complaint email was sent, the correct parts were in my hand! Without a quibble or question too.
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Just cast my vote for Spanish Stray Dogs UK Thanks.
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Feb 21, 2024 11:44:54 GMT
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In the hour I've taken to type the post above, Rockauto have received my order and have now shipped it to arrive on Friday!
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Feb 21, 2024 11:37:28 GMT
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Land Rover is now off the axle stands and waiting for a test drive, but when I try to start it, no joy. Might be a simple reason though, a lack of fuel! The needle of the new Chinese gauge is firmly set against empty. This might be a wiring issue with the dreaded 2 core house style wire from the sender, no idea which wire goes to where on the sender (tank needs dropping to see) and a choice of 2 different ways of wiring, depending on which sender is used make it an unknown. So I'm not even sure if it's a lack of fuel. The easiest way to check this is to put some fuel in surely, (I hear you say!). And you're right of course. And of course, now is the time for the Jeeps wheel bearing to whine so loudly, that even the radio can't drown out the noise any more. So no way to pop to the garage 20 miles away for a drop of petrol. I'm loathe to risk driving the Jeep till it's fixed, which should be soon. Once I've got it started, I'll find out if the one rear wheel brake will free off. The other 3 wheels are adjusted so the wheels turn, but still have high spots that "grab" When I tried to adjust the N/S rear, it stayed locked, no matter how much the adjuster "clicked". And when I tried to back off the adjuster to remove the drum, it stopped adjusting, the bolt now just turns uselessly. Which means I can't remove the drum to investigate, not quite sure what I'll do about this, any ideas? Tried to fit the sleeving on the wiring and it's very difficult, only managed to sleeve the 4 wires for the N/S front wing lights and that took 3 hours! Might rethink this, it does look good though (I think). Not a great picture, but it gives an idea! And while I was typing this, the mechanic phoned about the Jeep, front wheel bearing & hub is £350 + VAT! How can Rockauto get the same SKF part to my door in 3 days from the USA for £197 including taxes? Anyways, onward and upwards as always! And I'm going to ask a favour now. Last year we adopted 2 dogs from Spain via a charity called Spanish Stray Dogs UK. The UK charities wouldn't allow us a dog at the time because we lived in a flat. SSD where willing to look past this and allowed us to adopt Bonny and then later Ambar . I've since got involved with the charity, helping with fostering dogs, providing advice and fund raising. Don't worry I'm not going to ask for money! But I will ask for 5 minutes of your time please, to vote for Spanish Stray Dogs UK in the Movement for Good draw HERE . It won't cost anything, you won't get spammed and the charity could use the £5000. Thanks for reading. And if you're thinking of adopting, can recommend Spanish Stray Dogs UK Spanish Stray Dogs UK
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New plan. Ignore everything I've just said. Find a Austin 7. Build a Mistral. Own a stunning motor car.
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As ever, if you want a 50/60's style racer, weld up the Herald, sell it and buy one already built or almost built. It'll be cheaper, quicker and have far less work to get it on the road, especially if it's already SVA'd.
And the performance of a Sylva/Fisher Fury/Phoenix will leave most cars for dead on the road or track.
Please don't take offence, but if doing some welding (sounds like just a little) is too much, then building a kit car is certainly a lot more, in time, in money and effort.
However, if you just fancy a change.......I prefer the top and bottom ones, though neither seem quite "right".
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Feb 11, 2024 22:31:40 GMT
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A job list for the new house was issued and eventually completed. This, along with a long wait for parts interrupted work on the Landy, so not much done since my last post. But a start has been made on labelling wires and connectors, prior to removal of the loom for sleeving. I haven’t drawn a plan of the looms layout, but I do have a system for labelling. Each connector has a code number, that number is recorded along with the wire colours and the colour wire it’s joined to. I’m using Lucas wiring colours, but because I haven’t got all the colours, some wires have a “near to” colour. This is why both sides of the connectors are recorded. Tried to adjust the brakes, manual says to “adjust till drag, then back off one click”. Can’t hear or feel clicks and it’s a choice of locked when turning by hand or dragging in spots. Think the shoes need some bedding in! Anyway, picked a spot between locked and dragging just a bit. Tried to bleed the clutch using an easy bleeder type thing, which didn’t work and also found a leak from the adaptor in the master cylinder, could've fitted just a new copper washer, but it was rusty so replaced. And then I treated myself. Purchased Goodridge speed bleeders for both the brakes and the clutch. Hoping this helps to get a nice, bubble free pedal on brakes and clutch, something I’ve not been able to achieve so far! Started with the clutch bleed nipple, what a pain! In the end I had to drop the exhaust system and even then it was a real cold fingered struggle. In the chassis, almost under the nearside exhaust manifold is a hole, it’s meant to be there, why I don’t know. Think I’ve lost at least 4 exhaust manifold nuts into it now. Doubt I’ll hear them rattling about above all the other rattles, whines and squeaks of a leaf spring Land Rover! Won’t know if I’ve got a working clutch till it’s off the axle stands and after the brakes have had the same treatment, but at least the brakes are a 5 min job once the wheels are off.
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The bigger pipe seemed to be something they all did in the 60's, I wonder if it was a throwback to older fluids, certainly won't be an issue with DOT4. It's weird that it's effectively a big pipe with a small nozzle at it's entry point, either have one size or the other!
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Been looking at this further and (as far as I can tell) because I've got a 3/8 unf thread in the master cylinder and a 7/16 unf thread in the slave, an adaptor has to go on one end!
So I think I'll stick with the Land Rover design and have the adaptor at the master cylinder end, I can easily see if it leaks and the pedal pressure stays the same. This means it's -4 hose system.
I'm sure there's a reason Land Rover did it this way, even if it was just "that's what was lying around the factory" when they built the things!
Unless you know a way around it?!
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