Not the sort of news !!!!!

[whitehillbilly64]

Got some news from Daughter No 1 and her boyfriend over Christmas.
Not the sort of news you want to hear...........Dad I bought a Land Rover.
Seems to be a Series 3 5 door with 186 Holden motor.
Gets worse..........Can I keep it at your place, so you can work on it. Arrives next week, I think.
Watch this space......

whitehillbilly

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... I don't know, I wouldn't mind that sort news! [biggrin]

I'm currently doing a resto on a Series 3 5 door station wagon myself, get some photos up when you can!

[whitehillbilly64]

Apparently arrives today.

[whitehillbilly64]

Next week now.

[1950landy]

... I don't know, I wouldn't mind that sort news! [biggrin]

I'm currently doing a resto on a Series 3 5 door station wagon myself, get some photos up when you can!

I agree my son in law keeps brining home Dunnydoors [bigsad] I hate working on them.

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Next week now.
Looks to be in great condition! Do you know what your daughters plans are for it?

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I agree my son in law keeps brining home Dunnydoors [bigsad] I hate working on them.
Ahh yep, been there done that myself. I'm of the younger crowd I suppose, at 30. Series Land Rovers are a lot more fun to work on, and maybe even drive [bigrolf]

[p38arover]

Gets worse..........Can I keep it at your place, so you can work on it.

WHB: "No! Take it your boyfriend's place!"

[whitehillbilly64]

WHB: "No! Take it your boyfriend's place!" But I don't have a boyfriend ? [bigrolf][bigrolf][bigrolf]

Good Evening.
Have an alarm, buzzing behind the dash panel.
Was an alarm fitted to a 78 S3 5 door for any reason ????
Maybe PO fitted. Water/oil Temp. Holden HP red motor 179 fitted. Or brake warning alarm, on dual circuit ?
Thanks.

whitehillbilly

[JDNSW]

I am not aware of an alarm of any kind being fitted as standard to any Series Landrover. Of course, any alarm can be fitted asftermarket to any vehicle pretty much. At least some dual circuit brake Series 3 had a brake warning light, and it would be trivial to add an audible alarm to that circuit.

On the other hand, have you considered an instrument voltage stabiliser (back of speedo on S3) which is acting as a buzzer, perhaps due to a short.

[mick88]

Looks a fairly tidy vehicle Shane, and judging by that blue plate on the engine bay side of the bulkhead you could assume that its been engineered with the Holden engine. The HP are a fairly old donk, first of the 179 ci engines, so pre October 1964, but they are a good donk. Was the wagon originally a six or a four cylinder, it looks it may have a mod done to the radiator support panel?
Following with interest.


Cheers, Mick.

[whitehillbilly64]

Thanks for the replies.
John, both Temp and fuel gauges are working as they should. I added 25 ltrs to a drained fuel tank, and needles sit where I think it should, with the 70lt ? Rear mounted tank. Temp gauge rises to half way, as engine warms up. Only thing not working is Holden engined, oil temp gauge. wonder if this is causing buzzing,?
Mick. looking at bulkhead, I think 6 cylinder. But gearbox mount appear moved back on a plate mounted either side of chassis. No mod on Rad support panel. Switch operated fan attached to front of radiator.
Yes Qld engineers plate. Does this help registering in NSW, or best to removed ?
Am going to investigate buzzing. watch this space........

whitehillbilly

[mick88]

Shane, so does it have a six cylinder bulkhead then?
A pic of the interior side of the bulkhead behind the gear stick will tell.
It should have a straight gearstick, but late series 3 four cylinders had a straight stick anyway.
I wonder if it just needed engineering for the engine change from a Land Rover six to a Holden six the.


Cheers, Mick.