Mongrel comes home!

[Andy-M]

Mongrel the bitza has found her new home.

It was a battle getting her off the trailer to in front of the shed by myself but I got her there.

Like a true mongrel she is a bit of everything:

Motor is a diesel - 7th month 1980.
Gearbox is a series 3 - No 90434180B.
Colour - was yellow then dark blue then light blue.
Front diff - looks to have been strengthened (dont realy know).
Rear diff - Salisbury (spelt wrong I think).
Wheels - Have the same studs as my Disco, nuts screw on no problem.

The drivers side front door is the only real problem, the others are good.

The Bulkhead needs attention, may look for a donor vehicle.

She was never fitted with seatbelts so I will need to organise those.

Chassis number is still a mystery, still looking for it, short of grinding off the galvo I can't find it.

Now for a stupid question - how do you work the glow plugs?

Here are a few pics, I will post more with my progress (also more stupid questions to come)

Thanks for any help
Cheers Andy.

[2a utestar]

Looks like a great project hope you enjoy.

Cheers,Glenn

[dolphint]

G'day Andy-M, Great Pick up, That front diff looks 2A army to me:cool:

[Fusion]

howdy guys , Thats a 2a front diff . All series 2a had the strengthened diff housings series 3 did not ..... i hope :p . great wagon . bring on the pics when workin on it ;).

[Dinty]

G'day All, You have spelt Salisbury correctly, and just to give you some info on the front differential housing, the diff/strengthening kit to the lhs was a optional extra for civvie vehicles and was a standard fitment for the Series 2A military. The Series 2 Comm/recon cars were not initially fitted with same but could have been retrofitted as needed, I can't honestly say whether the Series 3 had them or not.
The glow system is relativley simple, I think it's a brown wire from the back of the Ign/sw to the resistor, from the other side of the resistor to the glow plugs x 4 to earth, mind you if any one of the glow plugs is buggered (i.e. Filament burnt off/broken) it breaks the circuit, so if this happens in No4 which is first to recieve current thats it no more current to other plugs, you should be able to check it with a test light anyway cheers Dennis:wasntme:
PS Is the engine a 3 or 5 main bearing engine, I just can't remember the engine suffix for the 5 main bearing, I should cause I have one LOL.:(

[Andy-M]

Hi all,

I am a bit excited about Mongrel, my wife and kids can't quite work out why I didn't just go and buy a late model 4x4 with all the luxuries. I am sure they will work it out when we try to copy the Leyland Brothers :D.

Thanks for all your good wishes, Dinty I guess you just turn the ignition on and the plugs heat up? I have driven heaps of diesels but nothing this old. The older ones usualy just turn the ignition around and hold for the light.

Tanks again more questions to come.

Cheers Andy.

[Andy-M]

Hi Dinty how do I tell if the engine is a 3 or 5 main bearing engine.

I am guessing its a 2.25 but my Landy knowledge is very light on (growing slowly though).

Andy.

[Mick-Kelly]

First key click to glow then you will get the dash light. Only needs 10 - 20 seconds. I used to get the key in before i got in, then fannying round with seatbelt etc. it was ready to kick over.

[Dinty]

G'day All, If you have a standard ign/switch, the positions are 1st turn R is ON, next hold for glow, next position will/should start the engine.
The 5 main bearing engine has webs cast onto the sides of the block down along the base where the sump attaches, if your block is plain cast it will be a 3 main bearing block, the engine suffix for my 5 main bearing engine is A, which surpised me anyway hope she starts for you cheers Dennis:wasntme:

[Phoenix]

Series 3 does not have the diff strengthening kit ;)

She looks pretty good. A bit of a bitza, btu that makes it all the more fun. Somebodys boat launcher??

[Andy-M]

Well I changed the oil and filters, flushed the fuel tank and bled the fuel system .

A few turns of the starter and Mongrel roared to life :BigThumb:. For an older vehicle the diesel ran so smooth, I would go as far to say it was quieter than my 300Tdi.

A quick lap around the yard to test the brakes and clutch :burnrubber:and then into the shed. Mechanicaly the old girl is a ripper (so far).

Call me stupid, but how do you replace all the wheel studs with the later ones. My Disco nuts screw onto the threads and the wheels fit. Were they built with the same thread?

More pulling apart this arvo, I start back at work tonight on night shift. Just had 4 weeks holidays, it was great! I work 3 nights and then go onto 5 days off, I guess I will spend most of them in the shed.



Cheers Andy.

[Phoenix]

I think you will find it's the vice versa, the wheel studs and stud pattern of the disco is the same as the series one. IE, you can fit series rims and tyres to a disco. not really advisable because of the taller tyres (without trimming), but they do fit.

[Fusion]

Keep the pics coming Andy ;) . I just like being a sticky beak :D. Couple of pics of inside and the engine would be cool;).:angel:

[UncleHo]

G'day Andy M :)

That looks very like an Ex-Navy Station Wagon:) and a diesel at that, if it is Ex Navy it may well have had the strengthened front diff, and the Salisbury rear, most of the rest of it would be standard Station Wagon

cheers

[Andy-M]

Hi all.

I have found the chassis number (27800214) I can't make out the suffix letter though. Are they in uppercase or lowercase letters?

I have pulled a bit more apart including taking the roof off, the pillars and rear door frames all seem to be galvo is this the norm?

A few more pics, nothing special yet though, I have been working a fair bit on different shifts and not getting out to the shed.

Rear springs look solid enough!

Thanks for all the help from you guys and girls so far.

Cheers Andy.

[Fusion]

Hi all.

I have found the chassis number (27800214) I can't make out the suffix letter though. Are they in uppercase or lowercase letters?

I have pulled a bit more apart including taking the roof off, the pillars and rear door frames all seem to be galvo is this the norm?

A few more pics, nothing special yet though, I have been working a fair bit on different shifts and not getting out to the shed.

Rear springs look solid enough!

Thanks for all the help from you guys and girls so far.

Cheers Andy.

The letters are in upper case mate .
Looks like you got a lot of cleaning to do in them diffs :o . By the looks of it some water has gotten into the diff with the color of the oil and grease . happy cleaning buddy ;):D:wasntme: