Took Wallit for a drive to Gembrook at the weekend towing a trailer. Earning it's keep collecting Land Rover spares.....
Pulled well but on a few of the hills the speed dropped off, didn't have to drop into 2nd but 3rd was used a fair bit.
As I arrived at the property I found that they knew I was nearby because they had heard Wallit coming from a Km or so away ! You can hold a conversation OK inside because the PO had installed some crude sound deadening but outside it is quite noisy.
Removed a steering box from a vehicle that had sat outside with no roof for many years, turned out to be good enough to donate parts to another steering box I'm rebuilding. Still had oil inside & no water had made it's way in, just one of the two bearing cups was pitted.
When I got back home I noticed some oil spots on the front of the trailer. The Isuzu motor has a huge breather that just dumps oily air, might need a catch can or some other way of catching any oil drops. I'll also investigate the gearbox to check whether the level is dropping, there is always a drip or two underneath but doesn't appear to be anything serious.
Transfer box jumped into neutral once coming down a hill, hasn't done this for a while so I'll have to check adjustments again. Had a car following but fortunately there was a turning I could pull into to come to a stop so I could re-engage.
There's always something to do on a Land Rover......
Colin
'56 Series 1 with homemade welder
'65 Series IIa Dormobile
'70 SIIa GS
'76 SIII 88" (Isuzu C240)
'81 SIII FFR
'95 Defender Tanami
'58 Series II (sold)
Motorcycles :-
Vincent Rapide, Panther M100, Norton BIG4, Electra & Navigator, Matchless G80C
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