1956 Series 1 with PTO welder (home made)

Decided to take the Series I to work on Thursday.
Traffic is a bit quieter as Christmas approaches and I tend to hold the traffic up and some people get a bit upset as from their driving style they must already be late for work ?!

Ignition on, wait for the Facet pumps to slow down and the carby bowl fills, fired first time as always.
It crossed my mind that the last time I added fuel may have been Cooma in 2018 so I drained about 2 gallons from the rear tank and added fresh petrol. The old fuel wasn't that bad but it didn't smell like fresh petrol.

All washed, running OK but I'll check tyre pressures, oil levels etc tomorrow night. I'll also take it for a run locally.

Power had been down for some time so I need to organise a head gasket and lift the head at some point in the future. I also, still, need to fire the welder up and see if it works.

SWMBO is away for 10 days after Christmas at the Scout Jamboree, minor problem is that I have the youngest daughter and two older 'boys' to look after. So shopping, cooking & washing may slow work on Land Rovers.

Anyway, off to work tomorrow in Wallit my Series III with C240 Isuzu motor, this does keep up with the traffic.....


Colin

Well, made it into work.
Cut up by 3 tradies in utes, one was still partly in my lane as he overtook.

I'm guessing that the majority of drivers don't understand that a 'H' plate on a vehicle means it's old and therefore may be slower than modern traffic. Despite the state of my Series I they don't understand why I am slowing them down so with this in mind they drive closer & closer in an attempt to push me along !
Do you think a "This may be slow but it's in front of you" sticker might help [smilebigeye]

Did get a friendly wave from an older truck driver and an odd look from two policemen. My log book was filled in before leaving home so I had nothing to worry about.



Colin

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Well, made it into work.
Cut up by 3 tradies in utes, one was still partly in my lane as he overtook.

I'm guessing that the majority of drivers don't understand that a 'H' plate on a vehicle means it's old and therefore may be slower than modern traffic. Despite the state of my Series I they don't understand why I am slowing them down so with this in mind they drive closer & closer in an attempt to push me along !
Do you think a "This may be slow but it's in front of you" sticker might help [smilebigeye]

Did get a friendly wave from an older truck driver and an odd look from two policemen. My log book was filled in before leaving home so I had nothing to worry about.



Colin

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Tradies driving dual cab utes - the modern equivalent of Nazi’s I rekon… They drive like they own the road, especially the bit that you are occupying… Flogs!

It's probably been close to a year since I last started the Series I.
I do charge the battery every 3-4 months (along with several other Land Rovers).

Needed to get to something in the back of the shed today so had to move it out.
It has Facet fuel pumps and a Holden carby. Ignition ON, lots of ticking as the pump tops up the carby bowl, when the ticking slows down press the accelerator a few times, pull out the choke and she started first time.

Always surprises me with stale petrol and after standing so long there is never a problem starting.
Took it for a drive up & down the garden, made sure it got up to running temperature then parked it back in the shed.

Need to flush brake fluid & coolant soon then track down the power loss......


Colin

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Originally Posted by gromit

It's probably been close to a year since I last started the Series I.
I do charge the battery every 3-4 months (along with several other Land Rovers).

Needed to get to something in the back of the shed today so had to move it out.
It has Facet fuel pumps and a Holden carby. Ignition ON, lots of ticking as the pump tops up the carby bowl, when the ticking slows down press the accelerator a few times, pull out the choke and she started first time.

Always surprises me with stale petrol and after standing so long there is never a problem starting.
Took it for a drive up & down the garden, made sure it got up to running temperature then parked it back in the shed.

Need to flush brake fluid & coolant soon then track down the power loss......


Colin

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My 80" is the same, I started it couple of weeks ago after sitting in hibernation for a year. I keep it on a solar charger to keep battery charger & in good condition, got 14 years out of the last battery, which I replaced last year. Turned on key the SU pumped up the stail fuel, pulled out the choke & couple of pumps on accelerator & one & a half revolutions of the motor & she started. I was surprised the clutch disengaged so could select 1st gear, this usually doesn't happen. That reminds me I need to do the same with my 80".

Brake flush & coolant change was done at Christmas.

Down on power but it doesn't get used much and also doesn't get much maintenance. VRS set ordered from the Series I Club some time back so time to investigate.

Checked exhaust tappets, two were 10thou rather than 12thou so they were adjusted.
Cork gasket fell apart so dug out a replacement.
Sparkplugs OK, points checked & gapped.
Checked the timing which was a bit out. Used a timing light whereas in the past I'd done it with thin plastic in the points and manual turning of the engine until the plastic is released.
Found a split in the vacuum tube to the distributor.
Checked compression.....expecting the worst (that's why I got the VRS set !).
All cylinders were around 110psi.

Maybe the timing & split in the vacuum hose were the main issues ?

Time for a test drive.


Colin

Decided to get the Series I out to clean it yesterday.

As usual, choke out, ignition on and the Facet starts ticking quite loudly. Wait till the tone of the Facet changes (carby full), a couple of pumps on the accelerator and it started first time.

Checked tyre pressures and they were very low, the old crossplies don't tend to give the game away so good thing I checked.

Washed and left out in the sun to dry. Then decided to wash Wallit.


Colin

Nearly a year since I last did anything on the Series I !
I did start and run it a few weeks ago and it wasn't running that well so decided today to remove & clean the carby.

A previous owner had fitted it with a carby from a Holden, a few home-made modifications to get it to work on the Series I along with an adjustable main jet.
There's a blanking plug inside and it has seen better days but got me to Cooma for the 60th and until recently it was running OK.

Removed the carby, stripped & ultrasonically cleaned.
Re-assembled using the original gaskets but will buy another gasket set.
I had a lot of problems early on with Fuelmiser repair kits. The accelerator pump seals kept splitting, problem solved when I got hold of a leather seal.

I'll see how it runs tomorrow, then it's a decision whether to persevere with this carby, try to get another Holden carby or look for an original carby and air cleaner !

If anyone knows their Holden carbys maybe they can tell me what it was from.
1 1/32", 23-3001 E

Colin

There are some spec. numbers listed here. Listing of Stromberg Carby Codes HOLDEN / FORD - Holden General Discussion - Fastlane
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There are some spec. numbers listed here. Listing of Stromberg Carby Codes HOLDEN / FORD - Holden General Discussion - Fastlane
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Many thanks,

Seems it's from a EK-EJ Auto.
Elsewhere I found reference to Grey Motor.

An original Solex carby & air cleaner would be a better bet I guess but the Holden carby had worked OK.
It's been down on power for some time but a few other things to check.

It did start & seemed to run better after the ultrasonic clean.
I remember before the 60th the Father-in-law richened the mixture as he didn't want burnt out exhaust valves. Need to check the plugs after a run.

Colin



Colin