Thread: My 1955 86" rebuild.

I still can't get around to applying any more DBG, the weather is just too unpredictable + high humidity. Yesterday I drained the sump of the oil that had been used to pump around the bearings etc, it was still nice a clean but it had to go, or so I was told, so it's gone.
The sump is now filled (yesterday) but the rain put paid to doing anything further, so I packed up.
This morning a clear blue sky, so out with the wiring harness, pass the required wires through the grommets in the bulkhead, pull wires through until the fabric cover can be seen

then regulator & fuse box, attach them both to the panel on the bulkhead, strip the wire back using wire stripper tool and attach them to their specific point

I'm not sure about the 2 groups of wires 3 white & 3 brown, they all go to the fuse box, but there are only 2 blocks to attach wires too, one block is a double?, I'm at a loss as I didn't dismantle this vehicle, so I guess I will be scouring the net for images (restored) as to where n how the wiring loom is attached etc.
The wiring loom has 3 distinct looms as this one from Vinwire is for blinkers & headlights etc.

(gee the S2A loom is much simpler being all in one) anyway I usually get a mild panic attack at not being able to figure it out on the first attempt, anyway the drizzle has come back so I had to pack up etc.
I was looking through some reference material at home last night when I came across this handbook as issued to UK forces, it is about the Series 1's in service

my 55 model 86" is known as a Mk3, here is the line drawing for it

and the 107 of the same era

anyway that's been part of my day, wishing the weather to over the horizon, cheers Dennis

Originally Posted by Dinty

This morning a clear blue sky, so out with the wiring harness, pass the required wires through the grommets in the bulkhead, pull wires through until the fabric cover can be seen

Looking at the length of the loom that's inside the 'box' of the instrument panel, I would be inclined to ease the loom back into the engine bay by about a inch, that would give enough length to allow some bend to give bit of strain relief to where the wires are terminated around the components in the engine bay.

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then regulator & fuse box, attach them both to the panel on the bulkhead, strip the wire back using wire stripper tool and attach them to their specific point

That looks good.
I am a great believer in using a bit of Vaseline where the wires are terminated to stop corrosion starting.
A cut down ink eraser can be used to shine up the insides of those terminals.

I'm not sure about the 2 groups of wires 3 white & 3 brown, they all go to the fuse box, but there are only 2 blocks to attach wires too, one block is a double?, I'm at a loss as I didn't dismantle this vehicle, so I guess I will be scouring the net for images (restored) as to where n how the wiring loom is attached etc.
The wiring loom has 3 distinct looms as this one from Vinwire is for blinkers & headlights etc.

There are three white covered wires that go to the single terminal in the fuse holder, they are;
1. From Ignition switch (IG) terminal. ( this (IG) terminal also has one other white wire attached, that feeds power to the warning lights on the instrument panel)
2. To the terminal on the fuel pump.
3. To (IGN) on the coil.

The other green marked wires get shared between the two fused terminals;
4. To ( B ) terminal of the petrol level gauge. (the green feed for the windscreen wiper is also taken from this ( B ) terminal on the petrol level gauge.)
5. To stop lamp switch. (This is the wire that blows the fuse when the brake switch gets full of wet mud!)
6. To the horn via a terminal in the round junction box.

------ I was looking through some reference material at home last night when I came across this handbook as issued to UK forces, it is about the Series 1's in service

If that hand book is based on the Rover publication, there should be a wiring diagram on page E-36.

If not I have posted a wiring diagram somewhere on the forum ,

--- What I need is a index of links and photographs that I can can refer quickly back to any postings that can be reused.
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If you are stuck a quick reference is here

http://www.landroverseries.org/books-and-info.htm

2nd down on list is the 48-58 workshop manual...
wiring diagram is about p 252/253..

worth having a glance at what else has been compiled..

This is HEBEs pages -- (on ya mate!)

That's the go! Thanks.

http://www.landroverseries.org/LRS1/...n%20Manual.pdf

See page E38 of the linked manual for the relevant wiring diagram.
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I do have several books with the correct wiring diagram, but what I meant by I didn't strip/take it down, so I was not sure where the wiring loom is attached and wraps or goes around various points, but thanks for the tips, cheers Dennis

Originally Posted by Dinty

I do have several books with the correct wiring diagram, but what I meant by I didn't strip/take it down, so I was not sure where the wiring loom is attached and wraps or goes around various points, but thanks for the tips, cheers Dennis

When I get a chance ( 'The Tree' intervenes ) , I should be able to take the camera down to 'the collection' and get some photo's for you of the 86's wiring layout.

With the positioning of the 'P' saddles and clips that secure the loom and the direction that the loom is laid out, that's something I should be able to photograph.
I can get photo's to go with the diagram's that are shown here;

Fig. P-12---- Layout of general electrical equipment.
This layout is shown on page P-9 of the Workshop Manual, ( technical manual No TP165 1st edition ).

That layout is also used pages from 128 to 131 in the Parts Catalogue ( technical manual No TP155/C 3rd Edition ).
This list is handy as it gives the quantity of the items such as the clips and grommets but doesn't show all the clip positions, so that's where the photographs could be useful.

With that in mind, let me know which photo positions are required for reference specifically .


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I need to remind myself to do an occasional service on my compressor every now n then.
A week ago I had prepared the 2 outer guards for top coat of DBG, paint all mixed etc, all holes and other things that didn't need any overspray masked off, run compressor up and spray, wrong, damn, spots in the paint double damn, it's water droplets

as disappointed as I was, and also cranky with self, I decided to paint both of them anyway as it would be a good base coat once rubbed back and undercoated again.
I did do the service on the compressor and it yielded about 4.2lts of water, crikey!!!!, anyway all good now.
After draining the tank, I fired up the compressor and let it run with the bung open, in an effort to dry it out, anyway I won't have time to do anything other than get the Series 2 & 2A's ready for the 25th of the month, cheers Dennis
ps from about 1.5 meters away the outer guards look fabulous, but up close it looks like acne LOL,,.

Have had similar issues with air compressors before. Coming along really well though Dennis, I'm hoping to make it over to Cessnock to see your land rovers in the parade.
All the best with it all.