LANDY'S LAST RESTORATION BY ME

I have hade the governor fitted to Landy a few years now but have never fitted the connecting rods , was wondering if anyone knows the length of the Governor opporating rod , I never got one when I bought it.
Attachment 141747 HELP NEEDED . It is no 15 in the drawing. I have the Collapsible control rod that runs from the carby to the governor & have fitted it . I have some throttle linkages but they are too short but I recon I could shorten one & weld 2 together but I need the correct length. I also need one ball joint for the end If anyone has one they want to sell. Attachment 141748 Attachment 141749 That is the ball connector that I am after , I have plenty of them but they all have a smaller rod dia than the one I need.
Any help will be appreciated the rod length is what I need most as I may be able to increase the thread size in the connector or reduce the thread size on the rod to use what I have.

I also cut the side out of an old rusted fuel tank today & am gluing it to the side of the home made fuel tank that is fitted to Landy. Attachment 141750Will leave the wedges in for a few days before sealing around the edge than painting. At east it looks correct now. [biggrin]
Fitted the front prop shaft Attachment 141751

While checking a few things found the oil light was not coming on when ignition turned on so pulled out the switch & tested it with an OME meter & it has died . May see if I can get it under warranty its only 68 years old think I should have got at least 70 years out of it. :lol2: I know I have a couple of them in amongst my parts but I bet I can't find one. Will just have to fit one from Repco until I can get one that looks correct.[bigsad]

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Originally Posted by 1950landy

While checking a few things found the oil light was not coming on when ignition turned on so pulled out the switch & tested it with an OME meter & it has died . May see if I can get it under warranty its only 68 years old think I should have got at least 70 years out of it. :lol2: I know I have a couple of them in amongst my parts but I bet I can't find one. Will just have to fit one from Repco until I can get one that looks correct.[bigsad]

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Hi Wayne
Good luck at repco. The problem is finding a switch with bsf thread that comes on at 12psi for the 1600 engines. My one leaked. I used one off a later model but it comes on at 20 odd psi and this makes me nervous at idle when hot. Lucky I have a guage to double check but would love to stop the light coming on so early.

cheers steve

Thanks Steve, I found one over seas for around $60 delivered but I need it in next couple of weeks for when I am running the pump at Samford Show . I think I remember seeing a s/h one in my pares stock . Here's hoping or may have to set up tempory gauge for now untill I can get the duel gauge repaired.

I rang British Off Road today about the oil light switch , they tell me they have one that will do the job off a S2 but the nut is around 25mm so have ordered it & hope I can tilt the banjo fitting enough so it will fit , it should get me out of trouble . I have also ordered the one from OS to replace it so I will have the correct one . Attachment 141871

Also today I painted the fuel tank black Attachment 141863 then went to the workshop to make the rod I was missing for the governor. Attachment 141864Attachment 141865 I joined two throttle linkages & also welded a piece in the middle I then headed home to fit it on Landy. Bugger I had the throttle leaver in the full throttle position when I took the measurement & the length was wrong. :wallbash: Attachment 141866 So back the the workshop with the correct measurement , cut a section out of the middle & rewelded it Attachment 141867 While I was at the workshop I had a look through our old brass fittings to see if there were any with 3/8"BSF parallel thread to use to fit a oil gauge but out all these fittings not one :thumbsdown: .Attachment 141868Attachment 141869 then back home to fit the rod on the governor. Attachment 141870 I also needed to move the breather pipe that comes off the side of the block as it was in the way of the rod & also fitted a new breather hose to the rear of the top tappet cover . I also found I may have a S1 2lit hand throttle as it the leaver under the bonnet hits on the breather housing on the back of the tappet cover so I can not put the leaver in the full off position on the quadrant. with the demister ducting you can't see that it is not fully off so am happy with that until I can find the correct one. [biggrin]
Computer is still rolling photo's on there side when I up load them , must take it & get it fixed.

Went tp post office this morning & the oil light switch I ordered from British Off Road lunch time yesterday was there , I had asked it to be sent express post but did not expect it until tomorrow. Just shows AP can do it if they try.
I made up a short wire with an eye terminal one end & push on the other so when the correct switch turns up from Cyprus I can use the original terminal that is fitted to my new wiring harness .

I then tried to screw in the switch not an easy job tucked away behind but just above the starter motor with out dropping the alum sealing washer. I tried for about 15 minutes with out success , then tried the old switch which went straight in. I compared the threads on the two switches , then correct one has a 3/8"BSF thread 20 threads to the inch the new one had 3/8" 20 threads to the inch but I think it was a BSP thread. I run a BSF die down the thread & the switch screwed in first go. So the S2 switch will not fit on a 1595 cc motor with out cutting a new thread [bigsad] After tightening every thing up I turned on the key , I have light![biggrin] I then started the motor to check for leaks , all good :thumbsup: Once the I pushed the choke in on came the light so as Steve said the replacement switch is set to come on at a higher oil pressure than the original . My motor idles at under 500RPM were this switch it needs to idle around 800RPM. :thumbsdown: I will buy some BSF fittings so I can hook up a pressure gauge next week encase I need to adjust the oil pressure . Attachment 141904Attachment 141905

Steve thanks for the heads up about the replacement switches other wise I would have been in a panic about no pressure on idle.

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Originally Posted by 1950landy

I rang British Off Road today about the oil light switch , they tell me they have one that will do the job off a S2 but the nut is around 25mm so have ordered it & hope I can tilt the banjo fitting enough so it will fit , it should get me out of trouble . I have also ordered the one from OS to replace it so I will have the correct one . Attachment 141871

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Hi Wayne,
Your photo above is the one I've fitted to Klonk and is the one that comes on early, I think it's off a later 2ltr that runs 55-65 psi. The 1600s run about 10 psi lower but I can't find it at the moment, only found the 2 ltr specs in my workshop manual.
Ive tried to find after market switches but didn't have much luck.

Cheers Steve

Had a day away from Landy today , went to Qld Raceway for Gear Day. There were some nice early cars there .
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Looks like I need to take photo's with my phone with it laying on its side so the cars aren't on there side. [bighmmm]

A few more .Attachment 141958Attachment 141959 there were a few more open wheelers there but that was the best of them .

AND some days you shouldn't get out of bed. Attachment 141960Attachment 141961 ripped the L/H front suspension out after hitting the wall in the main straight , you can see the lower control arms facing forward .
Attachment 141962 My brother took my grand son for a spin around the back of the pits trying to dislodge all the gravel out of the BMW after hitting some oil just before the last corner coming on to the straight .Attachment 141963Attachment 141965 That made his day. [biggrin]:banana:

Hope fully my wife won't have anything for me to do so I can go on the hunt for some fittings so I can fit an oil gauge to Landy.

Wasn't a very prodective day , drove all around brisbane looking for 3/8"BSF fittings to fit the oil gauge & every were I went this was the reaction. :Rolling:
I did manage to buy a T piece & have changed the male thread to BSF & one of the female threads to BSF . I have left the BSP thread in the side & have bought a threaded barb & some high pressure reinforced hose compatible with oil to use as a flexible hose between the T piece & copper line going to the gauge . Nobody could supply me with a bracket to take a single gauge they all had double & triple .:wallbash: Also nobody had stock of 3/8 copper or alum washers but all could order them in & should be in Monday PM. :wallbash:
I will go to the workshop tomorrow I am 99% sure there is a single there with a temp gauge in it.
Also in my travels called into Otto Instruments with one of the gauges & cot a cost to fit a new capillary tube to it . Quote was $175 with out doing anything else to the gauge which I want to leave as is , I like the old look about it.[biggrin]
So once I have all the fittings sorted I will take the gauge & get it repaired. I will fit the other gauge for now so I know what the oil pressure is a Samford. And that's been my day but do feel I have taken one step forward. [bighmmm]

I think it would be easier to find parts in a small country town than in Brisbane. [bigwhistle] Photo's to come once I have got all the bits together.