Thread: LANDY'S LAST RESTORATION BY ME

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. 20180630_111602.jpgWill leave the wedges in for a few days before sealing around the edge than painting. At east it looks correct now.
Fitted the front prop shaft 20180630_111706_001.jpg

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. 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.

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. 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.

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 . s-l500 oil light switch.jpg

Also today I painted the fuel tank black 20180702_123749_001.jpg then went to the workshop to make the rod I was missing for the governor. 20180702_114144.jpg20180702_113343.jpg 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. 20180630_111942.jpg So back the the workshop with the correct measurement , cut a section out of the middle & rewelded it 20180702_120556.jpg 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 .20180702_110415.jpg20180702_110420.jpg then back home to fit the rod on the governor. 20180703_114205_001.jpg 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.
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 After tightening every thing up I turned on the key , I have light! I then started the motor to check for leaks , all good 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. I will buy some BSF fittings so I can hook up a pressure gauge next week encase I need to adjust the oil pressure . 20180704_143831.jpg20180704_150013.jpg

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

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 . s-l500 oil light switch.jpg

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.

A few more .20180705_102047_001.jpg20180705_095755.jpg 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. 20180705_095335_001.jpg20180705_095256_001.jpg ripped the L/H front suspension out after hitting the wall in the main straight , you can see the lower control arms facing forward .
20180705_095429_001.jpg 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 .20180705_110810_001.jpg20180705_110815_001.jpg That made his day.

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.