Thread: early series, project for the dad and kids?

Maybe the 1600 engine is different then. My 1600 has the leads facing towards the engine. An early 86"/107" manual that I consulted also showed it this way around. It might be an early/late thing.

Aaron.

Its a type of Dissy thing.
Dennis

Everyone's an expert! Me included.

The distributor on the spread bore 2 litre is a different animal as is the cap.

The BVX Lucas distributor from the 1595cc and Siamese bore 1997 cc engines were also used on multiple other vehicles (including 6 cyl Jaguars) and had a variety of caps. When the distributor was used on the Standard Vangard (engine in TE20 Ferguson tractors) it sits on the RHS of the engine and the leads need to exit on the RHS otherwise they rub on the block, wear through and short out. The cap in question is probably one off a Vangard engine.

There were some LH exit caps used on Land Rovers, but are very hard to find and mostly the only ones available today are the vertical exit leads which rub on the underside of the bonnet on the Land Rover.

Diana

True but as a said before the Landy in the pic. I think is a Siamese bore 1997 cc engine and thus a 1954 86". But the cap is still right. Never seen a 86" or later exiting any other way but left.
Dennis

Originally Posted by dennisS1

True but as a said before the Landy in the pic. I think is a Siamese bore 1997 cc engine and thus a 1954 86". But the cap is still right. Never seen a 86" or later exiting any other way but left.
Dennis

I have never seen one of the small dissy's with leads exiting any other way but left (or vertical), but on the large dissys some of which I have seen on 1954's, I have seen caps with the leads exiting both ways. In fact I had to do a double take when I found the first one. Sat 2 caps down together with the arched knotch in the same place and one had the leads on the right and the other had the leads on the left.

When you look at the Lucas catalogues they make no mention of the handedness of the cap.

Will see if I can track down the LH cap and take some pics.

Diana

hmmm, just made an offer... a cheeky one I must admit. counter offer of $800. At least I know where I stand now.

I might go and talk to him with cash on saturday after taking the kids to see Armygeddon with the NE boys.

Oh. I'd better ask if kids are ok

Have you had any joy with this Landy yet mate ?

nope.

Relly vist saturday arvo--->evening, netball sunday then some napping before night shift.

I have a mate from Melb arriving in albury on saturday morning and will be carting him to Myrtleford for Long Tan memorial at the RSL. I'll take a trailer and talk turkey then.

cheers