Thread: 1960 Series 2 109 project

Mine had a bit of black plastic looking hose in that spot. I changed it for a bit of fuel hose.

Are these any use? :

Thanks Drifter,

Mine is different to the picture. The filter and fuel pump are combined and the flexible pipe joins the end of the rigid pipe from the tank to the input of the filter.
Looks like there should be a 'hose tail' at the filter and also on the union at the end of the rigid pipe so a flexible hose can be fitted. The hose tails & nuts are missing so I'll have to improvise.


Colin

Found time to have a look at the fuel pipe today.
While looking around I found that the breather pipe on the filler neck had been broken off so decided to solder it back on. Quite an easy fix, parts wire brushed shiny clean so just some heat, flux and solder rod and job done.
Fller hose was very scruffy, the external cotton reinforcing was coming off so I removed one from the Series 3 diesel that I'm wrecking and used that instead.

Finally got under the car and removed the fuel hose. It was a bit confusing at first but I finally worked out what had been done as a temporary fix some years ago. The original flexible pipe had a steel reinforcing wrap over the outside and a spring up the centre, at each end was an aluminium crimp. When the original pipe failed it was hacked off leaving a short section inside the crimp and the garden hose was installed over the crimp with a nice big hose clamp.
Once the crimps were cut off the ends were a strange shape and I'm worried that even with a hose clamp a replacement pipe might not grip it too well. The ends are 1/4" BSP so one male and one female airline hose tail should allow me to fit a suitable fuel line. My only concern is that the original pipe had the steel reinforcing wrap, because its low down there is a chance of stone impacts so I'll have to investigate a proper replacement at a later date.

Once the fuel supply is sorted I'll try and start her up. I need it moved off the driveway and it'll let me assess the engine condition....

Colin

Tried to source male and female hose-tails locally but no joy so used the existing tails and fitted a flexible fuel line & hose clips.
Tried manually priming the fuel system with no luck, there was a box in the car that had contained a fuel pump overhaul kit so I pulled the pump/filter assembly off to check it out. The assembly was covered in years of oily crud so I pulled it down and cleaned it up, in the process I found the diaphragm hadn't been connected to the pump operating arm (push in & twist 90 degrees !). Cleaned up & re-installed it, primed up OK and the accelerator pump in the carby was working so.....

Found a spare battery, connected it up and she started after 15 years of slumber. No strange noises and no smoke from the exhaust. Quickly shut it down because there was no coolant and the fan belt isn't connected (need a dynamo to replace the cooked alternator).
Flushed the cooling system and filled with tank water & corrosion inhibitor.

Next the clutch hydraulics. Off with the master cylinder, and I decided to take the brake master off at the same time. Both are free so I'll clean, hone as required and fit a repair kit.
Should get time to do this over the weekend and also get the clutch slave cylinder off and checked.


Colin

I pulled the pedal box out to overhaul the clutch master cylinder and thought why not take the brake pedal box out as well.
Both pedal boxes are now overhauled & re-painted, gaskets made from an old inner tube and all fitted back into place. I only intended to get the series 2 mobile so I can move it off the driveway but it's already taking up too much time....

Both master cylinders were OK once a kit was put through them.
Went to remove the clutch slave and found a lot of rusted bolts holding the floor panesl down (had to grind the heads off) plus someone in the past had stuck the passenger floor down with what looks like hot-melt adhesive ! Eventually got the slave cylinder off and put a kit through it.

Back together and the vehicle now moves. Hand brake causes a lot of juddering so started to investigate. I'd already changed the engine mounts so had a look at the gearbox mounts and they were very soft. Someone in the past had put packers under the gearbox mounts because the rear PTO shaft was making contact with the hole through the crossmember. New mounts and packers removed and everything lined up again.

Thought I'd investigate the rear brakes next. The drums are badly worn and are probably the originals (casting date 1959) and the cylinders are the early type (single adjuster). Brake shoes haven't seen much use.
Both cylinders freed off but I had to modify the boots from a later kit to fit. The hole in the centre was enlarged and where the boots fit onto the cylinder it's parallel (no undercut to grip onto) so I ended up using contact adhesive to get the boots to stay in position. One had a non-standard spring inside so it's off to the local spring shop later in the week to see if I can find something that fits better.

The plan is to check out the front brakes, get the brakes working and then strip the handbrake drum so the shoes can be replaced (they will be oil contaminated from the amount that's dripping out). Then once it's off the driveway I can do some work on the other Land Rovers.

Wanted list so far :-
Pair early type rear LWB brake wheel cylinders
Dynamo & mounting brackets
Rear brake drums
Rear prop-shaft
Wiring harness

Another bargain purchase.......


Once I figure out how to post pictures (I used to 'attach' them but I now have 'too many attachments') I'll post some pictures of the work so far.


Colin

i use photobucket to host my pictures and then link to them using the [img] tags

if you open a PB account (free) it's pretty simple to upload to there, once uploaded you'll see a list of "addresses" to the right of the picture, i use the bottom "address" ([img] tag) to copy and paste into any thread

i'd suggest you start on PB by making an album and then uploading pictures of your landy work to that, for seperate events/projects make new albums and this will simplify finding your pictures for future reference

remember that should you delete or move any pictures they will also then not appear in any threads you may have linked them to

a link to my albums just to give you an idea, this page gives my initial album and to the right you'll see all my sub-albums (some in turn have thier own sub-albums)
Pictures by NiteMare_08 - Photobucket

Received my tread strips for the tray thanks to Wrinklearthur & delivery by Ranga.
Project is on the backburner at the moment because apparently I have too much LR 'junk' on the driveway and need to move some of it on.
Also I've been busy sorting out a lathe & milling machine that the father-in-law gave me some time ago, setting up a forge, getting round to putting walls on the shed extension etc.
I'm hoping to catch up with a few jobs this weekend and get back to the Series 2, last time I started it the radiator sprung a leak putting another job on the long list.

Colin

Decided to make up a bracket for the dynamo at the weekend thanks to the pictures provided by isuzutoo-eh.
Started off with a cornflakes packet to make a template.....
Couldn't get one of the bolts out of the timing chest without removing the engine pulley so I decided to 'slot' the hole to allow it to be swung onto the bolt shank (I can make another sometime in the future or weld up the slot). To get the hole for the dynamo in the correct postion I made the bracket, fitted it and then slid a long bolt through the lug on the engine then drew round the bolt where it met the bracket. Finally drilled the hole and filed off the excess.




The paint should be dry now so I can mount the bracket & dynamo sometime soon.


Colin