Thread: My SIIa 109 ex2.6 tinkerings

QUOTE:I have to do some searching to find out what radiator hoses were used as mine are stuffed and the radiator also looks like it will disintegrate if I hit a big bump.

Might this be of assistance?

Radiator Hoses

But wait!! Yours is a six!

Sorry if it has a different radiator to a 2.25.

Thanks Geodon but my radiator has the top inlet on the side not the center. I spent about 45mins at my local parts place trying hoses with the help of one of the guys there and found a set that will work.

Spent most of today cleaning parts getting ready for putting the new engine back together and all was going well untill I pressed the drive gear off the old camshaft. When I started cleaning it and found that it was still the factory fibre gear and also that it had a big crack so it's off the auto shop in the morning to source a new set. Oh well two steps forward, one step back

Got under it this arvo to check the gearbox oil levels and was not happy to find only about 300ml of gold coloured oil in the main box. T-case looked ok. Kicking myself for not checking sooner especially as the box has only a couple of thousand k's since it had a full rebuild, just that it sat idle for the last 8 years.

Got to the transfer case today and found some of the oil that was missing from the gearbox as it had about 1L more than it should have it also had a lovely metallic brass look to it like the main box.

Knocked up a filler bottle to make filling easier from underneath.



With the same low pressure regulator from my brake bleeder inline with a tyre inflator it effortlessly pushes the oil into the box

Yesterday I decided to investigate why the fuel gauge on the main tank was stuck on 1/4 full.

Pulled the sender out of the tank to find....





Much to my suprise most of the rust flaked off the outside leaving the original galv finish and once i got the cover off and cleaned the inside it was working like a charm again

Took the oportunity to also flush the main tank as it was full of rust and other crap. So now i have two useable tanks again and also half an idea how much fuel is onboard

Went to go and pick up some firewood from a mates house on Saturday and found that both the clutch and brakes were very spongy. When I drove it a couple of days earlier all was fine.

The original lid for my bean can was damaged and it currently has a plain lid with no vent and I was thinking this could be the cause of my problems. We had a couple of hot days inbetween the two drives and I was wondering if the heating and cooling with no vent would have caused air to be sucked in through the seals either in the slave or master cylinders or both?

Is the breather in the standard lid just a hole or does it have some sort of valve to let air in and stop fluid from splashing out. I have punched a small hole in the lid I have but am also on the lookout for an original lid.

The breather hole seems to be doing it's job so far, brakes and clutch are all good for now.

With a bit of use the engine is leaking less oil, still looking forward to getting the replacement finished and fitted.

I am thinking about trying a set of 3.5 ratio diffs, can get hold of a pair easily but I am a bit concerned that 3.5 will be a bit tall. At the moment the Landy is just used for on road duties and 1st doesn't get used and after working out overall ratios 1st with the 3.5 diff will be a little bit shorter than 2nd with the 4.7.

As changing the rear diff isn't a lot of work I think I will change that one and see how it goes.