Thread: My SIIa 109 ex2.6 tinkerings

Originally Posted by JDNSW

The brake fluid lid has a baffle on the inside to stop splashing out - I haven't ever looked closely at one though.

John

Funny you say that, since have punched a hole in the new lid it has stopped the fluid that had been leaking out and collecting in the lip at the top of the bean can.

Got the rear diff center fitted today the center on the left is the new rear diff, on the right is the old and the one at the rear is the new rear, The diff in the car has been worked on before and was sealed only with silicone which always makes removal easy.

Took it for a spin and straight away noticed how much quieter it is to drive. It has also made the flat spot I have been ignoring more obvious in top gear. Got all excited on my test drive and decided to wind it out on the freeway and was quite happy with how it felt and sounded at 100kph and apart from needing to get the wheels balanced (currently no weights on the wheels at all) I am quite happy.

Top gear at the moment maybe a bit tall but I think I will leave the diff as it is and see how it goes when the new engine is fitted, hopefully being fresher and sorting out the carb issues it will be all good.

Tracked down another issue today also, the brakes have been sticking on lately and finally isolated the problem to the brake servo, pulled it out and found brake fluid in places it shouldn't be, cleaned it up and re-assembled and all is good for now but i guess a new booster may be on the cards.

Very nice tidy unit and it looks like living for years in the old barn have kept it in reasonably good order.
With the oil leaks on your motor make sure it is breathing ok as I see you have the sealed cap on the rocker cover oil filler. My motor is an earlier model and I had fitted a sealed cap like the one on yours thinking that it will breath well enough through the pcv valve.
Not the case!
It was ok running around locally but on the highway at constant speeds (95-100) it would spit oil out anywhere it could......eg rocker cover, side plates, sump etc. Not a lot, but just enough to be annoying. I fitted new cork gaskets all round and made sure the pcv valve was all good. Still the same! Finally changed the oil filler cap to the original spec breather type (with the steel mesh in it) and all good. It doesn't spit any oil out now.
If you have a look at the photo's of the Holden motor in the Johnson Conversion link you posted there is a good shot of this type of engine breather.

Are the diff centres you fitted 3.54's?

Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by mick88

Very nice tidy unit and it looks like living for years in the old barn have kept it in reasonably good order.
With the oil leaks on your motor make sure it is breathing ok as I see you have the sealed cap on the rocker cover oil filler. My motor is an earlier model and I had fitted a sealed cap like the one on yours thinking that it will breath well enough through the pcv valve.
Not the case!
It was ok running around locally but on the highway at constant speeds (95-100) it would spit oil out anywhere it could......eg rocker cover, side plates, sump etc. Not a lot, but just enough to be annoying. I fitted new cork gaskets all round and made sure the pcv valve was all good. Still the same! Finally changed the oil filler cap to the original spec breather type (with the steel mesh in it) and all good. It doesn't spit any oil out now.
If you have a look at the photo's of the Holden motor in the Johnson Conversion link you posted there is a good shot of this type of engine breather.

Are the diff centres you fitted 3.54's?

Cheers, Mick.

I have tried running it without the filler cap and it was still pushing oil out of the dip stick tube, the front and rear seals seem to be leaking less though. I think the rings were a bit stuck in the pistons causing the blow-by. The car this engine was in was used as a farm hack so I am not suprised that it's not in real good condition.

Yes, the diffs are 3.54's

Putting my landy on display at the local show on Saturday and as there is a chance of rain I thought it was a good reason to see how the tonneau cover that came with the car looked.



I was quite suprised at how good it's condition is, there are a couple of sections on the passenger side where someone has been a bit enthusiastic cleaning and has washed the colour out.



I'm wondering if there is supposed to be any sort of strip along the back of the cab that the cover attatches to as the rope there doesn't seem to pull the front section tight enough leaving quite a big gap between the cover and the top lip of the tray(can't really see in the picture). I know Land Rover's aren't exactly well sealed but this seems like a big gap.

I can't find any pictures of similar covers on the internet so I am wondering if this is a Land Rover item or a custom job. From what I have seen of other Landy's the spare is usually mounted behind the driver but the spare retaining bracket has never been fitted here and the rivets etc look factory on the other side, with the cover made to suit this arangement it would point to a custom unit?

The frame looks like a shorter version of the full height hood but I didn't snap any pictures before the cover went on.

i'm in the UK and i've never seen a tonneau cover quite like that, i'm guessing it's an aftermarket item that a previous owner had made up, it is smart looking though, i have seen a couple on 88" vehicles over here but they are definitely aftermarket with only a single support rib to stop the centre filling with water, i'd not expect to see a seal strip or filler along the back of the cab due to the difficulty of fitting and possible vibration rubbing through the tonneau

i'm going to take a wild guess here, you appear to have two tank fillers on the side of your tub, so i'm going to guess you have two tanks on the drivers side with the second one taking up the space usually reserved for the wheel well, this could be why your wheel is sitting in the nearside, it does look strange but could have been a special order

nice looking truck

You probably need a drip strip like the one below.







The cover looks great but I don't think it's 'original'.



Colin

Originally Posted by NiteMare

i'm going to take a wild guess here, you appear to have two tank fillers on the side of your tub, so i'm going to guess you have two tanks on the drivers side with the second one taking up the space usually reserved for the wheel well, this could be why your wheel is sitting in the nearside, it does look strange but could have been a special order

nice looking truck

You are correct, the second tank is in the usual spare tyre mount position but the instalation is quite rough compared with the fitting of the spare tyre holder.

Originally Posted by gromit

You probably need a drip strip like the one below.







The cover looks great but I don't think it's 'original'.



Colin

That drip strip looks the goods, I am thinking something similar with a bit of sail track to retain the front edge.

I snapped some pics of the frame tonight also (only poor quality phone camera)