Thread: Bella's new start

some of the old perkins 4.108 had that lower ring, as already said it was an oil control ring

Looking great Marty your doing a fantastic job on the resto. Never seen that mystery colour until 6 months ago when I bought one. Just assumed the colour wasn't released in Australia as mine is imported but there seems to be a few about.
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Originally Posted by 78RRman

Never seen that mystery colour until 6 months ago when I bought one. Just assumed the colour wasn't released in Australia as mine is imported but there seems to be a few about.
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It's a colour from the Leyland era, used on Minis, Rover cars, P76's as well as Land Rovers.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/series-iii...aint-code.html

Colin

Originally Posted by 78RRman

Looking great Marty your doing a fantastic job on the resto. Never seen that mystery colour until 6 months ago when I bought one. Just assumed the colour wasn't released in Australia as mine is imported but there seems to be a few about.
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Thanks Mate, getting the paint colour right has been a bit of a saga that will hopefully end as the weather warms up. Too cold to paint outside at the moment.

I don't recall seeing a lwb in that colour before but I'm probably wrong. She looks a beaut.

While I'm here I can add a small update. I have received some bits and pieces for the engine rebuild from the UK. However, stupid me didn't realise "a set of piston rings" isn't a set of piston rings! So when the other three "sets" arrive I can continue along my merry way.

Regards,

Marty.

Originally Posted by gromit

It's a colour from the Leyland era, used on Minis, Rover cars, P76's as well as Land Rovers.
Spanish Olive paint code

Colin

Thanks heaps Gromit. Been searching on and off since I bought it, now I know.
Sorry to hijack Marty you can have your thread back now. I'm watching with great interest keep up the good work.

Well I'm embarrassed at how long it's been since I posted. I have no fabulous excuses, life just got in the way.
Inspiration has returned and I'm starting to grind forward again.
Motor is reassembled and sitting back in the chassis. I have most of the auxiliary bits ready to go back on the motor (oil filter housing, starter motor, thermostat housing and others).
I've hit a snag with the fuel system as all the low pressure fuel lines had been cut out prior to my purchase. Thankfully I have all the high pressure lines that go from the distributor pump to the injectors. I was hoping to be able to recreate the lines, but I'm finding it difficult to identify the size and type of fittings used in various places. I've been told that they are cav fittings but don't know how to work out a size if I was to order something.
There are six fuel lines in the low pressure system 1) Tank to sedimentor 2) Sedimentor to lift pump 3) Lift pump to main filter 4) Main filter to distributor pump. Then there are the spill lines 5) Injector spill rail and main filter return to tank and finally 6) Excess fuel spills from the distributor pump to the lift pump outlet line.
The only line that is fully intact, with fittings is the first one. I also have all the fittings for the injector spill rail, but don't have the line from no 4 injector to the main filter.
Once I remember/ figure out how to insert photos I'll do so, but in the meantime hello again all you beautifully knowledgeable people. If there are new people here that haven't read this thread, I hope you enjoy it if you have the time.
Regards to all, Marty.

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Sedimentor to lift pump. I'm happy to go with the nylon tubing. I'd like to know what fitting goes into the lift pump. Nylon tube is 1/4 inch ID which appears to be quite common.
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Lift pump to filter. I think I will go genuine on this one as the spill from the distributor pump attaches here with a banjo fitting.
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Filter to distributor pump. I would like to know the type and size of the indicated fitting.
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Distributor spill. As before, I think I'll need to go genuine. I would like an opinion on the fitting indicated yellow. It is supposed to be a check valve. Don't know if it is the right part, but it fit and it had some cut off fuel line so...... maybe.
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Injector spill rail etc. I think I'll be able to make the spill rail, I have new banjo bolts and washers. The red arrow is an unknown type and size. The yellow arrow is the return to the tank. Not sure what type of this fitting it is, but it's the tank end is the same as "tank to sedimentor" which I have.
Any help appreciated,
Regards, Marty.

I suggest that if you have a specialised diesel company locally, and they have someone who is approaching retirement, going round there and asking these questions is probably useful. A lot of these sorts of people are happy to ask questions. And they would be likely to have the parts you are after or be able to make them up, and if not, know where to get them. We have such a place in my nearest city, Dubbo.

If I had to guess, I would suggest the fittings are probably BSF threads - although that pump was made in the UNF thread era (and heading towards metrication), it was essentially the same pump as was fitted in 1956 to Landrovers, and even earlier on some engines especially tractors. It is quite likely they saw no need to complicate the production and spares supply chain by the change. But I don't really know. I've never needed to replace any of them!