Thread: What did you do on your Landy today?

Put four new Bighorns on the County today, had five new Michelin XPCs delivered yesterday plus a set of 110 steel rims to save the muds from interstate work trips.
Backyard looks like a tyre yard!

Originally Posted by isuzutoo-eh

Put four new Bighorns on the County today, had five new Michelin XPCs delivered yesterday plus a set of 110 steel rims to save the muds from interstate work trips.
Backyard looks like a tyre yard!

5 new XPC's? I thought they were no longer available.

New old stock, my bad. Been in the back of a mate's shed for a year or two.

had the fire brigade come round to my house to tell me my disco has a fuel leak.

Originally Posted by Eevo

had the fire brigade come round to my house to tell me my disco has a fuel leak.

How did they manage that?

I cleaned mine very thoroughly after playing in the mud yesterday.
Started doing the interior, going slightly mental with the interior cleaner and a few towels.
We're talking cleaning the dust out of the gaps between storage bins and trim.
VERY CLEAN NOW.
Then I tried washing the outside in the dark.
Looked okay until this morning, not it looks almost worse

Put a roof rack on.

Originally Posted by Eevo

had the fire brigade come round to my house to tell me my disco has a fuel leak.

That happened to me about six months ago while I was in a meeting about 10kms from home. They had followed the 'snail trail' that I left behind. Had to get it flat topped (first time in nearly 50yrs of driving Landies!) back home.

As the fuel was leaking around the area of the rear axle, I assumed the common problem of the line from the tank having rubbed through. However, after removing ALL FOUR fuel lines and finding each one in perfect condition I then investigated the fuel filter and discovered that for the last 11,000kms, the filter had been fitted with not one but TWO square section 'O' rings between filter and body .

So, what could have been a five minute fix on the side of the road ended up being a five hour job plus a $70 tow.
Anyway I've now got a brand new spare fuel line on hand for when it does eventually rub through.

Oh! and the guy (yours truly) who fitted the second 'O' ring received a severe reprimand and will never do it again.

Starting the 2.0 ltr in Thomas the 107" was getting harder & harder, especially if left for a few days. Checked ignition & spark seemed weak. Had replaced coil a few weeks ago, so changed condensor & contact breaker points. Now a very nice spark, but still no start. So out with the carby starting jet which was clean & then the main jet which was almost totally blocked. Cleaned in petrol then blown out with compressed air, & started first touch of the button. Drove around the block with the bonnet still off & all is well.