A little 'thank you' and some more advice please...

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Dan Burdge

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About 18 months ago I posted a cry for help to this newsgroup.
Father-in-law wanted to resurrect a SIII 109 Safari that had been stuck
in a barn for 10 years not moving and I hadn't a clue what I was doing.
Many replies followed with advice on first steps including one
particularly long thread on what happens to fuel left in tank after a
long time. Lee D I think?

Anyway, 6 week-ends, several orders from Paddocks and a lot of cursing
later it passed MOT just before Christmas. Father-in-law incredibly
happy, brownie points all round. So thank you to everyone who replied
with advice. Even the heater works well!

Having been running around for a few hundred miles it has now started to
show some small oil leaks from rear of engine and there is a distressing
smell of fuel when parked up.

The nett effect of being in the barn seems to be that all metal is in
fantastic condition, chassis sound, body work fine etc. but that
anything rubber has dried-up, cracked and is now failing.

I know that I need to start replacing all the rubber bits but where do I
start? Do I fix faults as they occur or are there some important
preventative jobs I should be doing straight away?

Dan.
 
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<snip>

> happy, brownie points all round. So thank you to everyone who replied

There are some pretty nice people on this group indeed.

> with advice. Even the heater works well!

The heater works? You must have mixed up some tubes then ;-)

> Having been running around for a few hundred miles it has now started
> to show some small oil leaks from rear of engine and there is a

Don't worry, oil leaks are factory spec. On the contrary; if it stops
leaking oil, then you're in trouble.

> distressing smell of fuel when parked up.

Landies are smelly bits of machinery, but fuel is a bit hazardous.

> The nett effect of being in the barn seems to be that all metal is in
> fantastic condition, chassis sound, body work fine etc. but that
> anything rubber has dried-up, cracked and is now failing.
>
> I know that I need to start replacing all the rubber bits but where
> do I start? Do I fix faults as they occur or are there some important
> preventative jobs I should be doing straight away?

Err... the fuel hoses?


 
Dan Burdge wrote:

> About 18 months ago I posted a cry for help to this newsgroup.
> Father-in-law wanted to resurrect a SIII 109 Safari that had been stuck
> in a barn for 10 years not moving and I hadn't a clue what I was doing.
> Many replies followed with advice on first steps including one
> particularly long thread on what happens to fuel left in tank after a
> long time. Lee D I think?
>
> Anyway, 6 week-ends, several orders from Paddocks and a lot of cursing
> later it passed MOT just before Christmas. Father-in-law incredibly
> happy, brownie points all round. So thank you to everyone who replied
> with advice. Even the heater works well!
>
> Having been running around for a few hundred miles it has now started to
> show some small oil leaks from rear of engine and there is a distressing
> smell of fuel when parked up.
>
> The nett effect of being in the barn seems to be that all metal is in
> fantastic condition, chassis sound, body work fine etc. but that
> anything rubber has dried-up, cracked and is now failing.
>
> I know that I need to start replacing all the rubber bits but where do I
> start? Do I fix faults as they occur or are there some important
> preventative jobs I should be doing straight away?
>
> Dan.

I'd be inclines to replace bits as necessary - there is an awful lot of
rubber bits. But the smell of fuel suggests a close look at the hoses
involves in fuel supply would be a good idea (Filler & breather hoses,
fuel supply hoses). Also look at the fuel pump and all the engine hoses -
radiator, heater, engine breathers, diaphragm in the PCV and air cleaner to
carburetter.
On the body, the door seals and the rubber between e.g. windscreen and
bulkhead and roof should be checked for leaks before rust gets a hold and
replaced as necessary. It is very difficult to completely leakproof a
Series Landrover, but you should try and minimise the amount of water that
gets on to and accumulates on ungalvanised steel, especially the bulkhead.
JD
 
On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:27:18 +0000 (UTC), Dan Burdge
<[email protected]> wrote:

>About 18 months ago I posted a cry for help to this newsgroup.
>Father-in-law wanted to resurrect a SIII 109 Safari that had been stuck
>in a barn for 10 years not moving and I hadn't a clue what I was doing.
>Many replies followed with advice on first steps including one
>particularly long thread on what happens to fuel left in tank after a
>long time. Lee D I think?
>
>Anyway, 6 week-ends, several orders from Paddocks and a lot of cursing
>later it passed MOT just before Christmas. Father-in-law incredibly
>happy, brownie points all round. So thank you to everyone who replied
>with advice. Even the heater works well!
>
>Having been running around for a few hundred miles it has now started to
>show some small oil leaks from rear of engine and there is a distressing
>smell of fuel when parked up.
>
>The nett effect of being in the barn seems to be that all metal is in
>fantastic condition, chassis sound, body work fine etc. but that
>anything rubber has dried-up, cracked and is now failing.
>
>I know that I need to start replacing all the rubber bits but where do I
>start? Do I fix faults as they occur or are there some important
>preventative jobs I should be doing straight away?
>
>Dan.

MOT should have checked all brake pipes, including the flexibles, but
if I was worrying about perished rubber bits, thats where I would
start.

David
 

<snip>
It is very difficult to completely leakproof a
> Series Landrover, but you should try and minimise the amount of water that
> gets on to and accumulates on ungalvanised steel, especially the bulkhead.

When it rains heavily, my S3 gushes in water through the bulkhead. I was
thinking of taking a transparent sealing gun to it, but I'm not exactly sure
where the water is acutally coming in....any ideas?

Paul


 
Pacman wrote:

>
> <snip>
> It is very difficult to completely leakproof a
>> Series Landrover, but you should try and minimise the amount of water
>> that gets on to and accumulates on ungalvanised steel, especially the
>> bulkhead.
>
> When it rains heavily, my S3 gushes in water through the bulkhead. I was
> thinking of taking a transparent sealing gun to it, but I'm not exactly
> sure where the water is acutally coming in....any ideas?
>
> Paul

Hard to say without looking at it. But I would be wary of sealing it without
understanding where the water is getting in - you might be just making sure
it stays in the bulkhead to promote rust. The upper bulkhead is two layers,
to help it rust, and the aim is to stop water getting into the bulkhead,
not stop it getting out into the cabin. Favourite spots are the seal along
the base of the windscreen, the vents and the windscrean hinges, plus, of
course the door seals. But there are other places as well!
JD
 
On or around Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:03:21 +0100, "Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>"aghasee" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Don't worry, oil leaks are factory spec. On the contrary; if it stops
>>leaking oil, then you're in trouble.
>
>Holy sh*t, our LR90 2.5TD does not leak at all!? Are we doing smth.
>wrong? *g*
>

I trust there's some oil in it? :)

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"Ralph A. Schmid, DK5RAS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "aghasee" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Don't worry, oil leaks are factory spec. On the contrary; if it stops
> >leaking oil, then you're in trouble.
>
> Holy sh*t, our LR90 2.5TD does not leak at all!? Are we doing smth.
> wrong? *g*
>
>
>
no, its just out of oil :)


 
The message <[email protected]>
from Dan Burdge <[email protected]> contains these words:

> About 18 months ago I posted a cry for help to this newsgroup.

> Having been running around for a few hundred miles it has now started to
> show some small oil leaks from rear of engine and there is a distressing
> smell of fuel when parked up.

I generally have found the pipes to the fuel tank behind the seats have
a crack, hence the smell of fuel, One is a funny shape for the filler
about 2 inches across at one end 2 1/2 at the other end, the other pipe
is 1/2 inch or so standard fuel pipe for air breather to tank.

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Warwick Barnes wrote:
> The message <[email protected]>
> from Dan Burdge <[email protected]> contains these words:
>
>
>>About 18 months ago I posted a cry for help to this newsgroup.
>
>
>>Having been running around for a few hundred miles it has now started to
>>show some small oil leaks from rear of engine and there is a distressing
>>smell of fuel when parked up.
>
>
> I generally have found the pipes to the fuel tank behind the seats have
> a crack, hence the smell of fuel, One is a funny shape for the filler
> about 2 inches across at one end 2 1/2 at the other end, the other pipe
> is 1/2 inch or so standard fuel pipe for air breather to tank.
>
Thanks, I'll have a look at these.
 
So Dan Burdge was, like

>>> Having been running around for a few hundred miles it has now
>>> started to show some small oil leaks from rear of engine and there
>>> is a distressing smell of fuel when parked up.
>>
>>
>> I generally have found the pipes to the fuel tank behind the seats
>> have a crack, hence the smell of fuel, One is a funny shape for the
>> filler about 2 inches across at one end 2 1/2 at the other end, the
>> other pipe is 1/2 inch or so standard fuel pipe for air breather to
>> tank.
> Thanks, I'll have a look at these.

Also lift the seat and seatbox panel and check it isn't weeping from the
gaskets where the fuel take-off pipe and sender are fixed. If it's worse
when full or nearly, that's the likely culprit.

--

Rich

Pas d'elle yeux Rhone que nous


 
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