Series 2 back on the road

Pressed the starter.. nada.. checked battery connections.. jump leaf direct to starter.. not a lot, just a slight whir guessing that's what went pop. Hopefully a brush broken?
Will need to take it off to see

kermit_rr said:

Pressed the starter.. nada.. checked battery connections.. jump leaf direct to starter.. not a lot, just a slight whir guessing that's what went pop. Hopefully a brush broken?
Will need to take it off to see

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Has the starter got its own piggy back solenoid or a remote chassis mounted one?

lynall said:

Has the starter got its own piggy back solenoid or a remote chassis mounted one?

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Chassis mounted push button.. the early one without the button underneath. Bypassed it to make sure it's not that

Tried to get the exhaust off.. the 2 easy ones came off easy, the one at the back is a funky size
That's manifold off i reckon.
Why is everything so hard work?

Starter off and stripped down, cleaned up and put back together. It now works with gusto again. Result!!
It had the shock of its life when i connected the jump leads! Looked like something out of the movies when they use a defibrillator

On the flip side I'm not sure it's a landy starter, but it fits and has been on for at least 30 years and isn't showing much wear

Well the starter didn't do much, pressed the button and the headlight tail came on, that's all!!
Need to check the battery earth with a jump lead.

The old oil has been in for at least a decade.. do i drain and refill, or start up and warm, then drain and refill? I'll bet there's a lot of sludge in the sump that won't drain from cold

The main battery ground is now replaced and everything works properly! Replaced the cable and moved the ground point

kermit_rr said:

The old oil has been in for at least a decade.. do i drain and refill, or start up and warm, then drain and refill? I'll bet there's a lot of sludge in the sump that won't drain from cold

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Take the sump off, to check the porosity of it as well as clean and check oil pick up, don't forget to replace any 'O' rings on pick up and dipstick tube ...

The brass filter on the end of the petrol pipe is knackered, will remove it and put an in-line filter somewhere that's easier to get to and clean

Fuel tank is fitted! Not fully plumbed in, but in place.
Slow progress is better than no progress

Fuel plumbed in, carb full, no leaks.

Spark getting lost in the dizzy somewhere, i can hear it escape? Good spark to the dizzy though so that's a start.
The cap looks good and the rotor arm looks good.. hmm...

Helps if i put the plug leads on the right order

We now have a landy purring as it should

kermit_rr said:

We now have a landy purring as it should

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Apart from the new back box which now has a hole in it from the earlier wake-up call

Oil drained and new filter in place!! Time to refill!!!

Oopsie, need brake cylinders! Already got flexi hoses
Coolant refreshed, so that's another tick!!