Don't you just love it when...

....you've had everything apart and it starts first time?

After getting well fed up with lots of little problems with the S2a (several
recent threads - sorry to go on) I bit the bullet and did the lot. The
vehicle now has

- Turner Stage 1 unleaded head
- New Zenith carb from Burlen
- New water pump, thermostat and all hoses
- New coil
- Decoked and polished pistons
- Cooling system flushed, back-flushed, side-flushed and every kind of
flushed
- All removed parts cleaned, polished, or painted as appropriate
- Plus points, timing and tappets set with surgical accuracy (!)

All back together this afternoon. Turned it over with the coil disconnected
to restore the oil pressure, then reconnected coil, held breath and
*con-tact*.....

Started first turn of the key, and settled immediately to a steady idle.
Now sounds like a sewing machine. No oily smoke from the exhaust, no madly
variable idling, several rattles and squeaks strangely vanished.

I've only taken it for a quick spin round the lanes, so I can't say too much
about the Turner head, except that it seems to take hills much more easily,
and altogether feels like a bigger engine.

Another bonus - Mrs B has now completed Land Rover Mechanics 101 and is
fully trained in Tappet Adjustment, Why That Thing Needs Oil, and How Not To
Put Things In Upside Down. She sat in the cab to start it, and the smile on
her face was worth a million.

Next chapter - how fitting parabolics mean you won't need that sports bra.


--
Rich
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Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

On 2005-07-23, Richard Brookman <[email protected]> wrote:

> Next chapter - how fitting parabolics mean you won't need that sports bra.

You could just try losing some weight?

Sorry, couldn't resist..

--
For every expert, there is an equal but opposite expert

Don't you just love it when you can afford to do all that.

I am having to keep everything down to necessary maintanance at the moment



--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes


"Richard Brookman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> ...you've had everything apart and it starts first time?
>
> After getting well fed up with lots of little problems with the S2a
(several
> recent threads - sorry to go on) I bit the bullet and did the lot. The
> vehicle now has
>
> - Turner Stage 1 unleaded head
> - New Zenith carb from Burlen
> - New water pump, thermostat and all hoses
> - New coil
> - Decoked and polished pistons
> - Cooling system flushed, back-flushed, side-flushed and every kind of
> flushed
> - All removed parts cleaned, polished, or painted as appropriate
> - Plus points, timing and tappets set with surgical accuracy (!)
>
> All back together this afternoon. Turned it over with the coil
disconnected
> to restore the oil pressure, then reconnected coil, held breath and
> *con-tact*.....
>
> Started first turn of the key, and settled immediately to a steady idle.
> Now sounds like a sewing machine. No oily smoke from the exhaust, no
madly
> variable idling, several rattles and squeaks strangely vanished.
>
> I've only taken it for a quick spin round the lanes, so I can't say too
much
> about the Turner head, except that it seems to take hills much more
easily,
> and altogether feels like a bigger engine.
>
> Another bonus - Mrs B has now completed Land Rover Mechanics 101 and is
> fully trained in Tappet Adjustment, Why That Thing Needs Oil, and How Not
To
> Put Things In Upside Down. She sat in the cab to start it, and the smile
on
> her face was worth a million.
>
> Next chapter - how fitting parabolics mean you won't need that sports bra.
>
>
> --
> Rich
> ==============================
> Disco 300 Tdi auto
> S2a 88" SW
> Tiggrr (V8 trialler)
>
>

so Larry was, like...
> Don't you just love it when you can afford to do all that.

Well, yes, actually.

> I am having to keep everything down to necessary maintanance at the
> moment

Having spent 20+ years keeping a variety of old bangers on the road on
minimal (or no) maintenance, don't begrudge me my little indulgence of a
couple of hundred keeping a classic LR running sweet. There are plenty of
Disco 3 and RR3 owners around to be sarcastic about, if you must.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

so Ian Rawlings was, like...
> On 2005-07-23, Richard Brookman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Next chapter - how fitting parabolics mean you won't need that
>> sports bra.
>
> You could just try losing some weight?
>
> Sorry, couldn't resist..

LOL

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 10:53:54 +0100, "Larry" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>Don't you just love it when you can afford to do all that.
>
>I am having to keep everything down to necessary maintanance at the moment


Join the club. I'd love to get my head re-done by Automotive Comp and
fit a SU carb, but I can barely afford to put petrol in the bloody
thing at the moment, let alone buy the clutch it needs.

Alex

On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:42:32 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>don't begrudge me my little indulgence of a
>couple of hundred keeping a classic LR running sweet.

Turning out to be an expensive year I expect, though

>There are plenty of
>Disco 3 and RR3 owners around to be sarcastic about, if you must.

Ah yes, that Neil and his 60K runaround... ;-)

so Mother" <"@ {m} @ was, like...
> On Sun, 24 Jul 2005 11:42:32 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> don't begrudge me my little indulgence of a
>> couple of hundred keeping a classic LR running sweet.
>
> Turning out to be an expensive year I expect, though

Ahem, yes, just a bit. Fun though...

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)