Eek! Help needed (newbie owner) Water pump, gearbox, engine!

Hi Folks!

Ok, my SIII ex army has a few problems, now i've had chance to
look it over more.

there seems to be quite a leak from the water pump! the radiator
was DRY (and i'd driven it for about 10mins!)

So, looks like I need a new pump, these are not expensive
from what i've seen, but how much will it cost to change?

Or is it really something I can do myself? I don't have
anywhere I can service it, so it would have to be done
in a few hours. I'm handy with a screwdriver, but
this seems daunting? I've read the Hanynes manual, talks
about draining the system (well its already drained!) and
then removing the radiator! Can this be done by one person?

Next! there is a pretty good oil leak from what seems to be
the gearbox,,,, grr, it does sound like a bucket of bolts when
the engine is running... suggestions?

Lastly I checked the plugs 1-3 are ok, but 4 (near the
bulkhead) was covered in oil and needed a good clean.

I expect this means there is some slack in the cylinder?
This will be expensive to fix no? Anything I can do to
find out what is causing this?

Due to the waterpump issue I can't drive it anywhere to
be fixed and the cost of trailering it somewhere is out of
the question.

So any suggestion would be appricated.

On a different note, it being ex army there are a few
bits that i can identify. One is a box behind the passenger
seat, (not behind as in not visable, more on the seat back,
it has wires leading to it to and two large battery
like terminals and the two leads that look like they
would connect to a battery? any clue to what this was
for?


Thanks.

beenie wrote:

> Hi Folks!
>
> Ok, my SIII ex army has a few problems, now i've had chance to
> look it over more.
>
> there seems to be quite a leak from the water pump! the radiator
> was DRY (and i'd driven it for about 10mins!)
>
> So, looks like I need a new pump, these are not expensive
> from what i've seen, but how much will it cost to change?
>
> Or is it really something I can do myself? I don't have
> anywhere I can service it, so it would have to be done
> in a few hours. I'm handy with a screwdriver, but
> this seems daunting? I've read the Hanynes manual, talks
> about draining the system (well its already drained!) and
> then removing the radiator! Can this be done by one person?

Ahh....Mr londonlandy.

Do it yourself, it's not overly hard. IIRC you won't need to take the
radiator out. Should take you a couple of hours or so.

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[email protected] "beenie" wrote:

> >> I'd be inclined to leave
> > the radio-battery side alone. It could be complicated.
>
> thanks for the advice, i'm current attempting to get the
> water pump off... no easy when you don't have a clue!
>
> should the water that came out of the rad be chocolate
> brown?

No.

It suggests that it was short of anti-freeze, the modern types have
corrosion inhibitors. It's worth flushing the system.

>
> also there is a LOT of oil in the air filter / pipework

Oil-bath air filter, it's a quite good system. It could have been over-
filled.


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beenie wrote:

>>> I'd be inclined to leave
>> the radio-battery side alone. It could be complicated.
>
> thanks for the advice, i'm current attempting to get the
> water pump off... no easy when you don't have a clue!
>
> should the water that came out of the rad be chocolate
> brown?

Not really, but it is quite usual, and nothing to be alarmed about. Worth
draining it and replacing with good quality antifreeze.
>
> also there is a LOT of oil in the air filter / pipework

The oil bath aircleaner is supposed to have oil in it to the level marked.
The only way it will get into the pipework though, is by overfilling the
aircleaner, tipping it while installing/removing it, or by excessive (or
long term) oil fumes from the engine breather that goes into the intake,
assuming this is fitted.
JD

(snip)

>> I'd be inclined to leave
> the radio-battery side alone. It could be complicated.

thanks for the advice, i'm current attempting to get the
water pump off... no easy when you don't have a clue!

should the water that came out of the rad be chocolate
brown?

also there is a LOT of oil in the air filter / pipework

this is going to be a long journey!

beenie wrote:

>>> I'd be inclined to leave
>> the radio-battery side alone. It could be complicated.
>
> thanks for the advice, i'm current attempting to get the
> water pump off... no easy when you don't have a clue!
>
> should the water that came out of the rad be chocolate
> brown?

Not really, but it is quite usual, and nothing to be alarmed about. Worth
draining it and replacing with good quality antifreeze.
>
> also there is a LOT of oil in the air filter / pipework

The oil bath aircleaner is supposed to have oil in it to the level marked.
The only way it will get into the pipework though, is by overfilling the
aircleaner, tipping it while installing/removing it, or by excessive (or
long term) oil fumes from the engine breather that goes into the intake,
assuming this is fitted.
JD

(snip)