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1964 IIa , Jaguar 4.2 Engine, 3 Speed Auto, Stage 1 Axles, Standard
suspension, 90 Front grill.

NIG via Sureterm , 1500 miles a year, Agreed value, £100 Excess, Green lane
but not offroad cover, Travel abroad unlimited (days), towing cover etc. No
no claims accrument but how cheap can it get!

£129.76

Taxed last week fer nowt..

Just the MOT to sort once I bung the new carbs on.

:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

Spent longer Chatting about the conversion to a very excited middle aged
sounding bloke not yer Chav type who actually knew his Landrovers from his
Jeeps. If you go with them tell 'em I sent you as I'll get £20 knocked off
next year :). If 10 people go on My recommendation I could make a profit on
this insurance malarky ;-)

This is my Third year with the same company.

Just need to get it to run on Water now...

Lee D

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On or around Wed, 06 Oct 2004 16:07:18 GMT, "Lee_D" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>1964 IIa , Jaguar 4.2 Engine, 3 Speed Auto, Stage 1 Axles, Standard
>suspension, 90 Front grill.
>
>
>Just need to get it to run on Water now...

forget the new carbs, get it running on LPG...



:)

 
"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

>>Just need to get it to run on Water now...
>
> forget the new carbs, get it running on LPG...

Indeed... but the first hurdle is getting it to run. I suspect it's coked up
like a big black fury coked up thing... must get around to taking a look.

Lee D


 
On or around Wed, 06 Oct 2004 17:28:18 GMT, "Lee_D" <[email protected]>
enlightened us thusly:

>"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>
>>>Just need to get it to run on Water now...
>>
>> forget the new carbs, get it running on LPG...
>
>Indeed... but the first hurdle is getting it to run. I suspect it's coked up
>like a big black fury coked up thing... must get around to taking a look.

well, there's no reason why it shouldn't start on LPG, provided you guess
the settings close enough. I've managed to install and get running a system
on a V8 without ever actually getting the petrol system to work.

 
On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 16:07:18 GMT, "Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Taxed last week fer nowt..
>
>Just the MOT to sort once I bung the new carbs on.

Good show on the insurance, but how did you tax it without an MOT?


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Lee_D wrote:

>1964 IIa , Jaguar 4.2 Engine, 3 Speed Auto, Stage 1 Axles, Standard
>suspension, 90 Front grill.
>
>NIG via Sureterm , 1500 miles a year, Agreed value, £100 Excess, Green lane
>but not offroad cover, Travel abroad unlimited (days), towing cover etc. No
>no claims accrument but how cheap can it get!
>
>£129.76
>
>Taxed last week fer nowt..
>
>Just the MOT to sort once I bung the new carbs on.
>
>:) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
>
>Spent longer Chatting about the conversion to a very excited middle aged
>sounding bloke not yer Chav type who actually knew his Landrovers from his
>Jeeps. If you go with them tell 'em I sent you as I'll get £20 knocked off
>next year :). If 10 people go on My recommendation I could make a profit on
>this insurance malarky ;-)
>
>This is my Third year with the same company.
>
>Just need to get it to run on Water now...
>
>Lee D
>
>

Well done Lee,

Makes my FC cover with NU Direct at the thick end of £500 for a very
faintly modified (suspension and exhaust) RRC V8i seem totally sick.

Richard
 
In news:[email protected],
Lee_D <[email protected]> blithered:
> 1964 IIa , Jaguar 4.2 Engine, 3 Speed Auto, Stage 1 Axles, Standard
> suspension, 90 Front grill.
>
> NIG via Sureterm , 1500 miles a year, Agreed value, £100 Excess,
> Green lane but not offroad cover, Travel abroad unlimited (days),
> towing cover etc. No no claims accrument but how cheap can it get!
>
> £129.76
>
> Taxed last week fer nowt..
>
> Just the MOT to sort once I bung the new carbs on.
>
> :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
>
> Spent longer Chatting about the conversion to a very excited middle
> aged sounding bloke not yer Chav type who actually knew his
> Landrovers from his Jeeps. If you go with them tell 'em I sent you as
> I'll get £20 knocked off next year :). If 10 people go on My
> recommendation I could make a profit on this insurance malarky ;-)
>
> This is my Third year with the same company.
>
> Just need to get it to run on Water now...
>
> Lee D

Sounds like you've mastered walking on it!

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maybe skydiving's not for you!


 
Proves it pays to shop around for insurance.

I have a SAAB 9000 Aero insured through Swinton at £650 pa FC, went to them
with my RR Classic 1991 and they wanted another £500!!!!!

After much searching via the interweb and many phone calls I ended up with
the AA, of all places, and paid £295 for the RR, FC !!!

AlunP

 
"Mother" <"@ {mother} @"@101fc.net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Wed, 06 Oct 2004 16:07:18 GMT, "Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Taxed last week fer nowt..
>>
>>Just the MOT to sort once I bung the new carbs on.
>
> Good show on the insurance, but how did you tax it without an MOT?

S'got MOT till the 13th ...just needs a newun.

Given it was Running rich when last running and also at the last MOT I
daren't take it for an MOT as the Lads will be gagging on the fumes.
Emmisions isn't an issue :)

Lee D


 
"Richard Savage" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Well done Lee,
>
> Makes my FC cover with NU Direct at the thick end of £500 for a very
> faintly modified (suspension and exhaust) RRC V8i seem totally sick.

Certainly worth ringing them for a quote if nowt else, It's fully comp too
only down side being the lack of accumulative N/C bonus. You can always
cancel and renew if it saves sufficent to justify it.

They (Sureterm) do a cracking deal on the 101 too... but thats standard.
Dunno how they fair on the regular Landies.. In fact I'm sure they couldn't
compete on our RRC which we still have currently through the AA and thats
bog standard.

Lee D


 
"Alun P" <alun.priddle@NOSPAMblueyonderDOTcoDOTuk> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Proves it pays to shop around for insurance.
>
> I have a SAAB 9000 Aero insured through Swinton at £650 pa FC, went to
> them with my RR Classic 1991 and they wanted another £500!!!!!
>
> After much searching via the interweb and many phone calls I ended up with
> the AA, of all places, and paid £295 for the RR, FC !!!
>
> AlunP

Yep we can ditto that for the RRC via the AA.... spooky init!

Lee D


 

"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> 1964 IIa , Jaguar 4.2 Engine, 3 Speed Auto, Stage 1 Axles, Standard
> suspension, 90 Front grill.
>
> NIG via Sureterm , 1500 miles a year, Agreed value, £100 Excess, Green
> lane but not offroad cover, Travel abroad unlimited (days), towing cover
> etc. No no claims accrument but how cheap can it get!
>
> £129.76
>
> Taxed last week fer nowt..
>
> Just the MOT to sort once I bung the new carbs on.
>
> :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
>
> Spent longer Chatting about the conversion to a very excited middle aged
> sounding bloke not yer Chav type who actually knew his Landrovers from his
> Jeeps. If you go with them tell 'em I sent you as I'll get £20 knocked off
> next year :). If 10 people go on My recommendation I could make a profit
> on this insurance malarky ;-)
>
> This is my Third year with the same company.
>
> Just need to get it to run on Water now...
>
> Lee D
>
> --
>
> www.lrproject.com
>
> Workshop photos from Landrover repairs
> & other such tinkerings.
> Home of Percy the Jag powered Landrover
>
>

Any idea of age limits etc? I'm not gonna do more than 1500m a year in Monty
the RRC

She's 15 years old & I'm 37!

Nige


 
"Nige" <nigel.ince****[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...

> She's 15 years old & I'm 37!

I hope were still talking about your Rangie in which case I can't see any
problems with the age :) Given a ring on 0700 20 20 999.

Lee D
>
> Nige
>


 
"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:eek:[email protected]...
>
> well, there's no reason why it shouldn't start on LPG, provided you guess
> the settings close enough. I've managed to install and get running a
system
> on a V8 without ever actually getting the petrol system to work.
>

Hmmm - perhaps you could hand me some of your magic dust. My RR won't run
on either at the moment. The airflow meter is knacked and it just splutters
and coughs out clouds of thick black smoke before giving up on petrol. On
gas BANG it wont even BANG try to BANG BANG run .......PHUT. Needless to
say I don't have any air filter left now (the airflow meter was bust before
this incident)! All since I switched it over to petrol on the move to give
the injectors a squirt through - as recommended on here in fact (lies,
damned lies and Landrovers!!). It used to run on gas just fine (although
the already bust air meter meant that petrol was always tricky). Cured the
old lady outside the post office of her constipation when I switched back to
gas anyway.

I knew I shouldn't have messed with it. :(

Steve


 
On or around Thu, 7 Oct 2004 18:15:38 +0000 (UTC), "Steve"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:eek:[email protected]...
>>
>> well, there's no reason why it shouldn't start on LPG, provided you guess
>> the settings close enough. I've managed to install and get running a
>system
>> on a V8 without ever actually getting the petrol system to work.
>>
>
>Hmmm - perhaps you could hand me some of your magic dust. My RR won't run
>on either at the moment. The airflow meter is knacked and it just splutters
>and coughs out clouds of thick black smoke before giving up on petrol. On
>gas BANG it wont even BANG try to BANG BANG run .......PHUT. Needless to
>say I don't have any air filter left now (the airflow meter was bust before
>this incident)! All since I switched it over to petrol on the move to give
>the injectors a squirt through - as recommended on here in fact (lies,
>damned lies and Landrovers!!). It used to run on gas just fine (although
>the already bust air meter meant that petrol was always tricky). Cured the
>old lady outside the post office of her constipation when I switched back to
>gas anyway.
>
>I knew I shouldn't have messed with it. :(

hehe. System details?

but you'll need a new air filter element if that's buggered. wrong or
missing air filter element will produce very silly answers on gas.

if it's an open loop OMVL... main adjuster in the gas line to the engine
about half-way, small (8mm head) screw (fixed idle bleed) on the vap. about
3/4 turn out, large (10mm head, with spring) screw (mixture) with the top of
the head about 15mm out from the vap body.

That assumes a standard airbox and normal-sized mixers. if it won't go, try
turning the gas off (and petrol i.e. no fuel) while cranking - if it fires,
you're a lot too rich, screw the mixture in about 1 turn and try again. if
turning the gas off doesn't make it fire, it's a lot too lean, so try
screwing the mixture screw out about 1 turn. Once it's running, you can get
it on a crypton and tune it properly.

Other open loop are similar but may not have the 2 adjustments on the
vapouriser.

 
"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Thu, 7 Oct 2004 18:15:38 +0000 (UTC), "Steve"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >
> >I knew I shouldn't have messed with it. :(
>
> hehe. System details?
>
> but you'll need a new air filter element if that's buggered. wrong or
> missing air filter element will produce very silly answers on gas.
>
> if it's an open loop OMVL... main adjuster in the gas line to the engine
> about half-way, small (8mm head) screw (fixed idle bleed) on the vap.
about
> 3/4 turn out, large (10mm head, with spring) screw (mixture) with the top
of
> the head about 15mm out from the vap body.
>
> That assumes a standard airbox and normal-sized mixers. if it won't go,
try
> turning the gas off (and petrol i.e. no fuel) while cranking - if it
fires,
> you're a lot too rich, screw the mixture in about 1 turn and try again.
if
> turning the gas off doesn't make it fire, it's a lot too lean, so try
> screwing the mixture screw out about 1 turn. Once it's running, you can
get
> it on a crypton and tune it properly.
>
> Other open loop are similar but may not have the 2 adjustments on the
> vapouriser.

The system has what you said - a main adjuster in the pipe from vapouriser
to inlet manifold (plastic finger twiddle-able with spring) and two more on
the vapouriser itself (i.e. 3 twiddlers in all). Of the two on the vap.
one is a brass plain-slot screw thingy (about the size of the 8mm head you
mentioned, and very tight!!) and the other has a knurled plastic
finger-twiddly knob (haven't noticed a spring, but haven't looked hard
either). I've got a serviceable airflow meter, but that isn't going
anywhere near the vehicle until the blow-back is sorted!

Steve


 
On or around Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:07:48 +0000 (UTC), "Steve"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On or around Thu, 7 Oct 2004 18:15:38 +0000 (UTC), "Steve"
>> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>> >
>> >I knew I shouldn't have messed with it. :(
>>
>> hehe. System details?
>>
>> but you'll need a new air filter element if that's buggered. wrong or
>> missing air filter element will produce very silly answers on gas.
>>
>> if it's an open loop OMVL... main adjuster in the gas line to the engine
>> about half-way, small (8mm head) screw (fixed idle bleed) on the vap.
>about
>> 3/4 turn out, large (10mm head, with spring) screw (mixture) with the top
>of
>> the head about 15mm out from the vap body.
>>
>> That assumes a standard airbox and normal-sized mixers. if it won't go,
>try
>> turning the gas off (and petrol i.e. no fuel) while cranking - if it
>fires,
>> you're a lot too rich, screw the mixture in about 1 turn and try again.
>if
>> turning the gas off doesn't make it fire, it's a lot too lean, so try
>> screwing the mixture screw out about 1 turn. Once it's running, you can
>get
>> it on a crypton and tune it properly.
>>
>> Other open loop are similar but may not have the 2 adjustments on the
>> vapouriser.
>
>The system has what you said - a main adjuster in the pipe from vapouriser
>to inlet manifold (plastic finger twiddle-able with spring) and two more on
>the vapouriser itself (i.e. 3 twiddlers in all). Of the two on the vap.
>one is a brass plain-slot screw thingy (about the size of the 8mm head you
>mentioned, and very tight!!) and the other has a knurled plastic
>finger-twiddly knob (haven't noticed a spring, but haven't looked hard
>either). I've got a serviceable airflow meter, but that isn't going
>anywhere near the vehicle until the blow-back is sorted!

's not the OMVL 90 then. does the vapouriser have any ID on it?
 
"Austin Shackles" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On or around Fri, 8 Oct 2004 12:07:48 +0000 (UTC), "Steve"
> >
> >The system has what you said - a main adjuster in the pipe from
vapouriser
> >to inlet manifold (plastic finger twiddle-able with spring) and two more
on
> >the vapouriser itself (i.e. 3 twiddlers in all). Of the two on the vap.
> >one is a brass plain-slot screw thingy (about the size of the 8mm head
you
> >mentioned, and very tight!!) and the other has a knurled plastic
> >finger-twiddly knob (haven't noticed a spring, but haven't looked hard
> >either). I've got a serviceable airflow meter, but that isn't going
> >anywhere near the vehicle until the blow-back is sorted!
>
> 's not the OMVL 90 then. does the vapouriser have any ID on it?

"Voltran" is the make - I don't know if there are any other numbers or
whatever on it. The vehicle isn't parked where I am now so I can't have a
look until tomorrow at the earliest.

Steve


 
On or around Fri, 8 Oct 2004 16:43:12 +0000 (UTC), "Steve"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>> 's not the OMVL 90 then. does the vapouriser have any ID on it?
>
>"Voltran" is the make - I don't know if there are any other numbers or
>whatever on it. The vehicle isn't parked where I am now so I can't have a
>look until tomorrow at the earliest.
>

ask on uk.rec.cars.fuel.lpg if anyone knows what the adjusters do on that
vapouriser. someone probably has one.
 
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