series 3 2.25 diesel

looking for some pointers please, looking at a series 3 in the morning no mot or tax but for the money i'm tempted to have a go a getting back on the road it's a 1970's 90 county.any advice will be appreciated.

golden

If its a 90 County it aint a series 3, but I would check the chassis at all points, bulkhead, engine and gearbox. Just about everything basically.

Find out what it is if 1970 it should be a series 3 90's didnt come till the 80's and have coils and the series 3 has leaf suspension for starters

88 County

it's a 1975 2.25 diesel it definately a series 3,it looks the same as a 90 county as that was what i was looking for but the kids fell in love with the look of this old landy I will try and post a pic.

golden

88 !

Its a ringer.

every single inch of the chassis needs to be checked unless youre replacing with galvanised as a very rotten chassis can be very frustrating as you keep finding more and more holes even after you think youve finished patching.

especially check the front legs, all crossmembers (not too hard to replace) very front spring hangers and very rear spring hangers. and the bulkhead at the top corners, pillars, top rail and footwells

mechanically, check for oil in the water vice versa, test drive it. make sure it doesent pop out of any gears which again if your rebuilding the vehicle wouldnt be too hard to fix. the engines are usually pretty reliable, but check for excessive oil smoke, expect a reasonable amount especially upon startup. check the feel of the steering and operation of the brakes. these two things will be refurbished anyway during your project but its always better to start with better.
while driving press both accelerator and brake at the same time, and see if the clutch slips.

park it on the flat with hand brake off and out of gear. make sure it AINT moving as your going underneath it. wiggle the props at both ends and check for play in the UJ's and in the diff/gearbox too. check brake pipes and fuel lines etc.

and DONT forget to kick the tyres! then hell know you mean business. and offer him at least 10% less than what he asks if not more but without sounding cheeky.

kick the tyres and buy it !

offer a mars bar and then barter at least it looks complete!
good luck

thanks for the advice.

golden

Yeah, that's a series 3, not a county from the outside. There were companies some years ago that refurbished SIIIs and upgraded to a "county" like spec, but that doesn't look like one unless the inside has been done up.

yes the inside is ok to!