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Turboman
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Good advice! Isn't it interesting when you combine tractors and commuting vehicles
My commute is only about 20 metres over to the yard. I usually walk!
wattfield
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Handy in slow traffic if you want to nip out to buy a bacon roll from a mobile snack bar.
waldamar
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Is it ex military by any chance? FFR [fitted for radio] that throttle was used to run dynamo for best voltage while stationary - does it work?
If a landy is doing serious amount of static work an oil cooler would have been advisable. I suppose the most common activity would be a capstan winch. I have the original optional extra catalogue - the static throttle was listed alongside other things you can't get now even secondhand; rear mechanical rear PTO with a belt pulley. That and the capstan winch would be my wish list. Have never used the static throttle ever apart from the odd choke.
waldamar
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Oh yes! so whilst mileage maybe low - hours may be astronomical! you ought to have [but not certain] no middle seat, but a really nice battery box, two batteries, 24 volt, HUGE alternator/dynamo and lots of other whacky stuff like shielded ignition etc.
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Mine didn't go above 2000 rpm flat out any way. Flat as a witches tit.While since I had one, but my memory is it only revs it up to about 2000rpm, about what you want for PTO use. For series on the open road, you wan all the revs you can get!
Could be wrong but it would be dangerous in either case.
waldamar
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Possibly/probably it's been converted to 12v - should be 2 batteries linked for 24v, a sodding great dynamo [really HUGE] all bulbs 24v etc and your ht leads and distributer cap look weird, as do your spark plugs. HT leads are kind of woven metal stuff - all easily noticeable if still there, oh, and maybe a weird light switch. Any of that sound familiar? Many have been converted to 12v for ease and economy [spark plugs for FFR £25.00 each if you can find em!] Photos would help id for certain................................. good luck
Great, thanks for that background. Would the second battery have been located in the middle seat area? If so it has been converted into a subwoofer with a stereo set into it (pic 1). Here's a picture of under the bonnet- anything interesting there? Also an internal shot of the cab.
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Kin ell that's in good nick. What's the extra lever for?
waldamar
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AH! We're diesel yes? in which case ignore most I've said! Although it's looking so clean and tidy I reckon if it was an FFR it's had plenty of conversion [like possibly petrol 24v to diesel 12v] check it's chassis number to see what it left the factory as. Has it got overdrive?
jamesmartin
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according to his pic it does have overdrive
waldamar
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Looks like you've got a goodun - decode the chassis number, it'd be interesting to know what you've got. Good luck,
Turboman
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Lots about the vehicle. Very clean, straight looking series, with overdrive already installed. Lovely!
http://www.vindecoderz.com/EN/Land Rover
X2 on it's condition. Is that orange switch a kill switch? Get that retro radio on and your flares.
