After waiting for weeks my Stage 1 was ready to be collected on Saturday. I had a very nice drive home, about 100 miles on motorway, A roads and a few towns. The towns seemed quite narrow.....
Cruising at 65mph on the motorway was quite easy with overdrive engaged and the 235 tyres probably raise the gear ratio a bit too. Just over 18mpg which I think is quite good?
Here it is at home with a list of jobs sprawling out ahead of me!
First list of jobs are:
Take out the carb restrictors
Fix the heater fan
Unjam the heater control on the block
Change the engine thermostat
Fix the windscreen washers
Fix the reversing lights
Paint 2 of the wheels from white to limestone
Fit a new Lasalle headliner
Fit seatbelts in the back and a 3 point on the front and rear centre seats
Get some rubber mats
That should keep me quiet for a few minutes
Woo hoo, Land Rover at last!
Radiator flush is what you need. You can get it from pretty much aynwhere you'd normally get oils and stuff.
Follow the instructions carefully, the stuff can be nasty. And put the right amount of antifreeze to suit your local conditions.
Do it from the top heater hose to make certain you get to all the engine. And fill the engine from there too.
Follow the instructions carefully, the stuff can be nasty. And put the right amount of antifreeze to suit your local conditions.
Do it from the top heater hose to make certain you get to all the engine. And fill the engine from there too.
Alan
1983 ex-army FFR 109 Stage 1
2005 Disco 2 HSE TD5
1983 ex-army FFR 109 Stage 1
2005 Disco 2 HSE TD5
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I can take some pictures on the weekend, it's too dark before and after work at the momentlanddani wrote:coul you pout some phptos from inside?
What have you done with the (Take out the carb restrictors ) project?
The interior is standard other than the Lasalle headliner and new rubber mats.
All the best people have limestone wagonsredtailhawk wrote:nice looking wagon same colour as mind
redtailhawk