The Emberton transfer box lever gaiter arrived today, now fitted. Copper grease applied to the floor fixing screws.

Won this lovely chopping board for Best Series Land Rover at the 4th Annual "Vineyard Series" meet on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts........

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Well done britrover.
I will now admit my stupidity in screwing down the red gear knob for the transfer box after fitting the new gaiter, and.....
It had been done before so I superglued the broken bit back again and ordered a really posh one from Emberton.
As a late mate once pointed out.
"No point in being the richest stiff in the graveyard."

  Congratulations - well deserved 


 

Quote from: Wittsend on Jul 27, 2024, 09:55 AMOT

The curse of North Yorkshire strikes Wittsend again.

On bringing my new baby home yesterday, she decided to blow a water hose 25 miles into the trip home.

And so ... it was the "big yellow taxi" home in 3 relay stages.

On the other hand, I saved a fortune in petrol 

Hopefully easily fixed.
(The car is not black, it's charcoal grey)

Smashing. The last and most potent of the breed, with the Weslake head and plenty of poke.

Canterbury registration number too, which is nice. Let me know if you're ever tempted to split them. 😉

... yesterday I was checking the (I think) gradually diminishing gradual weep from this newly installed 8-hole alloy water pump, but discovered that some of the other connections were actually (occasionally) weeping much faster. Removed the bottom hose and bypass hose and found various places where the original casting imperfections have never been fettled (one example in the photo). I don't really understand how this part has been in use since ?1958-9? and not been leaking in other vehicles, and how nobody else has ever had a need to tidy up the casting. Some gentle work with tiny short files eventually got them all smoothed out, and hoses reinstalled and tightened, seating much more happily I think. Seems to have stopped those weeps.

Quote from: Andrew on Jul 29, 2024, 11:01 PM... yesterday I was checking the (I think) gradually diminishing gradual weep from this newly installed 8-hole alloy water pump, but discovered that some of the other connections were actually (occasionally) weeping much faster. Removed the bottom hose and bypass hose and found various places where the original casting imperfections have never been fettled (one example in the photo). I don't really understand how this part has been in use since ?1958-9? and not been leaking in other vehicles, and how nobody else has ever had a need to tidy up the casting. Some gentle work with tiny short files eventually got them all smoothed out, and hoses reinstalled and tightened, seating much more happily I think. Seems to have stopped those weeps.

Older hoses probably more pliant than the modern ones. Where they also originally fitted with wire hose clips instead of Jubilee clips?

That casting flash is a bit extreme, I can't believe they were all that bad.

That said a new rubber hose is quite compliant and clearly coped with the distortion for many years.

The problem comes after many years in service the rubber ages, softens and splits (the combined effects of heat, oil, fuel - E5/E10 petrol) and with the flexing of the hose it will fail, as you've found.

The wire clips are original and look "good" but they eventually cut into the rubber causing a fail.

In this respect Jubilee clips are "kinder" to the hose.

The picture shows a 61 yr old hose that failed on my Rover car leaving me stranded.
The wire clip had really eaten into the rubber, an accident waiting to happen.
The hose had also been rubbing up against something to wear a hole in it. Also, note the cracks in the rubber. Hoses are really a service item and need to be replaced as and when.

This box is full of CD's which shortly I'll be dropping off at the Salvation Army Charity Shop.
I put the empty box in then filled it as it's now too heavy to lift.

I made my new driver's floor and tried a little adaption which worked well. I got a coat of etch primer on it before I left.

Not today but over the past few days, got the gearbox back in that I took out in September!
Only planned to do the clutch but you know how these things go.
New clutch bits all round as well as a good clean up.
New SS exhaust coming tomorrow so hopefully back on the road before this September!
Although there is a fair bit still to do.
Before and after...

Quote from: Andrew on Jul 29, 2024, 11:01 PM... yesterday I was checking the (I think) gradually diminishing gradual weep from this newly installed 8-hole alloy water pump, but discovered that some of the other connections were actually (occasionally) weeping much faster. Removed the bottom hose and bypass hose and found various places where the original casting imperfections have never been fettled (one example in the photo). I don't really understand how this part has been in use since ?1958-9? and not been leaking in other vehicles, and how nobody else has ever had a need to tidy up the casting. Some gentle work with tiny short files eventually got them all smoothed out, and hoses reinstalled and tightened, seating much more happily I think. Seems to have stopped those weeps.

I was told at the factory to use a wire hose clip instead of a jubilee type when I was getting a slight leak on the water pump hose connection of my S2 2litre diesel . Told that's why wire clips were used , higher contact pressure on the hose . This was even after I had cleaned up the casting split line. Wire clip did solve the leak.

Quote from: autorover1 on Jul 31, 2024, 08:40 AMI was told at the factory to use a wire hose clip instead of a jubilee type when I was getting a slight leak on the water pump hose connection of my S2 2litre diesel . Told that's why wire clips were used , higher contact pressure on the hose . This was even after I had cleaned up the casting split line. Wire clip did solve the leak.

That's interesting because I'd assumed that a "modern" jubilee clip would be more effective than one of those "old" wire clips, consequently I have various old style wire clips in a "spares" box, and all the clips on my vehicle are jubilee. However when browsing the Screwfix site the other day for clips, I notice they sell brand new wire-style clips. So, there must be some applications where they are still favoured. Maybe, as you say, there are still installations (? where the surfaces are not smooth ?) in which the wire-style clips are "better" ??

I've used these on my series one rebuild simply because they look more "correct" but they are a good clamp, seem to pull down with little effort on the screw.

Got them as a kit with the pipes from here.
https://www.williamsclassics.co.uk/shop/

Craig.

A lot of Japanese vehicles still use wire clips. I've got a box of Kubota genuine hose clips and they are all wire type.