Quote from: diffwhine on Sep 18, 2024, 08:28 PMYou can also buy spill rail hose. I bought some for my P38 diesel. Just cut to length and push on.

Don't know this company, but its at least an example:
https://injectionpumps.co.uk/product/injector-spill-rail-leak-off-pipe-1-metre-length/

I was just looking on ebay. Small sections but a whole length may be a better option   I think replace the copper washers may be a good preventative measure. Will see if Craddocks have something.

I changed the oil in the air filter and fitted the new air cleaner hose. It wasn't easy fitting the hose as it's very stiff but after multiple curses and use of the rubber hammer it all came together.
I noticed that the most deterioration of the old hose (photo 1) was where it went above the rocker cover so I knocked up a heat shield from kitchen tinfoil (photo 2) and see if that helps.
I then ran the engine on notch 3 of the hand throttle until the electric fan cut in. When it's all cooled down I can check the coolant level.

Scraped off loads of mud underneath from the weekend camp and laning.

Too tired to pressure wash it underneath. The top will not be washed.

Sold It!

Managed to get some oil down into the top of the relay. Would it budge?  Err! Nope. Ratchet strap?  Nope. Lever bar? Yes some slight cracking sound as the rusty (presumably) components shouted 'enough.' Then rubber mallet (choice of today it would seem) and lever the other way. Still tight as.....  I assume you should be able to move this by band, albeit with some difficulty. 

I'm afraid so. Can't remember off hand, but the pull on it is roughly similar to what there is on a swivel housing... it's in the manual if you want to depress yourself and check it.

I feared as much. Hopefully some oil in it will soak down, although I fear the worst. It would certainly explain why when I first drove the short distance home, it 'tacked' from kerb to kerb. You word I recall from a very early post. Or it's a replacement........arghhh.

Quote from: Alan Drover on Sep 19, 2024, 02:09 PMI changed the oil in the air filter and fitted the new air cleaner hose. It wasn't easy fitting the hose as it's very stiff but after multiple curses and use of the rubber hammer it all came together.
I noticed that the most deterioration of the old hose (photo 1) was where it went above the rocker cover so I knocked up a heat shield from kitchen tinfoil (photo 2) and see if that helps.
I then ran the engine on notch 3 of the hand throttle until the electric fan cut in. When it's all cooled down I can check the coolant level.

I stood mine in boiling water this morning to get either end to fit, then put it under rope tension to get it to bend and learn it's curve. Britpart.

I thought I was being clever splitting a 12v d.c. charging plug to the width I needed for my little genny. The bodge worked fine and saved me £20 but an internal short on the genny d.c. toasted the wires! Thankfully the 240 output works fine so I used my smart charger to achieve a boost on my 88 battery.

I've got one of those new ones to fit. If I start now, I might get it soft enough by this time next year.   I have an old pipe which has rubbed through to the wire in a couple of places, but otherwise sound. I'm thinking of binding it with cloth binding tape and giving it a new lease of life. Its far more flexible and usable than the after market offerings.

My original had holes, luckily not to big, used a bicycle inner tube repair kit to cover the holes.

Mine is from Emberton. I used brute force and the coolant level is ok. To get it to fit the oval of the carburettor elbow I squeezed the hose between my knees then pushed the elbow on firmly. When it was fixed to the carburettor I tapped it further on the hose with the trusty rubber hammer.
I wonder if these hoses are deliberately made stiffer and thicker to withstand better the heat in the engine bay. Genuine ones appear to be unobtainium now as it would be interesting to compare an original fitted to a very late Series 3 with ones on offer now. I suspect that Land Rover outsourced originals.

Just finished spraying the sides of the Wagon - it is only six years since I sprayed the front half.

This Summer I have also:

Fitted and furnished two new middle row doors, rebuilt the door cards with new hardboard under the original elly hide linings. (Done two, three more to do!)

Cut straighted and re-welded rear door frame - someone had reversed into something and the spare wheel modified the rear door!

Sorted out a PO adjusted distributor. They'd wound the knurled nut until the sliding element with its timing marks had entirely disappeared into the dizzy.

And fitted rear mudflaps.


I am hoping I might get to drive it a little now, before Winter.....

Fitted a sliding window to one of my spare hard top sides.

No it didn't involve cutting the side, it was just a new seal.

⬆️... same, kinda, reinstated the sliding glass in the truck cab as it was previously a bit of old greenhouse tat siliconed in.
So happy to have another spot to let the water in. 😉

Checked the hose clips on the cooling system and the air filter hose and tightened where necessary. I was wondering if with the inflexibility of the air cleaner hose whether it would pop the elbow out of the carburettor. The engine seemed to be smoother after the air cleaner service but I suspect it was down to imagination, wishful thinking or some other form of Landroveritis.
Then dog walking duties. Back home checked all connections, still all tight. Fingers crossed.
The fuel gauge reads just under half full and 89 miles travelled since refuelling so that looks ok.
Coolant level checked and ok.  No leaks now from the seal for the Kenlowe fan sensor.