Festive friends. Main Posted by min200 Sat, December 20, 2014 20:19:47 Crazy busy today on the Landy :) Wifey buggered off out first thing this morning to spend more money than I want to know about on Christmas treats before our friends were due to arrive at lunchtime so I managed to jump straight into my babygrow grab a wolly hat because it was bloody cold out there this morning and get stuck into the niggly jobs that had been grating at me for a few weeks. First up was changing the spark plugs and being 24 volt the set up is a bit different so I loosened the leads on the end of the plugs using an adjustable spanner because for the first time in this rebuild I have not had the size needed in either of my toolboxes so that has been added to my I want list. That was the first problem and I soon arrived at the second one. After liberally dosing up the old spark plugs happily they came straight out but it was immediately apparent that I have bought he wrong plugs to fit... [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_102511_zpsf258c374.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_102511_zpsf258c374.jpg[/IMG][/URL] See the difference in the bottom of the plugs and to think the chap who sold me them at the Peterborough show was so adamant that they were the correct ones! Oh well whats done is done so I will now have to find out the correct part number for them. The old ones are rusty to say the least and left a pile of rusty gunk right at the top of the spark plug hole on the head... [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_102725_zps4ca6fd38.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_102725_zps4ca6fd38.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Now that lot was just waiting to fall into the piston chamber and being in a really deep ingress I pulled out my trusty magnet to help fish the crap out... [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_102858_zpsbb2ec6ff.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_102858_zpsbb2ec6ff.jpg[/IMG][/URL] If you have not got one of these in your toolbox I suggest for a couple of quid you grab one because I have used this old thing so many times I have lost count! I have popped the old plug back in and nipped everything back up again because even though they are rusty on the outside they work and will keep any moisture out of the piston chambers. Then it was onto the oil and a quick drain down of the old mucky stuff... [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_113701_zpsa6e1167f.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_113701_zpsa6e1167f.jpg[/IMG][/URL] By removing the sump plug first of course... [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_103905_zpscad0964c.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_103905_zpscad0964c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] And it was then onto removing the oil filter from the housing which is ccunninglydesigned to be in such a place that it is really awkward to get off without getting oil all over the shop! [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_105332_zps4d722bf4.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_105332_zps4d722bf4.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I undid it a few turns until the oil just started to dribble out into the tub and left it like that for a few minutes until the worst of it had gone into the bucket instead of all over me then took the housing off binned the old filter, fitted the new and refit again. In went 6 litres of oil and I then found my batteries were flat....so they have been put on charge until tomorrow. Then in perfect timing my friends turned up (yes I do have real life ones you know...not many admittedly but I am rather picky about folks who do my nut in and chat shit) so it was time for tea and biscuits until Wifey returned home. She wasnt long so us men folk retired back out into the cold like the hunter gatherers we are and had another pop at the project. I soon put the good fellow to work fitting the new spare wheel strap onto the bonnet... [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_132039_zps6dd5925c.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_132039_zps6dd5925c.jpg[/IMG][/URL] You can just see in the picture the bonnet needed a new front rubber bung for the wheel to sit on. Well dont go paying the stupid prices the spares folk want for a a new set just order yourselves a set of 40mm x 10mm rubber suitcase feet for the princely sum of £2.99 delivered! Keep an eye out because you will see where the rest were used shortly. Once the strap was fitted I grabbed the spare wheel and put it into place with a very sturdy padlock to stop the scumbags... [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_154532_zps104daac6.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_154532_zps104daac6.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_141622_zps8b378326.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_141622_zps8b378326.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Now its on I think I would like a plain black cover for it as well...added to the list as well now but is not needed for the MOT so will have to wait. Lunch was at this point forced upon us so we came into the warmth for good food and better company, I love catching up with true friends you know the ones you may not have seen each other for months or years but when you meet up it was like you saw each other last weekend. So after a lot of laughter and with full bellies we ran away from the washing up declaring we were in the middle of something important that had to be done on the Landy ( I WILL need another excuse once this is finished to keep running away from the washing up. Suggestions via email please) and decided that the seatbelts just had to be fitted. I set my friend on with that while I fitted the replacement seat back supports on the drivers side... [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_150710_zps951c8089.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_150710_zps951c8089.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Those suitcase feet are back again! Well I did have to buy a set of four so why waste more money buying the official land rover rubbers? These will work just fine! I tidied up some loose ends in the back refitting the rear light panels that have sat in the tubs since I played with the wiring. How confident am I that the electrics are now sorted that I am putting covers back in place....give it a week and they will probably be off again! The very last bit of underseal went onto the chassis where the passenger side fuel tank was removed and this is a job I have been putting off for months...bloody black awful stuff that it is and how do I always without fail end up bathing in the stuff? There is not that much of it in the damned can! The seatbelts were soon fitted (gotta love having a proper mechanic working with you) and they are looking good!... [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_154408_zpsf9b863f0.jpg.html] [IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_154408_zpsf9b863f0.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/20141220_154621_zps404eb616.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/20141220_154621_zps404eb616.jpg[/IMG][/URL] At this point the flash was kicking in on the camera so I knew it was time to call it a day outside. So we forced ourselves to pack away and soon learnt that we had just missed watching the film Frozen....the Landy gods were being kind today. More food and more laughter were the ingredients of the late afternoon which has set us into a very festive mood. More Yuletide food with the extended family tomorrow which will be nice as I am the eldest of six children and for the first time in many years we will all be in the same place at the same time for a seasonal meal. So this I expect will be my last post before the Christmas holiday so I would like to take the opportunity to say to you all please have a great Christmas however you celebrate it whether thats at home staying out of the way of it all or travelling to see your families. Enjoy the laughter or the peace smile at a stranger and say hello to a friend. Merry Christmas everyone and I will see you on the other side. [URL=s44.photobucket/user/min200/media/Landy%20Project/Christmastree_zpsefc36c31.jpg.html][IMG]i44.photobucket/albums/f15/min200/Landy%20Project/Christmastree_zpsefc36c31.jpg[/IMG][/URL] nickysmith.me
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 20:33:43 +0000
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