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Finally got the 1957 Series 1 out!
By: GAESystems Date: June 8, 2012, 4:13 pm
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Well after around 35 years of being parked up in the corner of a
shed I thought it was about time the old girl got some fresh air
:)
But first...I think some tractors need moving
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Eventually, after much straining and cursing, we managed to
clear a path and roll the Series out the shed
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After having a good look around it (and being pleasantly
surprised by the lack of rust :thumbs: ) it was time to see if
there was any life!
Due to the diesel tank being nearly full we decided to not
bother putting fresh diesel in...diesel doesn't go off right?!
:-\
Next step was electricity...now judging by the two battery trays
I assume that originally it would have had two 6V
batteries...but bo**ocks to that, a nice big 12V tractor battery
will do just fine ;D
Before cranking I whipped the rocker cover off and span it over
with the starting handle, just to check everything moved as it
should..which it did
Following lots of bleeding and cranking nothing interesting was
happening...so out came another tractor and tow rope :)
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After much towing around with various different injectors/bleed
screws open there were a couple of splutters but no real
attempts at starting :(
So to give it the best chance the old diesel was drained and
fresh diesel was put in...red of course ;D
Back to the field...
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But still, no joy ???
Coming from an engineering background, and lots of experience
with old clattery diesel tractors, normally if there is fuel,
air and compression..it will start!
After even more bleeding and towing there was some signs of
life, but something didn't sound right, it would just about
start and run for a few seconds but then stop, luckily James
(Goose) was on hand to give valuable advice...he noticed that
the exhaust seemed to be pressurising, pointing to maybe a
blockage, so we decided to disconnect the backbox and try
again...
Success ;D after 35 years the 2.0 diesel power plant (high
speed diesel you know) bursts into life...with a pleasing amount
of smoke :thumbs:
HTML http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuNEqfdefH4&feature=youtu.be
My plan is to get it road legal over the summer, AFAIK the only
problems are as follows:
- Water pump leaks
- Brakes need looking at/replacing
- Needs a new set of tyres
- Rear brake light cover missing (It appears these are as rare
as rocking horse sh*t as nobody knows where to get one)
- Doesn't have indicators (Will probably wire up the sidelight
and brake light to flash on command)
Looking forward to a trip to the pub in the summer with the roof
off :)
#Post#: 26297--------------------------------------------------
Re: Finally got the 1957 Series 1 out!
By: Boris109 Date: June 8, 2012, 4:33 pm
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what a cracking little Landy!
VERY jealous.
Don't polish it either, keep the dust!!
:)
#Post#: 26298--------------------------------------------------
Re: Finally got the 1957 Series 1 out!
By: mr.scruff Date: June 8, 2012, 4:35 pm
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Very very nice!
#Post#: 26299--------------------------------------------------
Re: Finally got the 1957 Series 1 out!
By: GAESystems Date: June 8, 2012, 4:39 pm
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Its staying original :) its only got 26,000 miles on the clock
which is genuine
#Post#: 26300--------------------------------------------------
Re: Finally got the 1957 Series 1 out!
By: smackitwithanammer Date: June 8, 2012, 4:45 pm
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Pretty close to ejaculating right now :giddy:
#Post#: 26308--------------------------------------------------
Re: Finally got the 1957 Series 1 out!
By: Landyphil Date: June 9, 2012, 1:04 am
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Perfection!!!
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Re: Finally got the 1957 Series 1 out!
By: pete Date: June 9, 2012, 3:00 am
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That is truly wonderful.
I'm green eith envy.
pete
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Re: Finally got the 1957 Series 1 out!
By: wallis 7090 Date: June 9, 2012, 3:37 am
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That looks awesome well done :thumbs:
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Re: Finally got the 1957 Series 1 out!
By: Gromit Date: June 9, 2012, 5:37 am
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Well done Glen. :thumbs:
I assume Goose is planning a V8 Turbo conversion already? ;D
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Re: Finally got the 1957 Series 1 out!
By: craigderby Date: June 9, 2012, 5:39 am
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That looks fantastic. Keep the updates coming :thumbs:
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