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#Post#: 99262--------------------------------------------------
Re: Our 1981 Stage 1 V8 Regular
DIR By: clunk
Date: October 13, 2015, 2:55 am
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Antar Mike cautioned me about the oil change on the V8 in
Guzzle. [ex 101]
Apparently if not done correctly it is possible to drain the oil
pump so that it needs re-priming which involves accessing the
pump and packing with petroleum jelly. :2mo5pow:
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Re: Our 1981 Stage 1 V8 Regular
DIR By: CaptainSlow
Date: October 13, 2015, 12:56 pm
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Ouch! Thanks for that - I'll read the manual first lol :thumbs:
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Re: Our 1981 Stage 1 V8 Regular
DIR By: CaptainSlow
Date: October 25, 2015, 4:57 am
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I did a bit of work to the landy yesterday after receiving a few
goodies -
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All around the old girl stinks of petrol and looking at the tank
its evident that the lower edge seams have blown and the whole
bottom of the tank is wet with petrol. So I got one of those
ordered asap along with all the seals, washers, rubbers etc and
a few service items for good measure. I also bought some new
headlamps as the original ones were sealed beam units and one
blew on the way home when I flashed someone driving without
lights. Karma I guess lol. Anyway, I bought a set which included
new bowls. I wasn't sure what condition the originals would be
in so I got a set of Wipac bowls just to be prepared.
The supplier has a great video showing how to replace the
original units, but that suggests drilling a 32mm hole in the
bowls to push the connector through ??? Not that doesn't seem
right to me, as its obviously going to let water in, even if you
cover the hole afterwards in gaffer tape. So I took a pic of the
wiring to the lamps...
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... and pushed the wires out of the plastic connector using a
small electricians screwdriver to release the retaining tabs.
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That allowed me to feed the wires through the hole in the new
bowls. I had to cut the rubber sleeve along its length as the
blade fittings wouldn't slide through, but a bit of tape around
that and it should be fine. The sleeve protects the wires from
abrasion against the bowl, so it was important to retain it. I
then put the blades back into the plastic connector...
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and reassembled the rest of the headlamp.
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I now have a pair of H4 bulbs which are far more readily
available then the sealed beam units, and are far brighter too.
It was interesting to see that the wings have traces of Russet
Brown - I wonder if that was the original colour, or whether the
wings were swapped earlier in its life?
While examining her further I also found traces of ...
excitement?
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Look at those insulating grommets!
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Hmmm. There aren't any fitted now either, so thats something
else I'll have to look into. But the first job will be to get
that tank swapped out!
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Re: Our 1981 Stage 1 V8 Regular
DIR By: jonny
Date: October 25, 2015, 5:57 am
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Shiny stuff >rock<
love the kahma, bet it made you laugh a bit. 32mm hole..!! thats
a fair old size to try and block up, much better the way you did
it. Where did you get the lights from.?
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Re: Our 1981 Stage 1 V8 Regular
DIR By: CaptainSlow
Date: October 25, 2015, 12:53 pm
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Hi Jonny, I got them from
HTML http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Head-light-upgrade-kit-Land-Rover-Defender-H4-Bulbs-Crystal-lamps-Bowls-screws-/381095613469?fits=Car+Make%3ALand+Rover&hash=item58bb11941d:g:4asAAOxyiOxR0uft<br
/>. To be honest I wasn't sure about the crystal look but I'm
happy with it now they're on. Hardest part was getting the rusty
old retaining bolts out. Took me hours!
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Re: Our 1981 Stage 1 V8 Regular
DIR By: jonny
Date: October 25, 2015, 2:34 pm
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Cheers Sam ;D Have you given them a good try yet.?
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Re: Our 1981 Stage 1 V8 Regular
DIR By: DarrenH
Date: October 26, 2015, 3:38 am
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fantastic :) very thorough on the light feeding
its often stated that H4 bulbs will quickly destroy lucas flip
switches and indicator stalks, its a common discussion. the
point of me bringing it up is that we delved a bit deeper into
it on another forum and the topic quickly turned round to
"inrush current"
while the H4 aren't more demanding on switches and wiring in
terms of actual sustained amps/watts, the spike of current to
get halogen/xenon bulbs to warm up is way higher than sealed
beam. its this flashing over which burns the contacts in the
switches
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Re: Our 1981 Stage 1 V8 Regular
DIR By: jonny
Date: October 26, 2015, 4:32 am
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did you find a solution to the problem .?
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Re: Our 1981 Stage 1 V8 Regular
DIR By: CaptainSlow
Date: October 26, 2015, 7:33 am
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Thats interesting Darren, and sounds entirely feasible TBH.
I intend rewiring them eventually to use the original cable to
switch a relay, which in turn will supply power to the bulbs
direct from the battery (fused of course). The wiring in the
Series seems to be a bit under spec to me, plus its 30+ years
old, so some new heavier duty cable should help to get the best
out of the H4s. This installation is a quick fix to reinstate
the headlamps - I'll be redoing it when I start fitting the aux
lighting. Note to self - I also need to rewire the battery and
fit new grommets...
Jonny, I haven't driven the 109 since bringing it home due to
the leaky fuel tank (and the wayward steering and faith powered
brakes), but you can see a big difference even by shining them
onto the gates! The sealed beam light was quite yellow and dim,
whereas the H4s are much much brighter, and white. Incidentally,
do you want the working sealed beam unit Jonny? Just cover the
postage and you can have it as a spare if you want it. Its a
'Wagner' brand IIRC - never heard of it before lol.
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Re: Our 1981 Stage 1 V8 Regular
DIR By: DarrenH
Date: October 26, 2015, 1:08 pm
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good shout on relaying. paddocks have started selling a plug in
relay loom upgrade actually...
HTML http://www.paddockspares.com/land-rover-performance-parts/lighting/headlamp-wiring-loom.html
wish i had known before as i bought a load of stuff to make my
own loom (still not done it) but the above is neat !
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