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Re: 1968 Series IIA Carawagon
DIR By: Nuggs
Date: October 18, 2016, 2:48 pm
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Derelict ......ha. I'll see your 6pot and raise you a stage
1........re defining the word derelict.
Getting quite common these ivory carawagons . ;D
Looks good though.
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Re: 1968 Series IIA Carawagon
DIR By: Land Raver
Date: October 18, 2016, 4:22 pm
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Lovely project. I don't think I'll ever be brave enough to take
on a Carawagon with a 6 pot but I absolutely love them.
Well done fella - looking forward to reading progress.
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Re: 1968 Series IIA Carawagon
DIR By: blenky
Date: October 19, 2016, 1:39 pm
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love it. hope it goes well and look forward to seeing the
progress.
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Re: 1968 Series IIA Carawagon
DIR By: espacekiller
Date: October 19, 2016, 4:44 pm
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lkebtn very nice.....well it will be.
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Re: 1968 Series IIA Carawagon
DIR By: PCB93
Date: October 20, 2016, 3:14 pm
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Thanks all for the positive comments - I'll keep everyone
updated.
Robin: it's the Joslyn one, yes - price went higher than I
thought it was worth, really, but as I say - sod it, it's mine
for good now! I keep meaning to get on the LRCC forum but think
I'll end up duplicating posts - perhaps I'll use this forum for
the standard mechanical side and LRCC for the Carawagon-specific
bits.
Calum: I've seen quite a bit of your Carawagon from looking
around on other fora, and thought that my photos might give you
a sense of Déjà vu! I was shown around yours by your other half
(Alex?) at t'Pit a couple of years ago - if I can get this to
anywhere near the same standard, then I'll be happy!
Nuggs: if you're trying to salvage something that is more
'derelict' than this, then I can't say I envy you!
First update, then - had a few hours in the garage on Tuesday
evening and got as far as removing the cylinder head. Some more
photos, and a few questions:
Both dumb irons are fecked. Rest of the front half of the
chassis actually looks good, though - haven't been properly
under the rear yet, but fingers crossed:
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Knackered springs - hardly a surprise, and would have replaced
anyway:
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Driver's footwell. Neither the accelerator or clutch pedal will
move. Brake pedal is free, and actually firms up on the second
pump:
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Passenger footwell. Both are actually much better than my Series
III ones were - any truth in the 'British Leyland cheap steel'
theory?
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Door tops are dead:
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All but one of the original blinds are present - very brittle
though, so will make new ones:
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Original seat-belts. They're in good nick, so will probably be
staying:
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Modern mains electrical socket - that's not staying:
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Once I'd finished mooching around, I moved on to the engine top
end strip-down. Everything came apart much more easily than
expected - the joys of an ally head, I suppose. I drained off a
couple of gallons of coolant - still the correct blue colour,
which was nice. Some water did pour out of the head as I lifted
it clear - should I have expected this? Revealed were six rather
sooty-looking pistons. The bores look better than those in the
Series III did, with no visible scoring. I can feel a distinct
ridge where the top ring stops in each cylinder, however -
re-bore territory? Mileage is 62,000.
LPG fuel inlet thingy, sits between air inlet and carb. Assume I
just omit this when re-assembling (LPG system is going)?:
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Why are there two temperature senders?:
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Spark plugs were mingin':
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Sooty pistons. I imagine they're hard to get hold of if it's a
re-bore job:
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Can anyone advise what these brown exhaust valve deposits are?:
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Thanks in advance if anyone can help with some of my queries!
There should be more updates to follow as I find my way around.
Phil
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Re: 1968 Series IIA Carawagon
DIR By: B20wnx
Date: October 20, 2016, 4:41 pm
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Looks good Phil especially after a spit and polish
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Re: 1968 Series IIA Carawagon
DIR By: Samc88
Date: October 22, 2016, 6:01 am
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The second temp sender may have gone to a seperate temperature
gauge. When i fitted my gauge from autometer i had to put in a
seperate sender
#Post#: 47671--------------------------------------------------
Re: 1968 Series IIA Carawagon
DIR By: RMS
Date: October 22, 2016, 1:24 pm
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The sender with three bolts is an Otter switch.
Used in conjunction with a special choke cable which has a
switch in line, it makes a contact when the engine warms up and
lights a bulb in the dash to remind you to push the choke in.
Hope that helps.
Cheers,
Robin.
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Re: 1968 Series IIA Carawagon
DIR By: Calum
Date: October 22, 2016, 2:10 pm
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Inside the engine looks good, carbon deposits are good in a 6
pot... means it hasn't been running too lean!! Might not need a
rebore, I think mine did at just under 90k but it wasn't too
badly worn. Only way is to measure it and see! I'll be following
this thread with great interest! It all looks far too familiar!
#Post#: 47719--------------------------------------------------
Re: 1968 Series IIA Carawagon
DIR By: PCB93
Date: October 23, 2016, 5:51 pm
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Thanks chaps.
Samc: I went on to find a third temperature sender, which I
think is for the Kenlowe fan that's currently fitted. I knew
these two were original though, as they are referenced in the
'Green Bible' - forgot to mention that!
Robin: Got you - thanks. I hadn't seen this set-up before, as
the 2.5 petrol in my Series III has only the one sender by the
thermostat - the head doesn't have anywhere to accommodate an
Otter switch, so I assume they must have been phased out by the
time 90/110 production began.
Calum: Thanks, that's reassuring! I've had a read around and it
seems that the brown exhaust valve deposits are also indicative
of correct mixture, along with low oil consumption. All seems
promising. I've completely stripped the head now, and the two
inlet rocker shafts have what to me seems very little scoring.
Valves look good too. I'll get some photos on fairly soon,
though, as multiple opinions are always good!
Phil
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