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Re: What have you done with your marlin today
Petermarlin, Good time to fill up, with petrol around£1.10/Ltr. Lucky sod, we were going to be coming down for the Landrover Ser1 meeting at Stithians at the end of June, canceled now. I bet it is lovely!
My Roadster is in bits after I decided to sort out the rattling clutch release bearing. Up went the car, down came the engine and gearbox on to a trolley, quick pull then go back and disconnect the speedo cable! Take the gearbox off and find out that the release bearing was perfect and the cause of the rattle was one of the many clutch fingers was bent and seemed to contact the bearing. Then recon the slave cylinder after fighting to get the hose off then fitting a new one. All sorted and back together in the car and it only took a month, well I don't like rushing. Moved the extension gear lever forward a few inches. Then, out came the dash to replace the two clock dash with a four clock. Guess what? The looms are different the plugs are different and the speedo fitting is different! Changed the speedo and the two clock front face. The original wiring does not fully match Haynes diagram and neither does the new dash plug, so it is a wire by wire test after first checking that all the wires on the new plug worked something and what it was. I have put in a new lead for the tacho. Now I'm off to do a bit more, hot sun removes motivation! Oh, when I refitted the carbs the engine doesn't want to tick over, just run fast. That can wait. Mustn't forget to put the prop shaft back on! Bye for now. Just noticed thread is 'What did you do today'. Nothing yet.
Petermarlin, Good time to fill up, with petrol around£1.10/Ltr. Lucky sod, we were going to be coming down for the Landrover Ser1 meeting at Stithians at the end of June, canceled now. I bet it is lovely!
My Roadster is in bits after I decided to sort out the rattling clutch release bearing. Up went the car, down came the engine and gearbox on to a trolley, quick pull then go back and disconnect the speedo cable! Take the gearbox off and find out that the release bearing was perfect and the cause of the rattle was one of the many clutch fingers was bent and seemed to contact the bearing. Then recon the slave cylinder after fighting to get the hose off then fitting a new one. All sorted and back together in the car and it only took a month, well I don't like rushing. Moved the extension gear lever forward a few inches. Then, out came the dash to replace the two clock dash with a four clock. Guess what? The looms are different the plugs are different and the speedo fitting is different! Changed the speedo and the two clock front face. The original wiring does not fully match Haynes diagram and neither does the new dash plug, so it is a wire by wire test after first checking that all the wires on the new plug worked something and what it was. I have put in a new lead for the tacho. Now I'm off to do a bit more, hot sun removes motivation! Oh, when I refitted the carbs the engine doesn't want to tick over, just run fast. That can wait. Mustn't forget to put the prop shaft back on! Bye for now. Just noticed thread is 'What did you do today'. Nothing yet.
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