Roger's RRC: An update
Re: While you were out enjoying yourself..
After work last night I re-assembled the rear brakes (I had forgotten about them!) and replaced the servo and master cylinder.Three out of four brake pipes on the master cylinder needed re-making due to the pipe twisting up 
You know it's about time somebody came up with brake components/design that are serviceable.. I sorted two of the pipes, but I still have one to re-make because it got too dark 
I'm getting all enthusiastic again since hearing the engine yesterday - I'm having difficulty resisting the temptation of getting Mr Sparky going and starting down the pickup/king-cab route until after the MoT
You know it's about time somebody came up with brake components/design that are serviceable.. I sorted two of the pipes, but I still have one to re-make because it got too dark
I'm getting all enthusiastic again since hearing the engine yesterday - I'm having difficulty resisting the temptation of getting Mr Sparky going and starting down the pickup/king-cab route until after the MoT
Matthews wrote:Been using hozelock sprayer at wk for 2.5 years with ATF, MTF and EP, slow but very effective and gives you chance to make a brew as it fills things up for you, if you know the capacity you can also fill the sprayer to just about the correct amount.
Matthew
Thanks Matthew - that's good to hear, I half expected to walk into the garage this morning and find a soggy red mess where it used to be
Tonight I got the replacement brake pipe made and fitted and I fitted the seats, crash-switch and seat-belts - at this rate I'll be running out of excuses soon!
Roger
p.s. Does anyone use those pressure bleeders or know which are the best type?
p.p.s. With new ATF in the LT77 I can now get into first gear without going via fourth
Not surprising there is an improvement - the old stuff was like ditch-water 
Rog
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Matthews wrote:Been using hozelock sprayer at wk for 2.5 years with ATF, MTF and EP, slow but very effective and gives you chance to make a brew as it fills things up for you, if you know the capacity you can also fill the sprayer to just about the correct amount.
Matthew
If eventually the seals etc perish you can gat a complete set from gargen centes cheaply
nicks90 wrote:yep, i have an eezi-bleed sat in my garage you can borrow if you can get round to ossett.
has all the different cap sizes too.
got a gunsens gas wotsit autotune in there too somewhere, not that i need it, as i havent run a petrol motor since my old mini........
Thanks
but it would probably cost more in fuel than to buy one!
I have an old colortune too - great bit of kit if you run carbs - there's not much I can do about mixture on the EFI though
Roger
p.s. Just found an eezibleed for £15 inc delivery tomorrow so I'm going for that..
p.p.s Bugger! I didn't realise that Ossett was so close (I'm an incommer you see, don't know my way round yet) - I could have saved myself a few squids there!
Got the Eezibleed and it's great! Since I split the clutch line for access during welding, I have had several goes at bleeding it with my neighbour pumping and me underneath using possibly THE most awkward bleed-screw ever. Needless to say I got nowhere. Ten minutes by myself with the Eezibleed and it's sorted! 
Unfortunately I ran out of fluid beefore I finished the brakes, but at least now I can move the car around under it's own power
Good piece of kit, but should come in a better container for workshop storage.
Unfortunately I ran out of fluid beefore I finished the brakes, but at least now I can move the car around under it's own power
Good piece of kit, but should come in a better container for workshop storage.
MoT tomorrow... (worried) It's really just a shell at the mo (no trim or door-cards etc) Unfortunately the drivers window winder decided to go this morning so some of the time I would have spent on checks went on replacing that. Sorted now though.
Just tested the brakes - pulled up good and straight but strangely locked both fronts when really hammered - I would have expected the backs to lock - especially with not having any trim or seats in the rear.. Only thing I can think of is that the front discs are new and the rears are a little rusty.
Got a two mile straight on the way to the MoT, so will probably go along there in third or something to give it a bit of a blow through.
While I was testing the brakes just now I gave it full throttle in 2nd from a walking pace up to about 30, and BOY does it shift! It makes the old Disco look a bit sad, well actually it makes it's old SELF look a bit sad too! I can't emphasise enough the benefits of decent ignition - anyone who is still running a dizzy should definitely Jolt it
Got to go now - I'm out at Shakespeare at the Abbey tonight, so final fettling will be tomorrow morning. If I am strangely quiet tomorrow afternoon you will know what's happened..
Just tested the brakes - pulled up good and straight but strangely locked both fronts when really hammered - I would have expected the backs to lock - especially with not having any trim or seats in the rear.. Only thing I can think of is that the front discs are new and the rears are a little rusty.
Got a two mile straight on the way to the MoT, so will probably go along there in third or something to give it a bit of a blow through.
While I was testing the brakes just now I gave it full throttle in 2nd from a walking pace up to about 30, and BOY does it shift! It makes the old Disco look a bit sad, well actually it makes it's old SELF look a bit sad too! I can't emphasise enough the benefits of decent ignition - anyone who is still running a dizzy should definitely Jolt it
Got to go now - I'm out at Shakespeare at the Abbey tonight, so final fettling will be tomorrow morning. If I am strangely quiet tomorrow afternoon you will know what's happened..
Had a productive day today - got the rear recovery point sorted:
Not a bad departure angle for a 'standard' Range Rover The bumper is standard but with a scaffold tube welded inside and heavy duty mountings.
I also put the one-shot in the front hubs - didn't want to do it before the MoT just in case
Then I played with the ignition maps - doing road tests on both gas and petrol and I am really happy with the result
Performance test: Third gear accelerate from 40mph at one road sign and check speed at the next. Petrol - 53mph, gas - 52mph.
Flexibility and (self-imposed) 5000rpm rev limit test: From below tickover - flat out in 2nd - engine pulls strongly all the way to 5000rpm and then goes flat as a fart. Same for petrol and gas.
Only one leak found so far - I appear to have a weeping rear crank seal. Probably not worth worrying about but I will keep an eye on it. It might have been there all along (can't remember) or maybe the long layup caused it.
After today's runs the emissions now seem fine - on gas I reckon I could almost breath the stuff neat!
Still got so much to do, but at least I can play with it now.
Roger
Not a bad departure angle for a 'standard' Range Rover The bumper is standard but with a scaffold tube welded inside and heavy duty mountings.
I also put the one-shot in the front hubs - didn't want to do it before the MoT just in case
Then I played with the ignition maps - doing road tests on both gas and petrol and I am really happy with the result
Performance test: Third gear accelerate from 40mph at one road sign and check speed at the next. Petrol - 53mph, gas - 52mph.
Flexibility and (self-imposed) 5000rpm rev limit test: From below tickover - flat out in 2nd - engine pulls strongly all the way to 5000rpm and then goes flat as a fart. Same for petrol and gas.
Only one leak found so far - I appear to have a weeping rear crank seal. Probably not worth worrying about but I will keep an eye on it. It might have been there all along (can't remember) or maybe the long layup caused it.
After today's runs the emissions now seem fine - on gas I reckon I could almost breath the stuff neat!
Still got so much to do, but at least I can play with it now.
Roger
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