Land Rover’s are simple vehicles, as they go. I have a Series 3 88″ Those who know the vehicles refer to them several ways: wheel base (the diagonal measure from one front tire in the center of it’s ground contact to the opposing rear tire, as I understand it), the engine type and size, and...
Car problems are multiplied in a vehicle that has been sitting unused for years as was my 1959 GMC pickup that had, among other things, a dry vacuum advance hose, old spark plugs and wires, and other neglected parts that could affect it’s driving performance. Plus, the body was ravaged and the hood and doors...
I have new tanks so I could double the capacity of my fuel system but haven’t installed them because of the logistics. I think I get it now. But the process of studying out the problem shows that one diagram doesn’t tell the whole story. It rarely does. Series 1 tanks look different. Series 2...
With the switch from a Solex to Weber I gained some and lost some at first. Now it’s all gain. In the process of getting things working correctly I’ve been educated about carburetors, fuel delivery, vacuum, and rocker covers. The car got more power with the Weber, but it had a rough idle and inconsistent...
A few nights ago I was asked to drive a friend’s mini van around the corner so something could be loaded in the cargo space. I slipped into the cockpit and turned it on. Even in the 1980’s the Toyota motors were so smooth! It started right up and purred. Navigating it out of the...
