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    SAS Series One Land Rover

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    IT went straight thro the upper tailgate of a range rover and out thro the windscreen.But the chassis it was bolted to was rotten.oh gawd you were there.

     

    And so was I, and when Bill Allen's pulled off his Jeep and landed a couple of foot in front of me, self and hasty rules were in place then!

    SAS Series One Land Rover

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    Be rude not to. Unadulterated Series ones are getting rare. There was a craze for sticking V8's etc in them.

     

    Didn't arf improve 'em too, gear box rebuild every 10,00 mls.

     

    I had a load of T shirts made

     

     

    V8 Series One

     

    AN 8 MAKES 'EM GREAT!"

     

     

     

     

     

    Oil question

    in Lubrication, Batteries & Electrics

    Posted

    I also asked him about Gritineye's question, the reply is as follows.

     

    " We would, despite the low milage, stick with the Cummins recommendation. The reason being that even when the engine isn't being used the oil will be degrading, but more importantly an engine not used much will inevitably get condensation on internal metal surfaces. This will contaminate the oil and combine with any acidic compounds created by oxidation of the oil. These can lead to internal corrosion, pitting etc. So a regular oil change irrespective of milage is recommended."

     

    Hope this helps, Davie.

     

    Thanks for that Davie, I somehow thought that was the right thing to do, just too tight really. :-(

     

    I use a long chain molecule addative from australia,it has the capacity to hold moisture in suspension rather than separating out ,it also has the ability to stay on the parts that are vunerable to drain down,inportant for vehicles that stand around a lot.We had reason to strip an engine that had been using it and found it difficult to clean off.expensive.Thanks for letting us know,i guess thats what they would recomend for mine now.

     

    That's interesting CW, got a name for it? so will you keep using the additive or drain more often? As you say your engines are worked hard and need all the protection you can give them.

    Oil question

    in Lubrication, Batteries & Electrics

    Posted

    I think thats called a blown headgasket.You read some funny books,was it Mr crabtree shows Jim an oil change.

     

    CW, don't rush to judge before the facts are in. :nono:

     

    Can't find the reference to Cat engines right now, but Cummins did the same thing.

     

    "At duty-cycle-dependent intervals, CENTINEL removes a small amount of used oil out of the lubrication system and sends it to your fuel tank. The used oil blends with the fuel and is burned during combustion. Simultaneously, CENTINEL adds the same amount of new oil from a makeup tank into your engine. This constantly replenishes oil additives, improving oil quality over the life of your engine.

     

    There is also a "Burn-Only" version of CENTINEL that eliminates the reserve oil tank and oil makeup feature. Burn-Only CENTINEL is ideal for those who manage maintenance daily and have weight-sensitive applications."

     

    https://quickserve.cummins.com/info/qsol/products/newparts/centinel.html

     

    Read and weep :coffee:

    Oil question

    in Lubrication, Batteries & Electrics

    Posted

    My cats burn so much an oil change is hardly needed.

     

    Don't Cats have an oil bleed into the fuel system so there is a constant oil change going on as you top up? I've read that somewhere I'm sure.

     

    One advantage with Cummins is that the oil filtration is such that the drained oil can be put straight in the diesel tank as fuel, this is included when calculating the lifetime fuel consumption.

    Oil question

    in Lubrication, Batteries & Electrics

    Posted · Edited by gritineye

    Hi Davie, whilst not wishing to hijack this thread, but to take it a bit further if I may, there is another oil related question that often comes up, which is, how long is it sensible to go between oil changes given the low mileage most of us do in our old vehicles?

     

    As the Cummins in mine takes 34 ltrs, 1 bypass and 1 full flow filter and the book says to change every 10,000 mls or 6 months it is not cheap, the oil still very clean even after 2 yrs, I am aware that additives can degrade over time and condensation can occur whilst standing, I am using 15W-40 oil to API clasification CC.

     

    I do no more than 1500 mls a year

     

    Many members must have this dilemma, and would be grateful for any informed opinions, I know I would, times are getting harder!

    Best buy

    in War & Peace show.

    Posted

    But, my star find was a superb book on Jerrycans. Best book i have bought this year and the stall had already sold all but one (i think they had started off with 20).

     

    Tim (too)

     

    Any mention of openers in it?

    War and Peace photos

    in The meetings log and photobook

    Posted · Edited by gritineye

    I took a video of the recovery vehicles in the arena but for some reason it takes three hours to upload a seven minute video ! :confused: Andy

     

    Andy, it took ages tying to upload the whole vid of Jack then the connection dropped and I had to start again, twice!

    Third time I cut a lot off and changed it to MPG 4 with this (free)

     

    http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-win.html

     

    Export your file to MPEG-4 iPod 320 x240 you will find an iPod button as you proceed through the process

     

    gets you a very much smaller file size, and still pretty good quality. 7 minutes should be under the max allowable as MPEG-4, if it isn't then cut a bit off the original and convert again.

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