Got a 109 6cyl coming......now what!?!?
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marcus28
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Yeah that scrubs up pretty well too
Lol
Thanks for all the inputs guys, as I said as soon as I get her I'll put up pics and then we'll take it from there.
Have a nice weekend
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Mine with the missus and dog.
Still works for its keep every now and then
Thankyou for posting that, I love it! So good to see a classic at work, far too many are sat in sheds under dust sheets, only coming out on nice days. Never harms a landy to be worked, so long as it is well maintained
Thankyou for posting that, I love it! So good to see a classic at work, far too many are sat in sheds under dust sheets, only coming out on nice days. Never harms a landy to be worked, so long as it is well maintained
It's a handy machine to have about
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That will be very useful. They are good reprints, I have one for my 90.
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It's a good job I got the manual before the car otherwise the red and yellow and the fairey overdrive stuck might just have confused me a bit having never been in one.....told you I was a newb.
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They sound nice the 6 cyl. Ive never seen one but did read something suggesting the rear of the engine can overheat? May be worth a google search to check out.
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Bravo - that will be a wonderful truck once you fettle the nasty bits. Had the pleasure of driving a 109 6-pot station wagon once - that thing was very, very nice. i rather lust after one myself, but parts on this side of the pond are unobtainable as most of the ones that got here were the Westlake head abominations...and are all in the tip.
I wouldn't mess with it till you get some miles on it. A vehicle that original might surprise you as to how comfortable it is to drive. Slowly, slowly...and don't make any irrevocable changes without lots of deep thought on it first.
On the other note, the more you work a Landy the better they run. Drove my 109 to work this morning as my 110 decided to spit the dummy and shed its turn signal/high beam/horn stalk. New part is on order, so the 109 is going to be my commuter vehicle for a few days. Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it..
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I wouldn't mess with it till you get some miles on it. A vehicle that original might surprise you as to how comfortable it is to drive. Slowly, slowly...and don't make any irrevocable changes without lots of deep thought on it first.
On the other note, the more you work a Landy the better they run. Drove my 109 to work this morning as my 110 decided to spit the dummy and shed its turn signal/high beam/horn stalk. New part is on order, so the 109 is going to be my commuter vehicle for a few days. Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it..
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Seems to be the key for the petrol series, maintenance, maintenance and then do it again. I've not heard about the rear overheating, thanks for that tip. I know the fairey overdrive needs weekly oil checks, looks like my weekly checks are going to take some time, oh well.
Quite a few people have said, the more you use it the better it will go. It's not done more than 2000 in the last few years as far as I'm aware.
Quite a few people have said, the more you use it the better it will go. It's not done more than 2000 in the last few years as far as I'm aware.
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Expect to spend some time with it, then, as it will be needy for a while. As things get run back in you will start to find things like perished seals, sticky brake cylinders and the like.Just be patient with the old girl and don;t get upset when it annoys you...again... and you'll be fine.
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That is about right!
I would expect a few problems durng the shakedown period. but once the niggles from being left sitting have been fixed it should be trouble free. The maintenance checks and top-ups are pretty quick and easy once you get used to doing it.
I've got a 1980s 6cyl which is converted to a 200tdi. It's (was, currently restoring it) an excellent wagon. If you set the brakes up correctly they'll pretty much give you the same performance as discs! Like the other guys have said you've got to really watch out on the parts front as the 6cyls are slightly different. An expensive mistake to make when ordering galvanised bulkheads!
I wish still had a petrol 6cyl in it, drove a mates and found it ridiculously smooth with a lot of torque. I recon that a 6cyl must offer similar performance to a 200tdi! If I could get a decent 6cyl I'd swop it with the current engine.
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I wish still had a petrol 6cyl in it, drove a mates and found it ridiculously smooth with a lot of torque. I recon that a 6cyl must offer similar performance to a 200tdi! If I could get a decent 6cyl I'd swop it with the current engine.
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Those big 3" wide drums were one of my favourite things about the six pot. Reckon they were as powerful as the discs on my 90.
They are a nice drive, probably about the power of a Tdi, but sadly nothing like the fuel economy.
If only they hadn't piped them up with the bleed nipple at the bottom, they're a pig to bleed! Once bled and the shoes adjusted properly they do stop very well, I can pretty easily lock the wheels up when unladened.
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If only they hadn't piped them up with the bleed nipple at the bottom, they're a pig to bleed! Once bled and the shoes adjusted properly they do stop very well, I can pretty easily lock the wheels up when unladened.
Yes, they are tricky to bleed and adjust. I used to lock the snails out against the drum first, then bleed with the tube submerged in a jar of fluid.
You get a great pedal, which then goes lower and lower when you de-adjust the snails
I wound the snails so the shoes were right in to minimise the slave cylinder volume, bled with a pressure bleeder and then wound the snails back out an equal number of clicks. The thing that was a faff was adjusting the snails and having to get up from under the vehicle to repumping the brakes to centralise the pistons before readjusting where necessary, would be much easier with a beautiful assistant, failing that an ugly one would do.
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Yes, assistant of any appearance is very helpful. Nowadays I use a vacuum extractor on the nipple to bleed brakes, assistant if any tops up the reservoir as needed. I find this works really well, after a bit of practice.
Only had the thing for a few years, so Ive never had a chance to try it on 6c brakes.
