styleruk said:

The list, after 1 week...

New brake reservoir as the old ones got cracks in it. Because the brake fluid is dark in colour, I may flush it all out and replace master, look at seals on brakes at same time.
Steering rod needs nipping up (I'll have her up on my ramp this weekend to do that and find other things.)
Dixon bate slider bracket and ball for tow bar, have a trailer full of rubbish ready to take to tip.
Wiper ferel, LH wiper flops behind the RH one
Felt seals for the rear windows, none there and they rattle.
Pedal clamp for extra security when out and about. Currently using a steering clamp but a decent pedal box is the way.
Some fixing points to secure dogs in the back.
Haynes book of bollocks while I look around for a decent work shop manual.
Roof lining; take that down, fix thin boarding to back and refit so it all sits flat rather than the sahara desert look.
Go in loft and dig out all my old cassettes. I'm keeping the cassette player for sure, go proper old school now.
Removable pin for dog ramp as the GSD launches herself out at 90MPH and pushes the ramp off.


My plan is to keep her original and just replace anything that's giving in, most of these will be in next years budget. I'll do the brakes first though.

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marjon said:

I had too have a cup of tea after the second sentence .

Good luck try to stick with the plan, it’s usually quite hard.

J

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styleruk said:

Yes, the flaps were great at demisting, unlike the super powerful asthematic mouse blower for the heater.

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Turboman said:

Welcome to LZ!

The heaters are OK if working properly. You probably need to open the heater box by drilling out the pop rivets, change the foam inserts holding the heater matrix in place, and it will work.

What sort of engine does this vehicle have?

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styleruk said:

Turns out the fan is not working, so I'll be looking at that one day or dark evening. It is the 2.3 or 2 1/4 petrol engine. turns out the vin is showing it as a 1984 manufactured. So I've applied for the historic doc from gaydon.

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Turboman said:

2286cc four cylinder petrol. Were fitted as standard in early Nineties and One Tens.

They are a decent engine, but underpowered for a heavy vehicle, which is why factory went to 2.5 engines later.
I am amazed you are getting over 60 mph with that, Congratulations!

You may not actually be going that fast, the speedometers aren't very good either.

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styleruk said:

yeah it's a carry over from the series engine, mines 1984. but it's more than good enough for me, don't plan to do many long journeys. It'll be local trips only. they designed a diesel engine but used it for petrol, that makes it quite a strong engine.

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