hotrodheath
New Member
Hi All,
I have just become the proud owner of a '71 series 3 2.25 petrol and I am loving it.....Steep learning curve at the mo...heavy steering, getting used to clutch etc but all good fun.
The landy has been rebuilt in the last six months by the previous owner and has not really turned a wheel since then until I bought it. The engine was simply drained of fluids, put to one side then refitted and fluids refilled.
I made a big mistake and did not check the oil filler cap before buying...rookie mistake. Now I have checked the oil filler cap and it has quite a covering of the dreaded oil and water gunge. After fingering around the filler hole I can feel it on the rocker cover too.
Now I have done a bit of reading and I am desperately hoping that this is a result of condensation as the landy has been sitting around in the cold weather and I have taken it for half a dozen quick trips only, not really getting everything up to temp....Water levels and oil levels appear good and no gunge on the dip stick ...Am I being a bit too optimistic?
I decided to have a look at the breather to carb pipework setup and all the pipework appears clean and tight, I did give the breather unit a good clean out. My next question is should there be a seal between the breather and the crank case? Mine was wobbly as only held on by the retaining bolt...should it wobble to the touch? Clearly it is not sealing anything as it was. It appears that the diesel unit has a seal but not the petrol? Could this lack of seal have caused the porridge?
Cheers folks and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Hotrod
I have just become the proud owner of a '71 series 3 2.25 petrol and I am loving it.....Steep learning curve at the mo...heavy steering, getting used to clutch etc but all good fun.
The landy has been rebuilt in the last six months by the previous owner and has not really turned a wheel since then until I bought it. The engine was simply drained of fluids, put to one side then refitted and fluids refilled.
I made a big mistake and did not check the oil filler cap before buying...rookie mistake. Now I have checked the oil filler cap and it has quite a covering of the dreaded oil and water gunge. After fingering around the filler hole I can feel it on the rocker cover too.
Now I have done a bit of reading and I am desperately hoping that this is a result of condensation as the landy has been sitting around in the cold weather and I have taken it for half a dozen quick trips only, not really getting everything up to temp....Water levels and oil levels appear good and no gunge on the dip stick ...Am I being a bit too optimistic?
I decided to have a look at the breather to carb pipework setup and all the pipework appears clean and tight, I did give the breather unit a good clean out. My next question is should there be a seal between the breather and the crank case? Mine was wobbly as only held on by the retaining bolt...should it wobble to the touch? Clearly it is not sealing anything as it was. It appears that the diesel unit has a seal but not the petrol? Could this lack of seal have caused the porridge?
Cheers folks and I look forward to hearing your thoughts.
Hotrod