ok I will try the above: distributer- lube the shaft and springs, check for the piece of felt and oil it. If that doesn't work I will find out where the idle jet is in the Zenith, make sure its the right jet, and clean. Thanks for the suggestions.

So you guys are saying that you can run out out to your Landy right now, cold start it, and haul ass out of the driveway without the engine popping and quiting? :-) lol Checked the vacuum hose for leaks, checked the distributer vacuum diaphragm for leaks- all good. I have had the Zenith carb...

Is it normal for the 2.25L 7:1 petrol to hesitate after a cold start, no load? I would like not waiting for 5-10 minutes for the engine to warm up after driving, if I don't she will backfire under the slightest acceleration. I just adjusted tappets to .010", replaced all the spark plugs (NGK...

I have heard of deestone. Quick search I found one supplier for you. 7.50x16, I heard they are slippery when wet. The tread is almost the same as the tires I just got. One thing if you have the spare mounted on the rear of a wagon it might not clear the hitch. :-) They must be 32-33" in dia.

I wonder if there are any originals in the whole lot? What I see on mine is metric bolts cross threaded then snapped where a bsf would go. Rounded out bolt heads from using the wrong spanner. Missing grommets, and blanking plugs, gaters allowing for rats to enter and eat wires. All in my area...

Was on a website today that had amplified speakers inside antique suitcases. Just google "antique speaker suitcase" and you'll see. Might be super sweet if you made your own with 12v dc, and bought the plug for the inspection socket on fleabay to power it.

Thats really fast if its only 1 month or weeks. no scale came out that you noticed?

I think the wear is nominal, if I remember I still have some that say lucas or girling on it. Might still not be the originals. Anyway my thoughts are that the buffer piece is there for corrosion where the aluminum meets the steel shoe. I had trouble with the iron ones seizing up after the truck...

Got my rear tyres on today before it rained. They are new. You can see I went with shinny unpainted birmabright inside the wheel wells. What a job cleaning the loads and loads of dirt plus flaky underbody/rubberized paint gunk off. 7.50-16 Off-road/military knobbies. Says tubeless, I did'nt pay...

Had trouble with mine slipping into neutral a while back. That was the red 2wd/4wd lever. It turns out one of the bolts on the three selector shafts fell out. Found it when draining the oil from the gearbox. Their is a inspection cover you can take off to see. You can see the clamps on the...

A little off topic, but yesterday I was putting the drums back on mine. They all went back on except for the right front (11" LWB). On that one I changed out the dual rusty steel slave cyl with some aluminum ones I found. Drum would not go back on, I had to shave a bunch off each end of the...

With all the trouble bleeding the brakes, I have been going by the book putting everything back the factory way. Here is something strange, if you google around for pictures of the front brakes, 109, leading, trailing shoe, etc you will find a ton of pictures with the back plate so the dual...

I like the roof rack on the green one. Is the red a 1-ton pickup? I wonder if they are both custom body's on the rear from parts at the salvage yard.

After searching its 2.5mm, and most use 3mm plate. Thanks John, I think replacement chassis is the way to go in a few years. Its in SE Asia, but I plan to ship it to the U.S. next year in a 20ft shipping container, thats part of the reason I have been cleaning under there, to get rid of the...

What do you recommend for the fix? I was looking at it again, looks like the whole bottom strip needs to be replaced in the low sections on both sides (from gearbox mount to aft/rear), there is a couple other spots I never noticed too. All from the inside, the outside of the steel is smooth...

Been under with a angle grinder wire wheel, priming and painting only the steel, last 3 days. Notice the frame is rusting from the inside in a couple locations. Is there supposed to be drain holes at the low points? LWB I can't believe the amount of dirt under their even after a couple good...

Got the new one today. Looks like the right one.

I thought the chassis was almost the same in all series. I went with 517632 instead, I found some websites says S2 LWB Station Wagon up to Suffix C, while the other one (517469) says military and Series 3 up to C - 109". I ended up ordering mild steel as I ran out of free time this year. Seems...

I am trying to order a stainless exhaust system. My landy is a 2a 109" Station Wagon (rear fuel tank) with Suffix C chassis 2.25L petrol. I think that makes it 1966. Will part 517469 work? Some website say LWB ExMOD 2a others say SIII only. There is also part 517632, but not included in the...

I pulled off a big clip weight with just my fingers and not much effort. Looks like the tab on the clip was sticking out a ways too. Can I just get a heavy slug hammer and pound it in flush then? sigh