Land Rover Series 3 – Carb gaskets and Universal Joint replacement

Land Rover Series 3 –  Carb gaskets and Universal Joint replacement

Yet more work on my old Series Land Rover (it’s like the Forth Bridge…..) This video covers a bit of work I did this evening – I noticed that the carbureto…

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steamwally says:

Yeah, well worth looking after. Just hope the expensive stuff is out the way now. The spring hanger bushes need doing though – might replace the springs and shocks then too but I think that’s a job for next year.

not2fast4u2c says:

You have a great project Vehicle well worth putting new parts on and fixing

steamwally says:

Thanks, yeah the distributor cap in particular looked pretty bad and the rotor arm too.

steamwally says:

Apparently the 2.25 petrol goes really well on LPG. Sounds a good idea, just doing the short trip to work I see the fuel gauge drop a bit….

99carnot says:

Nice update, and very good gasket cutting job – they look like OEM to me:). Ignition parts will probably help, if the components you are replacing are worn-especially HT’s imho. Looking forward to your next update.

Winstonsees says:

I know someone who recently did an LPG conversion on one of these. With the cost of petrol these days and the fact he is using it as a daily driver it makes sense.

steamwally says:

Thanks for the comment, they are the best working 4×4 out there but very high maintenance. With servicing every 3000 miles I can understand why he chose to sell it, it’s ok for a younger chap like me to be crawling underneath it every weekend but I won’t be able to do that for ever.

bosh bob says:

Nice my grandad used to have one like that but his one was a work horse he worked on a farm but put bigger tires thick rope around the nudge bar. But as he got older he wanted something more smooth running. I was sad to see that Land rover go 🙁

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