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And we’re back…
A few weeks after my last blog post in September 2022 we moved house. We have been incredibly busy since then, decorating, renovating and gardening. That doesn’t mean the Landy has been abandoned, just that I’ve not had much time to write it up. So I need to catch up with what has been done…
Fixing the Perkins fuel system
Whilst working on the Landy on the driveway a couple of weeks ago, I managed to run out of fuel. The gauge was still above Empty but I hadn’t let it get that low before and it caught me out. So switch to the other fuel tank and carry on I thought. But no, air…
Overdrive adjustment
The Fairey overdrive is a useful option for lengthening the legs of the Landy in 3rd and 4th gear whilst reducing noise and fuel consumption. I’d been finding it only engaged if I held the stick in position until I’d released the clutch, and increasingly it had been jumping out of “disengaged” and into neutral…
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My Land Rover Series II 