Geoff. I owe you a beer. My s3 runs but I thought that it could be tuned better. So I followed your advice and did the screw driver trick. The ignition was out. Runs smooth now. These engines work even when not correctly set up. Cheers mate. (Just noticed that my distributor was not seated properly)
Hi Geoff I find a lot of use for a 12 bulb holder(with a low wattage bulb) and a couple of small insulated crocodile clips, for setting timing and checking for continuity. Also after getting close to tdc on compression I stick my finger over the spark plug hole and listen for the hiss(air pressure) saves taking off the rocker cover. Cheers Steve
Yep, that is the method stated in the Series 2 and 3 Land Rover workshop manual. The stop light (which is what you are pretty much using) was the precursor to the timing light with out thew fancy tricks within. great stuff, Kind regards, Geoff
Excellent. I’m a newbie Series owner with zero mechanical experience even though I’m now retired. Your series is a VERY belated apprenticeship and this video has taken me a massive step forward. Much appreciated 👍🏻🍻
Hi Tony. Many thanks for you kind words. Great too hear that you are embarking on a great project. We all need to start somewhere and I am happy to hear that this series of videos is of some use to you. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. Best of luck and Kind regards Geoff
Geoff I’m just about to go and try this although I made a static led light set up and timed my Series 3 the other day I was still having issues and I believe I may have put the actual distributor back after cleaning 180 degrees out! I am actually waiting on a fuel pump which is faulty and a electronic ignition distributor but in the meantime I’ve set up a gravity fuel feed I’m just enjoying actually working out how these engines work and if I get her going it means I can go for a short drive to warm the axles and finish the lubricant service I was doing along with the now finished cooling system! Plus I get withdrawal symptoms from not driving her!! Keep up the great work!
Hi 7TEE2 BIGSEXY. That sounds like an awesome project you have .That is an easy one to do and it has caught Damon and myself out a few times in the past. The original workshop manual is great and goes through in simple steps on how to reset it. I understand what you mean about withdrawals from driving the Landy, I have the same issue too. I am just about to head off for four days into the outback to film another episode of the Golden Quest Series. I hope your Landy is up and going soon, and thank you for your kind words. PS. I have found that sometimes it might be a fault ignition switch in the past. Best of luck, kind regards Geoff
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia it’s going okay now had to replace the distributor clamp bolt and move the plug leads around to pretty much opposite of how I perceived but hey that’s life! Enjoy your trip!
Thanks Geoff, need to do this on my Series IIA, what’s your thoughts on petrol? I have been using lower octane but heard you suggest 90/95. May switch and see if there’s a difference. Will give this a go today, thanks again. G
Hello sir did some of those Rover's back in the day's hade waste spark ignition system ore back charging alternator ore generator isues? They seam to my as some times they try to act like disel engines if they reach centrain conditions
Hi Elvin. Yes there were the odd issue with the generators relays, which are found on the firewall. They tended to short out. Lucky you can fix a re-make of a Lucas electric alternator to you humble Series which solves much of these issues. I hope this helped. Cheers Geoff
Hi Mike. You can do it a couple of ways. 1) you can put a spark plug in the Ht lead from the coil to distributor. 2) you can put a spark plug in the HT from the distributor to the one of the spark plugs. Let us know if this doesn’t make sense and we will get it sorted. Kind regards, Geoff
Hi Aaron and Amy. Yes you can I use it on my Series 3 which has a electronic distributor. Really glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. Kind regards, Geoff
Just curious here but if u don’t have a crank handle, couldn’t u simply just up one wheel, put it in top gear and just slowly rotate your wheel which in turn would turn your engine over?
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia Thanks for that... I usually just lift up the Front Wheel as this gives u control and the ability to view the engine bay at the same time
Um... Boilermaker/Mechanic by Trade. In or out of trade, over all this time I've never heard it called the Rocket Cover like @4:25 !. Bahahaha, Gold 😉 Thanks for the chuckle!.
Oh, also, iv not personally had to service em, so that's why I watch... I think any service member at any time from any where in the world... Has A, let's say, A Soft Spot... For the old Landie, Thats why I watch your channel. To be clear I'm taking the piss and not having a go at your content. You actually push content in 1440, which I appreciate!
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia hi Geoff, thanks for the reply, is there more than one set of timing marks on the flywheel? Long as I have the 6 degrees in the right place is that okay to show I'm on the correct stroke? Or is the 6 degrees also visible on the exhaust stroke?
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia thank you, i did try the screwdriver thing but not sure how far it needs to come out or when it's at the top of its stroke. will give it another bash
Geoff. I owe you a beer. My s3 runs but I thought that it could be tuned better. So I followed your advice and did the screw driver trick. The ignition was out. Runs smooth now. These engines work even when not correctly set up. Cheers mate. (Just noticed that my distributor was not seated properly)
Jeff your videos are excellent ! Your a saint an excellent Mechanic with incredible knowledge. thank you.
Hi Geoff I find a lot of use for a 12 bulb holder(with a low wattage bulb) and a couple of small insulated crocodile clips, for setting timing and checking for continuity. Also after getting close to tdc on compression I stick my finger over the spark plug hole and listen for the hiss(air pressure) saves taking off the rocker cover. Cheers Steve
Yep, that is the method stated in the Series 2 and 3 Land Rover workshop manual. The stop light (which is what you are pretty much using) was the precursor to the timing light with out thew fancy tricks within. great stuff, Kind regards, Geoff
Excellent. I’m a newbie Series owner with zero mechanical experience even though I’m now retired. Your series is a VERY belated apprenticeship and this video has taken me a massive step forward. Much appreciated 👍🏻🍻
Hi Tony. Many thanks for you kind words. Great too hear that you are embarking on a great project. We all need to start somewhere and I am happy to hear that this series of videos is of some use to you. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. Best of luck and Kind regards Geoff
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia I’ll take you up on that offer when I end up with a bag of bits and a headache after a workshop session 👍🏻😄
@@tonyalways7174 Sounds good, looking forward to it. Cheers Geoff
Nicely explained, Geoff
Many thanks, Chris. Always a tough one to explain and make sense at the same time.Anyway I hope this video was of use to you. Cheers Geoff
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Geoff I’m just about to go and try this although I made a static led light set up and timed my Series 3 the other day I was still having issues and I believe I may have put the actual distributor back after cleaning 180 degrees out!
I am actually waiting on a fuel pump which is faulty and a electronic ignition distributor but in the meantime I’ve set up a gravity fuel feed I’m just enjoying actually working out how these engines work and if I get her going it means I can go for a short drive to warm the axles and finish the lubricant service I was doing along with the now finished cooling system!
Plus I get withdrawal symptoms from not driving her!!
Keep up the great work!
Hi 7TEE2 BIGSEXY. That sounds like an awesome project you have .That is an easy one to do and it has caught Damon and myself out a few times in the past. The original workshop manual is great and goes through in simple steps on how to reset it. I understand what you mean about withdrawals from driving the Landy, I have the same issue too. I am just about to head off for four days into the outback to film another episode of the Golden Quest Series. I hope your Landy is up and going soon, and thank you for your kind words. PS. I have found that sometimes it might be a fault ignition switch in the past. Best of luck, kind regards Geoff
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia it’s going okay now had to replace the distributor clamp bolt and move the plug leads around to pretty much opposite of how I perceived but hey that’s life!
Enjoy your trip!
I am assuming this vehicle still has points (looks original)? Would this method still work on one with electronic ignition?
Thanks Geoff, need to do this on my Series IIA, what’s your thoughts on petrol? I have been using lower octane but heard you suggest 90/95. May switch and see if there’s a difference.
Will give this a go today, thanks again.
G
Hi Gary. I like to treat my Series Land Rover and that's why I run 95 ocatne fuel, and they tend to run better on it. Cheers Geoff
Hello sir did some of those Rover's back in the day's hade waste spark ignition system ore back charging alternator ore generator isues? They seam to my as some times they try to act like disel engines if they reach centrain conditions
Hi Elvin. Yes there were the odd issue with the generators relays, which are found on the firewall. They tended to short out. Lucky you can fix a re-make of a Lucas electric alternator to you humble Series which solves much of these issues. I hope this helped. Cheers Geoff
I noticed that you didn't have the ht lead from the coil attached, does it not need this to produce the spark?
Hi Mike. You can do it a couple of ways. 1) you can put a spark plug in the Ht lead from the coil to distributor. 2) you can put a spark plug in the HT from the distributor to the one of the spark plugs. Let us know if this doesn’t make sense and we will get it sorted. Kind regards, Geoff
Love your videos! Will this technique work with an electronic (Pertronix or similar) distributor?
Hi Aaron and Amy. Yes you can I use it on my Series 3 which has a electronic distributor. Really glad to hear you are enjoying the videos. Kind regards, Geoff
Hi, thanks for your videos, I never got to see the spark using the electronic module, do tou know why? Is there other way to obtain that spark?
Just curious here but if u don’t have a crank handle, couldn’t u simply just up one wheel, put it in top gear and just slowly rotate your wheel which in turn would turn your engine over?
Spot on Rob, though just need to check whether your vehicle has an open or LSD differential. Cheers Geoff
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia Thanks for that... I usually just lift up the Front Wheel as this gives u control and the ability to view the engine bay at the same time
@@robmacca67 Smart man Rob, I like the way you think.
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia Thanks but this method was shown to me by a fellow Landy owner & good mate ;)
@@robmacca67 Nice one, just goes to show we can't know it all. Cheers for sharing that Rob, great stuff.
Um... Boilermaker/Mechanic by Trade. In or out of trade, over all this time I've never heard it called the Rocket Cover like @4:25 !.
Bahahaha, Gold 😉 Thanks for the chuckle!.
Oh, also, iv not personally had to service em, so that's why I watch... I think any service member at any time from any where in the world... Has A, let's say, A Soft Spot... For the old Landie, Thats why I watch your channel.
To be clear I'm taking the piss and not having a go at your content. You actually push content in 1440, which I appreciate!
Clear rocket cover is the way to go, ha ha. Good to have a sense of humor, life is pretty dull without it. Cheers Geoff
I agree, it is always good to see how the other half live.
I’d clean your ears out mate, he clearly says Rocker not Rocket….
Why do you take the rocker cover off?
Hi Robert. I took the rocket cover off as it is easier to see when the inlet and exhaust valves are open or closed. Kind regards, Geoff
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia hi Geoff, thanks for the reply, is there more than one set of timing marks on the flywheel? Long as I have the 6 degrees in the right place is that okay to show I'm on the correct stroke? Or is the 6 degrees also visible on the exhaust stroke?
I tried this but didnt get any spark at all on a 2.25. Ignition is on.
Hi Ryan. Did you have cylinder one at the top of its compression stroke? If this achieved it won’t work. Kind regards, Geoff
@@seriouslyseriesaustralia thank you, i did try the screwdriver thing but not sure how far it needs to come out or when it's at the top of its stroke. will give it another bash
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