ditchman Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 painted it with red oxide that was cut back with 30% petrol...........it really soaks in....so i will put a couple of coats on and leave it to harden off then spay it up....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Had to fill the filler neck of my WagonR after trying to source a new neck! The original had a gaping hole in below the return pipe, fuel return was spilling out and I couldn;t fill the car without losing a good 10% under the car! I found one in a scrappy for £15 and took it home, cleaned it up "al la ditchman style" wire brush on a grinder, and it showed pock marks like your sump, in 3 areas it had holed, biggest being about 3mm. I cleaned it all back and fluxed the holes and used plumbers solder to repair the holes! Worked a flippin treat! Been on over a year now and I still get that reassuring HISSSS when i open the fuel cap to refil as geordie says you can solder/silver solder this.......just cause i have oxy/acety....dosnt mean you need it.......you can nip down to B&Q and do exactly the same as me on the sump pan.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viking Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 im looking forward to you getting your chassis back...and the re-build starting....... so am i, 2 or 3 weeks when it arrives and were cooking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 (edited) so am i, 2 or 3 weeks when it arrives and were cooking first thing springs on the axels ?.................whats happening with the engine ?? Edited November 6, 2015 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Geddon Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 first thing springs on the axels ?.................whats happening with the engine ?? You can build it after the job your doing on yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 You can build it after the job your doing on yours. if viking is sensible he will get someone who knows what they are doing.........i keep on telling everybody im just no different from anyone else...."a mancave shed tinkerer"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Geddon Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 if viking is sensible he will get someone who knows what they are doing.........i keep on telling everybody im just no different from anyone else...."a mancave shed tinkerer"... I know mate , but to us it seems as though you are a professional . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I had a shock today ...i was messing about on Google under Landrovers td's....and stone me im #6 on google search engine !!!!.....how cool is that eh!.......just think about it im blagging the whole world....im a legend in my own lunchtime..... does it mean i have to be sensible now ?.....there could be someone in outer mongolia following this thread as we speak....just outside in xanadu did kubla khan, a stately pleasure dome decree.........a warm......welcome to turbo-deseil lovers the world over....pphhewww..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I had a shock today ...i was messing about on Google under Landrovers td's....and stone me im #6 on google search engine !!!!.....how cool is that eh!.......just think about it im blagging the whole world....im a legend in my own lunchtime..... does it mean i have to be sensible now ?.....there could be someone in outer mongolia following this thread as we speak....just outside in xanadu did kubla khan, a stately pleasure dome decree.........a warm......welcome to turbo-deseil lovers the world over....pphhewww..!! Your famous ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loriusgarrulus Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I had a shock today ...i was messing about on Google under Landrovers td's....and stone me im #6 on google search engine !!!!.....how cool is that eh!.......just think about it im blagging the whole world....im a legend in my own lunchtime..... does it mean i have to be sensible now ?.....there could be someone in outer mongolia following this thread as we speak....just outside in xanadu did kubla khan, a stately pleasure dome decree.........a warm......welcome to turbo-deseil lovers the world over....pphhewww..!! Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 im out there in the ether....(or on ether).....thats wicked ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 im out there in the ether....(or on ether).....thats wicked ! I think from post 408 that you have been on the ether not in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodp Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 im out there in the ether....(or on ether).....thats wicked ! Ah, you've been sniffing the old Cummins cold start Or was that methanol Same effect probably :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 I had a shock today ...i was messing about on Google under Landrovers td's....and stone me im #6 on google search engine !!!!.....how cool is that eh!.......just think about it im blagging the whole world....im a legend in my own lunchtime..... does it mean i have to be sensible now ?.....there could be someone in outer mongolia following this thread as we speak....just outside in xanadu did kubla khan, a stately pleasure dome decree.........a warm......welcome to turbo-deseil lovers the world over....pphhewww..!! Don't underestimate yourself Ditchman, Hilux owners clubs the world over are loving this thread as it makes them feel so money-supermarket. They call you Diesel-Ditchie on PlusGas PigeonWatch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 havnt done muck 'cept clean and spray the engine mountings from the scrap engine...and still waiting to go into JSF norwich to pick up a few small bits so i can get the front case on...... getting the mountings on and getting ready to degrease the face... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2015 just checking for the bolts i need........oh and i need to spray up the sump wot i primed........... mrs is getting at me ...leaves need to be swept...(will do it with the powerwasher)....boarders need to be cleaned out...(brushcutter and strimmer)....clipping need to be cut and composted......(effin great fire down the bottom of the garden)...jobs a gooden !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiebald Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Dutchman this is coming on a treat! Will be the best 2.5 td in the country! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) still need to go and pick up and swap over some bits.........ive had to do a lot of work in tidying up the garden for the winter...the arbour of 20 years decieded to start falling down...so that had to come down and be cleared away and all the stuff growing on it....anyway all that is done now ...just waiting for the last of the leaves to fall so i can get them up...then its back to the engine... Edited November 13, 2015 by ditchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 To quite a few people the engine rebuild is more important than a few trees but I suppose 'er indoors' must be obeyed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 To quite a few people the engine rebuild is more important than a few trees but I suppose 'er indoors' must be obeyed. it is partly that...........but i have a big garden with loads of trees...and im not a gardener but i hate mess...i have tried to make the garden as friendly as possible for wildlife ...but at the same time nice to look at...and most important easy to look after gardens are like landrovers......bit of regular maintenace and they are fine and no trouble.......but if you leave it a long time without touching it ...disaster ...it all gets away from you and becomes a pain in the backside..........anyway we are now up to snuff and i will have the weekend off and start again on monday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 ...i will have the weekend off and start again on monday.... Noooooooo! You can't keep the Internet waiting. We need to know. (Actually, take some time off. I'm rebuilding a 12j at the moment and it's possible I might beat you to completion) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 i mended the pully on the damper thismorning...will post later.............remind me what year is a 12j.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpringDon Posted November 13, 2015 Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Think the 12j was introduced in 84 and went on until the 19j which was 86/87 (around then anyway). Biggest of the 12j was the army which used thousands of them, up to fairly recently. A lot of the landrovers being sold off from the mod with 2.5 na motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 Having a fiddle about this morning ...found the damper pulley had been damaged at one time...also got hammer marks on it...so some muppet had been fiddling with it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted November 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2015 so i welded it up...ground out ..slotted a piece of metal in (oversize)...and brazed up...the cast steel doesnt take gas welding very well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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