Your 101 looks mint inside! If you decide to run some oil down your speedo cable, here is what a man who used to make up custom cables told me. Remove the cable and hang it upside down over a container to catch the oil as it runs out Form a small funnel using blutak or plasticine sealed onto the outer cable. Dribble some oil into the funnel, leave it. When it has emptied, refill it and then wait for it to dribble out of the other end. When i asked him why put the oil in from the bottom end, he said because if it is something like a motorbike speedo or clutch cable there may be crap inside the outer at the top end. If you oil it from that end you risk pushing it further along the cable. If you put it in from the other end you're more likely to push it out... Just watched the '1st trip to North Wales' video. How about a video on taking out the play in the steering box? Can't think why it popped into my head... 🤔😁 Have you thought about fixing an external camera? We'd get all of the V8 sound and wouldn't have to listen to you endlessly declaring your love and affection to the mrs, which i'm guessing why we get to put up with music. Or do you discuss military secrets?
Ha! Ok I've got some extra mounts recently so will try a few at some point. The guy who helps sort out my lands did the steering box adjustment so I don't know! I'll video it if ever I do....
I have a series 3 109 station wagon which has been on the back burner for rebuilding for ages, it has a 3.5 v8. I'm more than a little concerned though because we seem to be at a big turning point with fossil fuels at the moment. Prices are rising , using big engined vehicles is frowned upon and the low emission zones are going to be popping up everywhere. I can only hope that we are not going to be forced off the road by making it too damm expensive to use our vehicles.
That's all very true. however this has an historic vehicle so some of that stuff won't apply. I did however watch a review of the petrol situation and the classic car issue and it was quite reassuring. It was basically centred on how long most cars remain on the road and the cost of electric vehicles and how long petrol is going to be required for ordinary transport for some time to come. The 101 struggles to make double figures so its always going to be expensive to fuel it! the absence of B&B or even camping fees sorts most of those cost at the moment anyway.....
@@spuddoc7230 understood, thanks for the response, my 109 is 1972 so also historic. I also own a 1992 3.0L pajero that I've had on lpg for the last 16 years,
@@ivanhoe6366 I looked at log but the cost and how long it would take to break even wasn't attractive. The guy who looks after the 101 was also not a fan at all! the decreasing number of log filling points is an issue too. I think I am stuck with funding the petrol and put up with it.
@@spuddoc7230 Although my pajero has always run well on lpg and the lpg system has had zero faults, it's a shame that the head gasket fire rings aren't robust enough to last much longer than 30000 miles, with I presume the higher burn temps of lpg. I wouldn't mind if the head gaskets were easy access, but on the pajero it's a big stripdown.. If I get round to rebuilding the 109 I may keep to petrol only same as you.
Upload more videos! Even if there short trips to the grocery! Love seeing shots of the 101 specially side shots. Thanks for uploading
Sadly my NHS day job keeps me busy so I do what I can! Next one will have a mix of shots just of me running around!
Your 101 looks mint inside!
If you decide to run some oil down your speedo cable, here is what a man who used to make up custom cables told me.
Remove the cable and hang it upside down over a container to catch the oil as it runs out
Form a small funnel using blutak or plasticine sealed onto the outer cable.
Dribble some oil into the funnel, leave it. When it has emptied, refill it and then wait for it to dribble out of the other end.
When i asked him why put the oil in from the bottom end, he said because if it is something like a motorbike speedo or clutch cable there may be crap inside the outer at the top end. If you oil it from that end you risk pushing it further along the cable. If you put it in from the other end you're more likely to push it out...
Just watched the '1st trip to North Wales' video.
How about a video on taking out the play in the steering box?
Can't think why it popped into my head... 🤔😁
Have you thought about fixing an external camera? We'd get all of the V8 sound and wouldn't have to listen to you endlessly declaring your love and affection to the mrs, which i'm guessing why we get to put up with music. Or do you discuss military secrets?
Ha! Ok I've got some extra mounts recently so will try a few at some point.
The guy who helps sort out my lands did the steering box adjustment so I don't know! I'll video it if ever I do....
I have a series 3 109 station wagon which has been on the back burner for rebuilding for ages, it has a 3.5 v8. I'm more than a little concerned though because we seem to be at a big turning point with fossil fuels at the moment. Prices are rising , using big engined vehicles is frowned upon and the low emission zones are going to be popping up everywhere. I can only hope that we are not going to be forced off the road by making it too damm expensive to use our vehicles.
That's all very true. however this has an historic vehicle so some of that stuff won't apply. I did however watch a review of the petrol situation and the classic car issue and it was quite reassuring. It was basically centred on how long most cars remain on the road and the cost of electric vehicles and how long petrol is going to be required for ordinary transport for some time to come. The 101 struggles to make double figures so its always going to be expensive to fuel it! the absence of B&B or even camping fees sorts most of those cost at the moment anyway.....
@@spuddoc7230 understood, thanks for the response, my 109 is 1972 so also historic. I also own a 1992 3.0L pajero that I've had on lpg for the last 16 years,
@@ivanhoe6366 I looked at log but the cost and how long it would take to break even wasn't attractive. The guy who looks after the 101 was also not a fan at all! the decreasing number of log filling points is an issue too. I think I am stuck with funding the petrol and put up with it.
@@spuddoc7230 Although my pajero has always run well on lpg and the lpg system has had zero faults, it's a shame that the head gasket fire rings aren't robust enough to last much longer than 30000 miles, with I presume the higher burn temps of lpg. I wouldn't mind if the head gaskets were easy access, but on the pajero it's a big stripdown..
If I get round to rebuilding the 109 I may keep to petrol only same as you.
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