First ex-mil

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

hi guys, i have just got my first ex mil landy (had plenty of landys before, not an ex mil one though).

have put some piccies in me gallery of her.

just curious as to wether anyone has relocated the hand throttle at all before and how easy/hard it is??

[Range Rover Blues]

Cool 8)

[Litch]

Brings back many fond memories, driving somebody elses LR and getting paid for it. Bliss!

Is the hand throttle rod or cable operated (if memory serves me right it is rod operated) because a cable operated one will be easy to move (where to?) but a rod operated one will require some fiddling?

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

I have no idea what type it is, its to the left of the gear stick on the bulkhead.  If you look in my gallery there is a picture of the operating stick thingy, its basicly next to the stereo!

[Litch]

What I mean is, if you look under the bonnet at the rear of the hand-throttle you will see if it links up with the accelerator linkage via a rod or a cable. A rod link will be awkward to move but a cable system is easy.

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

oh sorry, didnt think of that.  will have a look tomorrow when i look at everything else! lol

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

ok, the hand accelerator is on a rod so it looks, so am scrapping that idea already lol

[hobbit]

You have a 24volt ffr (fitted for radio), should have a couple of ammeters fitted, one for the main vehicle batterys, the other for signal batteries that would be mounted in the back, although not sure with the age, I used Larkspur but they changed the configuration for clansman

Hand throttle is used for static running for battery charging, you should not need it normally

Do you have one or 2 batteries under that box in the cab?

Also take a couple of pics of the engine bay if you can

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

its 2 batteries in the middle, and there is a dirty massive 24v alternator lol, will take some piccies of engine bay tomorrow :D

[hobbit]

Yep you have a 24v landy there, just remember all the things you want to put on it will cause problems, you could convert to 12v, or run a seperate circuit for accessories.

Also things like spark plugs, bulbs, starters are all 24 volt.

It depends on what you want to do with it, although I've never converted one there is a few articles floating around on the net of people that have done the conversions, iirc, one of the landy mags did an article on it, I'm sure someone can help there

The engine might be used more than the speedo says, going by the tac plate on the front, S2, denotes a communication vehicle, and may have had a lot of static running.

But on the bright side if the engine was well worn there is a good chance it has had replacement units in it too

They are good old machines when all said and done, and can take some use to break them though

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

indeed, its very solid as well in the bulkhead and chassis areas, which is what won me, cos if they are solid there and run fine then there isnt any problems, only issues is as you say the engine, but they can be bought for a pittance these days!  Gonna go outside now and do the pictures of the engine.

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

ok Hobbit, the engine pictures are now in me gallery :D  They are under the heading of My New Toy.

[hobbit]

You dont need another engine, just some anciliaries

also if you remove the 24v system out and also the fittings in the motor they will normally bring you some cash back in for them, from people wanting to restore them in  another vehicle

The basic mechanical block is the same

Alternator, coil, plugs, leads, starter off the top of my head, and change all the bulbs throughout the thing

I think there is a bit more than this though, just cant remember where the articles was to do this

Also if you have a sankey trailer all you have to do is change the 12v bulbs for 24, and they work with it too

Looks like a 5 bearing engine in there good reliable lump

[Rangie3.0LtrDan]

cool, there is 12v towing electrics fitted to it, there is what i think is a transformer behind the passenger seat.  will get some piccies of that after.  i dont know if i am keeping it yet, i would ideally prefer a 110 v8 (similar fuel consumption with a little more grunt!)