Series IIa 2.6L 6cyl Parts Sources?

[singingcamel]

Just suppose that you had the only NADA 1968 Series IIA, 109 2.6L Carawagon ever built. VIN # 34300768A. Desirable engine or not, would you not want to keep it as original as possible?

I, too, would be interested in finding sources for parts for this engine. (For future use, as it is running fine now.)

Thanks to any who might have some input.

Giorgio

i have a complete engine available as well as a few misc parts,fuel pumps vaccum booster? marc

[giorgio]

jp-

Yes I do own said vehicle. Much of the Carawagon camping gear has been removed by the previous owners. I still have the plumbing for the propane gas cylinders, the tracks for the curtains, and a few pieces of wood, and Carawagon and Searle "emblems" on the back. It never had the raising roof. I believe that it was the "Continental" model. I have heard that they were all made to order for the purchaser.

I haven"t quite mastered the photo posting routine on this board.

[giorgio]

LRBear

If you imported your Land Rover from England, then I guess that perhaps it does not have he Weslake Head that they put on the NADA 2.6L engines.

Is that correct? It may make it easier for you to find parts, or not, I do not know.

[giorgio]

LRBear
View of the other side of the engine

[LRBear]

Here's my engine...
(old pic; engine bay looks a tad bit cleaner today...)

Looks the same from the RHS (looking aft), but that air cleaner in your pics and the casting behind it looks quite different...

So I'm not sure....

Are there any identifying marks or numbers I should look for??



-Bear-

[LRBear]

Here's another pic of the car...


-Bear-

[LRBear]

& just one more of the rear...

It has a few minor dings and dents here and there, but overall it is pretty solid....



-Bear-

[fruitpunch]

Bear the Euro 6 cylinder is much more common then the NADA 6, as it indeed used the Westlake (spelling ?) head. Parts availibilty for the Euro 6 is much easier then the NADA 6, again you might want to touch base with Robert http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQ...assZrdavisinva for a few spare engines, he might even have a NADA spare if someone is looking. Reminds me that a Rover Salon had the same engine as the NADA 6 except it had 3.0l of displacement. Same pre-WWII engine design. Anyways the Euro 6 is pretty common in Europe some countries like Germany, Switzerland they sold almost 90% of the 109's with the 6 from about 1969 till 1978. The 175 Zenith Stromberg carb is common on other engines and getting them rebuilt isn't difficult. Adjusting the valve clearence is the key and most fun operation on this truck.

[giorgio]

Here is a blurb on Harry Weslake.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weslake

As a result of having this head, I am actually supposed to, (and do) burn premium gasoline in my Land Rover.

It is a nice, smooth running, antique engine, and it does have a lot of torque. I am not using it for rigorous off roading, but it does climb the hills in the Ozark Mountains quite well.

The Land Rover is in fairly good original condition. Also a few nicks and dings, but much better than my Series III 88

[Dav1550]

Are there any identifying marks or numbers I should look for??



-Bear-

The engine serial No# is located just forward of the # 1 exhaust port next to the 1" freeze plug. The Suffix letter at the end of the serial no# can be of help when looking for parts.


This is a suffix "C" Euro 2.6 that I rebuilt, pistons, sleeves, valves, bearing, balanced etc, ect, $ $ $.. For the motor it took the better part of a year to gather up the more obscure parts have the machine work done then re-assemble. But it's one sweet running 6 cyl that will relatively run with traffic and is correct for the vehicle.
Our host here supplied the majority of the parts needed in the restoration and continue to do so in maintaining routine up keep..... Though admittedly some parts for the 6 cyl are of short supply or NLA and will take a bit of effort to seek out or fabricated.

Dave