well i bought the 4x2 Ex belgium military 88 that series 3 was local, the guy delivered it today
now the fun starts
it was 24 volt and has been converted to 12 with a delco alternator and the proper coil and distributor
it has the zenith carb on it that i think i need to fiddle with, my 88 has a miss and no power but it does run and idle, the exhaust smells gassy so i am thinking i either have an air/vacuum leek or the carb is tuned too rich, but i have not had time today or the energy to fiddle with it
i am going to get the interior cleaned out tomorrow
stupid question, is there a trick to getting the internal passenger door lock to actually lock, i tried pushing the button/knob on the door above the handle in and i locked as long as i was holding the button in, but as soon as i released the button it was unlocked
we now have two rovers sitting in our driveway, dads disco series 2 and my series 3 mom is thinking about getting a disco series 2 when her jaguar is payed off too
i have heard it said that an old vehicle chooses its new owner, well mine locked me in as soon as i shut the door when i looked at it saturday, so i told my 88 that as long as the frame was good and it started and ran than i could have a new home in my driveway and i would be its new owner/care taker, well it sits in my driveway now
i know some people here are curious as to how the transfer case and front axle look on the 4x2 and i will get picts taken tomorrow as long as its not raining (the weather guessing people are talking rain though)
i have the front axle, drive shaft and transfer case to convert my 88 to 4x4 and when it gets warm i will get that done, the guy i bought my rover from is going to ship the two levers i need the hi/lo lever and the yellow knobbed 4wd lever/stick the ground is too cold to swap the axle and transfer case now
thank you again to all the people here who helped guide me in my decision to buy my rover, thank you for all your advice and opinions and steering me away from a couple of rovers
i am home now and DSL is a very good thing i was using dial up at my grandma,s