Got My Lightweight!! Stay Tuned for Project Updates and Plenty of Questions!

[jac04]

The Allmakes slave is aluminum and moves very freely.
I haven't had a chance to change out the slave yet, but my chirping noise has been absent for a little while. Last thing I did was lube the end of the pushrod that contacts the clutch release fork. That may have helped a little, but I still need to make the slave 'correct'.

[amcordo]

Drove it down to Lake Cumberland, KY for a boat trip. I had so many neck breakers staring at it on the way down made me feel special. Only when I stopped at a red light did I realize they were staring at the underside where hot oil was pouring onto the exhaust just behind the manifold. Flaming rover anyone?

Lessons learned:
- VERY TIGHT is the level of wrenching required to safely install a oil PSI gauge.
- NEVER install an exhaust system under the places oil is most likely rain from

[yorker]

- NEVER install an exhaust system under the places oil is most likely rain from

Funny how Land Rover never got that....

[luckyjoe]

Funny how Land Rover never got that....

'Cause LR were 007 DB5 fans....

[SafeAirOne]

NEVER install an exhaust system under the places oil is most likely rain from

That doesn't leave many places to put an exhaust system in a Rover. Are you suggesting an exhaust system that goes through the bonnet and over the truck?

[scott]

...suggesting an exhaust system that goes through the bonnet and over the truck?

this would only work 'til ya roll it

[jac04]

Anyone have any experience with the military hazard/signal light relay as used on the Lightweight?

Every once in a while, my signals don't work - no clicking from the relay for either RH or LH. If I turn on the hazards, it usually starts working. Alternately, as soon as I touch the plug on the relay, the signal lights start to work. I'll double-check all my connections. I just hate to relace that relay if I don't have to - it's very expensive.

[scott]

it the relay anchored? is the anchor point also the ground? is the ground good?

[jac04]

^Yes, yes, and yes (should be). The relay is mounted to the bulkhead. I was very careful to clean the paint from around one of the mounting bolts - the one used as a mounting point for the ground wire.
Thinking about it, the bulkhead checks out as grounded when using a multimeter (continuity to the negative side of the battery). But, I guess I could always be absolutely sure about the ground and run a dedicated ground wire from the negative battery side to the relay ground wire. Would only take a few minutes and is probably worthwhile anyway since the bulkhead is used as a ground for the instruments.

[Les Parker]

What's the Lucas number on your relay, I may have one avail...