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S3ute
S3ute
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Last Activity: Today, 04:59 AM
Joined: 07-09-2013
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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  • S3ute
    replied to Fishing shacks
    Hello again - this time from back in the Bald Hills to the east of Ebor on the Dorrigo Plateau in northern New South Wales. Spending a week at my club’s second hut, although having lost the Deepwater...
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  • S3ute
    replied to Lego my Lego!
    Gene,

    Wait until after Christmas and pick up an unwanted gift on your local trading post……

    Cheers,

    Neil...
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  • S3ute
    replied to Resurrected
    Hello again.

    I mentioned in an earlier post that I cleaned up a couple of Zippo lighters that I had hanging around one of my junk drawers.



    Both were bought new...
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    Last edited by S3ute; 11-24-2023, 07:53 AM.

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  • S3ute
    replied to Here we go, were on our way!
    Yes, it makes working on these things a lot nicer - and especially when the workshop and environment are also fairly clean and tidy.

    Good work.

    Cheers,

    Neil...
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  • S3ute
    replied to Rover anniversary
    Hello again.

    Until Chrysler got seriously into it Jeeps have had a pretty chequered history in this country with a start again - stop again import experience from Willys, Kaiser and AMC....
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  • S3ute
    replied to Rover anniversary
    Gene,

    Those things are locally called “rocket launchers” and are for holding beach fishing rods - the butt ends with the reels slide into the cylinder and the rods go up over...
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    Last edited by S3ute; 11-24-2023, 05:21 AM.

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  • S3ute
    replied to Ratel
    Hello again.

    Probably overdoing this bit of the story, and returning to the brake fail circuit, but I thought I’d clarify one aspect of the test switch that originally had me a bit...
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  • S3ute
    replied to Ratel
    Hello again.

    Having finally sorted out the position and function of the fuel pump changeover switch I also finally got going on siting and installing the two Facet pumps that underpin the...
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  • S3ute
    replied to Rover anniversary
    Hello again and in the theme.

    This is another reason why you don’t see many original early model FJ shorties on the road here anymore.




    The owner of this...
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  • S3ute
    replied to New Old KC lights
    Nice and neat - that’s the best way to be.

    Cheers,

    Neil
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  • S3ute
    replied to Shhhhhhhh! it's a secret!!!!
    My beer fridge thinks it’s a Land Rover.





    Nice addition to the collection.

    Cheers,

    Neil...
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  • S3ute
    replied to Shhhhhhhh! it's a secret!!!!
    Something arrived in the mail today.



    Gene - thanks. I’ll mount it somewhere with pride.

    Cheers,

    Neil...
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  • S3ute
    replied to Ratel
    Yes, back in the 70’s when I was looking for parts for my old Series 1 and/or MGB and later a Moke I’d always try to nominate some less popular British or Australian vehicle that had the same...
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  • S3ute
    replied to Ratel
    Hello again.

    Wiring diagrams are a bit like subway maps that give a general but fairly abstract picture of how something more complicated theoretically works. The diagram in the brake failure...
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    Last edited by S3ute; 11-22-2023, 06:02 AM.

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  • S3ute
    replied to Ratel
    Bob,

    Thanks again for your help.

    I did find that diagram yesterday on one of the UK Rover forums. On looking at the Autosparks sub-loom I recognised that that’s how it...
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    Last edited by S3ute; 11-22-2023, 12:27 AM.

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  • S3ute
    replied to Ratel
    Thanks.

    Yes, from digging through some MG forum threads and YouTube clips yesterday that was my conclusion too. The MGBs didn’t have the same Lucas panel switch with the test function....
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  • S3ute
    replied to Ratel
    Hello again,

    Making a little bit of progress on the monkey puzzle today.

    I pulled the sub-loom out of the packet and tried to reconcile the various wires in the tangle with the...
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    Last edited by S3ute; 11-21-2023, 11:45 PM.

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  • S3ute
    replied to Ratel
    Bob,

    Thanks and point taken.

    Having got thus far, I’ll persevere with it for a while longer but keeping in mind that your advice will be grounded in experience.
    ...
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  • S3ute
    replied to Ratel
    Hello again.

    I Googled brake test light in MGB and a few useful things were identified.

    This one explains how the system basically works on models without the ignition on test...
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  • The Perenties were the last Land Rover the Australian Army had and the brand is unlikely to reemerge in the ranks - presently taken up with G-wagens in 4X4 and 6X6 configurations. In fact, the last tranche...
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