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LandyLady:
As I assume most of you are now aware I have just purchased my first landy and he goes by the name of Brian.
DSCF6857 by Beth Ghest, on Flickr
 He needs a bit of TLC bless him, so we started with his engine problem. We discovered that he was only on 3 cylinders due to a smashed tappet slide which had caused the push rod to become jammed, so we ordered a new tappet slide, guide and roller and after reading several articles and watching a few youtube videos on tappet removal, last weekend we took the head off to replace the parts. Unfortunately we found not one but two smashed tappet slides, 2 rather battered guides and about 6 dodgy looking rollers, plus what appears to be 4 **** pistons.
DSCF6861 by Beth Ghest, on Flickr
DSCF6862 by Beth Ghest, on Flickr

So we decided to see if EskValleyBoy's spare 200tdi that has spent the last 4 years under a couple of builders bags still works. Thankfully, after a little tinkering it fired up without too much trouble. So the plan is to pop that under the bonnet which of course requires a couple of modifications so that will have to wait until the weekend.
DSCF6865 by Beth Ghest, on Flickr
In the meantime I replaced the **** sidelight lens.
DSCF6858 by Beth Ghest, on Flickr
DSCF6859 by Beth Ghest, on Flickr
Then we had a look at the brakes which appear to have taken it upon themselves to stick on, this little bugger decided to scupper the plan and fell off as we took them apart.
DSCF6878 by Beth Ghest, on Flickr

Oh well, roll on saturday for another attempt!

Viamphie:
It would seem he really is a naughty boy. Still it's all just little niggly bits. When you've finished tinkering with Brian feel free to come over and fit Buddy's TDi.


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Horace109:
What a cracking Landy!

is it sad that I recognised the shed from EskValleyBoy's restoration thread??

Gossamer:
He really is a naughty boy.

I suspected a cam follower but had no idea about the other issues.

A tdi will be just the ticket for him though.

It might be worth putting 11" brakes on the front.

Good luck with the resto, Brian will enjoy having an owner with the time and skills to invest in him, he's a plucky little chap.

I look forward to seeing him at events in the near future.

Lo-Fi:
Bad Brian! Didn't the Mintex shoes used have a problem with the spring posts not being riveted over properly? How annoying.

Love the patina, though. Hope the heart and lung transplant goes well.

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