Another brilliant video. I love listening to you verbally thinking 💭 tidy looking defender though. Cheers from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hi mike like always excellent teaching I remember in my younger years to clean a fuel tank we usually drop a medium or small size steel chain hang the tank on rope and shake the hanging tank till we see clean bottom always with kerosene or diesel to increase wet clean Seeing the tank remains old times far away Keep teaching and we keep learning Julio

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Juilo! The problem with some tanks is they have baffles in them to stop fuel rolling round the tank Mike

On slightly less rusty tanks, usually on motorbikes, I'd drop a large piece of magnet, usually ferrite off an old speaker, it collects any bits floating around and is quite happy sat in the petrol.

Nice old ninety , I've owned a 2.25 petrol ninety for over 20 years!, my fuel pump is behind the rear wheel. Think that's a 2.5 petrol looking at the rocker cover. Changed the tank on mine few years back sod of a job!! Carb jets block easy ,easy to get to though! Brill videos helped me out a few times ! Keep up the good work👍

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

They are not too bad if you take off the door sill

@pauldenver4319

2 жыл бұрын

you all probably dont care at all but does anybody know of a way to log back into an instagram account? I was dumb lost my password. I appreciate any assistance you can offer me!

@benicioatlas4951

2 жыл бұрын

@Paul Denver Instablaster =)

@pauldenver4319

2 жыл бұрын

@Benicio Atlas i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process now. Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@pauldenver4319

2 жыл бұрын

@Benicio Atlas It worked and I now got access to my account again. I am so happy! Thank you so much, you saved my account !

That's I genuine Land Rover 90 that Mike by the looks it's not been played about with or done any hard work that chassis looks really good for a defender lol

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed it is an excellent vehicle to stay original

Well done that would explain why my genny played up last year many thanks

That hole for the choke could be used to put a hand throttle onto diesels. It is a really useful thing to have.

“Degolas, and the petrol in it...”. I was expecting you say it tasted bad!

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Fun video coming up (when it stops raining ) comparing old petrol to new - flame test!

Had steering lock off several times but must have been doing it wrong. Never removed wheel.

"I think there's been moisture in the tank' - bwahahahahaha!!!!!

I think that wee 90 deserves a tank lol

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Someone suggested I should acid wash it - there would be nothing left!

It's amazing how much moisture would have entered the tank with a evap system. I thought it would be a closed system, or is too old for such a system. I wonder if an in-tank pump would fit a 10 gal series tank? Perhaps the faulty pump or the shorter pump size you had for testing. That dual throat Weber is great; fitted one to my series 3, with manifolds. At least LR improved the exhaust manifold by beefing up the casting. By the way, that stream of petrol looked like honey.

🇮🇪👍👍👍

Had to change an ignition on my g reg 110 after some clown failed to steal it. Lost a day and $60 odd putting it back but managed without taking the steering wheel off. Was a pain though. Cheers

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

yeap - the cowls for the steering are recessed into the steering wheel (whose idea was that?)

I was told many years ago to try to keep your tank full to prevent condensation forming during cold nights and causing rust. Not sure how true this is. Any comments on this subject are welcome.

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed - but only if you use your vehicle - if you intend to park it, drain the fuel and leave the cap off

@harveysmith100

4 жыл бұрын

@@BritannicaRestorations Thanks Mike, can I add, to leave the drain plug out too. That would help with a bit of airflow which keeps things dry.

I think Lucas are now a marketing brand rather than a manufacturing company, I buy Lucas batteries, made in Germany.

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

I agree - buy a Genuine part and it will be a Lucas made in Taiwan - might as well buy the same part that is sold aftermarket I am starting to see a lot of Genuine parts are made in India now

@mrcvry

4 жыл бұрын

Britannica Restorations Ltd It is an Indian company. Of course the Genuine parts are Indian too. 😄

Are there fiber glass tanks for the older defenders? At least it wouldn't have that.

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

I have not heard of them - I think it is because in an accident they will crack

@Hellblazzer

4 жыл бұрын

@@BritannicaRestorations I have a transit mk3 2.5di and it has a plastic or fiber glass tank, the mk2 had a metal one, I remember some old folks complaining metal was better, until they started having these kind of problems.

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

It will be plastic as it will not crack in an accident - similar for steel - it is less likely to split when in a collision

needs another tank

Part 2?

I'd not be that worried about the carb , if it hasn't run and that pump is knackered none of that crap from the tank would of got that far down the system. You say it's been sat in a garage for 20 years that's enough to get that tank in that state. It's good the pump was knackered and he bought it for you otherwise then he would have had more issues!

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, after seeing the filter - needs a good pump though and it should be fine - I expect the carb would be dry anyway

I’d be very wary letting the customer take the vehicle out with the tank in that condition. I have no idea about Canadian liability laws, but regardless, the tank looks unsafe - it could split and leak, but even if it just becomes porous, the vapours are inflammable and you don’t want that coming back at you.

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

I spent half a day the other day looking for him - left the tow truck driver no details I would not use it like that - only to move it round the yard rather than the forklift

@whitacrebespoke

4 жыл бұрын

This sounds fishy to me. No key, no traceability hmmm

What's the French for "Your tank is knackered, mate"?

@willtricks9432

4 жыл бұрын

A literal translation is " The fucking fuckers fucked ".

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

You forgot 'Big time'

Chinese quality is so shocking they are not putting the country of origin on the box. You do realise you just broke it taking it out of the box.

@BritannicaRestorations

4 жыл бұрын

As an individual - the only way you find out about country of origin is on the customs deceleration - by then it is to late As a business when I order parts through a trade portal I can see the country of origin so I have a choice Not many put CoO on parts on boxes now - I am seeing a lot of older new Genuine LR part are made in India and Lucas, as you can see, is made in Taiwan