Who wouldn't like to have a clean and nice looking and running engine like that in their Land Rover. Thumbs Up!

Geoff. Part number for the pipe is 546588 side pipe. And the bottom pipe is 574750

@partytempo

5 жыл бұрын

Real MVP right here 🙌

Sounds great! And so good that you had no issues with the first start up, most people do. 😉

Geoffrey, absolutely awesome to watch your skills sorting the S3 2.25 petrol for further long term duty. Our S2A does'nt owe us a penny for doing regular workhorse duties since 1964 without any major overhaul so far...few makes could claim such record and what kind of backup to keep "them" happily on road and anywhere else! A trusty friend of the family! Please, keep on restoring all things great and so very neatly! A delight to watch AND listen alike! Thank you, Wolfgang.

Oh man... I rarely comment on anything, just because I don’t usually have nothing good to add. BUT the sound of the engine! I had the biggest smile of the month after hearing it. So damn great!!!! What a fantastic job you have done, you inspire me and im sure a lot of many others to start working on our cars ourselves. Thank you very much sir!

Ahh, forgot to flip the "running direction" switch from Northern to Southern Hemisphere. It happens.

Adam Savage, of Mythbusters fame, discusses failure on a regular basis in his podcast. In his "1 Day Builds" on tested they show the failures as you generally do, as it shows the reality of what our hobbies entail mistakes those mistakes lead to knowledge. By allowing us to see and be aware of your failure you are letting us know that even guys as detail-oriented and with finished products as fine as yours still make mistakes and its just part of the game. Keep your head up! We can't wait to see the finished product!

That motor sounds like it’s running great. So amazing how everything you do works perfectly first time!

I've found your channel a few days ago and i can't stop watching your videos,high quality content and your humor gets me every time. You are doing a great job,keep it up!

May I just say I am enjoying this series thoroughly. Watching your work makes me feel like I myself could tackle such a project. Now all I need is the dang Land Rover.

Look, all of you, I am sick and tired of people maligning the 2.25 engine. It does NOT leak oil, the Landie is simply marking it's territory!! Fantastic series Geoffrey, not only for your knowledge and experience, but your humour and video skills. Keep it up.

love the sound, the paint job, the editing. top marks Geoffrey Croker!

Your videos are among the best on the internet; I love your humor, voice, everything.

Amazing build. Wish I had these skills. Your attention to detail is incredible. She sounds brand new but better. Next episode please!

That sound when you start the engine 😁. 👏👏. Lil' Spitfire

@ivarwb4115

4 жыл бұрын

And at the same time he displays a perfect understanding of what we - the viewers - actually want. Shining engines making roaring sounds while they - the engines - spit flames at us. Oh yes, we love it!!

Build videos for the storage/run frame are on Patreon if you’re into that. The patreon videos are much more basic than you see here, and really just sideline stuff, but they exist. And the part number for the hose is 546588. Thank you very much to the guy who let me know. Sorry you comment disappeared in all the video shemozzle. Project Land Rover will continue in earnest, but you will see different videos for a while. The Land Rover will mostly happen in the background, and videos about it will pop out whenever they do. Just because cars take a long time, and I like working on faster easy stuff as well. Cheers Oh yeah and also the spring washer under the oil pressure sender is just because I needed a thick spacer to clear the adapter and couldn't find a clean normal washer. The threads are sealed so should be fine. I'll change to a flat washer if it leaks - may even pick up a washer next time I'm in the town - no drama.

@gerhardclaassen9057

5 жыл бұрын

That PCV Valve is also used on most Triumph engines 4 and 6 cyl. I got one for my 2000 Mk II from Rimmerbros. I noticed they are listed under three search term Emission Control, PCV valve and Positive Crankcase Ventilation Valve. rimmerbros.com/Item--i-GRID200274

@jsmith7907

5 жыл бұрын

@@gerhardclaassen9057 bit like buying a set of pistons for a Range Rover- if you buy two sets of Austin Maxi pistons- they are about half the price- for the same thing! Anything built by British Leyland regardless of the badge on the bonnet- has a lot of common parts.

@gerhardclaassen9057

5 жыл бұрын

@@jsmith7907 True! Seems like they knew about saving money long before zie Germans. Thanks Maggie Thatcher 😆

@SkidMarkSteve69

5 жыл бұрын

Geoffrey Croker what brand/type of camera do you use?

That Toyota PCV will outlast religion!

@stephenhauer9055

5 жыл бұрын

@Shashank Shekhar Singh I am sure you mean Australia ;) Austria is a bit more northern

@digitalradiohacker

5 жыл бұрын

@Shashank Shekhar Singh Austria... That's the place with kangaroos right?

@MrWaalkman

5 жыл бұрын

@@digitalradiohacker Yes, where they wear (faux) fur coats and ear muffs. On particularly cold days they put hand warmers in their pouches. You can't miss them.

@TheNiekerk

4 жыл бұрын

Throwing away the only reliable quality part. What a shame......

Sounds much 'bitter' (😉)! 👍

Geoffrey...I will never had to restore a Land Rover or even another 1946 Willy’s Jeep. But your video is absolutely enchanting. Your sense of humor shines thru the technical explanations. Keep it up. JoeB

You are a humble man. Thanks for sharing.

Now that sounds much better!! Love it!

The sandwich analogy made me almost piss my self form laughter

you make it look so much easier than it is, very inspiring! Thank you!!

... ahhhh! the sweet sound of a Land Rover... got rewarded in the end for all the watching with that old familiar Land Rover gravely-throat sound of childhood.

Love your work, I enjoy watching your attention to detail. Cheers Steve

Man, how many times have I liked this video?

I thought I had lost my mind. I was sure this video was up and then I couldn’t find it 😂😉 Great video, interesting to watch and funny too Geoffrey 👍👍👍

Geoffrey. If you ever need any parts sending over from the UK give me a shout. Love your videos, and part of what inspired me to start doing my own restoration videos. All the best from the UK, Adam

"It was in production for 40 years for a reason" - yepp, the same reason why the words "English" and "Innovation" are conflicting :)

@jakubukleja2553

3 жыл бұрын

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. An old land rover is one of the very few cars on the planet you can trust to drive you across Africa and back again.

@wighty654

Жыл бұрын

We have a saying in Australia, if you want to go bush, take a land rover, if you want to come back, take a landcruiser 😉

Just found this series and I'm already an addict. Such a great guy. He reminds me a bit of my dad working on old cars. We were under a bit more time pressure and there was a bit less light on the scene. :-)

That’s a thing of beauty, wonderful job.

It's beautiful and runs like a Swiss watch! Great job......

Man I love your videos! I could watch your stuff nonstop

Thing of absolute beauty. As always!

I hold my breath when tou crank the engine, awesome!!! Thank you for this video it so inspiring me to light mine too. Best regard from Indonesia

my days. Thats a thing of beauty and sounds great with the exhaust off! loving the series. Im currently half way through re building my (spare) gearbox (actually the original that will go back in once re built). but think next winter will be an engine re build. Great work Geoffrey. keep em coming!

I've made exactly the same mistake, proves what a great engine it is to still run out of sequence!

honestly I can't believe I missed this series of gem and marbles. Maybe just watching the Fiero restoration isn't enough for youtube to recommends any other channels.

This is amazing. I really enjoy your video style and have spent hours today munching through your playlists. Please keep posting videos they at are fantastic. 👍🏼

Great video thank yiu and super helpful whilst I strip down my series 2 engine.

I really enjoyed this video, thank you!

REALLY ENJOYING YOUR VIDEOS .. KEEP THEM COMING

I like cars modest to average at best, but damn was it exciting to see you fire up the engine 👍👍

You forgot to line up the eccentric slot with Atlantis.

@digitalradiohacker

5 жыл бұрын

No, no no no NO! It's Solihull that it lines up with.

@twotone3070

3 жыл бұрын

@@digitalradiohacker In fact Solihull is best viewed from NZ.

Ya boo not being able to laugh at your rage guy. ;) Excellent job and well handled reload. Must admit I thought KZread had taken it down for music violation or some such rubbish.

Netflix should sign you up.... I reckon there's a feature length movie here. Great production all round!

HOW ARE HIS FINGER NAILS SO CLEAAANN

I'm back for a 2nd watch as I have just bought a s1 with a 2.25 engine. I'm going to be going down the steep learning path of building this engine as all my previous land rovers have had swapped engines. (holden, ford and isuzu) All new to me. I hope mine ends up as sexy as your finsihed build. Well done.

@GeoffreyCroker

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome. You'll be more than happy with the 2.25 in a series1. I get why people swapped them out back in the day for more power. But now that owning an old series is more about the experience and fun of driving, the original LR motors are the way to go. They're pretty torquey little motors. You won't find it lacking around town or on the backroads.

@NathanNostaw

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeoffreyCroker cheers. I have been told the 2L engine can cost $7k + to rebuild, so a 2.25 is a good option as parts are plenty and there are plenty of spare engines about.

Leyland and quality is an euphemism at the very least

looks beautiful, Well done.

I love your channel!! Keep the videos coming :)

Impresionante. enhorabuena. GOOD VIDEO !!! 👍👍👍

Sounds so sweet!....thanks for this.

The sweet sweet sounds of the 2.25

Nice sound music in my ears!!!

Sounds great! Good job.

I have genuinely watched this video like 17 times

Sounds awesome now!! Enjoy the day. Ray L

The probelm most people face with timing the distributor drive to the cam shaft is caused my modern mechanics techniques. These engines were designed to be fixed "in the field" and now days people have this obsession with fixing them inside in nice warm and dry garages. What you want to do is make sure the defender breaks down facing north in the middle of a field near a tree about 3 expletive filled days befroe you plan on moving it again. Then on the third day when you are clocking the distributor drive take intermediate point between the mossy side of the tree and the direction you see a bird flying to roost around dusk and clock the drive 180 degrees from that point. Never fails.

Geoffrey, hope all is well on the other side of the planet! Look forward to an update on any one of your many projects.

Made me smile. abeselutly beautiful!

The engine running on the stand is what get me to give u the like

much better! the copper pipe looks fantastic. I thought the stainless exhaust studs were a great idea? i cant for the life of me figure out why there would be issues with either? my theory is work hardening can cause the copper to crack? stainless can gall?

That is so awesome. I admire your ability to machine your own studs. I'm curious, how long did it take you to build that stand to test it on?

Loved this thanks for share!

Good work - loving the videos

Geoffrey, first of all I like your video style and meticulous working practices. Just one thing jumped out at me, shouldn't the oil sender use either a copper washer or just screw in tight with a tapered thread? The spring washer will probably cause a leak. I liked the Snatch style fast cutting on the stand build.

@GeoffreyCroker

5 жыл бұрын

Possibly. We’ll see. The thread is sealed so it should be fine. The spring washer is just there because I needed a spacer so the sender would clear the aluminium and I couldn’t find a normal washer the right size 😉

I would love to see a video with the motor being put into the Land Rover and the final result :)

Sparky boy.👍🏻 a cookie for the tea it is.

Geoffrey it is a delight seeing your video..i think i have seen each 3 times..they are just perfect and i like your sense of humour..awaiting the next one:-) Philip

AMAZING JOB MAN!!

Dude, you could narrate anything and make it sound good.

This is incredible

Try lubing your crap bender. I have a crap one and a good one and the crap one works great with a liberal application of CRC or WD on the bending surfaces. Prior to realising this it just kinked the tube.

Ha! sweet man sounds way better mate 👍 (#🥓🍗🍺)

work of art ... Runs like a sewing machine!

Next episode please. Stop watching repeats of the English beating you at cricket and get to it.

@GeoffreyCroker

4 жыл бұрын

You must be on a different planet. On Earth the best England could manage was a tie! Forever they'll be the world cup winners that couldn't even 'win' the world cup 🤣🤣🤣🤣 sad 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@PeteCourtier

4 жыл бұрын

Geoffrey Croker, but who are the champions? Anyway, I challenge you to a pillar drill strip down and rebuild. Nah, you win😀 😂 Have a pint🍺

@juliengamble9285

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeoffreyCroker You could move to watching England beat you at rugby? When's the next landy video? I bloody love these

@alank247

4 жыл бұрын

@@GeoffreyCroker At least we didn't resort to underarm bowling ;) Just discovered your videos mate and am loving the Landy restoration - can't for the life of me understand why some folks have given it a thumbs down... looking forward to getting caught up. Merry Christmas from the left coast of the colonies.

@JamLeGull

3 жыл бұрын

@@alank247 that’s Australia, not New Zealand.

Bloody hoon with your noisy exhaust waking up the neighbours! :D

sounds great ;)

Sounds smoother, and is less "shaky", lol

Sergeant Schulz voice... "I know nothing! Nothing at all!"

Wow.....cool vid bro I think the english stuff is interesting to say the least. Lots of bolts on that thing. Cool series to watch. Thanks for sharing

I used an English test cricket bat handle to align the clutch plate spline. Fits perfectly into a KIWI orifice!

I'm reminded of Rolls Royce Merlins spewing flames from their exhaust stacks at high power...

Now it's firing on all cylinders... :)

Just watched again after a year or so and chuckled at the ‘finish line is in sight....’ oh how we kid ourselves

Tidy work respect ✊🏽

Great job

I almost spat out my Milo in excitement when I saw this pop up!

@banjopete

4 жыл бұрын

David's Tech , living large!calm down.

Enjoyed!

2:25 what are the issues with stainless? Loving your vids :)

@incognitotorpedo42

4 жыл бұрын

I was wondering that myself. I've used stainless fasteners on exhaust systems for years without problem, while regular steel rots away from our salted winter roads.

@twotone3070

3 жыл бұрын

I came to the comments looking for this also.

بصراحة شغل مرتب وصاحب خبرة

Thanks for the amazing videos. Just bought and started the tear down of a SIII Dormobile. Any chance you could do a short vid on bichromating all these shiny bolts on the engine. Zinc plate then....? I’m a bit confused about what the magic dipping process is.

Sounds good

I smiled so big once that beaut cranked up.

Pilot bearing in flywheel wears out if you keep your foot on the clutch...? That would be the throwout bearing. the pilot bearing is just a centering device. Am I nuts? That motor sounds fine. The exhaust flames indicate cam overlap that is normal and resolves when the exhaust system is installed.

@GeoffreyCroker

5 жыл бұрын

If your foot’s on the clutch the gearbox input shaft is spinning in that little bronze bearing. If the box is in neutral it isn’t. I’ve spun that bearing and it is a shit of a job to change from under the car. 😂😂 Oh, and I’m not disagreeing about the thrust bearing... I was just talking motor. I guess everyone replaces the thrust bearing with the clutch, but you’d hope the engine pilot bearing lasts several 100 thousand km’s.

@alext9067

5 жыл бұрын

@@GeoffreyCroker True. I'm in the US. I don't remember them ever being a problem. No load on them really. Good point though. Thanks.

@fowletm1992

5 жыл бұрын

The pilot bearing wouldn't usually wear out with your foot on the clutch But land rover being what is they used a bushing rather than a roller bearing like everyone else So it will wear out if you leave your foot on the clutch

@alext9067

5 жыл бұрын

@@fowletm1992 Those bushings used to outlast the clutch. Change it with the clutch plate and throw out bearing. Something is wrong if LR is eating those up. Makes no sense.

@fowletm1992

5 жыл бұрын

@@alext9067 as he said if you sit in traffic with your foot on the clutch you will wear it out If you drive it properly it'll prob last forever Its only uses with the clutch in and the box in gear Remembering these days there's alot more sitting in traffic then "back in the day" Especially in parts of NZ where mountainess terrain means roads can't be upgraded to meet population growth

Very nice!

Great video, thank you for sharing! I have question about air cleaner - I've never seen one like this before. Is it something specific for New Zealand?

Sorry for the simplicity of my comment...but that’s bad ass. Beautiful engine.

Really enjoyed these videos. Production is 1st class. Your skill and experience enviable. Do you think anyone with a basic mechanical knowledge could under go such restorations on a Series Rover? And what model would you r3commend as a first Resto vehicle

@GeoffreyCroker

4 жыл бұрын

Of course. Anyone who can turn a wrench can read a service manual and do things slow and carefully.

@kneewall49

4 жыл бұрын

Geoffrey Croker and you’d recommend a Series 3 over a 2, just for driveability and maybe r3liability?

@GeoffreyCroker

4 жыл бұрын

@@kneewall49 The only real difference is that the series 3 have synchromesh on 1st and 2nd gear. Otherwise, same motors, same driveline, same chassis, same body panels... if anything a series 2 will be easier because you don't have to deal with a vinyl dashboard.

@kneewall49

4 жыл бұрын

Geoffrey Croker ok, thanks for the advice. Simple dash resto or simple gear changing :(. I presume you could retro fit a 3 gearbox?