skywalker482

I would agree with the fume curtain idea. I run a 110 with a full canvas all year and if fitted properly i.e. nice and taught and sitting in the door gutters properly (takes a bit of fettling) it is no more draughty than as a hard top but definately warmer especially with the fume curtain fitted but I would say it is warmer without the curtain too. You do not have to buy a curtain either. For a few months before I got one i just hung a woolen blanket from the roll bar down behind my front two seats to see what difference it made, which was substantial. So when I had some spare cash I bought a proper one which was no better than the blanket....just looked better. Also you can have great fun in the summer and also sunny winter days too.....canvas all the way for me....... Enjoy Regards Jamie

Hi all nice to be here so much knowlege and better than trawling through my mountain of secondhand lro magazines for answers..... I have a 109" ex military series 3 full canvas with extended 1 ton shackles I am going to buy parabolics (2 leaf front 3 leaf rear) and pro comps for her, decision made. I have some worries though after reading some of the threads on here about prop shafts not working (being long enough) and bellhousing getting in way etc etc..... Please can someone clarify all this for me so I know what I'm doing when the kit arrives. Will i need to remove the 1 ton shackles to make it drive properly, I use my landy daily on road and will use her for field work (lamping etc) many thanks Jamie

thanks for the reply... I'm not sure, (naive) how would water get into the fuel? I am running the standard military set up under seat twin long range tanks and cannot see any leaks from them. It is possible though as this does seem to have started after driving her daily in the horendous wet weather we had recently.... Any tips on how to find this out or is it a csae of draining the tanks and starting over? Incidentally I have the same symptoms regardless of which tank I have selected. Jamie

Hello all on forum nice to be here read some very informative threads. I've just bought a series 3 ex military 109 2.25 petrol and am really hopeing engine's not a lemon.... Old gal is spot on except for the lump which is causing me to scratch my head.... She had been sat a while and there was thick mayo (water) in the oil filler cap which I put down to condensation. I cleaned this out and took her for a few long runs over the last few sunny days but it hasn't evaporated it's back just as bad!!! I am not losing water/coolant and she isn't overheating, no bubbles in rad etc and no smoke at all from rear except the usual on start up, black with choke out and a bit of white under throttle when choke in but clears after 60 seconds down the road. I'm not sure if this is linked but she has just started to drive really strangely like she is being starved of fuel. She gets up to 55 but on the way there she staggers and shakes like being pulled back, does this from cold and when hot....have checked all pipes for splits etc and cannot find any but it sounds really rough on tick over a sometimes when stopping at lights or junction she stalls..... Am changing the Plugs, Rotor arm, points, ht leads and doing an oil change this weekend to see if helps but any ideas would be really appreciated... Many Thanks All