RE: SER1 S1 Event.

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Hey George,  

My 80" can do an indicated 55mph on the flats, and with the 7:50's on it
the speedo is out about ten percent.  I checked it with my gps and sure
enough I was doing a bit over 60mph.  The other nite on a long downhill
run, with the top off, I had it going over an indicated 65mph
(~73mph!!)!!.  Now that's white knuckle!!

And no problem with the F450 camper, just get one of those flourescent
triangles that they use on slow moving tractors, and some flashing
strobe lights for the hard top.......  They'll spot you a mile away.
:))

Martin Rothman
Toronto, Canada
'52 80" Runcle


-----Original Message-----
From: series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx 
[mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx] On Behalf Of George E Sollish
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 12:19 PM
To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Subject: RE: SER1 S1 Event. 


Hi Tom,

If I remember correctly, Rover listed the Series I's official 
'top speed' at 52 mi/hr.  That may have been with the early 
4.88's so, 52 x 4.88 /4.70 = 54 mi/hr.  Now adjust for my 
slightly smaller diameter tires and the 51 mi/hr registered by 
my GPS several times south of Chaumont on the way to Silver 
Lake would seem just about 'top'.  Your Landy will, no question 
(I've got the white knuckles to prove it), leave mine in the 
dust, so there may be something to checking the throttle 
linkage, but I don't think I'm embarassing the Belgian rapid 
deployment force too terribly badly :-)

My concern is not hill climbing -- I think, given enough time, 
my TT will climb a tree.  I'm more worried about the overtaking 
speed of those around me and the brakes on downhill.  Have you 
looked at the hill east of North Adams, the one with the 
serious 10 mi/hr 180 hairpin a third below the summit?  I could 
drop down in second or third, but I still have to contend with 
the F450 camper yahoo doing 70 mi/hr behind me.  Not pleasant.

George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004, Tom Tollefson wrote:

> Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 11:36:56 -0400
> From: Tom Tollefson <tollefson@xxxxxxx.xx>
> Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: RE: SER1 S1 Event.
>
> Hello George
> Unless Your engine is completely clapped out or the TT's body, being 
> made from steel, adds enormous amounts of weight, I fail to 
comprehend 
> why Your Land Rover is so sluggish. Have You checked that the 
> accelerator linkage allows for a full throttle position? A 
check and a 
> subsequent adjustment resulted in a significant improvement on my 
> machine. Especially with Your new Weber You should have no problems 
> with hills and such. The overdrive won't help either if the power 
> isn't there.
>
> In an effort to cure my mystery rattle I proceeded to refurbish first 
> the water pump and then the generator only to have the problem 
> persist. A closer inspection of the flywheel revealed a "mud 
> excluder"(263 001) that, normally fastened to the timing cover by 
> means of drive screws, had managed to come off and was sort of 
> dangling on the spinning crankshaft behind the pulley assembly, hence 
> the dingling sound.
>
> The pulley , of course will not come off entirely without first 
> removing fan blades and cowling so I resorted to tin snips to remove 
> the offending piece. I'll have to deal with this properly at a later 
> time.
>
> Well, at least I know my genny and water pump won't give me trouble 
> for a while.
>
> Tom T
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx [mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx]On
> Behalf Of George E Sollish
> Sent: August 9, 2004 10:06 AM
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: SER1 S1 Event.
>
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> I thought about the Thruway, but even with the overdrive I'd still 
> probably be running 20 mi/hr less than the Capitol District 
traffic -- 
> not safe.  And when you factor in the number of 'what on earth is 
> that' shenanigans the TT elicits from other drivers, I think not.  
> Through Bennington is probably best. US 20, because it takes forever 
> to get through metro Albany, second best.
>
> George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
> 			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project
>
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