Re: SER1 25D Distributor

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Hi again,

The cap I bought, in an ancient card box marked '261240' that looked like 
some of Dunsfold's Landy surplus, came from Tennessee Land Rover here in 
the states -- they bring in some Dunsfold stuff for Series Ones.  It was a 
top entry bakelite piece of obvious antiquity.  The one I need is larger. 
As to whether I have the siamese or spread bore, I don't know.  It's a 
Belgian Army contract rebuild (one of the red ones) done in the early 
'90's (you have to love a government that rebuilds the motor just before 
surplussing out a vehicle with 35 000 K on the clock).

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

On Thu, 4 Aug 2005, Eighty Inch wrote:

> Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 03:25:28 +1000
> From: Eighty Inch <eightyinch@xxx.xxx.xx>
> Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: Re: SER1 25D Distributor
> 
> George
>
> I went through the same issue earlier this year (April).  The original
> distributor for the 80" both the 1595 cc and the 1997 cc Siamese bore is the
> same (and is common with the Vanguard engines also used in Ferguson TEA20
> tractors).
>
> If your cap is too small in diameter, then it is for the later distributor
> on the 1997 cc spread bore motor and every 4 cyl Series Land Rover after
> 1954 to 197? whenever series 3 finished.  (Many people have retrofitted the
> later distributor.)
>
> There are some differences in the caps between the early 80" and later 80"
> but they are superficial external differences in the moulding where the
> leads come out.  The caps are interchangeable.
>
> The only Land Rover parts dealer who was able to supply a cap was Craddocks
> in the UK.  When the cap arrived (about 6 weeks) it is not either of the
> Land Rover/Lucas designs with the leads exiting the cap horizontally but the
> Ferguson tractor design with the leads exiting vertically.  You may have
> better luck finding a cap for the Ferguson tractor.
>
> Cheers
> Diana
>
> P.S. Below is the transcript of the original parts number queries.
>
> Distributor Cap
>
> When I look at the '48 - '53 parts manual the green bible tells me a '48 -
> '53 LR needs Rover part 261240
> When I look at a Lucas popular parts catalogue it tells me a '48 - '50 LR
> needs LUCAS part number 415707
> AND                                                                it tells
> me a '52 - '53 LR         "          "        "        " 415298
> Mine is a 1951
>
> When I try to buy one all I find is Lucas part 418871 the cap for the '54 -
> '58 2 litre engine
>
> Rotor Button
>
> When I look at the '48 - '53 parts manual the green bible tells me a '48 -
> '53 LR needs Rover part 261242
> When I look at a Lucas popular parts catalogue it tells me a '48 - '53 LR
> needs LUCAS part number 408355
>
> When I try to buy one all I find is Lucas part 400051 the button for the
> '54 - '58 2 litre engine
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "George E Sollish" <gsollish@xxxxxxxx.xxx>
> To: "Series 1 List" <series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 2:17 AM
> Subject: SER1 25D Distributor
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I ordered in what the parts book said was the correct distributor cap, etc
> for a 2.0 80" and discover that the cap is too small to fit the base.  My
> distributor has model #25D on the base casting; is this correct for the
> 2.0, or did the Belgian Army upgrade to Series II distributors when they
> came in for rebuild?  Not complaining -- 25D parts are easier to come by.
>
> George E Sollish Chief Engineer Auto Gear Equipment
>  Project Manager The Payne Lake Project
>
>
>
>
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