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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 08:33:14 +0000
From: Ian Robinson <ian@fourx4.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: WANTED

In message <960212114337_702420.204300_BHD46-16@CompuServe.COM>,
Glen_Rees@parlon2.ccmail.compuserve.com writes
>     Can anyone help? A friend of mine living in the Surrey area is after 
>     getting hold of a lightweight as his first vehicle. It has to be 
>     unmodified so as to keep insurance cost down.

Yes, got one coming in on Tuesday next 20th ?, as a trade in which I
would like to sell as a trade vehicle cheap !. Only reason is that we
are too busy to get involved in the little things that may/may not
require attention. It's a 1974 'N' reg 2.25 petrol and as trade sale
would be 1600. Also on the horizon is another 'N'reg but this one's a
V8 conversion with a 4 speed Range Rover box, Range Rover high ratio
diffs and because of the spec would be 2500 as a trade sale.
Regards, Ian
                Forest Landrovers' 4 x 4 Centre
                Royal Forest of Dean, Glos, UK
                +44 (0)1594 822606/(0)402 000132

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 23:24:35 +0000
From: Ian Robinson <ian@fourx4.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Increasing headlight power

In message <53ED416033F@ist2.co.umist.ac.uk>, Richard Lucking
<BU063@ist2.co.umist.ac.uk> writes
>I am not very happy with the power output of my SIIa, especially on 
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 10 lines)]
>(Legally) be fitted. Or should I just swallow my pride and fit some 
>auxillary lamps, in which case any suggestions?
I beleive that the legal max is 60w main, 55w dipped. Anything above
this would need to be put through relays which is a minor problem
really. Max available are 140w main, 100w dipped and provided they are
properly aimed I cannot see how they would cause offence to anyone
particulary when one considers the highly offence dazzling nature of
many of the latest spec cars even when sat high up in a Land/Range Rover
! I'm not an armchair barrister but I think it would be hard to argue
that properly aimed high wattage bulbs even at a max main beam power of
140w can be 'illegal' when it is perfectly lawful to sport undippable
Hellas, Daylighters, Cibies etc at wattages FAR in excess of this.
Regards, Ian
                Forest Landrovers' 4 x 4 Centre
                Royal Forest of Dean, Glos, UK
                +44 (0)1594 822606/(0)402 000132

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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 08:32:08 +0000
From: Ian Robinson <ian@fourx4.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: XCL tyers

In message <96Feb12.123211gmt.37678@oswald.worc.ac.uk>, Hazell Paul
<hazp1@worc.ac.uk> writes
>> We are having much success with a 'chunky' BF mud terrain patterned
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>Thanks for the information, very helpful. The tyres you mention 
>above are these the "Trackers" I see advertised in all the LR mags?

I think they of similar pattern but by a different remoulder and I think
ours are cheaper !

Regards, Ian
                Forest Landrovers' 4 x 4 Centre
                Royal Forest of Dean, Glos, UK
                +44 (0)1594 822606/(0)402 000132

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From: David Brooke <db@fusk.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Carb emissions
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 20:26:23 GMT

In article <ad4556b1000210047618@[193.130.252.86]>,
	canford@dial.pipex.com (Peter Barton) writes:
>Is this true, about the Q plates not having to meet emission control levels?

Well I wasn't about to argue with him just in case 8-)

On the other hand, how would he tell how old it is to know what limit
to apply?

Dave

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From: "E D O'BRIEN" <bt5179@qmw.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 15:21:29 GMT0BST
Subject: Re: LRO digests

you said:
> Anyone getting the main international list? Has it died or has Bill simply 
> accidentally dropped me in the move???????

I haven't been getting anything from the international list either, I 
don't know about anyone else?

Ed. (SIIA 88" 1963)

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From: Mr Ian Stuart <Ian.Stuart@ed.ac.uk>
Date:          Tue, 13 Feb 1996 16:01:17 +0000
Subject:       Re: LRO digests

Quoting E D O'BRIEN, from 13 Feb 96

> you said:
> > Anyone getting the main international list? Has it died or has Bill
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 6 lines)]
> I haven't been getting anything from the international list either, I
> don't know about anyone else?
The real-time list is very light these days (I guess that alot of traffic 
is happening on local sub-groups)

     ----** Ian Stuart (Computing Officer)        +44 31 650 6205
Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, Edinburgh University. 
 <http://www.vet.ed.ac.uk/> or <http://www.tardis.ed.ac.uk/~kiz/>

Quote of 1996: "A.L.S. is a good example of scotissityness"

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From: CJ BETTON N9203387 <n9203387@hud.ac.uk>
Subject: Voltage regulator output.
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 96 14:51:00 gmt

I think the following didn't reach the list. Apologies if it's a repeat.

Hi all,

It's not snowing so I thought I'd send a query on the off chance that others 
are also waiting for the snow to come.

Even in this freezing weather my temperature gauge is reading in the red 
zone. The engine doesn't seem to be physically boiling, so I assume that the 
voltage regulator is dodgy. (It's a series 2a with an aftermarket gauge, run 
by the LR voltage regulator, so I can't look to the fuel gauge for 
conformation of this theory.)

Last time I bought a regualtor it was about 6 GBP, so being a tight fisted 
student, I looked in my Maplin catalogue and found a chip that will do the 
job for a lot less. What I need to know is what is the output voltage of the 
regulator, and what sort of current does the gauge draw?

Cheers,
Chris

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Date: Mon, 12 Feb 1996 23:33:21 +0000
From: Ian Robinson <ian@fourx4.demon.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Increasing headlight power

In message <8875.199602121421@lenzie.cent.gla.ac.uk>, Tom Stevenson
<gbfv08@udcf.gla.ac.uk> writes
>Richard
	 [ truncated by lro-digester (was 7 lines)]
>as bright, they don't fill with water. A sealed beam costs about twice
>as much as a replacement bulb though (about 10 pounds)

90/110 are no higher wattage than Ser3 which retail at about =A34.95
although they do have a slightly better pattern. True the replaceable
lights CAN fill with water but unless you go wading often I think the
benefit of being able to see each night when you travel home outweighs
the disadvantage of the ocasional drowning when you do the annual green
road :-). There is also a very effective rubber boot which if PROPERLY
fitted eliminates the ingress of water.

Regards, Ian
                Forest Landrovers' 4 x 4 Centre
                Royal Forest of Dean, Glos, UK
                +44 (0)1594 822606/(0)402 000132

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