bill

7 February 2016 at 17:44 #51730

You will find that there is a company in this country who sells the Le Marr discs so no need to import them. From memory a garage in Yorkshire – but I could find the details if necessary.
However from my experience there are lots of second hand ones available – although you need to find discs with the correct offset.
In my opinion second hand ones -suitable refurbished- are far preferable to new ones as they look so much more “authentic”. However that is just my opinion.
There always seem to be a lot of them for sale at the Beaulieu autojumble in September – and no one buys them !!
I agree they are beautiful and apart from being practical they look good.
Even Frank Feeley put them on his original drawing of the LG45 Rapide – although it would not appear that any of the original Rapides were in fact produced with them – certainly none of the original Rapides seem to have them now anyway !

bill

23 January 2016 at 09:21 #51698

I have a similar arrangement on LG45 and also had the same on my M45. I would not dispose of your existing system without trying it fully first of all. I found that the thermostatic control was always “too late” i.e. it only opened fully a long time after you incurred problems on the road. It only seemed to open right at the top of a very long hill or when you had been waiting for some time at roadworks or congestion.
I therefore converted my shutters so that I could operate them by hand and anticipate the problems that I could clearly see on the road.
I know that this arrangement will not suit everyone but it works well for me !!

bill

18 January 2016 at 17:34 #51696

Just to update this thread for the benefit of anyone else referring to it in the future.
The Mahle OX50 is a cartridge type filter for use in the original Lagonda filter housing ie it is not a modern spin off type filter for use with the Wessex Workshop casting.
The most easily available modern filter seems to be the Mahle OC132 which is used on Nissan vans and trucks. Therefore it has quite a good capacity for a 4.5 litre Meadows engine. It also seems to be the filter of choice on 4 litre TVRs and similar.
Therefore the OC132 is the one I will be using in future.

bill

26 December 2015 at 15:03 #51626

Colin, I was interested in your reference to a “Stadium” jack. Was this correct for some Lagondas but not others ? I always thought that mid 1930s Lagondas (M45 and LG45 particularly) used a “Sky Hi” jack. This has a very distinctive base with supporting fins – a bit like the very tall trees in Australian (and other) forests. Any other information anyone please ?

bill

13 November 2015 at 16:29 #51562

Thanks David. Originally I had thought it was a question referring to the DB Rapide but then Mark’s reply made me think I must be wrong !
Anyway maybe Demon Tweeks have something which would be suitable.

bill

13 November 2015 at 09:42 #51559

If the original question was about LG45 Rapide (and not DB Rapide) I found that there was a hose that was ok. I bought it from Demon Tweeks I think having checked with them first of all that it was fuel resistant. No problems 10 years later.
On the LG45 Rapide it is extremely difficult to fit the pipe over the neck on each side of the tank and then get it over the underside of the caps. I believe it is not so difficult on the standard LG45 as there is more room.
Therefore a hose which has stainless wire inside I think would make the job impossible on the LG45 Rapide as the hose would not be flexible enough.

bill

4 November 2015 at 08:39 #51548

Thanks David. That is very helpful. There seem to be lots of different alternatives !
Many thanks.

bill

3 November 2015 at 19:17 #51546

Thanks very much for the Mahle suggestion Stephen. I have never heard of them but I am sure they are very good ! Does any one else have any other information please ??

bill

30 October 2015 at 09:42 #51543

Like all things on the internet you have to have an open mind. However in the link below different filters have been pulled apart and some of the deficiencies are obvious. This is one of the reasons why I would prefer in future not to use Fram/Fiaam oil filters – unless anyone knows any better ?

Link: – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRRgw4B7R-I

However looking at other things on the internet in Fram’s favour the answer probably is to make certain that you are not supplied with old stock filters but only their very up to date ones.

bill

30 October 2015 at 09:13 #51542

Stephen thanks very much for the information. I think the Cooper is part of the Fiaam/Fram lot so I will probably avoid that. I will try and track down the Mahle.
Peter, thanks for the link which I had already found. However it doesnt seem to differentiate between the long one and the short one so it did not really help me – hence the post.
Any other suggestions gratefully received from other LG45 owners.
Thanks.

bill

26 October 2015 at 20:34 #51535

Thanks Mark for the reply.
It doesnt look exactly the same – but I suppose all filters look vaguely alike ! My reference to Audi 100 might be incorrect and maybe I shouldnt have mentioned it.
I wondered what spin off filters other LG45 owners are using ?

bill

24 October 2015 at 08:19 #51526

This is a job on my list to do but I have delayed as I can see that on the front mountings (I think) it is going to be very difficult to get all 4 of the “castle” nuts out. It seemed clear to me that the engine would have to be lifted quite a bit (maybe 4″ or so ?) to get clear access to these bolts/nuts. Therefore the engine would have to be detached from the radiator, exhaust etc etc.
If anyone knows an easier way to do it please say so !!
Apart from the above, when you have done the job you will then have to realign the gearbox (as the engine will now be in a different location). That is quite a difficult operation if done “properly”. There was a post by Julian M. some time ago about this.

bill

19 October 2015 at 08:38 #51518

Page 43 of the M45 Lagonda Instruction Book produced by the Club would be a good place to start ???

bill

11 October 2015 at 09:10 #51507

Perhaps you didnt fully screw the Ki Gass back in so that it was delivering a rich mixture and this then oiled the plugs ?
I would investigate the Ki Gass first of all.
But check the plugs and see if they are wet. If they are then it is fuel and not ignition. Clean the plugs and start again !
Best of luck

bill

2 October 2015 at 17:16 #51480

Hi Chris
Thanks very much for posting the picture. Yes that is the one I have. Thanks very much for confirming that it is Klaxon !
I think this is therefore the same one as used on the 3 litre saloon and the very early (ST24 body I think ?) 4.5 litre saloon.
Many thanks again.