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I think key above everything else is to make sure that the engine is in good order unless its advertised as needing attention. I am aware of more than one 2 litre owner who has had to rebuild their engine within 2 years of ownership. A possible problem these days is that an engine rebuild isnt cheap, particularly compared to the cost of the car nowadays, so if there are problems, some may find it easier to sell the car. So you would need to be looking closely at the engine maintenance history, listening, checking the oil pressure, compression testing etc. Ideally if the engine oil is used I would be taking a sample and getting it tested at Motor Spirit, Millers Oils etc (unless the vendor has already done so)….. this might take a few days but the results should be useful.
For info, I have a standard OH box in my 2 Litre for which the “needle trick” in 3rd seems to work… not sure about other gearboxes and am thinking that you might have a pre-selector in your 16/80 ? That said its easy enough to watch the needles as you accelerate up through the gears and find out !
Hi Paul, if you search on the forum for “gear changes” there is some good information from ColinM34 regarding the correct operation of the clutch stop (written 2/2/08). One thing that you may not be aware of and I’ve found pretty useful with my 2 litre…. is that if you are struggling with a gear change and end up in neutral whilst the car is at speed, if both the speedo and tacho needles are pointing in the same direction, this should roughly be the right amount of revs for 3rd gear. Basically in this scenario, dont worry about the numbers on either dial, just make sure the needles are aligned ie if the tacho needle is vertical, make sure the speedo needle is vertical etc…. then you should be able to get into 3rd gear. To confirm that this should work for your car…. next time you are in third gear, just check that the needles are aligned through the rev range.
Hi Laurence,
If you have any problem uploading the photographs, perhaps you can let me know and forward the photographs to forum@lagondaclub.com. Assuming they are less than 4MB, if there any issues we will endeavour to resolve them, as being able to fairly easily post photos on the forum is pretty important.
If the photos are close to 4MB, you may have to upload them one at a time ?
Many thanks.
For info, the photo doesnt seem to have uploaded due to exceeding the maximum size. The maximum photo size should be 4MB. If the maximum size was below this perhaps you can let me know… otherwise perhaps resave it to a smaller size and try again ?
For info, the link below gives some advice on selecting the correct cork material.
“Generally speaking, if you’re making cork gaskets for sealing petroleum or diesel, you want to use a cork material with a Nitrile Rubber Binder (sometimes referred to by it’s short-hand code: NBR).” https://www.swiftsupplies.com.au/news/is-cork-fuel-resistant-it-depends-on-the-cork
It was a few years ago now, but as previously mentioned, Bishopgray refurbished my switch which included enlarging the internal hole diameters which at least on mine, were quite restrictive.
For info:
David Hine wrote a very useful manual called the Vintage Lagonda Handbook (14/60, 2 Litre, 16/80, 3l & 3½,), which includes some information on maintenance frequencies and modern lubricants at the time he wrote it (2006) although it might have been updated since. I believe that this can be purchased through the club.
If you wish to learn more about using modern lubricants in vintage cars, there is also an interesting book called “Which Oil – choosing the right oils & greases for your vintage, antique, classic or collector car” by Richard Michell available on-line. I think even when using modern engine oils in a vintage engine, that he recommends that they are changed at least once per year….. this is probably also influenced by whether or not you have an external oil filter fitted on your 2 Litre. The main takeaway that I got from reading the book was if you use an engine oil in the gearbox… it needs to be a very grade, as a gearbox is generally a much more demanding application.
Hope this helps.
Would accept that a 4MB max photo size isnt perfect (and we will look at this again however it appears to be a restiction with the commercial software that we are using) but it should still be large enough to post most photographs…. all the photos on my iPhone15 are smaller than this. It would hence be helpful to better understand the problem, would you be able to forward a copy of the photo that you are having problems uploading to forum@lagondaclub.com. Thanks.
Hi David,
I am not sure if you are having problems posting your photograph but the maximum photo size you can currently upload to the forum is 4MB. This should be large enough for most photographs, but if you have been manipulating it with Photoshop maybe its larger ? If that’s the problem perhaps you can resave it to a smaller file size ? If still struggling just contact me via forum@lagondaclub.com .
It’s an interesting comment regarding pink antifreeze.
Adding antifreeze should increase the waters boiling point (see below pasted from internet… hopefully correct !)
“The water will boil at two hundred twelve degrees Fahrenheit in sea-level atmospheric pressure. A glycol mixed 50/50 has a boiling point increasing at around two hundred twenty-six degrees Fahrenheit.”
However, I suspect that the above might apply to any type of antifreeze and it is important not to use antifreezes containing Organic Additive Technology in older vehicles which are often (but not always), pink in colour. For more info on this, search “antifreeze” on the forum.
It’s an interesting comment regarding pink antifreeze.
Adding antifreeze should increase the waters boiling point (see below pasted from internet… hopefully correct !)
“The water will boil at two hundred twelve degrees Fahrenheit in sea-level atmospheric pressure. A glycol mixed 50/50 has a boiling point increasing at around two hundred twenty-six degrees Fahrenheit.”
However, I suspect that the above might apply to any type of antifreeze and it is important not to use antifreezes containing Organic Additive Technology in older vehicles which are often (but not always), pink in colour. For more info on this, search “antifreeze” on the forum.
Top mounting.
Top mounting.
Third photo showing controller position etc.
Second photo showing bottom mounting