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Posted by gwb on November 10, 2004 at 10:22:37 from (65.202.158.66):
In Reply to: Re: Leyland Tractor posted by Sloroll on November 09, 2004 at 17:32:07:
Ha! I like that. "Under a Jag." As the Scions of Lucas (AKA "SOL") Club says: "Electrics by Lucas---The Prince of Darkness." The other bugaboo about Leyland products from this era is the bizarre plastic-cum-bakelite that they used for many parts. It was awfully porous, and began deteriorating and cracking the day it went into service and generally became powdery at some point. Basically plastic with all the faults of natural rubber :-) To be fair, the one good bit in that tractor is apt to be the diesel engine. I'd expect it to be a Perkins 4-107 or 4-108. So long as they get good clean fuel, they run forever. This is the 'London Taxi Cab' motor. There are millions in service, even in this country as industrial and marine engines.
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