Land Rover Series Operation Part 1 2 Rover Manual

APRIL 195086Fig. 37.  Full-length hood fitted.
Fig. 38.  Full-length hood.
A – Front hood stick
B – Rear hood stick
C – Sockets
D – Front hood staysE – Rear hood stays
F – Thumbscrews securing stays
G – Front hood eyes
H – Windscreen sockets 

APRIL 195087Fig. 39.  Hood sticksFig. 40.  Front hood straps.J – Rear hood straps
K – Side rope hooks.
L – Side ropes.
M – Side rope retainers.
N – Rear rope hooks.
P – Rear hood retaining rope.
Q – Rear hood retaining flaps.
R – Front hood straps.
S – Side curtain straps.T – Side curtain pockets.
U – Rear curtain bottom rope.
W – Rear curtain retainers.
X – Rear curtain straps.
Y – Rear curtain buckles.
Z – Rear curtain side flap straps.
AA – Rear curtain side flaps.
BB – Rear curtain side flap buckles. 

APRIL 195088Fig. 41.  Full-length hood (rear curtain lowered).Fig. 42.  Full-length hood (rear curtain raised). 

APRIL 195089Place the hood over the hood-sticks and engage the front hood eyes (G)
with the retainers on the outside of the top windscreen rail. Loop the hood
straps under the front hood-stick, engage the hooks with the windscreen
sockets (H) on the inside front of the windscreen (Fig. 40) and tighten.
Pull the rear hood straps (J) tight and attach to the staples on the rear of the
body (Fig. 42).
Secure the side curtains to the front hood-stick, using the small straps (S)
sewn to the curtain.
Push the...

APRIL 195090Fig. 43.  Driver’s hood.
Place the hood over the hood-stick and straps and engage the eyes at the
front with the hooks on the outside of the windscreen top rail. The sides of
the hood may now be wrapped round the upright members of the hood-
stick; secure them by placing the eyes over the wire loops and threading the
webbing tongues through the loops. Unhook the roof tension straps from the
windscreen, thread them through the webbing loops sewn to the inside of
the hood top, re-fasten them to...

APRIL 195091TOWING ATTACHMENTS. Two forms of towing attachment are supplied
as standard equipment for the Land-Rover-a towing plate and a pintle pin.
TOWING PLATE. The towing plate is designed to suit a large variety of
farm appliances and machinery, this fact being well shown by the notes
which follow regarding the different positions in which it may be fixed to
the  rear of the chassis. (Fig. 44).
The rear drawbar has fixing holes at 3 in. (75 mm.) centres along its length,
whilst the towing plate is,...

APRIL 195092box. The three pins in the socket are numbered and the connections are as
follows:-
No.PositionCable colour
1TopBlackEarth to stop, tail lamp casing
2Bottom L.H.Green with purpleFeed to stop lamp
3Bottom R.H.RedFeed to tail lamp 

APRIL 195093EXTRA EQUIPMENT.
TRAFFICATORS. Provision is made for trafficators which can either be
fitted to order on a new vehicle or supplied later as extra equipment. (Fig.
46).Fig. 46.  Trafficators.A – Trafficator.
B – Trafficator switch.C – Governor control quadrant.The operation switch, mounted on the windscreen panel, should be moved
through about 45° in the direction of the proposed turn; it must be returned
by hand to the central “OFF” position when the turn has been completed.
VEHICLE HEATER. A...

APRIL 195094Fig. 47.  Vehicle heater.
REAR SEATS. (EXPORT ONLY). Seats to fit over the rear wheel arches
can be supplied as extra equipment if required. The seats, each to take two
persons, are of the bench type.
Fig. 48.  Rear seat installation.When not in use, the seats with cushions ran be folded up to allow
maximum storage space, a strap being provided to hold the seat base up
against the back rest. 

APRIL 195095The seat cushions can also be removed, if desired, being held solely by
tapes to the seat frame.
WINDSCREEN VENTILATOR. In warm weather, extra ventilation may
be obtained by fitting a hinged flap in place of the metal panel across the
lower portion of the windscreen.
The ventilator is secured in the closed position, by means of three clips and
wing nuts, against a rubber strip to prevent draughts; when opened it
provides a current of cool air across the full width of the vehicle.Fig. 49....