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 side rope hooks (K) into their holes (Fig. 40), loop the side ropes
(L) under the body side retainers (M), pull taut and attach to the rear rope
hooks (N).
Pass the rear hood retaining ropes (P) through the holes in the rear curtain,
lace them through holes in the rear hood retaining flaps (Fig. 42) and attach
to the rear rope hooks.
Attach the loop at one end of the rear curtain bottom rope (U) to the left-
hand rear rope hook. Pass the rope round the hook on the left-hand side
pocket, back under the tailboard retainers (W), round the hook on the right-
hand side pocket and attach it to the right-hand rear rope hook.
Pass the rear curtain side flaps (M) through the side pockets (T), and secure
to the hood by means of straps (Z) and buckles (BB).
If it is desired to raise the rear curtain, undo the rear curtain bottom rope
and unstrap the side flaps. Fold the side flaps to the centre of the rear
curtain, roll the curtain into three folds (Fig. 42) and hold in position by the
curtain straps (X) and buckles (Y).
FITTING THE DRIVERS HOOD.
Slacken off the thumbscrews below the sockets inside the front corners of
the body, insert the large U-shaped hood-stick (A) in the sockets and tighten
the screws. (Fig. 39). Then fit the two stays (D) between the windscreen and
the hood-stick, securing them at each end by means of the thumbscrews (F).
Attach the hooked ends of the two loose webbing straps to the sockets on
the windscreen top rail (open ends of the hooks downwards). Fold the edge
of the detachable rear curtain over the top member of the hood-stick, pass
the ends of the straps through the metal eyes in the curtain and buckle the
straps taut; the webbing loops on the rear curtain should be on the outside
and the straps at the top corners should not be fastened at this stage. 
						

							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 the windscreen and tension.
Secure the rear valances by passing the top straps over the top member,
down through the staples and buckling them up; secure the bottom straps to
the outer staples on the seat back rest panel.
Now pass the long webbing straps, sewn to the top rear of the hood, down
through the loops on the sides of the rear curtain and secure them to the
inner staples on the seat back-rest panel.
Hook the three alloy clips at the bottom of the rear curtain under the top rail
of the seat back-rest and finally attach and tighten the straps at the top
corners of the-rear curtain.
If it is desired to raise the rear curtain without removing it completely,
detach the alloy clips from the back-rest panel rail and slide the curtain up
the straps to the top; hook the centre clip into the elongated eye in the centre
at the top and tuck up the corners neatly. 
						

							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, provided with two fixing holes at 3 in. (75 mm.)
centres, so that it may be secured at any point along the drawbar.
As the plate is cranked 1 in. (25 mm.) and the standard fixings supplied
include distance pieces 1 in. (25 mm.) long, it can be fitted to give any one
of eight different heights of the towing eye, ranging from 9¾ in. (248 mm.)
above ground level, i.e., 9¼  in. (235 mm.) below the centre of the power
take-off splined output shaft, to 14½  in. (368 mm.) above ground level, i.e.,
4½ in. (114 mm.) below the take-off shaft.
The towing hole in the plate is Q in. (22,2 mm.) dia., positioned 7 in.,(178
mm.) to the rear of the fixing poles, i.e., almost exactly in line with the end
of the output shaft.Fig. 44.  Towing plate.Fig. 45.  Pintle pin.
PINTLE PIN. This item comprises a jaw-bracket bolted to the centre of the
rear chassis cross-member and a pin retained by a chain; it can be used for
towing a trailer of almost any pattern (Fig. 45). Provision is also made for
connections to stop and tail lamps at the rear of the trailer if required. A
three-pin socket, which is normally protected by a cap when not in use, is
fitted in the right-hand side of the rear chassis cross-member, and a suitable
plug is carried in the tool- 
						

							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 vehicle interior heater can be supplied as extra
equipment; it is mounted above and to the left of the gearbox cover and
controlled by a rheostat switch on the dash.
Two shutters on the heater casing control the direction of the warm air from
the unit.
Normally the heater delivers air warmed by contact with water circulated
through the heater from the engine cooling system, but the fan may also be
used to supply cool air, after cutting off the water supply by means of a tap
fitted in the water circuit. 
						

							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.  Windscreen ventilator.
The ventilator is also advantageous when traversing dusty roads, as it
greatly reduces the amount of dust blown into the vehicle from the rear by
eddy currents of air.
RUBBER PEDAL PADS. Rubber pads are available for the clutch and
brake pedals. The fitting of such pads is not advised if the vehicle is
operating under continuous wet or muddy conditions, owing to the danger
of the feet slipping off the pedals.
SPARE WHEEL CARRIER. The spare wheel is normally stowed in the,
depression in the body floor as shown in Fig. 2, being retained by means of
a clamp and wing-nut. When it is desired to utilise the entire body space for
load-carrying, an alternative carrier for mounting the spare wheel on the
bonnet top can be supplied for either 6 in. or 7 in. tyres. (Fig. 1).
The mounting plate is secured to the bonnet panel with nine rivets and
includes two clamps and captive bolts which clamp