a bit OT - 4x4 transits

In message <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> writes
>On or around Wed, 18 May 2005 15:22:40 +0000 (UTC), "Badger"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>RAF Bomb Disposal had a few of them...... tally-ho indeed!
>>Badger.
>>
>
>well, if the conversation with the bank is favourable tomorrow, I may be in
>a position (eventually) to find out.
>
>Unless I go for adding gas to the diesel engine, of course...
Have a word with Car Autogas in Stoke on that subject. 01782 838565
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On or around Wed, 18 May 2005 20:56:53 +0100, hugh <hugh@[127.0.0.1]>
enlightened us thusly:

>In message <[email protected]>, Austin Shackles
><[email protected]> writes
>>On or around Wed, 18 May 2005 15:22:40 +0000 (UTC), "Badger"
>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>
>>>RAF Bomb Disposal had a few of them...... tally-ho indeed!
>>>Badger.
>>>
>>
>>well, if the conversation with the bank is favourable tomorrow, I may be in
>>a position (eventually) to find out.
>>
>>Unless I go for adding gas to the diesel engine, of course...
>Have a word with Car Autogas in Stoke on that subject. 01782 838565

I'll keep it in mind. I've yet to see how it performs - might go OK just on
diesel...

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On Wed, 18 May 2005 15:22:40 +0000 (UTC), "Badger"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"MVP" <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Wed, 18 May 2005 09:37:27 +0100, Austin Shackles
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>On or around Wed, 18 May 2005 08:31:45 +0100, "Lee_D"
>>><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>>>
>>>>They also do them with a V8 in them :0) and the ones at work go well,
>>>>certainly fast enough for the school run. You should be able to fit your
>>>>gas
>>>>stuff to it as it should have ample space for tanks. Imagine it with a
>>>>sports system.... yum yum!
>>>
>>>unfortunately, the V8 LDVs are mostly the old type, and thin on the
>>>ground,
>>>being as I think they were a special made for the dibbles.
>>>
>>>Mind, The convoy uses a transit engine, so it ought to be possible to fit
>>>a
>>>2.9 V6, ex-granada/scorpio; they certainly did 2.9 V6 ambulances in
>>>transit
>>>form.
>>
>> does that include the 24v 2.9 V6 cosworth engine? tally ho what what!
>
>RAF Bomb Disposal had a few of them...... tally-ho indeed!
>Badger.
>

And rather quick they were too. Needed special order tyres as there
was nothing on the market rated for both the speed and the weight...
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'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

On Wed, 18 May 2005 12:02:54 +0100, GbH wrote:

>> Mind, aircon can be a PITA - and only about 6 days a year when it's
>> really hot enough to justify it.
>
> Beg to differ, I use my A/C to keep my winders defugged and that's
> most of the year. Don't confuse A/C with cooling!

My Disco II came with "climate control" but having roasted a few times
in recent years didn't object that strongly. Still wanted the
sunroof(s) though as they are very effective of getting hot air out of
a car quickly.

After playing with the controls and suffering fugged windows when ever
it rained I found leaving the fan speed and outlet used under
automatic control solved that. But unless I actually get hot, the
temperature control stays in ECON, ie A/C compressor off.

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Austin Shackles wrote:

> On or around Wed, 18 May 2005 12:02:54 +0100, "GbH"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Beg to differ, I use my A/C to keep my winders defugged and that's most of
>>the year.
>>Don't confuse A/C with cooling!
>>
>
> well, aye, you can do. But most of the time the normal system manages
> reasonably, on the disco.

I basically can't easily handle above 22C in a car, and unfortunately it's
far, far too easy to get a car above that temperature in the south of
England. Driving on motorways with the windows open is a decidedly painful
experience - I have almost permanant congestion and so my ears don't
pressure equalise very quickly.

I really do have a use for AC for at least 6 months of the year. Other than
the fact that it was an expensive piece of **** to keep on the roads, I do
miss my TD5 disco with the Climate Control. So I've now bought an even more
expensive piece of **** to keep on the road.

What was going through my mind when I bought a 2.5 tonne 4L V8 auto? It's a
Japanese V8 - it doesn't even have a decent engine note!

P.

Wishing his wife wasn't being so logical at the moment.
--
1992 200 TDI Disco - heavily modified
1982 V8 Range Rover - heavily corroded
2000 Rover 75 - heavily driven
1993 Lexus LS400 - just plain heavy on fuel

so Paul S. Brown was, like...
>
> I basically can't easily handle above 22C in a car, and unfortunately
> it's far, far too easy to get a car above that temperature in the
> south of England. Driving on motorways with the windows open is a
> decidedly painful experience - I have almost permanant congestion and
> so my ears don't pressure equalise very quickly.

Paul -
See your GP! I had the same problem. Quick but unpleasant operation and
I've had a clear head for the last 10 years. Well, not "clear" as in "good
with important decisions" - more "clear" as in "not bunged up all the time".

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

Richard Brookman wrote:

> so Paul S. Brown was, like...
>>
>> I basically can't easily handle above 22C in a car, and unfortunately
>> it's far, far too easy to get a car above that temperature in the
>> south of England. Driving on motorways with the windows open is a
>> decidedly painful experience - I have almost permanant congestion and
>> so my ears don't pressure equalise very quickly.
>
> Paul -
> See your GP! I had the same problem. Quick but unpleasant operation and
> I've had a clear head for the last 10 years. Well, not "clear" as in
> "good with important decisions" - more "clear" as in "not bunged up all
> the time".
>

Seen my GP. Apparently this is an *astoundingly* common problem in this part
of the country, but I guess it can't hurt to get another opinion.

Of course, I'm leaving this part of the country in less than a week, so
we'll see if that helps first.

P.

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1992 200 TDI Disco - heavily modified
1982 V8 Range Rover - heavily corroded
2000 Rover 75 - heavily driven
1993 Lexus LS400 - just plain heavy on fuel

On or around Fri, 20 May 2005 22:18:18 +0100, "Paul S. Brown"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Seen my GP. Apparently this is an *astoundingly* common problem in this part
>of the country, but I guess it can't hurt to get another opinion.
>
>Of course, I'm leaving this part of the country in less than a week, so
>we'll see if that helps first.

Ages ago we lived in the sarf-east, or near enoughº, and had many problems
with chronic cattargh. When we moved to Wales, these problems mostly
vanished.

I do still get the odd go of it, but nothing like we used to.


º Near Slough, of friendly bombs fame.

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"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine... War is hell"
Gen. Sherman (1820-1891) Attr. words in Address at Michigan Military
Academy, 19 June 1879.

so Austin Shackles was, like...
>
> º Near Slough, of friendly bombs fame.

A Betjeman fan on afl? Spose it figures really, wot with all the nostalgia
for bygone technology.

JB's "I am a young executive. No cuffs than mine are cleaner;
I have a Slimline brief-case and I use the firm's Cortina"

could be re-written as:

I am a customer service rep. I deal with many queries.
I have a army rucksack and I drive a beat-up Series.

Bet no-one can rhyme "Disco".


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Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

On Sat, 21 May 2005 11:20:57 +0100, Richard Brookman wrote:

> Bet no-one can rhyme "Disco".

Take your pick:

Acapulco, blanco, bronco, calico, Chico, Chirico, cisco, cocoa, Co /
CO, coco, disco, Draco, echo / Echo, Falco, fiasco, flamenco, Franco,
fresco, gecko, Glasgow, Greco, Gromyko, guanaco, Jericho, junco, KO,
loco, mako, medico, Mexico, Monaco, morocco / Morocco, Moscow,
Orinoco, Orozco, pachinko, politico, portico, psycho, RICO, rococo,
Sacco, stucco, tabasco / Tabasco, taco, telco, tobacco, UNESCO, wacko,
Waco, whacko, Yevtushenko, zydeco

http://www.hyperdic.net/rim/kow.htm

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so Dave Liquorice was, like...
> On Sat, 21 May 2005 11:20:57 +0100, Richard Brookman wrote:
>
>> Bet no-one can rhyme "Disco".
>
> Take your pick:
>
> Acapulco, blanco, bronco, calico, Chico, Chirico, cisco, cocoa, Co /
> CO, coco, disco, Draco, echo / Echo, Falco, fiasco, flamenco, Franco,
> fresco, gecko, Glasgow, Greco, Gromyko, guanaco, Jericho, junco, KO,
> loco, mako, medico, Mexico, Monaco, morocco / Morocco, Moscow,
> Orinoco, Orozco, pachinko, politico, portico, psycho, RICO, rococo,
> Sacco, stucco, tabasco / Tabasco, taco, telco, tobacco, UNESCO, wacko,
> Waco, whacko, Yevtushenko, zydeco
>
> http://www.hyperdic.net/rim/kow.htm

Nah, nah, the original rhymed on the last TWO syllables - cleaner/Cortina.
None of these does that. The only one I could think of was Frisco, but I'm
sure some bright spark will be along in a minute.

Plus, using a hyperdick is cheating ;-)


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Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

On Sat, 21 May 2005 11:20:57 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>so Austin Shackles was, like...
>>
>> º Near Slough, of friendly bombs fame.
>
>A Betjeman fan on afl? Spose it figures really, wot with all the nostalgia
>for bygone technology.
>
>JB's "I am a young executive. No cuffs than mine are cleaner;
>I have a Slimline brief-case and I use the firm's Cortina"
>
>could be re-written as:
>
>I am a customer service rep. I deal with many queries.
>I have a army rucksack and I drive a beat-up Series.
>
>Bet no-one can rhyme "Disco".

OK, with apologies to JB and based on a true story...

"Death in Leamington"

His owner had been told
you should get a sensible car
How those words came back to haunt him
As he spluttered into Leamington Spa

It died at the start of the roadworks
and ultimately needed recovery
The ignition system is a complex thing
In a gas converted Discovery

And Warren arrived with his toolkit
and immediately checked for sparks
But the engine would only fast idle
So he summoned a supplier with parts

etc



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Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

On Sat, 21 May 2005 19:15:35 +0100, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> wrote:

>"Death in Leamington"
>
>His owner had been told
>you should get a sensible car
>How those words came back to haunt him
>As he spluttered into Leamington Spa
>
>It died at the start of the roadworks
>and ultimately needed recovery
>The ignition system is a complex thing
>In a gas converted Discovery
>
>And Warren arrived with his toolkit
>and immediately checked for sparks
>But the engine would only fast idle
>So he summoned a supplier with parts

Finish it off properly and I'll print it out for a certain workshop
wall

On Sat, 21 May 2005 19:23:30 +0100, Mother <"@ {m} @"@101fc.net>
wrote:

>On Sat, 21 May 2005 19:15:35 +0100, Tim Hobbs
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>"Death in Leamington"
>>
>>His owner had been told
>>you should get a sensible car
>>How those words came back to haunt him
>>As he spluttered into Leamington Spa
>>
>>It died at the start of the roadworks
>>and ultimately needed recovery
>>The ignition system is a complex thing
>>In a gas converted Discovery
>>
>>And Warren arrived with his toolkit
>>and immediately checked for sparks
>>But the engine would only fast idle
>>So he summoned a supplier with parts
>
>Finish it off properly and I'll print it out for a certain workshop
>wall

Just another five verses then....


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Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

On Sat, 21 May 2005 19:00:25 +0100, Richard Brookman wrote:

>> http://www.hyperdic.net/rim/kow.htm
>
> Nah, nah, the original rhymed on the last TWO syllables -
> cleaner/Cortina. None of these does that.

erm: cisco, fiasco, fresco, tabasco, UNESCO.

> The only one I could think of was Frisco, but I'm sure some bright
> ? spark will be along in a minute.
>
> Plus, using a hyperdick is cheating ;-)

Not point in having a dog and wagging the tail yourself. B-)

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so Dave Liquorice was, like...
> On Sat, 21 May 2005 19:00:25 +0100, Richard Brookman wrote:
>
>>> http://www.hyperdic.net/rim/kow.htm
>>
>> Nah, nah, the original rhymed on the last TWO syllables -
>> cleaner/Cortina. None of these does that.
>
> erm: cisco,

OK, give you that one..

>fiasco, fresco, tabasco, UNESCO.

No, sorry, they don't rhyme with Disco. Say them out loud, they don't.

>> Plus, using a hyperdick is cheating ;-)
>
> Not point in having a dog and wagging the tail yourself. B-)

I have a dog and still manage to wag my own tail, thank you very much.

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Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

>
>Finish it off properly and I'll print it out for a certain workshop
>wall

OK, how about this? I'll be along for an MoT before long, so I'll
expect it to have pride of place!

Apart from actually breaking down about 20 minutes away from
Leamington (I was on my way there...) it's all true!



The owner had been told
"you should get a sensible car".
How those words came back to haunt him
As he spluttered into Leamington Spa.

It died at the start of the roadworks
and needed prompt recovery
The ignition is a complex thing
On a gas converted Discovery

And Warren arrived with his toolkit
and immediately checked for sparks
But the engine would only fast idle
So he summoned a supplier with parts

So, tea and headscratching
Whilst waiting for spares to arrive
Oh! Rough, rumbling revolutions,
Half dead and half alive.

Do you know that the plugs are gleaming?
Do you know that the coil's "tip top"?
From those faded Yorkshire arches
Do you hear the RPM drop?

He looked at the perfect readings,
At the owners smiling face,
As the calm of a Sheffield evening
Drifted into the place.

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Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

On Sat, 21 May 2005 20:21:51 +0100, Richard Brookman wrote:

>>> Nah, nah, the original rhymed on the last TWO syllables -
>>> cleaner/Cortina. None of these does that.
>>
>> erm: cisco,
>
> OK, give you that one..
>
>> fiasco, fresco, tabasco, UNESCO.
>
> No, sorry, they don't rhyme with Disco. Say them out loud, they
> don't.

They do on the last TWO syllables "s" and "kow" but not the last
THREE, "i" "s" "kow".

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so Dave Liquorice was, like...
> On Sat, 21 May 2005 20:21:51 +0100, Richard Brookman wrote:
>
>>>> Nah, nah, the original rhymed on the last TWO syllables -
>>>> cleaner/Cortina. None of these does that.
>>>
>>> erm: cisco,
>>
>> OK, give you that one..
>>
>>> fiasco, fresco, tabasco, UNESCO.
>>
>> No, sorry, they don't rhyme with Disco. Say them out loud, they
>> don't.
>
> They do on the last TWO syllables "s" and "kow" but not the last
> THREE, "i" "s" "kow".

Sorry, in these words "s" is not a syllable in its own right. It's the
final consonant of the previous syllable. UNESCO = "yoo", "nes" and "co"
Fiasco = "fee", "ass" and "co"

Bit fruitless, this. Shall we go back to talking about gearboxes?

<big >

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Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

On Sun, 22 May 2005 10:00:22 +0100, Richard Brookman wrote:

>> They do on the last TWO syllables "s" and "kow" but not the last
>> THREE, "i" "s" "kow".
>
> Sorry, in these words "s" is not a syllable in its own right.

Why?

> It's the final consonant of the previous syllable. UNESCO = "yoo",
> "nes" and "co" Fiasco = "fee", "ass" and "co"

"nes" and "ass" are two consonats as they are two diffeerent sounds,
"ne" and "s", "ah" and "s". At least thats my understanding...

> Bit fruitless, this. Shall we go back to talking about gearboxes?

Yeah OK.

My 2001 Disco II manual is a little reluctant to go from 1st to 2nd
when cold. All other changes are fine just 1st to 2nd, is this
something to worry about or just "thick cold oil". It's done about
5,000 miles since the last service, when I believe the fuilds where
changed. The service interval being 12k on a DII, it's quite a while
until it's due for another...

Also the Hi/Lo transfer is a bit stiff, in that if trying to do a
rolling Lo to Hi change it's quite hard to get it out of Lo without
over shooting N and grauncing as you haven't double de clutched yet...
Is a "stiff" transfer box lever a "feature" or just poor lubrication?

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