Hi all,
I recently bought a 52 plate D2 without the central locking diff. Tried it out soon after buying it at Great Billing and got stuck in an embarrassing place
(oh the shame...)
Strangely managed to steam through the mud bath though.
I have two questions:
1. Is there a special way to use the traction control? I usually use the 'if in doubt, flat out' method...
2. I have a D1 sat doing nothing at the moment. It's promised to a mate but he hasn't took it yet, long story. (He wants it, his mrs doesn't.) Would they be a straight swap from the R380 in the 300TDi to the R380 on the TD5?
Also, i hear failed front prop shafts on Td5s are a common failure. Do they fail due to lack of grease? I think the squeek i can hear is coming from my front prop.
If i can get the transfer boxes swapped over before Peterborough, i'll spend some time on the off road course. Does anybody know if there is water there?
Sorry, that's three questions. I hope nobody was expecting the Spanish Inquisition...
Crap. There's a fourth. Is there a common source of electric leaking out of D2s? The battery lasts no more than three weeks of non use before being as electric as a house brick! A mate warned me about the interior lights staying on on his D2. I've since switched the front and rear lights off and now stand and watch the middle one goes off when i lock it. It wasn't easy to check before as it's a converted commercial still with it's black out rear windows and tinted rear.
It's got a brand new battery on it now, which i bought after the first time i went out to it and it hadn't even got the juice to unlock the door.
I think the lights may have been staying on before, as before i switched them off and began 'operation light watch', the battery lasted less than a week! At the moment i keep the old battery fully charged up in the back with a 13mm spanner in the cubby and swap when needed. Swapping batteries takes me less than five minutes. Talking of which, is worn battery leads common? My POS lead has a bit off bared wire between the lead terminal and battery post, otherwise it won't tighten onto the post. Such a stupid design!!!!!
Better go and change the title to reflect the extra questions
I recently bought a 52 plate D2 without the central locking diff. Tried it out soon after buying it at Great Billing and got stuck in an embarrassing place
(oh the shame...)Strangely managed to steam through the mud bath though.
I have two questions:
1. Is there a special way to use the traction control? I usually use the 'if in doubt, flat out' method...
2. I have a D1 sat doing nothing at the moment. It's promised to a mate but he hasn't took it yet, long story. (He wants it, his mrs doesn't.) Would they be a straight swap from the R380 in the 300TDi to the R380 on the TD5?
Also, i hear failed front prop shafts on Td5s are a common failure. Do they fail due to lack of grease? I think the squeek i can hear is coming from my front prop.
If i can get the transfer boxes swapped over before Peterborough, i'll spend some time on the off road course. Does anybody know if there is water there?
Sorry, that's three questions. I hope nobody was expecting the Spanish Inquisition...
Crap. There's a fourth. Is there a common source of electric leaking out of D2s? The battery lasts no more than three weeks of non use before being as electric as a house brick! A mate warned me about the interior lights staying on on his D2. I've since switched the front and rear lights off and now stand and watch the middle one goes off when i lock it. It wasn't easy to check before as it's a converted commercial still with it's black out rear windows and tinted rear.
It's got a brand new battery on it now, which i bought after the first time i went out to it and it hadn't even got the juice to unlock the door.
I think the lights may have been staying on before, as before i switched them off and began 'operation light watch', the battery lasted less than a week! At the moment i keep the old battery fully charged up in the back with a 13mm spanner in the cubby and swap when needed. Swapping batteries takes me less than five minutes. Talking of which, is worn battery leads common? My POS lead has a bit off bared wire between the lead terminal and battery post, otherwise it won't tighten onto the post. Such a stupid design!!!!!
Better go and change the title to reflect the extra questions
