Silly Tilly
New Member
Hello Everyone,
I am thrilled to have finally (aged 49) to have bought my first Landy. I really wanted one that would need to be tinkered with but think I may have more work than I bargained for, not to worry I always thought TV and sleep were overrated!
I have bought a 1987 90 with a 2 ltr td engine (now know that it is a 2.5 TD engine thanks to Chunky Monkey), I think (from reading the forums) that it is a 'hybred' as it seems to be part series 3, part defender but what do I know, I am really new to all this.
Anyway I am determined to do as much of the work myself as I can and have already started. I have cleaned the 20 odd years of gunk out of the cab, fitted new seat covers and fitted a stereo and some power sockets.
I was delighted when the sockets and stereo worked as I am on a steep learning curve, but little did I know that I had opened a can of worms.
When I tried to start Tilly she went straight to crank, not allowing me to prime her first. If i did not de- activate the imobiliser, i could warm the glow plugs and start her, however the starter motor continued to crank even though the engine was running. I fitted a new ignition switch.
Now when I start Tilly the starter motor just runs on after firing. The AA man spent 2 hours scratching his head and has given up, leaving me with a temporary fix that has picked up another live feed and attached it to a contact about half way down the left hand (driver's) side of the engine, via a fuse. Only problem is that I now have to remove the fuse to stop the engine.
Any advice about this would be brilliant, thanks guys.
I am thrilled to have finally (aged 49) to have bought my first Landy. I really wanted one that would need to be tinkered with but think I may have more work than I bargained for, not to worry I always thought TV and sleep were overrated!
I have bought a 1987 90 with a 2 ltr td engine (now know that it is a 2.5 TD engine thanks to Chunky Monkey), I think (from reading the forums) that it is a 'hybred' as it seems to be part series 3, part defender but what do I know, I am really new to all this.
Anyway I am determined to do as much of the work myself as I can and have already started. I have cleaned the 20 odd years of gunk out of the cab, fitted new seat covers and fitted a stereo and some power sockets.
I was delighted when the sockets and stereo worked as I am on a steep learning curve, but little did I know that I had opened a can of worms.
When I tried to start Tilly she went straight to crank, not allowing me to prime her first. If i did not de- activate the imobiliser, i could warm the glow plugs and start her, however the starter motor continued to crank even though the engine was running. I fitted a new ignition switch.
Now when I start Tilly the starter motor just runs on after firing. The AA man spent 2 hours scratching his head and has given up, leaving me with a temporary fix that has picked up another live feed and attached it to a contact about half way down the left hand (driver's) side of the engine, via a fuse. Only problem is that I now have to remove the fuse to stop the engine.
Any advice about this would be brilliant, thanks guys.
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