Ryder
Having a senior moment
Kai's just read the last few posts and says that he thinks it has to be one of two problems. Either the belt is way too tight, causing rapid wear, or a pulley/tensioner is suffering from bearing wear and starting to drag.
Having said that he's only 10 so what does he know? (I happen to know he cheated and spent an hour reading through other forums and manuals first!)
Cheers
Chris
Having said that he's only 10 so what does he know? (I happen to know he cheated and spent an hour reading through other forums and manuals first!)
Cheers
Chris
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
water pump not sezed? With the ammount of crap you put it through it may be a knackared bearing or somthing
carpy
New Member
FFS everytime i go to work on it something else comes up! im never gonna bloody get round to checking it out!
symptoms of a seized water pump? surely it would overheat and be kinda apparent there was an issue
one thing that did spring to mind now i think of it is 3rd, 4th and 5th gear make a strange noise.
looks like she is being retired from off roading at just the right time - or just the wrong time depending on how you look at it
symptoms of a seized water pump? surely it would overheat and be kinda apparent there was an issue
one thing that did spring to mind now i think of it is 3rd, 4th and 5th gear make a strange noise.
looks like she is being retired from off roading at just the right time - or just the wrong time depending on how you look at it
Booger
New Member
I know what is wrong with your landy, you made it a she, therefore she will always be tempramental, unreasonable, and you can't cant count on her rewarding your good behaviour, because if is that time of the month, she is just gonna break down for no reason.
Now I called mine George (Of the Jungle), and he never breaks down
carpy
New Member
all vehicles, aircraft and boats are she's - its the norm
either way, gonna sort her out here so shes ok, then give her to kris to make her all sexy in the mechanical department. once she is sexy in the mechanical department i will sort her out in the aesthetic department - spotlights, paintjob, interior, 4 new seats etc etc
now to get me a road car - accord type R if you please!
either way, gonna sort her out here so shes ok, then give her to kris to make her all sexy in the mechanical department. once she is sexy in the mechanical department i will sort her out in the aesthetic department - spotlights, paintjob, interior, 4 new seats etc etc
now to get me a road car - accord type R if you please!
I hope yu have better luck than I did. I asked Kris months ago for some prices & help - I got bored waiting.
Booger
New Member
all vehicles, aircraft and boats are she's - its the norm
either way, gonna sort her out here so shes ok, then give her to kris to make her all sexy in the mechanical department. once she is sexy in the mechanical department i will sort her out in the aesthetic department - spotlights, paintjob, interior, 4 new seats etc etc
now to get me a road car - accord type R if you please!
But I'm not Normal
and I think you should spend the bare minimum on a road car so you can get your Landy ready quicker, something like this 1990 FIAT PANDA SISLEY 4X4 GREEN on eBay (end time 18-Nov-09 16:10:52 GMT)
my 78 year old grandmother has one of those, didn't know what she was buying just liked the shape and color
carpy
New Member
ask her if she wants to sell it
somehow i think she is an exception to the rule, cant imagine many OAP's are driving accord type R's!
Ageist!
Lots of older peeps drive cars that yungsters can only dream of - thats coz they can afford the insurance
Lots of older peeps drive cars that yungsters can only dream of - thats coz they can afford the insurance
carpy
New Member
Ageist!
Lots of older peeps drive cars that yungsters can only dream of - thats coz they can afford the insurance
not ageist in the slightest! i have a friend in belize that drives a dodge charger with lambo doors and an 8.0 litre v10 out of a viper - and he is 68.
its jsut that the vast majority of elderly individuals i am certain do not look at vehicles that are capable of a sub 7 second 0 - 60 time, and a top speed in excess of 140 - nor would i imagine many elderly individuals care much for race styling, stiff suspension and the likes
always exceptions though i guess
what is it you drive them MHM?
jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
Petrol head, Carpy are you taking the ****? 300tdi 110 probably the slowest lumbering LR it ever made that year, 2.25 diesel series what BHP was that when it left the factory new? and now its used mabe putting out 40 BHP on a good day.
So you are seeking a fast road car don't blame you, mabe the roar of a tuned V8.
A good friend of mine got a megabusa westfield super charged first one in cointry and setup for racing and he used it instead of his peugeot in summer his insurance was 470 quid a year not bad for a 19 year old and it was 0-100mph and then braking to a stop in less than 11 seconds. 0-60 was silly like 4 seconds. He ****ed off a group at santapod last time he was there, nice lookin car too no good for carrying landy bits in tho.
So you are seeking a fast road car don't blame you, mabe the roar of a tuned V8.
A good friend of mine got a megabusa westfield super charged first one in cointry and setup for racing and he used it instead of his peugeot in summer his insurance was 470 quid a year not bad for a 19 year old and it was 0-100mph and then braking to a stop in less than 11 seconds. 0-60 was silly like 4 seconds. He ****ed off a group at santapod last time he was there, nice lookin car too no good for carrying landy bits in tho.
carpy
New Member
hahah yes true true, but you didnt see the car i had before this did you/ i dont think many form here did. besides isnt the term petrol head for people that are generally interested in cars and vehicles - im sure landy enthusiasts could be called petrol heads even if it is most often not a very accurate descriptive term!
my old neighbour has a westfield with a 1.8 we built a few years back, i reckon thats some of that started all this for me - incidentally he had a series II before that so maybe it was that and the farm! bloody crazy vehicle but awesome fun!
no i have been thinking, for me what makes more sense is to get me a LPG converted rangey V8. i need a V8 for the series in the long run, and i only really need a car temporarily. so get me a rangey with LPG for the wales - london route and all the other motorway miles i do. its still a landy, its got the engine i will need in the near future so when i need it the rangey just gets cannibalised - if i got the heart for it. and for the short term i get cheap V8 thrills
EDIT - oh and i will have you know my 110 is actually not all that sluggish - compared to other TDI and turbo landys i have been in this sucker really picks up! max said something like bloody hell thats some acceleration" when he was in it! and the series is bloody quick taking off as well, first gear is a stonker!!! yea over 20mph and it all goes outstandingly sedate, but those first 20mph - phhwwwoooaaarrr!!
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jai_landrover
Well-Known Member
Carpy,
TBH Ive not seen a good LPG kit that works faultlessly on any LR, I have seen approx 40 and none have been briilliant. Your probably better to find a Good condition EFI that will return ok MPG than somone that hasnt maintained the V8 properly and it returns poor MPG then bunged on an LPG kit cos they can't afford to put in the extra fuel a month to run a motor. Would that person spend £1800-£2000 to get LPG fitted and sorted out properly? Probably not IMO. There are loads of LPG kitted RR that have been installed well but not maintained. I guess i'm just a bit of an old moaner but to date Ive not seen a well setup LPG kit. Most blow AFM every 6 months.
TBH Ive not seen a good LPG kit that works faultlessly on any LR, I have seen approx 40 and none have been briilliant. Your probably better to find a Good condition EFI that will return ok MPG than somone that hasnt maintained the V8 properly and it returns poor MPG then bunged on an LPG kit cos they can't afford to put in the extra fuel a month to run a motor. Would that person spend £1800-£2000 to get LPG fitted and sorted out properly? Probably not IMO. There are loads of LPG kitted RR that have been installed well but not maintained. I guess i'm just a bit of an old moaner but to date Ive not seen a well setup LPG kit. Most blow AFM every 6 months.
