So does removing a brake caliper if it's seized & binding the brakes on.It does save fuel and tyre wear if the VCU is very tight. Maybe the previous owner couldn't afford to change the VCU?!?!
So does removing a brake caliper if it's seized & binding the brakes on.It does save fuel and tyre wear if the VCU is very tight. Maybe the previous owner couldn't afford to change the VCU?!?!
You need to loop the hoses, but no need to plug the cooler pipes.Hello again! I'm going to bypass the coolant hoses to the IRD (by connecting them both together), but was wondering if I need to cap /close the IRD ally pipework?
I realised that I was getting myself into a £500/£1000 repair so pulled the plug and had her towed away
Very true, unless you know the vehicle well, and how to avoid being stung.most "project cars" end up having similar outcomes from the value minus cost divided by time equation.
Interesting points there @NodgeVery true, unless you know the vehicle well, and how to avoid being stung.
I've flipped a few FL1s over the year's, and luckily made a decent profit on each one.
I'd not do it again now though, as FL1s are getting more expensive to buy, but the quality is dropping to the point it's just not worth the trouble.
I'd not do it at all on the newer LRs, as they are just too expensive to fix, and too bloody complicated.
I agree. You almost get too far down the road of expensive repairs, that doing a U turn just doesn't make financial sense.Interesting points there @Nodge
For me though, I'm invested in the one I have and it's worth way more to me than it would be to anyone else. Even a big failure like the Jatco reverse band (which I live in fear of every day now), the ird or turbo would probably result in me still keeping the motor and getting it fixed
I think yours started to eat unforeseen money, you no doubt did the man maths on vehicle price - cost to fix head etc < buying a running FL2, that didn't factor in tyres, brakes, diff, haldex and whatnot? If you'd jogged it on just after sorting the engine you'd have made a profit, but as it stands you'll be breaking even or catching a mild cold on it. I don't even want to do those numbers on our hippo with the various big scopes it's had over the years. Having said that, I'm still toying with shooting it and getting a nice clean disco TD5.I agree. You almost get too far down the road of expensive repairs, that doing a U turn just doesn't make financial sense.
I must admit that I do on occasion think about selling my FL2 on, and replacing it with something smaller and more fuel efficient.
However it's just so nice to drive, and I've spent so much on it, that selling it would only just cover what it's cost me to own.
I think yours started to eat unforeseen money, you no doubt did the man maths on vehicle price - cost to fix head etc < buying a running FL2, that didn't factor in tyres, brakes, diff, haldex and whatnot? If you'd jogged it on just after sorting the engine you'd have made a profit, but as it stands you'll be breaking even or catching a mild cold on it.
Good news then, you're keeping it?!UPDATE: OK - I'm officially a mongtard, I've just bought it a full set of five of these: