Wesley Pegden
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Me Landys over the years (5 of em) have all been similar to my women of the past, they've all performed differently and some have been dirtier than others.
Regards WP.
Regards WP.
Wesley Pegden said:Me Landys over the years (5 of em) have all been similar to my women of the past, they've all performed differently and some have been dirtier than others.
Regards WP.
the one i have now is the filthiest one ive ever had.
8{|> said:And just like motor cycling you'll be dressed in strange clothes, potentially cold - possibly wet, will have travelled miles to get to your favourite bit of road [or lack of in this case] and the rest of society will treat you as a pariah and think of reasons to ban such criminal activity.
dabac have you purchased your landy yet?
dabac said:Some specific questions: Winters in Sweden being a bit more harsh than in the UK means that a fuel-powered car heater (like webasto or eberspächer) looks like a really neat idea. They're a bit pricey though: 800£ for the bits and 400£ for installation. There's no avoiding the bits cost, but I'm thinking about tackling assembly myself. Has anybody tried it, and does anybody know if a >2001 Defender has a fuel pump in the tank or not? If they haven't I can get away with a T-fitting on the fuel line, if they have people say that the tank needs to be fitted with a new outlet.
And, speaking of the fuel system: I've had some prior experience with diesels, and they could be quite troublesome to bleed if you'd gotten air into the fuel line. Is this a concern for a Td5 as well?
Ouch! At least I reckon on being clothed when entering the car...8{|> said:You haven't experienced cold & harsh until you've married a British Woman
That IS good news, I don't fancy draining and working with tanks much.If you buy a Td5 there is a fuel take off fitted to the tank mounted pump.
For ease of installation that sounds fine, but for having the heater operational when needed I see a problem. There's someone around who'll also use the car who's very reluctant to do ANYTHING except the absolute necessities to keep the car running...If you want really simple then you can run the heater from a 5l fuel tank placed in the seat box and run the fuel line from that
Sweet! I certainly wish some of the boats I've come across would have had that feature.Bleeding the Td5 is simple, turn the ignition on and hold the accelerator down for 2 minutes, the electric pump & electronic control purges the system for you.
I'm a bit wary of that. I bought a cruise control for another car from a breaker's once, and had all kinds of troubles locating and manufacturing all the bits and pieces that had gone missing somehow.I await delivery of a Webasto thermotop C, I bought it for less than your estimated installation cost through E Bay. Perhaps this will be a more cost effective route for you too. Another option is to get a second hand unit from a breakers yard,
Thanks, but no thanks. Quite a lot of the winter journeys are likely to be fairly short, a so there's a lot of engine wear to be saved by an engine heater.Alternatively you could fit an air heater model,
Klenchblaize said:I feel sure you meant say pre-owned BMW drivers?
yella disco said:... just buy one, come in and enjoy yerself.