wammers · Apr 25, 2015

plumbfisher said:
I've seen Timken bearings for 65 and had thought about sorting the hub assembly that I've taken off. (there's the other side yet!)
A twenty tonne press ... I'll ask around

Sorry i get my stuff trade so sometimes the round figure prices i quote are not to Joe public prices.

Bix · Apr 25, 2015

Replaced the Bosch battery with a Alphaline (Alphastar? Whatever Data recommends). The Bosch has been playing up a lot and died twice in a day, despite having a 2 hour run between starts. Dropped on the "spare" that has been sat in storage for easily 2 years. Still fully charged and started the old girl no dramas. Left it running for an hour. Hopefully combining the Mk3 rF receiver and a strong battery will stop the problem altogether. I am getting ****ed off with this bloody thing ****ting out batteries.

wammers · Apr 25, 2015

Bix said:
Replaced the Bosch battery with a Alphaline (Alphastar? Whatever Data recommends). The Bosch has been playing up a lot and died twice in a day, despite having a 2 hour run between starts. Dropped on the "spare" that has been sat in storage for easily 2 years. Still fully charged and started the old girl no dramas. Left it running for an hour. Hopefully combining the Mk3 rF receiver and a strong battery will stop the problem altogether. I am getting ****ed off with this bloody thing ****ting out batteries.

Batteries do fail but have you checked your charging rate?

Grrrrrr · Apr 25, 2015

Bix said:
Replaced the Bosch battery with a Alphaline (Alphastar? Whatever Data recommends). The Bosch has been playing up a lot and died twice in a day, despite having a 2 hour run between starts. Dropped on the "spare" that has been sat in storage for easily 2 years. Still fully charged and started the old girl no dramas. Left it running for an hour. Hopefully combining the Mk3 rF receiver and a strong battery will stop the problem altogether. I am getting ****ed off with this bloody thing ****ting out batteries.

What's your alternator kicking out? Wammers posted a link a while back to upgrade your alternator output from 13.8 to 14.5V.

I've been considering it ever since although I'm a little worried about the fusebox.

Grrrrrr · Apr 25, 2015

LeeTrundlesLeftFoot said:
10 now, hopefully...!

A couple more gratuitous comments and you'll be there. Has anyone offered you £200 yet?

wammers · Apr 25, 2015

Grrrrrr said:
A couple more gratuitous comments and you'll be there. Has anyone offered you £200 yet?

Was thinking more of a Pukka pie and a quarter of midget Gems. All black ones eaten of course. At £200.00 you are top bidder.

Bix · Apr 25, 2015

wammers said:
Batteries do fail but have you checked your charging rate?

Grrrrrr said:
What's your alternator kicking out? Wammers posted a link a while back to upgrade your alternator output from 13.8 to 14.5V.

I've been considering it ever since although I'm a little worried about the fusebox.

I haven't checked anything like that yet. The other day I did get a alternator fault on the dash but it was after the battery had gone flat to the point where the doors laboured to open.

wammers · Apr 25, 2015

Bix said:
I haven't checked anything like that yet. The other day I did get a alternator fault on the dash but it was after the battery had gone flat to the point where the doors laboured to open.

Think you had better check your charge rate.

Bix · Apr 25, 2015

wammers said:
Think you had better check your charge rate.

Rodger that, I'll grab a multimeter from work and have a goosey gander. I was just hoping I'd get lucky with the battery. Already having to fork out a fortune for the Merc, just my luck the Rangie will get jealous and start throwing it's toys out of the pram.

Datatek · Apr 26, 2015

Bix said:
I haven't checked anything like that yet. The other day I did get a alternator fault on the dash but it was after the battery had gone flat to the point where the doors laboured to open.

Alternator fault is usually a reliable indicator of...........................................................................................................................................................An alternator fault.
You keep swapping batteries and slagging off the previous one you had from Battery megastore but you never seem to do any basic checks as to why you have a problem.

Bix · Apr 26, 2015

Datatek said:
Alternator fault is usually a reliable indicator of...........................................................................................................................................................An alternator fault.
You keep swapping batteries and slagging off the previous one you had from Battery megastore but you never seem to do any basic checks as to why you have a problem.

This was the first time I had the alternator fault and haven't had it since. At the time I didn't have the time to check, as it didn't come back I thought nothing of it, as I get gearbox faults when the battery dropped too low too. With the Bosch going tits up, I'll run the "spare" battery until I get to work and nab a multimeter. When the original battery megastore battery gave me grief the alternator was checked and was healthy but that was when I had the old rF unit. The "new" BM battery had been sat for over 2 years and still started the bus without any drama. Although I am suspecting it'll have a short life after suffering neglect for that long.

I will check the alternator at work and go from there.

stuu · Apr 26, 2015

Off to play

Grrrrrr · Apr 26, 2015

stustrong said:
Off to play

Snow! Lovely evening down here. Just shows. It is like a different country!

Looks fun though. Don't forget a shovel and a winch.

stuu · Apr 26, 2015

Grrrrrr said:
Snow! Lovely evening down here. Just shows. It is like a different country!

Looks fun though. Don't forget a shovel and a winch.

Not so much fun like that haha just towed a horse trailer 80 miles in this

Grrrrrr · Apr 26, 2015

Good to hear a Rangie doing some work rather than bumping kerbs in Chelsea.

stuu · Apr 27, 2015

Grrrrrr said:
Good to hear a Rangie doing some work rather than bumping kerbs in Chelsea.

Mine always works does heaps of miles heaps of farm jobbys even has my ladders on most of the time even after towing and in the snow and pulling a roller about the field shes worked out 20.1 mpg so not too bad

Usually has a roof ladder too when shes in work mode

Datatek · Apr 27, 2015

Grrrrrr said:
Snow! Lovely evening down here. Just shows. It is like a different country!

Looks fun though. Don't forget a shovel and a winch.

It is a different country according to Salmond

stuu · Apr 27, 2015

Datatek said:
It is a different country according to Salmond

Dont understand political ****e so i just clean dont bother picking a party is like picking your favourite colour to me

TVRConvert · Apr 27, 2015

Took mine out for a drive this weekend, first one in a few months. Started first time, drove lovely.

Don't get to use her as much as I'd like.

Took the TVR to the Mike Brewer Garage on Sunday for the national drive your classic day. Good turnout, no Landies there though.

tomcat59alan · Apr 27, 2015

TVRConvert said:
Took mine out for a drive this weekend, first one in a few months. Started first time, drove lovely.

Don't get to use her as much as I'd like.

Took the TVR to the Mike Brewer Garage on Sunday for the national drive your classic day. Good turnout, no Landies there though.

We all broke down on the way there

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