kernowsvenski
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It will be back on later, let us know when you see it and then we can bid on it and then not pay
I'm game
I'm game
andyfreelandy
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Bought a 2 post lift! Mild excitement...
Nodge68
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I'd love a 2 poster. However my garage isn't even high enough to take a Freelander, let alone lift one on a 2 poster.
andyfreelandy
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And that's a Midget by another name I think!!! Got a Busch 2 post coming on 20th Sept. Useful for slight lift and wheels off too. Getting a bit old for lots of pumping!!
kernowsvenski
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The stuff of dreams
Nodge68
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Yesterday actually. I stripped out most of my additions to my TD4, and started preparing it for sale.
Oh and I bought a Tonga green 1.8 XEi CAT N insurance write off as a replacement for my SE. Hopefully it'll be a suitable replacement for the next year or so.
Oh and I bought a Tonga green 1.8 XEi CAT N insurance write off as a replacement for my SE. Hopefully it'll be a suitable replacement for the next year or so.
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Alibro
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Good luck with it mate. Won't you miss auto?
andyfreelandy
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At least it'll stay in the right gear!!!
Nodge68
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I will miss the auto box when it's working. However it's a bloody liability when it's not.
I won't miss the TD4 engine though, as it's a horrible noisy, smelly, vibration causing thing.
I'll miss the nice leather interior, and especially the heated front screen and heated seats.
However I need reliable transport, and I'm at the end of my tether with this gearbox fault, which I'm not convinced is a gearbox issue, but without any codes, it's impossible to tell.
kernowsvenski
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Good luck with the new one Nodge
kernowsvenski
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Oil, oil filter and fuel filter done today, along with a good clean and sort out.
I wasn't looking forward to doing the fuel filter as I was expecting it to not want to come out. As it happened it went well, apart from one of the bolts on the housing no longer having a head left. It didn't matter though as the rivets holding that bracket on had also turned to dust so I was able to extract the assembly without too much of an issue. Corrosion can occasionally be an ally as well as an enemy it would seem.
I also managed to find a bolt to fit in the under tray front bracket where one had obviously been missing for some time. I was hoping it would result in my unidentified knocking noise being resolved, but sadly not. The search goes on.
I wasn't looking forward to doing the fuel filter as I was expecting it to not want to come out. As it happened it went well, apart from one of the bolts on the housing no longer having a head left. It didn't matter though as the rivets holding that bracket on had also turned to dust so I was able to extract the assembly without too much of an issue. Corrosion can occasionally be an ally as well as an enemy it would seem.
I also managed to find a bolt to fit in the under tray front bracket where one had obviously been missing for some time. I was hoping it would result in my unidentified knocking noise being resolved, but sadly not. The search goes on.
Nodge68
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True.At least it'll stay in the right gear!!!
Thanks. A new gearbox fault has appeared now. It was fine yesterday, but this morning it's going to F4 after a couple of yards. The only thing I did between then and now, was remove the centre console so I could fit the original radio. Maybe my fault is in the gear selector area? I'm going to pull it out, so I can take a closer look at the circuit board mounting on it.
kernowsvenski
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It's always a worry when doing jobs and you have to remove components to do other things. My fuel pump didn't prime when I refitted the assembly. Fortunately the connector was a bit dodgy. A bit of cleaning on the terminals sorted it and it was soon back together and running. Maybe a check of the selector might resolve your long standing issue and hopefully you've just been led up the garden path at the gearbox end.
Nodge68
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That's always the worry, especially as vehicles age.
Bummer.
At least it was easy to fix.
I'm hoping so, although I strongly suspect that it's got 2 faults now.
kernowsvenski
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I'm hoping so, although I strongly suspect that it's got 2 faults now.
Fingers crossed it has none by the time you check it out!
Nodge68
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So do I Rob. I'm going to remove the gear selector mechanism, so I can take a good look at the circuit board. I'm beginning to suspect a bad solder joint on the board somewhere.
I've also noticed that all the ball joint boots are split, which is a PITA, as I replaced every joint 2 years ago.
but am looking forward to seeing pictures of the new one!
I'll put up pictures in due course.
Although maybe you'll get to see it, if you're coming down later in the years?
