had back floor sponge up on girlfriends D1 200 type V8 and painted it with engine oil to scare the rust goblins away , attempted to fit a transit electric fan (failed,lack of space) , buggered around with wiring
 
The 98 300tdi auto Disco has decided to be difficult to start on these now chilly mornings. Put a new set of glow plugs at the weekend, made no difference at all. Read many, many threads about potential cause and fixes for this prob. Brain overload. Put a bottle of injector cleaner in the tank, gotta start somewhere I suppose..

Drove the 200tdi Disco to work, on thw way home admired the excellence of a fully function & illuminated instrument cluster. #tips_hat_to landowner

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fitted a replacement vacuum pump after the one on my freshly fitted 300tdi gave up and also fitted van sides and a smooth roof to my 90!
 
Found the cause of the bouncey ride since the left rear spring dislocated. Best order a new one. And plumbed in the boost gauge, 11 psi.

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Replaced my glow plugs, first three went fine, last one snapped on me :( Ive bypassed it for now, anyone know of a good way to get them out without taking the dam head off?

Also, nipping down to the garage later so a friend can slap some gasket sealant on my nearside rear hub as its leaking after a wheel bearing change :)
 
Replaced my glow plugs, first three went fine, last one snapped on me :( Ive bypassed it for now, anyone know of a good way to get them out without taking the dam head off?

Also, nipping down to the garage later so a friend can slap some gasket sealant on my nearside rear hub as its leaking after a wheel bearing change :)

Got a pic of whats left mate?

Heat works well
 
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Hmmm.. if its got a hole In it you can get scewnlike objects that screw in and as it get tighter screwa it out.
That combined with heat shod do it
 
If its a steel piece at the top you could build up a series of welds until you have enough to get a good sized extractor on there or keep welding a stalk, put a nut round it then weld the stalk to the nut and use a 6pt socket
 
If its a steel piece at the top you could build up a series of welds until you have enough to get a good sized extractor on there or keep welding a stalk, put a nut round it then weld the stalk to the nut and use a 6pt socket

As for the welding option, I have heard of this before, but I don't have a welder available to me so would be difficult :/
 
lost both main beams on headlights..
but sit looking at my noo ceramic plugs and heat shrink wiring kit and thinking,
I must go out in the cold and rewire the headlights.....


one day... naughty I know, but the cold hurts me hips/knees & ankle joints now

dont like hurt........lol
 

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