Disco Moneypit
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Did a tiny bit of painting both last night at around midnight, and again this morning when the first coat had dried were I drilled the hole for the boost gauge the other day.
Will seal the hole with silicone sealent tomorrow and the day after cover with underseal. Also spray underseal over the area I painted the other day were the prop caught the chassis when it snapped.
Other jobs for the coming week include changing my front indicator bulb holders as intermitantly they aren't working.
Will seal the hole with silicone sealent tomorrow and the day after cover with underseal. Also spray underseal over the area I painted the other day were the prop caught the chassis when it snapped.
Other jobs for the coming week include changing my front indicator bulb holders as intermitantly they aren't working.
bustersbus
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Not a lot really except drive it, pick up a couple of bits and pieces for the other one, take two pups to their new owner and mount a bonnet mascot...
Optimus Prime
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cleaned out the egr, fixed the broken windscreen washer pipe, disconnected the actuator hose for the egr.
dunt look as cute as what you did today buster though
dunt look as cute as what you did today buster though
Optimus Prime
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Top of the day to you JPS
Optimus Prime
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just cleaning it for now, but now I have seen it with my own eyes, I'll be getting a bypass in the not too distant.
Hard to tell exactly how much better it runs now I've cleaned it, but it seems better. I'd estimate it was at least a 50% restriction in the flow, what with the valve inards and so on. valve was jammed solid. seemed odd to free it up only to blank off the actuator, but such is the land rover way.
Hard to tell exactly how much better it runs now I've cleaned it, but it seems better. I'd estimate it was at least a 50% restriction in the flow, what with the valve inards and so on. valve was jammed solid. seemed odd to free it up only to blank off the actuator, but such is the land rover way.
Disco Moneypit
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I overheated it
A quick early morning blast 250 miles up to Scotland, leaving the meeting at 14:30 this afternoon meant thrasing the pants off it on the way back home.
Just at the Glossop end of the M67 the temp gauge shot from normal to the red.
I let it cool down on the hard shoulder for 30 minutes, before limping 1/2 mile up the road to a petrol station.
Cue lots of spraying of water to cool the block down even more, (I have never known the inlet manifold get so hot). No loss of coolent, no sign of any leaks, and my fans still blow air that is pretty hot, (but not quite as hot as it was before).
Will replace the expansion tank cap, (it uses one of those VW blue ones), and my air filter aint in the best nik, so will order another one of those too.
Weird thing is that it behaved itself the final 30 miles back home. Perhaps sitting at 4000rpm none stop for nearly 3 hours on such a hot day isn't such a good idea?
A quick early morning blast 250 miles up to Scotland, leaving the meeting at 14:30 this afternoon meant thrasing the pants off it on the way back home.
Just at the Glossop end of the M67 the temp gauge shot from normal to the red.
I let it cool down on the hard shoulder for 30 minutes, before limping 1/2 mile up the road to a petrol station.
Cue lots of spraying of water to cool the block down even more, (I have never known the inlet manifold get so hot). No loss of coolent, no sign of any leaks, and my fans still blow air that is pretty hot, (but not quite as hot as it was before).
Will replace the expansion tank cap, (it uses one of those VW blue ones), and my air filter aint in the best nik, so will order another one of those too.
Weird thing is that it behaved itself the final 30 miles back home. Perhaps sitting at 4000rpm none stop for nearly 3 hours on such a hot day isn't such a good idea?
ratty
I'm not special I'm limited edition
Hubby hitched up his mothers caravan and blew up the flasher relay:doh: cue lots of swearing and frantic phonecalls to orphanage, who were no help as richard isn't in today
what about nipping to the landy guy just off sandridge common. (behind the petrol station at the junction of church rd). He usually has several landys he's braking.
Mark Disco
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fitted a cb and aeriel to the bus so i can wind up Disco71 next time were laning, jet washed me radiator an lights so im still legal, and got a new oil pressure switch that il fit tomorrow.
things ive NOT done - still not done anything to the front wing, and probably not going to, i love the shocked faces of people when i open me door an make a big grounching sound hehe
things ive NOT done - still not done anything to the front wing, and probably not going to, i love the shocked faces of people when i open me door an make a big grounching sound hehe
landybird
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our neil!?what about nipping to the landy guy just off sandridge common. (behind the petrol station at the junction of church rd). He usually has several landys he's braking.
know him well lol, don't think hubs was in the mood for the lively,jolly conversation got one for a couple of £ at the usually useless local motor spare placeRichard Martin
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cleaned all the squashed flies off the windscreen so I can see to get to work tomorrow.
Still to do
Adjust the handbrake or it will fail the MOT in a weeks time.
Fit new brake discs all round
Still to do
Adjust the handbrake or it will fail the MOT in a weeks time.
Fit new brake discs all round
