1. James_A

    Orange light coming on

    If it looks like a freelander going down a hill (with an exclamation mark next to it) then it's the Hill Descent Control Failure light. This can be caused by any number of reasons, but if the brakes overheat (or more accurately - the computer thinks they have!) then the light will come on...
  2. James_A

    Freelander FBH webasto

    I'm gonna keep trying. I've been looking at Haynes/LR/Microcat pictures for ages, and have only succeeded in confusing myself!! Webasto say that the heater should be plumbed into the cooling system upstream of the heater matrix... and that's it. Although....it looks as tho Landy have done...
  3. James_A

    Fbh Electrical

    Isn't the Thermotop 'V' the brand new one?? I can't find any circuit diagrams for one, but I can't see any reason why it wouldn't work. I'd guess that it'll work the same as the 'C' - one pin of the connector will be a 12v trigger line, when 12v is applied then the heater fires up, when it's...
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    Freelander FBH webasto

    Thought this might amuse you..... Testing the FBH I bought from eBay (didn't want to fit it and then find out it didn't work!): - Holes cut in the bottom of a bucket, coolant hoses shoved through and silicone sealed - Fuel pump cable tied to basket and fed from a fuel can - Croc clips to...
  5. James_A

    Fbh Electrical

    Awwww.... thanks :o I'd been told you had a nice side..... didn't believe it, but you just proved me wrong ;)
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    Freelander FBH webasto

    FBH coolant hose pipes (as promised)
  7. James_A

    Fbh Electrical

    Daren, All you need to start the heater is +12v into pin 3 & pin 1 on the 6-pin connector of the FBH. (The pins are even marked with their numbers!) Pin 1 = outside temperature switch (open above ~5 deg C, closed below) Pin 3 = +12v input from the timer switch If the 'remote control'...
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    Freelander FBH webasto

    I've been down this route too!! You CAN buy all the hoses seperately - I'll put the picy from RAVE on later, but the following order numbers are contenders at present: JHB000100 - FBH to Water Pump (small FBH bit) - £11.41 JHB000140 - FBH to Water Pump (to main coolant system) -...
  9. James_A

    Smaller Sun Visor??

    pmsl! I suppose I could go for a "me and the missis" green & white sunstrip :p
  10. James_A

    Smaller Sun Visor??

    Not keen on doing that either (there's no pleasing some people!)... something about having the blunt end of a visor pointing directly at my forehead when I'm doing 80mph doesn't appeal!
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    Smaller Sun Visor??

    I've got a problem (well I've got many, but here's one of them!).... I'm too tall for my sun visor! When I pull the sun visor down I have to duck a little bit to get a decent view through the windscreen. Has anyone come across a smaller (top to bottom) sun visor for the FL (or any other...
  12. James_A

    Heater Resistor

    I had a quick look at CPC and found they have quite a range of high power resistors. A quick search found the following: 2.2 Ohm 50W £2.09 WELWYN WH50 2R2 JI (RE03488) You need ~2.6 Ohm, ~1.32 Ohm & ~0.27 Ohm, so possible CPC candidates include: 0.1Ohm (0R1), 0.47Ohm (0R47)...
  13. James_A

    Heater Resistor

    That's interesting....so does mine!! "Electrical Library" says 2.6 ohms, "Circuit Diagrams" says 2.8 ohms.... I guess it doesn't matter what you put in as long as you are sensible!! I may well investigate modifying the switch to a potentiometer, 100% controL! (I've always been a control...
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    Freelander FBH webasto

    Git!! :p
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    Freelander FBH webasto

    I'd like to see you get a 12 page 1.2Mb pdf down to < 19.5kb, each page is 100K at max compression (or 200Kb jpeg at a big enough size to see what's going on!) ;)
  16. James_A

    Heater Resistor

    This might help effect a DIY repair:
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    Freelander FBH webasto

    Sorry....Newbie time....didn't realise you could upload things!! I've just tried to attach them, but I get told they're too big (>19.5Kb) LR_FBH_Instructions.pdf (1.2Mb) LR_FBH_Silencer.pdf (577Kb) LR_FBH_Timer.pdf (264Kb) Webasto_Op_and_Maintenance.pdf (109Kb) Webasto...
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    Freelander FBH webasto

    Daren, I'm also about to fit a FBH. I've found the following info (not checked any of it out on my FL yet tho!): - The basic loom (power & signal lines to the fuel pump) and connector should already be there for the heater. - The loom & connector for the pump is already there, as is the...
  19. James_A

    Vibration at approx 1750 rpm?

    I'll have a word, but they won't even let me look at the Microcat screen when they're tracking a part down, so I suspect not! I think some people there got a telling off over the appearance of RAVE on Wigan market, so they're a bit touchy about that kind of thing now!!
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    TD4 Flat Spot / Hesitation

    Sorry, crossed wires, I had the same problem, it was Graeme (who probably still has) the original problem :)