1. julianf

    Raptor Dash

    I've got one. I had the similar dilemma. The fake leather trim on mine is poor, and, I figured, if I ever wanted to set back to stock, I could just weld up the lower dash and retrim. I fitted it, and it's good - I can't see myself ever wanting to take it out. Mine was second hand with...
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    Help "breaking in" to a second row door

    Just look in it's general direction and it will crack and fall off. Failing that, there's screws in the grab handle (assuming 2nd row doors have them - it's been so long since I took the cards off mine!) and the window winder generally has a circlip thing that you have to flex in the card a...
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    Help "breaking in" to a second row door

    Take off the card, manipulate the internals directly.
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    88 sides - upright bit by the door? (110 csw fitttment)

    So this is the bit i mean - B-post sort of thing. Not on the 110 utility - Im not bothered about keeping them, but its just that ive never seen them mentioned previously on all the threads ive looked at, which is confusing to me! Thankyou
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    88 sides - upright bit by the door? (110 csw fitttment)

    I've got some 88 sides to fit on my 110 csw The 110 utility has flat sides going up to the door, whilst the 88 has a vertical upright bit just behind the door seal that looks to be glued (?) on. Despite looking at loads of forum posts on this, noone seems to mention this strip? There's loads...
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    Shot-blasting steel wheels

    Powdercoating steel wheels is madness. Alloy wheels are refinished with powder all the time, but the moment a steel wheel chips, the water will get in and start to rust and delaminate the powder. The adhesion of paint is superior to powder, and, if need be, can be touched up also. I've just...
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    FL2 now a 'total loss'...what is the process for buying back?

    Do you know what cat the car was marked up as? The battery issue does seem to be a bit of an odd point to dwell on currently!
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    snapped speedo cable Disco 1

    My n reg 300 TDI disco had an electronic speedo (ie wire not cable) I don't know if the 200s had a mechanical.
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    Is the 101 Forward Control Club & Register no more?

    Noone is going to pay to use a forum in this age. I mean, noone... So, in that knowledge, why deny interested parties from contributing? I'm on loads of different forums for different topics. Some I ask more than I answer, and, others, the other way around. The ones where I answer more...
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    Is the 101 Forward Control Club & Register no more?

    It was always a little patchy, but I would suggest looking up the club secuitary and emailing them direct, rather than going via Facebook. It used to be that you got your copy of the magazine, which was quite good, and access to the club spares department. Then someone has the daft idea of...
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    I suffered a Run away diesel

    You've ordered it now, but there are two kits. One moves the lip from the idler to the crank sprocket (ie the kit comes with a crank sprocket as well as the idler) You (someone) only needs this kit once (or maybe twice as there was a revision to the lipped crank sprocket also) and then you can...
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    I suffered a Run away diesel

    I reckon you may know this, but the fip, at idle, never sits at the "tdc" position. It almost does, but just not quite - you have to get a socket on it and just apply a touch of tension for the pin to slide in and out without friction.
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    I suffered a Run away diesel

    Ps watch out as (and I've never understood why!) there are two slots on the flywheel. You need the right one. One will get you lined up on the injection pump, one will be some way out. They'll both be out if the timing has shifted but one will still be close (else it wouldn't be running at...
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    I suffered a Run away diesel

    You get a kit that has various locking pins in it. It's mainly for changing the fuel pump as it has bits to lock / hold the pump sprocket without it loosing position. But it has a nice spring loaded pin that screws into the bell housing drain plug too, that locks into the fly wheel groove...
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    I suffered a Run away diesel

    Oil in the exhaust wouldn't really burn until it was proper hot. Turbo leaking oil on the compressor side and you get loads of "burning tyres" smoke as the oil runs though the engine, but, once it's in a cool ish exhaust it's not really going to do a whole load more. It would burn up in a hot...
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    I suffered a Run away diesel

    The lift pumps die all the time in various different ways. Do you still get resistance on the manual lever when it's off the cam? And if you loosen the banjo on the top of the filter and pump the arm, does a decent amount of fuel come out on an arm stroke? The diaprham in the pump can do odd...
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    I suffered a Run away diesel

    Oil in exhaust wouldn't cause significantly poor running. If it's revved it's proverbial tits off, I guess the belt could have gone out. It's simple enough to check - simpler if you have one of those red box kits but simple enough with a drill and a torch k torch to peer though the bell...
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    I suffered a Run away diesel

    Timing would be the first thing to re-check. And air leaks into the fuel if you've been messing with any of the fuel line connections. If you're 100% sure these are good then start looking at other stuff, but, if you have messed with the fuel lines, my money would be on them. I've not read...
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    Head lining

    As I remember, in some places it touches (where it's held by the tree clip things) but in other places (where people add sound proofing) there is a gap. The epoxy resin is so thin that it creeps and wicks. Fibre glass would certainly strengthen the job but I'm not sure that's totally what I'm...
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    Head lining

    Ive been wondering how to do mine. Im considering turning the roof upside down, and using it as a former / jig for the head liner, and then painting thin, slow setting, epoxy resin on to it. That stuff seeps astoundingly well, and would get sucked right in (maybe too much, and go out the other...