1. rover75lover

    Battery

    Yep all of the above, Fitted on my p 38 and boy does she crank over well to Good company to deal with,very obliging and cracking delivery and wonder of wonders,polite considerate delivery driver. Unfortunately in t his weather didnt have it long had to fit it on my tractor to keep it going...
  2. rover75lover

    radiator/water pump links

    Hi, I purchased a rad of Champion/Budget radiators arrived today,ordered yesterday if it helps anyone heres the link RANGE ROVER P38 2.5 TURBO DIESEL BMW RADIATOR NEW | eBay I know its flea bay but the lad ,the owner on the phone seemed quite knowledgeable about them Like I dais it arrived and...
  3. rover75lover

    (more) advice needed

    many thanks
  4. rover75lover

    (more) advice needed

    poaching on someone elses post but what is the marble test please?
  5. rover75lover

    electric rad fan upgrade problems

    I was thinking the metal ones looked more robust Thanks for your guidance,much appreciated
  6. rover75lover

    electric rad fan upgrade problems

    Right,ok,which pump though,plastic impellor or metal impellor?
  7. rover75lover

    electric rad fan upgrade problems

    Yep bottom of rad is cool Going torefit the viscous unit temporarily just in case and see if the fans still run.
  8. rover75lover

    electric rad fan upgrade problems

    carried out the upgrade,took the viscous off and shroud and fitted a manual overide switch. The stat was missing so fitted a new one. Rangey runs well and gets to the 12 oclock position and i get heat from the heater now so all good BUT i left her idle and waited until the needle was at 12...
  9. rover75lover

    adjustable water temp for fans

    when the lass is down for thermostat checking replacement ,i'm looking at using daltreks idea of using the ac cooling fans as the coolant fans.I've purchased a capillary adjustable thermostat in preperation. What im looking for is some idea of where the best place is to put the capillary tube...
  10. rover75lover

    diesel engine temperature

    Many thanks to all who supplied,what a wonderful forum this is,just like the rover 75 forum,those in the know help we learners along. Cant take her off the road until the weekend so ive ordered a new stat ,just in case,new antifreeze and ill do the viscous fan check before doing anything. Many...
  11. rover75lover

    diesel engine temperature

    Hi All bit of a newbie with rangerovers to say the least. I cant seem to get the temperature gauge much above the blue cold bit. I'm trying to rule out,temperature gauge,temp senders,thermostat one at a time. To this end,has any body ever recorded the engine temperature/. I have one of these...