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    Durite GE 476 indicator unit

    Hi all does anyone know what the terminals are on the base of this old flasher unit I have + and I and K and S 4 terminals in total it’s a nice unit and I’d like to use it if possible
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    VCU theory (boring but ...)

    I am going to do some experiments on mine ( prop is currently off ) to see wether this stiffening is caused buy centrifuge effect over time on the grease in the VCU
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    VCU theory (boring but ...)

    When trying to figure out your VCU issue this might help clarify things. Hi all this is a long post but needed- I'm reading all the threads on VCUs and there is much focus on time tests ,which is a good way to test its true but I'd like to add my 2p worth and point out that a stiff VCU ( they do...
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    VCU Torque test results

    Hi all this is a long post but needed I'm reading all the threads on VCUs and there is much focus on time tests ,which is a good way to test its true but I'd like to add my 2p worth and point out that a stiff VCU ( they do seem to tighten up as they get old)-,will load the transmission more ON...
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    Freelander 1 Interior lights

    In this case it was mechanical damage to the insulation caused by it being trapped when the car was built
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    New boy

    fanks fuh dat . I'm a tiny bit better with a spanner
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    P0248 tdv8

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    home page drop down menu

    that is very true , as I say though I don't thinks quite enough sometimes and as a newboy here I was just hovering the pointer over forums and was most perplexed as to why there was no immediate quicklink to a recognizable landrover product , and when I did click forums all I saw was "community"...
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    Can any of you guys help me out?

    thanks greatl
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    home page drop down menu

    Hi guys , I may not be the brightest button in the coat cupboard but I just spent ages trying to find the freelander forum because I expected that the drop down menu at the top called FORUMS would have all the major categories or quicklinks Vis SI SII SIIA,SIIB, SIII ,DEF, FREELANDER DISCO...
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    Freelander 1 Interior lights

    fuse kept blowing intermittently, traced it to the wire for the vanity mirror light (the supply for the light in the mirror in the sun visor) but the one above the Drivers visor (redundant in the right hand drive model,but the plug and wire is still there in side the head lining). it was trapped...
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    New boy

    how on earth does one put up a new post. As a mechanic i'm often fixing stuff and I'd like to post some solutions
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    Can any of you guys help me out?

    very sorry to ask this here I know its the wrong place but I have sorted out a problem on my freelandr today and I really want to post it as it will help others but ...do you think I can find how to make a post ! forget about it , wy is it so hard
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    Pulled for going too slow on the motorway

    I'm a trucker and a series landrover driver so I'm on your side. I would rather you were going a bit slower than me in the truck so I can overtake you in less time ,so I'm not looking like an arse sitting in the middle lane in my truck as car drivers like to put it "taking 5 miles to overtake" ...
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    Disco 3 (LR3) Hub bearings

    Please don't use language like V#SA on here I'm now traumatised
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    2.7TDI Help please!

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    Quilshaft = DPA drive in 2.25 series diesel, NOT what you were thinking

    Quilshaft = DPA drive in 2.25 series diesel, NOT what you were thinking
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    Disco 3 (LR3) Hub bearings

    Very true I've seen land cruisers (sorry) with all the wheel studs fractured at the base through over tightening and two actually fallen off. Non engineers can't always feel when they've reached the elastic limit