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GrumpyGel reacted to MGT's post in the thread Freelander 1 [New Title] Bad Idle, high Fuel Consumption & grey smoke. with
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God knows I don't want to tempt fate but I think (hope, pray) I have sorted the lumpy idle and smoke on my niece's freelander 1 td4. What I did was replace crankcase breather assembly so i knew i was getting a new valve as well as vortex... -
GrumpyGel reacted to Kerlaan's post in the thread What have you done to your Freelander today with Like.
Fitted new Moog front roll bar bushes and HD drop links. Time elapsed? 15 minutes a drop link, 30 minutes cleaning and fitting the bushes. Oh forgot, an HOUR to get ONE of the 10mm bush retainer screws out of the subframe!! Another 5 minute...
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GrumpyGel reacted to htr's post in the thread What have you done to your Freelander today with Haha.
I hope you've seen this gem!
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GrumpyGel replied to the thread FL1 rims hitting brake calipers !!!.Pre 2000 rims will hit post 2000 calipers. Forget what size spacers you need - but its best to get post 2000 rims.
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GrumpyGel replied to the thread What have you done to your Freelander today.I thought it was a wheel barrow collecting a human. Not sure what that's got to do with a button though.
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GrumpyGel reacted to kernowsvenski's post in the thread What have you done to your Freelander today with Haha.
That was another option that was available, along with missile launchers and smoke screens. I don't need the latter obviously as that's already built in as standard.
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GrumpyGel replied to the thread Help Needed - Freelander 1 facelift front fogs.TBH If you've achieved all that inside 2 months, then I think we should shun you and not answer for showing us all up. However, on the assumption that you are not telling the truth, you've not achieved anywhere near that level of success, and...
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GrumpyGel reacted to Alibro's post in the thread What have you done to your Freelander today with Sad.
Normally one of them is in the house but it somehow ended up here. :vb-confused2: Today after washing it I jumped in and felt a drip from the interior light! Turns out the roof new aerial I installed a few months back is leaking. I guess the...
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GrumpyGel reacted to MGT's post in the thread What have you done to your Freelander today with Haha.
Replaced glow plugs. Waiting for tomorrow morning to see if it starts without smoke now. also replaced intake manifold for one i cleaned out earlier. Learned valuable lesson: if you use a pressure washer to clean the manifold out, don't stand...
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GrumpyGel replied to the thread Freelander 1 UK get togethers and shows?.The NZ crew will need at least 6 weeks confirmed notice to ship the cars over. Oh, and a spectacularly successful Go Fund Me page!
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GrumpyGel reacted to Freddie17's post in the thread Freelander 1 UK get togethers and shows? with Haha.
And if @GrumpyGel don’t show, then he has no commitment 😉🤪😂
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GrumpyGel replied to the thread What have you done to your Freelander today.The evidence is in plain sight. You need multiple files, because different ones do different jobs, ditto the scissors and other items there. However, unless I'm mistaken, or we have identified your superpower, it is not humanly possible to use...
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GrumpyGel reacted to Alibro's post in the thread What have you done to your Freelander today with Like.
I'm pretty good at loosing everything so the first thing I did after building my garage was screw this board to the wall and hang my spanners in full view. I still loose them from time to time but usually not for long.
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GrumpyGel replied to the thread Freelander 1 Sourcing VCU.TBH, there is always sludge on the drain plug, its a question of how much and whether there are any shards in it.