NicTheOrange90
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Any chance of a photo>?
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In my off road 90, I had standard belts and changed the seat belt bolts for ones with eyes in the hareness could be fitted/removed when required or for cleaning.
MOT man saw the standard ones, and the E approved for off road events.
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Is it due for a service ?
Im sure an hour spent changing all filters and oils and lubing UJ's would allow you/someone time to have a look at the vehicle as a whole, and with all wheels off the ground [on a ramp, not Dukes of Hazzard style] I think you could see if there was any rolling resistance.
Also see you have a passion for the water, was it left in Surrey or near the coast when you gaive it a month off ? (wondering if salt ingress has anything to do with your initial problems?)
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So the winch is just for posing then?
Nicely turned out motor though!
Im sure you post was not meant to suggest that road going land rovers are not real in some way?
I am on the lookout for a front winch, but it is to aid loading of dead land rovers on to a flatbed trailer as opposed to getting stuck then getting myself winched out.
My 110 is an on road tow vehicle and I keep it purely for this purpose, it wont be going off road very often, but doesnt mean to say its a posing pouch truck.
rant over ...
Nice 90 Mr Phantom BTW
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Perhaps its items C and or D in your list then...
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Lift up driver seat pad, open lid and take plug from red ECU, see if it has any oil contamination ?
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What are the temperature extremes we can expect inside the engine bay of a Defender ?
Hottest in summer and coldest on Winter etc...
Reason wanting to know is getting some bitumen backed anti vibration/damping material (it has heat resistant coating etc) to stick to bonnet and want to make sure it wont melt off etc..
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Disco gearboxes (IMHO) are different to Defender, so not much use as a spare unless you are competant at stripping them down.
Either give Ashcrofts a quick mail asking if they want any for spares or stick it on ebay for £25.00 starting price
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I used to work for http://www.setrab.com and they did a compact oil cooler and fan assembly that created its own airflow and could be mounted away from the cruddy areas.
The website is a bit naff but you can get in touch and see if they still do the cooling packs (used to be fitetd to works Audi Quattro's).
There is loads of suppliers in the Uk you can get their parts from, I used James Lister Motorsport in Birmingham and Andy made me up a set of hydraulic hoses with adaptors from autobox to the front of tha rad and I mounted a Setrab oil cooler in front of the main radiator.
Just my two pence worth...
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see this thread.
http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=26812
I have used CS gears and the gearbox & transfer box are still fine two years later and 30,000 miles.
Oil seal between boxes leaking (main I think) and the rear oil seal on the transfer box is weeping.
He did an excellent price and also disco geared by transfer box.
I think we are all agreed that Ashcrofts have a good predigree but if your counting the pennies as we all are at the moment....
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I already had new bushes, shocks and steering damper on order, so I fitted them to see if they would correct the problem.
Does this mean you have put new bushes on radius arms ?
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Im obviously going thru mid life crisis, as I took one look at the title of this thread and thought it might have had the 'y' missed off at the end for polictical reasons...
However no such luck
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My 2002 Td5 110 with Td5 Alive chip/intercooler etc and nanocom runs at 86 degrees even up hills and does not seem to vary, If I pull a 3 1/2tonne trailer fully loaded it stays the same.
When I was in Spain a few years ago with another 110 on the trailer, it again stayed constant and this was in the hilly parts of Barcelona (did slow to 20mph mind - but that was before it was TD5'd)
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I have put a couple of rear door windows in and used this stuff of both occasions, it remains stickyish enough to be applied to door, then the glass fits in against it, and the ally angles screw in against both.
A sharp scraper can be used to remove excess.
I would never use silicone after a disasterous use when putting in a side window for someone who insisted that sillycone be used, I ended up fitting it again with RTV sealant.
Be careful not to linger on the Car Builder Solutions website for too long there are shiny things that attract your beer tokens !
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Is that like powder coating ?
If so got this list from yell I tend to find its cheaper if you are Ok to wait until they are doing your colour or will accept near colours...
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Im planning to collect some heavy items in the midlands in a few weeks, and to ease the pain of trailer hire and fuel, would be able to transport anything up to a 110 from the South East to the Midlands or beyond (would have to hire trailer for longer if its too far north).
Anyway, no date set yet, but if anyone has anything that will go on a 3500 open backed trailer (can tarp) and wants it moved northwards, then PM me.
Ta
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Wow that was fast, an hour and you come up with the goods.
Ralph you never cease to amaze me - there is always a hot tea/coffee cold beer waiting for you if ever your in East Kent or on the way to the boats (then not the beer).
Cheers
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This any help Mud Stuff
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Find your local automotive paint suppliers and ask they what they can make up for hand painting.
I seem to recall they offered me gloss only, but in a huge range of colours.
Give old paint a key (scouring pads) or wet and dry to get rid of edges, or filler if needed etc.
I used radiator rollers and brushes to get into corners.
Two coats and you get a reasonable finish.. (perfect for an E reg...) This was NATO green befor hand.
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I seem to recall that the early 110 station wagons had a horzontal bar that went behind the second row seats from side to side, I even had one a few years ago, but got rid of it in a garage clearout.
Anyone have one or a part number or a piccy?
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I know a local lad who wants to sell his nice metallic red 110 CSW, I think its a 2002, and has arouns 70k on it, he says he will take less than 10k, Id offer him 8500 and see where it goes from there.
I can get his details if you want and a photo.
PM me for more info
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I think the Falcon system was a rebranded Sempal system.
You can get the parts you need from here
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I got one or two from here in the past.
http://www.mod-sales.com/direct/vehicles/,..._Landrovers.htm
Ask for Graham in sales.
If you find yourself in Kent, your welcome to come and try my Td5 out.
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I thought that my 110 with 130,000 on the clock might need new dampers, but I cannot get it to fail the sring-y-ness test.
I decided to keep pennies in my pocket.
Do yours not damp any more ?
This is what my local dealer sent me a few months ago:
thanks for your enquiry , reference the parts you require I priced up BRITPART PERFORMANCE SPRINGS standard height suspension and standard oil filed heavy duty shock absorbers (BLACK ) .As you may be aware britpart also offer their SUPER GAZ and CELLULAR DYNAMIC range of shock absorbers ,it might be worth you having a look at their web site for more info ,if they are of interest I can re-quote you for these .
SUSPENSION
DA4277 X2 BRITPART YELLOW PERFORMANCE SPRINGS £45.72 front heavy duty ( pair)
DA4279 X2 BRITPART YELLOW PERFORMANCE SPRINGS £58.76 rear heavy duty (pair)
DA4211 X2 BRITPART OIL FILED HEAVYDUTY SHOCKS FRONT £40.25 a pair
DA4210 X2 BRITPART OIL FILED HEAVYDUTY SHOCKS REAR £40.25 a pair
TD5 Diagnosis
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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Do you have any way of jacking the rear end up to listen for / check brake binding ?
Now that its got over its sulk, has teh difflock light come on again ?