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David Sparkes

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  1. Cough .... There is some benefit in proof reading before clicking the Submit Reply button. Unless of course there is a side activity at work that you are only now revealing to us! If you see what I mean. Regards, David.
  2. If the guy in the cartoon represents Quagmire in Family guy… then one or both needs to sort out their right from their left. I can offer no useful comments about the studs. Regards.
  3. The normal engine is referred as a 'straight six', where the cylinders are vertical. If you have been searching under 'flat six', where the cylinders are horizontal, this might explain the poor results. In total, as new sales, the 6 was not a popular engine, although nowadays there is a niche enthusiastic following. Regards.
  4. This forum has a technical section, but I'm not sure where to find it, but it may contain a Workshop Manual for the LR 6 cylinder engine. This presumes the engine in yours is LR, and petrol, not something from an alternative manufacturer. Alternatively, find the website for the Land Rovers Series 2 club, as, for members only, they have a Technical Library accessible via their website, where PDF's can be down loaded. People here may tend to presume your Stamford location is in the UK. Please expand your Location details if UK is not correct. Regards.
  5. As an alternative route to a crowsfoot style tool, some people might be interested or amused by this LRTime Youtube video. The 15 minute video not only goes through the adaption of a stock tool, but also shows the resultant tool in use, on a 16 year old Land Rover Regards.
  6. In years gone by, for EGT, I bought K type thermocouples, with cable, from a firm called Kalestead Ltd Network House 300-302 Cressing Rd Braintree CM7 3PG They still have a web presence https://kalestead.co.uk/ but appear to have changed slightly. I do not see thermocouples listed, and as today is Saturday the office is closed. I was feeding into a personally built interface, the 'display' was a laptop running Picoscope, in about 1999. Regards.
  7. This will be an 'upgrade' kit to replace the original '4 plugs connected in series' (each plug rated at 1.7 volts, with additional voltage being absorbed by a separate resistor), with four plugs connected in parallel (each plug rated at 11 volts). The upgrade being that with 4 plugs connected in series, if one plug fails they all stop working, meaning, in the UK the engine will not start from cold. With parallel connected plugs, if one fails the engine 'may' start on three plugs, dependant on the air temperature and general state of health of the engine. The difficulty in doing this is that the plug thread is different between the two styles of plug, which means the market for 12 volt plugs in a Series engine is very small. There are, or were, reputable plug makers who would supply this niche market, but Britpart being Britpart they seem to have gone to a no-name supplier. I do not have suppliers and pert numbers readily to hand. Regards.
  8. I thought this a slightly different take on a newly introduced variant of the 'new Defender' family. Notable points: Worse than expected fuel consumption from the 300 diesel engine. Better than expected luggage capacity, especially considering skis were carried internally. I''m not in the market for any of the New Defender range (cost & size) so cannot comment more. Regards.
  9. It appears my criteria were slightly different, at the time, nearly 10 years ago, I was mainly working on my 38A. I wanted a long reach so I could place the jack under the axle without having to lie full length just to make sure the jack head was in the right position to lift. I went for a 'high lift' hydraulic jack to get the longer lift arm, and was quite content with a 1.5 tonne weight capacity, considering it was a commercial jack I was buying (I suspect these have a higher safety factor than the 'home mechanic' versions). I have no regrets about the decision, although it was a heavy old beast to load into a car, the only time I took it to a friend to help him out. The jack also handled the asymmetric loading that was part and parcel of lifting a LR axle. I think it was a Weber. Regards.
  10. To wrap up MY involvement in the SP8, GPS, and Memory Map aspects .... The SP8 would find, name, and connect my HOLOX GPS receiver, but then dropped the connection after 10 seconds. Connection could only be re-established if I first removed / deleted the receiver from the SP8. Obviously a non-working 'solution'. After some trial and error I realised the GPS Receiver connection was being grabbed / maintained by my SP4, which, with a large external screen, is currently in use as my house PC' Having removed / deleted this SP4 connection, and the SP8 connection, plus switching off the receiver, I then proceeded with a 'virgin' connection to the SP8. I set the SP8 to seek a new Bluetooth device, which it reported as an Unknown Device. I then switched the receiver on, the SP8 identified it as 'BT541', as expected. Connection was maintained for more than 10 seconds, so I started Memory Map. Once I had reset the MM comm port setting to '3' the system seems to work, but will wait until tomorrow for a mobile test. Regards.
  11. I agree; fortunately the Surface Pro 4, and beyond can be both, as the keyboard is removable, the screen (containing the computing element) becoming a touch screen. Indeed, when buying the keyboard is an extra cost option. Thank you for those words of advice and comfort, and the reminder about GPS Gate. I hope not to need it, but with the Memory Map application needing GPS, one should never take anything for granted 🙂 Regards.
  12. In response to elbekko, some years ago I rewarded myself with a Surface Pro 4. Being UK centric I used Memory Map and Trailwise. The immediate difficulty was that NO GPS functionality was built into the SP4. I managed to get round that by using an external GPS receiver and a clunky piece of Bluetooth software, but as an in-car solution it was less than 100% effective. The SP4 continues as my house PC, albeit coupled to a larger screen, so I can view it comfortably from an armchair. I am looking to 'revive' the concept of the in-car position tracking PC, Memory Map, and TW2, so, following your mention, is a SP8 worthy of attention? I see it was introduced in late 2021, so should have matured by now. In response to FF, a prime requirement when I bought the SP4 was a screen that was still readable when the sun blasted in through the vehicle windows. In that regard the SP4 was successful: I'm yet to be convinced that a 'cheap Android tablet' will come with screen and graphics card to achieve the same performance. There is also the fact that software, while labelled 'suitable for tablets' will often be a lite (degraded) version of the PC version. I will quote Memory Map and the Windows Office suite as examples. Nor am I convinced that 'throwing Linux at an old laptop' is a set of new tricks this dog wants to learn, sorry:-) Regards.
  13. Droitwich (Spa) recognised by Trailwise 2 (TW2) but has zero green lanes. Pakington (your spelling) is not recognised by TW2, Packington is recognised by TW2, but is a long way from Droitwich, being in Leicestershire. I suggest you revisit your source or location parameters Regaeds.
  14. Where inter-cooler fan IS effective is in minimising the effect of radiant heating from any adjacent (hot) water radiator. I observed this while Real-Time monitoring the charged air temperature in my 38A fitted with an after-market (Jeremy Fearn) intercooler. This was virtually the same size (area) of the engine coolant radiator, situated in its standard position, which placed the inter-cooler immediately in front of the coolant radiator. Everything was fine during the 70-ish commute along the M1, but on slowing on the J26 off-slip saw a marked rise in both temperatures, as the heat stored in the engine block was discharged into the coolant, and the coolant radiator radiated this higher temperature into the charged-air intercooler. The cure was to switch the standard electric fans into their slow speed mode, the enhanced flow of ambient air being sufficient to disperse the heat while in slow speed traffic. Monitoring was 'custom', using K type thermocouples via a home built interface into the Picoscope system installed in a PC permanently installed in the car. Ancient history now, of course, but relevant nevertheless, if anyone cares about this excess heat situation. Regards.
  15. My 95 Manual Diesel (2.5DT) had one, on the front diff. I left it alone. Regards
  16. Well, I was confused perhaps others found it easy, perhaps others successfully do crosswords, which after early trials I now avoid. If it helps others, for 'chrone' read chrome and for 'the blat and paint' read then blast and paint. The guidance then reads 'dip tank for powder coating, then chrome removal kit (the opposite polarity to chrome plating) then blast and paint '. I hope ..... Regards.
  17. If you want to know more about 'Bellvue' washers, spell it 'Belleville'. Regards.
  18. Some pictures to aid recollections. Volvo, action shot. BMC Mini in Australia BMC Land Crab Volvo BMC Land Crab, Action shot, (London to Sydney Marathon?).
  19. Today (Wednesday18th Oct) I have seen a YouTube video on the Barum Engines channel in which, in passing, he extols the qualities of the shipping company he uses , Inexpress. I saw no link in the video, but searching for Inexpress reveals a big international company. I'm not going to watch any more of his posts, I don't like his presentation style. but those of you who have courier problems may have different criteria. Regards.
  20. According to LR Time it is the twin turbo diesel 3 litre that is more prone to snapping the crank, and also splitting the inlet manifolds. The 2.7 is more 'reliable' in both areas, but the3.0 does have noticeably more power, which LR Time Christian appreciates. Regards.
  21. You might like to research through the YouTube channel 'LRTime'. They have run a D3 for several years, do ALL their own maintenance, and are humorous, in a Germanic sort of way. They still run a D3, shortly to undergo a full 'body-off' service overhaul. While I'm not into D3s, or D4s - their other LR passion, I do enjoy watching their weekly releases. I recall two pieces of advice, buy a Diagnostic tool BEFORE you buy a car as this enables you to check the non-obvious health of any example before actually buying it. Commit the web address of Disco3.co.uk (or is it .com?) to your browser bookmarks because, in their words, putting a fault code into their search engine enables you find the cure that someone else found worked 10 years ago. Regards.
  22. After my earlier posts I recalled that there were were 'universal' support tools recommended in LR Time, and they are the IIDTool and the Disco3.co.uk web site, where, to paraphrase Hans, you can enter fault codes and find the solution someone else found 10 years ago. And yes, Hans (of LRTime) uses the Disco3 site for the Disco 4s he works on. Regards.
  23. Re the 3.0 V6 in the Disco4. Have you found the 'LR Time' channel on U=Tube? I don't know if they have a release relating to the problem you describe, but they do a lot of DIY in their own examples of this model, so you may find items of interest. Regards.
  24. In the parts manual I have they are in the section titled 'body and interior fittings', sub section 'FRONT SEAT SAFETY HARNESS AND ANCHORAGE'. In the diagram they are drawn as stitched into the 'Safety harness for front seat, outer 348776, All Models, 2 per vehicle'. The belt is stitched to form a narrow end that will fit in the small loop of the bracket. To confirm, the brackets shown have no separate numbers. Obviously, the cross bolt can be unscrewed and the belt withdrawn, which leaves the bracket as pictured. It seems the only way of getting these brackets separately is by buying them as Gazzar did. Good Luck.
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