maxamillion

Yeah, I mean, yes. I am planning on doing them all. I ordered some because they are not that easy to find. So first I need to see them. Then I will order a bunch of them.

So, dear boys and girls. Like I said, I took some photo's to go along with the progress. Since you all were singing the same song like a quire of angels, I decided to go along with the angels and start with a flush. Well, I didn't get far. Opened the tank cap, the reservoir capuchon, and grabbed a spanner called #11. Connected the hose that flows into the bottle and undid the bleeding-nipple. Pushed the brakes and nothing happened. Let's not exaggerate. I counted three drops of braking fluid coming out of the zi nipple. Mm... I undid the brake caliper and used the brakes again. Mmm... OK, the maybe there is something stuck inside the caliper. Undid the High Pressure black flexible hose that runs into zi caliper. Pushed the brakes. Mmmm... well, well. It seems we have a HP hose that is somehow blocked, bodged, stuffed... I took an steel stiff wire and started poking in the hole of the hose. Stuffed like my grandmother's turkey. So, dear angels... I can here your brains rattling from where I am at. And no it is not. I flushed after noticing this stuffed turkey, half a bottle of brake fluid through the lot. No, dirt, no bubbles, no what ever. So my best guess is that the inside of the hose has somehow disintegrated into dust particles. And simply got stuffed. I will order a new hose and then let my angels know what´s what. For now, thank you very much for all the advise. Before I forget! The strong muscular gloved hand in the photo with the HP tube is mine. So don´t get all over excited. The rest of my is not that interesting at all. tattaa...

Alright. Since we all say, just about, the same thing, I will go and check the hoses and pipes. Thanks so far. I'll make some photo's too. Always nice. Foreign girls are always that more interesting! Max-Out.😄

Well hello, brothers and sisters. I hope you are all having a gentle day in wherever part of the world you are. I have a problem. Well, not me, but Chula (1991, Land Rover Santana 110) does have a problem. Her left hand side disk brake caliper stays jammed, locked on, braking. Whilst the right hand side caliper is not showing the same symptoms. But, and here it comes, when ever I bleed (turning loose the bleeding nipple on top of the caliper. Oil comes out, turn it closed again.) the jammed caliper, she releases the brake pads and the wheel is free to turn again. So I thought, '...well, Max. You did it again and fixed it. Good on you. Go grab a beer!' So the little guy on my right shoulders says, 'Are you crazy! It's ten in the morning, you halfwit!. So, I grabbed a beer and sat in the car to drink it. What?!? It's freezing cold outside. But first I had to do a test. I pushed on the brakes and stepped back outside. All confident and still very proud of myself. But guess what? Stuck again. 'What the...?' Solid as a house. Not budging. The other wheel. Free as ever before. So I bleed the caliper again and the brakes loosed up again. Stepped back into the car. Had a look at my 'getting colder' beer and pushed the brakes again. Damned, stuck again. Again bleeding, the whole circus got back to normal. Brake, not normal. Bleed, normal, brake, not normal, bleed, normal... I think you get the picture, right. How is this possible...? Please advise.

Yeah, I see! Thanks for this. That's good news.

What?

Yeah, David, exactly my point, when it comes to being able to see whats happening inside the engine. An oil cooler might just be an luxury item. Thanks.

Hi Koen110, nice to meet you. Well, as soon as I can I will find out what kind of ratio Chula has been fitted with. But for the time being, I will drive her like she is for a while. See whats giving. I think I need to relax a little and take the time to actually go somewhere. Like on a vacation vibe. My eldest (11) son said to me, whilst we were sitting in the truck (Chula), '..papa, this care she gives me a vibe. We are not even moving and I have the feeling as if we are going on a road trip! It will be awesome.' Me and my two boys, on every Friday evening, we go and sit in the truck. Whilst I start the engine and let her run for a while whilst sipping a beer. Billy up front with me, looking at my beer. And the little fellow (10) is climbing front to back looking for the perfect seat. (still haven't found one.) That's how dreams are made. I'm pretty sure that when I am long gone they will look at Chula's and remember the days with dad in his stationary truck. Stuck in the garage waiting for the government to unplug their thumbs out of their ***holes and actually give me the clearance to go on a adventure with my boys. Yeah, they sure as sour-milk do not care.

Hello everybody. Max is my name and Chula is my game. And for those who don't know who Chula is. Chula is a 1991 LR 110 2.5 N/A. Santana. And yes, her Spanish temperament came with the full package straight out of Spain. Momentarily I am still waiting on the governments approval to let her free. In the mean time I have this question. When it comes to where to put the oil temperature sensor-sender for the gearbox, I know I will have to plug it into the enlarged Transfer Case Sump. There is a designated hole on the side of this Sandwich-Box-like shaped aluminium cover. (Whenever you go to a gas station, (here in Belgium) and have a look at the prefabricated sandwiches. You will notice that they are sealed in those triangle like shaped boxes.) This Sandwich-Box adds another extra 0.5 lt. of oil to the gearbox. In time I will plug a sensor-sender in that hole. But now comes the actual question. For the engine oil temperature! Where do I plug that sensor-sender in? I do have an oil pressure gauge. But not an oil temperature gauge. And I want one! And If I may still add some information to it? In time I will install an oil cooler unit with one of those small radiator like cool units. These units look like a space ship out of a Starwars movie. So. where do I plug that sensor-sender in? Do I need to go drilling a hole in the belly pan?

All is fine with her. Been away for a while. Thanks for asking. How are you doing these days? I need some welding to be done on my chassi. I have this crack on the front chassi. And need this to be fixed before I'll go for the MOT. But still waiting on some paperwork.

When, sitting in Chula, and turning my ignition key, into the 'ON' position, I am used in other diesel cars, to see a warning light coming on. And it always tell's me when I can crank the starter motor en run the engine by turning off. When the Heating Plugs have done their tasks the light shut off. I don't have that luxury. I checked all the bulbs inside the panel, they all work. But still no light. So, what am I to do? Count to ten and then start the engine? Chula is a 1991 Land Rover 110 Santana.

wish I had a rev indicator.

These are my actual rims. I tried to look up what those numbers are suggesting... But it didn't make me any wiser at all.

Aha, now I see. Good point. And Mo Murphy's and Fridge Freezer's point are a good one too. OK, forget what I asked. I am just trying to get the feel for things. I was only looking for a way to get more ground clearance without changing to much to Chula's features. Thanks, to all of you.

Well, here it is, Western. The Green little nob is just behind the rod of the (normal) gear shift. Enjoy it.

Aha, OK. I get the picture. So, what about moving the Leaf Springs from under the axle to the top of the axle, then? (for more ground clearance.)

Hello everyone. Is there anyone driving 235 85 R19, on a 110 LRD? So, if yes. Then, what brand of rim are you driving?

To be honest, I have no idea. Regulations in Belgium are not always straight clear lines in a book. Let me give you an example of what we have to deal with over here. You are most certainly allowed to bolt a Turbo to you engine. But you are only allowed to use it whilst driving backwards. ...Policeman on the highway. Cop. '..and what the hell do you think you are doing, driving backwards on the highway, sir?'. Me. 'Well, I installed a turbo to my engine yesterday. And by regulation I am obl...' Cop. 'O, I see! Well, of you go, sir. Cary on then!' A Turbo... sounds nice. But I will probably not like the sound of the bill for the makeover. Is there already topic about this kind of transformation to a 2.5DL Natural Aspiration?

Hey, Thanks. Much appreciated. Bu let me ask you this first. Is it complicated. The work that need to be done?

You, know... I kinda agree with you. In a way it's actually kind of relaxing with less HP. 'Take your time and you'll get there eventually.' is the new me. it's the journey, not the...

Well, well. Her you go. I will surely come and have a look as soon as Chula is legally street worthy. Yeah, I know this country is the anus of hell when it comes to changing anything out of the ordinary. And some other things. I just got back from South Africa where there are like 'No Rules' at all regarding car regulations. Any I'll see you soon, Filip.

I will, Western, as soon as I have a chance.

Alright. Me and Chula had their first ride together today. It was 11:46 when I finally turned the key and hit the throttle for the first time. It went right up my spine and got lost somewhere between my ears in this grayish pudding. But I suddenly realized how bright the world actually was. How all these different outside colors made me smile. How her vibrations made me think back to the days when I was 27 years old. Just by turning the key and hearing and surely feeling her rumble made me growl. Lucky me the windows were up. And nobody was able to hear me. Once driving her out of the garage on to the road, I had my first encounter with reality. It didn't take away my smile, or the butterflies, but it made me wonder. I'll come back to that later (as a question). The second surprise made itself visible and feelable (I don't know if that is a word at all. It's like being able to feel. Feelable, noticeable) when I approached this Porsche Cayenne standing still at a stoplight. Hitting the brakes and then somehow wondering if Chula would come to a stop, hopefully this week. And that is question number two. So let's start with the first one. Chula is a 2500 DL, (2495 cc, for those who think I exaggerated a bit to much.), but she has only something like 50 HP. (????!!!????) Man, let me tell you. This has to change. Not much. But just so that when I hit her throttle she moves in a more faster way forward. Look, I'm fifty eight years old. She's only 28. When I tickle her, she should be able to make my head spin for a week. I don't want to have the impression of sitting on a couch watching a boring movie. I want to feel like Hugh Hefner in his heydays whenever I kick Chula's throttle. And don't tell me to buy another car because this will not happen! I just want a little more "Umpff". German say for, '..zi wippid cream on zi cake ven I hit zi trottelino!) Or was it schtrumpf? No, that means sock. So, what do I do with her? How do I get some more HP? The second question is easy asked. Can't I put disc-brakes in the back without having to change the hole axle? And again, no, I will not buy another car. Well, I wish you all a fine evening. And thanks for reading. Max out..

Well, what can I say? I would like to start by saying thank you for all the advise and suggestions written in my first request. Today I had my first ride with Chula. I must say, the first thing I did was shove the green nob to the right, into two wheel drive. All went well when I took off. The M.O.T. story is a different story which I will post in a new subject. Because I now have two burning questions. But first some pictures of Chula. Mind you. Once all is fixed with the import and regulations in this country I will paint her NATO Stone Light. Never mind that is a different topic. Again, thank you for the advise, guys (and girls, if there are any.) And now for ESCAPE some photos.

Oh, Boy... My head is still spinning like crazy from all the comments. Then I finally started to understand the complexity of the matter when explained. Then someone else flicks the whole thing back around. Ha ha ha... OK, what I will do is this. I will passionately wait for my new battery. 'Cause I can't start Chula with this battery. Then I will take her for a spin and see what is what. I will surely let you guys and girls know what this green nob is all about. But there is one thing neither of you written about. Let us pretend I was driving in low range (C, thanks to Red110.). This track I was driving on ends on a tarmac. Meaning that once on the tarmac I have no more use for a 4wd vehicle. I need a 2wd vehicle. So, what do I do? Do I go from C (Low) to PM (Neutral) and the to L (High) 4wd en then to L 2wd? Or do I simply go from C to PM, the shove the leaver to the right and then down to L 2wd. Because then I don't need to travel through L 4wd anymore since I am on tarmac? Thanks so far for all the thinking. helping me out with this stuff. I truly hope they didn't brake anything when the drove the car over to my place because when I got her (Chula) the green nog was in L4, High Gear 4. Ill keep in touch.