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17 hours ago, Diff said:
I have been using 6mm .20g precision BBs for many years in several sets of road tyres. They work perfectly. Several threads on balancing here:
Regards, Diff.
Wot he said. Airsoft BB's. Cheap as chips, break the bead , pour in about 150g, re-inflate and you're done.
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I think with your personal knowledge you shouldn't be scared of a dealer. You also have the sale of goods act on your side so at least a 6 month warranty.
Do your research on the dealers and go for it. No reason that an auction is going to be any less risky, even if you might save a few quid on the actual purchase price.
I bought my last car (5 years old, not a Land Rover, sorry) online, sight unseen. Did the usual checks (HPI etc) and it has a full main dealer service history which I could view online. Had it delivered to my home at which point I examined it and was happy to accept it.
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Hope you didn't need a drill for 24 hours...
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1 hour ago, landroversforever said:
I always thought it was just valving differences between tdi variants and the V8 ones.
Tomaytoes, Tomahtoes šĀ
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A very generous forumeer has stepped into the breach so I am all sorted! Thanks all.
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Mine was a Disco 200TDi with auto so 1.2 box. Was fine on 265 / 75 Simex copies (if a little loud!).
Was never fast and would slow down on long motorway hills but it could keep up with traffic more or less everywhere else.
There was talk that the gear ratios in the auto box are different between TDi and V8 but I think that has since been scotched?
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Given your location and the rarity of 200TDi autos, the reg wouldn't happen to end OKP would it...?
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12 year old thread revival!
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@Danny113, suggest you join GLASS which is very inexpensive and gives you access to Trailwise which will show you all the lanes everywhere!
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I have an opportunity to get some 110 tree sliders from Upavon but I cannot get across there before the New Year with all the Christmas shenanigans that SWMBO has choreographed š¤Ŗ.
So can anyone help out, even to just stick them in your shed until I can collect in Jan please?
Jaffa cakes and Babycham ( or your tipple of choice!) as a reward š¤
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Maltings offroad do a kit on Ebay that says it is compatible with the 5.0 SC. Might be worth giving them a call to confirm?
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I don't need to renew until the summer so fingers and toes crossed thatĀ the industry gets a grip of itself by then.Ā š¤
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Thanks all.Ā
She doesn't have a self leveller and I doubt given her age she would have done from newĀ - 2005TD5?Ā
No anti roll bars anywhere.
Guess I'll just have to liberate a spring and see what the free length is, once I've cleaned off this weekends detritus from the underside!
@NaksĀ - that's the Boingy Bible.
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So I did must first weekend green landing in my 2005 110 and have confirmed my suspicions that the suspension is way too hard.( no ARBās and corners with minimal body roll on road). Modest axle twisters that others idled through had my traction control going berserk. Looking at a video of that section the front axle seemed to articulate reasonably but the rear was very poor. From VIN decoderz it appears the vehicle originally came with ā2950kg suspensionā. No idea what that means.
Springs are too old for any colour codes to be visible and I have yet to liberate one to measure free length but what I can say is that the rears are 19.3mm wire with approx 7 coils and the fronts are 15.5mm and nearly 9 coils.
I donāt want any lift and very infrequently carry any meaningful load so where should I start with replacement rear springs? The boingy Ā bible hasnāt really helped as it relies mostly on free length so hoping you lot have some sage adviceā¦.
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On 11/13/2023 at 10:07 PM, De Ranged said:
Any one here got a guess as to what it is ?
Yellow? šĀ
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As you have already engaged with Ashcroft for bits I would ask them the question. They will have far more direct and accurate experience than the bunch of reprobates that lurk around here.Ā
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But it will use more fuel because it accelerates better
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You could do worse than joining GLASS and then contact your area rep. Although not exactly on your doorstep, Shire Land Rover Club is both active and reputable ( except watch out for @FridgeFreezerĀ and @miketomcatš¤Ŗ)Ā
they organise events in the south and are well worth travelling for.
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Is the handbrake correctly adjusted? Mine was just binding a tiny bit and when coasting to a stop made one hell of a racket that I thought initially was driveline or t case related. After swapping out the tcase and fitting new drive flanges I still had the noise. I eventually stumbled across a post on here from years ago that pointed at the hand brake. 30 seconds with a 17mm socket and all was well.
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I think hydrogen paste is an interesting concept - nullifies the gaseous H2 risk and could be provided as a cassette you could buy at any corner store on an exchange basis. Of course, all manufacturers would have to agree to a standard format for the cassette so it will probably go nowhere....
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Looks like one of them had the hand brake shoes in the boot.... šĀ
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Not that I have, or will, test it, but according to my ex neighbour's dad who was a retired fire fighter, you could throw a match into a bucket of petrol and it would go out too.
I am more than a little sceptical of this assertion but willing to have it disproved by someone
wiser braverstupider than me!Ā
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25 minutes ago, V8CAMEL said:
If this is a highlight you must have been in a **** place
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Projects for 2024
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My list:
Drop fuel tank to replace rear crossmemberĀ
refit tank with new galvanised guard.
customise new to me tree sliders. Paint and fit.
install winch and in cab wiring
sound proof rear tub
find and fit reversing camera and head unit
find and fit reversing light
diagnose intermittent fault resulting in no throttleĀ
perhaps learn to drive off road againš