I wonder if its worth spraying some WD40 about when it is squealing? That will stop a squealing fan belt so i wonder if applied in specific places methodically until the squealing stops, it might help identify the cause? Of course it would mean changing the timing belt afterwards if you spray that but at least might help??
If someone produced a DIY fittable but properly and safely designed plug and play kit for my 110 I would consider it in the future. I would think our land rovers ought to make for a very easy conversion and have space for batteries to give a good range too
Be interesting to hear how you get on with the mileages you do Phil. My commute (start and end of a week) is just shy of 300 miles and I can often clock up a fair bit more in a day. An EV just doesn't seem sensible for me at all. Any issue not getting charge or getting stuck in the cold winter in traffic and needing heat and I can see me stranded.
Public transport just doubles the time it takes me to drive and I cant transport much of what I need. Many places I need to visit are nowhere need a train station or bus stop. It also costs as much one way as the return trip in the car and COVID has lessened my desire to use an inconvenient and generally dirty mode of transport even more.
Mine has a 12v socket in the back fed from the aux battery.
When I originally got it though we went touring round France for two weeks before I had time to install extra batteries etc. I made an extension to run to the front of the car and the 12v sockets there so it was powered off of the starter battery. I think we ran it for four days without starting the car and the battery still fired the engine up first turn of the key.
I had slung a spare fully charged 12v battery in the back just in case but I didnt need it. I have one of those USB jump packs now for the just in case occasions.
Plan time to do it before you start... I opted to take the 110 off the road, bought a chassis and now have no time. So I have a 110 getting dusty alongside its new chassis!
I dont know about the cheaper options but the national luna will let you select settings for how low it will run the battery - you can leave it to drain completely if you really want to or set it to turn off before you reach a charge level that wont start the car.
I spotted this the other day and thought it might be of interest here. https://www.groupon.co.uk/deals/car-refrigerator-freezer
If it works its not a bad price?! It is a compressor unit not just a cooler
my National Luna was a fair bit more!
I have a similar issue. They are trying to nest above a frequently used doorway though. Any tips for moving them on without killing them? I hate killing bees.
I was moving some horse **** on the muck pile to try and keep it tidy (why cant these horsey women put it in a tidy neat pile?!) and something moved by my foot. It was a large grass snake. Made me jump until I realised what it was as it was so well camouflaged in the straw!
I got the Trucklite LEDs at the point my lights went the way yours have. They are the best budget and legal set on the market I think (or were at the time). Still not cheap mind. Do a search on here - their pros and cons have been discussed a few times. Other legal brands get quite expensive in comparison but may have a better light output/spread.