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The roller he refers to is the aircon tensioner for a 200tdi fits over the pump pulley hole similar to above.
Mike
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American beam pattern is flat and has no kick up therefore not left or right hand. My crystal clears (halogen) are American pattern, E marked and according to my mot man perfectly legal.
Mike
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If your going to blank it off I would lift the lid and remove the vanes to stop it drawing a vacuum.
Mike
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I folded up a bit of aluminium for it on one of mine.
Mike
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How about a droppable post. I know they can be removed but your just trying to make another truck more appealing than yours.
Mike
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Some interesting shots there. The rear bumper is not like any others you can clearly see the number plate recess.
Mike
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I use the x-eng gear stick lock as its highly visible. I personally think several and easily visible but there's no substitute for blocking it in whether with other cars or fences, post etc.
Mike
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7 hours ago, Cynic-al said:
Mine seems to have started working again by itself?
Is it possible with the large number of people complaining and shutting their accounts (myself included) That they've had a change of decision.
Mike
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10 hours ago, mcc1979ian said:
Mmm my only thought with a wheel bearing would be, why the smell of brake/clutch. Will check everything over at the weekend and hopefully solve it then when it goes back in to get it’s gearbox/transfer/engine or whatever oil leak properly sorted I’ll remind them not to adjust my handbrake this time
Or the liquorice mark you leave on the road.....obviously I don' know this from experience
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Ive put a rakeway in my ibex. I think Nige does a similar version but they both use the earlier style bearing which is a normal bearing with a large surface on the clutch side.
On a similar note I've sent back two bearmach vacuum pumps this month because they didn't draw a vacuum.
Mike
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Cool. I think a build thread would interest many on here hint hint...
Mike
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Those boys have definitely got skills. Design ability not so much but skill yes in spades.
Mike
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As I've said I would mount them as per discovery flat mounts inclined towards the engine. I'm fairly sure a factory rr would be the same as the discovery was in production with a 200tdi before they fitted the 200tdi in a rangie. The chassis are virtually identical and land rover weren't known for reinvention.
Mike
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They are the same as discovery and were mounted as I've shown in a discovery. It is possible they were mounted at an angle in a range rover but given the chassis are almost identical i would moùnt them as ive shown in the absence of anything to the contrry.
Mike
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these are discovery mounts during fabrication. The only reason I mentioned the spigot bush was because it took ages to work out why the gearbox wouldn't go on and it's very difficult to find the part number for this particular bush. One last thing the retro fit kits used a genuine parts so looked like factory fit I fact the spigot bush and subsequently the gearbox were the only reason I knew I had one.
Mike
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The discovery mount sits on a flat mount. I think the range rover had the same mounts. Unless your 200tdi came from a retro fit kit ie the range rover left the factory as a V8. The retro fit 200tdi kit was sold and fitted by dealers if this is the case the spigot bush in the flywheel is a different size to standard as it had to fit a V8 gearbox. I had one of these but can't remember what the mounts were like.
Mike
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42 minutes ago, Mo Murphy said:
I think you should keep the 90 and the 110, Mike, finish the Ibex and then sell it off cheaply.
I've pmed my phone number 😉
Mo
The wife agrees with you mo. But I can assure you if I get the dam thing finished it won't be for sale plus at 118" wheel base it's in your words a barge and way to long.
Mike
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I had a Skoda for a while it was a great car it did everything it should....it lasted 6 months I hated it for all the reasons I should love it. I got bored of driving it bored of owning it so I bought a rusty, leaky, Smokey, half knakered 110 that was destined for the scrap yard. It needs thousands spending on it. It need hours and hours of fixing time but we love it. The really amusing part is at some point I might get the ibex finished and no longer need the 90 or maybe the 110 so which will I sell? The wife says neither and I can't argue with that.
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I made my own chassis mounts to suit discovery engine mounts (range rover should be the same) for my ibex.
These are completely different to defender mounts.
Mike
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I think Mike covered it perfectly.
Though I find diesel smoke particularly effective for idiot ramblers that have walked across the road in front of you. Forcing you to slam on the brakes (which are distinctly average on a 34 year old 110) at the bottom of a hill (with a caravan on the back). Then they dawdle across with all the time in the world. But to my amusement the 110 produced the biggest cloud of diesel smoke I've ever seen as I dropped a gear and booted it to get moving again. Oh and it just so happened that as the cloud emitted from the exhaust said exhaust was directly in line with said ramblers. I thought I was going to get ear ache from the wife (following in 45) but as she had seen the whole episode she was in hysterics.
Mike
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Your welcome for a cuppa if your passing.
Mike
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Silicone will do the job but it causes so many problems later as nothing will stick in it's place. It can never be removed completely!
Mike
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I would use a black mastic of some form. I wouldn't use polyurethane, silicone or any setting sealant as you may need to get it off again in the future.
Mike
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9 hours ago, Daan said:
Must say, Bearmach seems to have the price/quality ratio about right in my opinion. Otherwise Genuine.
Daan
I normally agree with you but the 200 tdi vacuum pump i bought didn't draw at all at tick over the ebay seller sent me a new one. That didn't work either, I robbed one off a different engine to check I wasn't going mad (that on e is still on there). However hats off to R Boxall in Chichester (via ebay)I sent them both back he refunded me including postage.
Mike
200tdi brake vacuum pump
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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Oil lubrication but I would squirt a little in before first run. Should be ok in situ depending on how you plan to clean it but it's only three cap heads and it lifts out. If you do end up replacing it I hope you have better luck than me mine was worn in the slots so bought new. Two later I fitted a second hand one as the new ones didn't draw a vacuum.
Mike