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    VED rates?

    in International Forum

    Posted

    Ok, thanks, i shall bear that in mind.

    I have seen a rather lovely Puma engined truck cab which takes my fancy, but then i think how little i will use it and what i actually want it for and it seems like an awful lot of money on a "toy"!!!

    fao people who own more than one car

    in International Forum

    Posted

    The question I've asked all these multi car policy companies is - "If I'm driving one and my wife another, will you pay out if we drive into each other?" :rolleyes: There seems to be so many restrictions regarding using them that this question usually provokes an interesting reaction!

    Follow it up with "If one of the vehicles is written off, does the policy continue for the other cars?"

    Malcolm

    So what is the answer, do they pay out in that situation and does the insurance continue for the other vehicles??? (My gut feeling is probably no, and no!)

    VED rates?

    in International Forum

    Posted

    Hmm, that government page is great if you know the VED band.....which i dont!

    I presume that most TD5's (pre 2006) fall in at band K £260/year.....or is a pickup a light goods vehicle @ £210/year?

    VED rates?

    in International Forum

    Posted

    Having not been around for a while i'm a little out of touch with the "basics".

    Can anyone enlighten me as to the current VED rates for defenders??

    Is it the same for a 200tdi as a TD5, are truck cabs any different to Station wagons?

    Gearbox/T-Box fitting/removal

    in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)

    Posted

    Curiouser and couriouser, mine doesnt seem to fit any of the pictures!!

    WTF is my d-lander built on?? I purchased the chassis direct from LR in market rasen up north and it was meant to be a 100" RRC/Disco 1 chassis. Its definately not a TD5 chassis as the engine mounts were all wrong yet doesnt match the images Ralph kindly posted.

    :huh::blink::unsure:

    Gearbox/T-Box fitting/removal

    in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)

    Posted

    Not a clue, the chassis was brand new from LR 3 years back and has no numbers/stamps.

    I would put them in then fit the rubbers but due to the silly mounts and lack of space you end u trying to put a 40mm M12 bolt through a 10mm gap and do it up by hand with equal clearance...not really possible.

    I'm just trying to load microcat on my laptop to find an image of the mounts.

    Gearbox/T-Box fitting/removal

    in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)

    Posted

    Microcat shows RRC chassis from '86 to '91 & Discovery 1 from '89 to '98 with a removeable cross-member, see diagrams below.

    Hi Ralph - i dont have a crossmember as it is indeed removable. What those pictures dont show are any form of gearbox/transfer box mounts....mine are welded as part of the chassis not removable like the later type.

    Gearbox/T-Box fitting/removal

    in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)

    Posted

    That doesnt sound like the mounts on mine, I have 2 U shaped brackets on the chassis into which a rubber mount bolts using 1 bolt, and then they in turn fix to the boxes with 4 giant fat M12's or similar...

    The problem being getting them into and out of the U shaped brackets on the chassis rails, you cant slide in horizontally, or lift in bottom up, they have to drop in from top???

    Gearbox/T-Box fitting/removal

    in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)

    Posted

    When fitting and removing a gearbox, and/or transfer box from a defender type setup do you remove the rubber mounts before attempting the task??

    I've always found it a pain in the arse with them on (almost impossible!) however when putting the mounts in first and then trying to bolt a box onto them it equally impossible....so, how should it be done?

    TD5 Fuel supply problem

    in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)

    Posted

    Thanks for the tips guys.

    The fuel filter was changed at the last service in Spetember, but happy to try replacing it again.

    It feels like an old Range rover I had that had a blocked fule pick up pipe, would run perfect for a few miles

    then die, leave a while and it would go a few more miles, bascially using up the fuel in the line.

    If someone had run it on 'chip fat' type diesel could that be solidify in the cold weather and blocking

    the hea filter?.

    Fuel hoses are right way round, checked that, then re checked!

    Does the system air vent through the filter housing then, or somewhere in the tank?

    also Ive read I hould have cleaned the tank out completley, but I just had a feel around for anything big?

    Thanks again

    There is a seperate vent on the tank, it has a non-return valve on it to keep fuel in when you park upside down.

    Chip fat, SVO/WVO and TD5's dont mix, if it has ever been run on this then its a good starting point for the problems you are having.

    Naughty naughty

    in International Forum

    Posted

    Not very clever on either part realy, i guess it was never reported stolen as the DVLA didnt pick it up, and also why did the man wait until a friend saw it, surely the letter of sale/transfer from the DVLA was a bit of a give away as everyone is sent these out after a sale!!!

    How not to do Bangernomics

    in International Forum

    Posted

    Tell your garage to go swivel, they have no authority to do the work, their opinion is just that and doesnt give them the right to do work and charge for it without permission.

    So, demand they swap them back, or assume its a gift and pay for the work you authorised and definately do not pay for the exhaust, or labour relating to it.

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