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You could come up with something that holds it on the side of the roofrack... Or between the roofrack and the roof if you could extend the legs of the roofrack.
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Oh BTW, should I down grade the fuses to what they should be or leave well enough alone?
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As ever, thanks Ralph!
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you could swap the temp gauge & see if that reads the fuel contents, it won't hurt the gauge.
Tried that, definitely the gauge, the temp one rose like it should (nearly off the end of the scale to be fair, a rare full tank!).
Checked the continuity on the earth, measured the (just under) 12v off the ignition controlled feed.
So next questions. What gauge do I need?
Cheers,
Mike
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plain green is the 12v ign controlled feed should be on the terminal marked +ve
green/black is the signal from the sender to fuel gauge
plain black is earth
you could swap the temp gauge & see if that reads the fuel contents, it won't hurt the gauge.
i'll give that a go, thanks!
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what wires are on the back of the gauge ?
Green going to a female spade terminal & green with black stripe going to male spade terminal... I ran a multimeter over then and they are reading 11.5v which I'm guessing (and it is a guess) means the gauge is duff...
Do they just pop like this? No reading, no warning?
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Right, just had a look.
The fuse is definitely okay although it is 20A not 15A???
You would need to check the wiring diagrams, but I would remove the wires at the sender end and short them together
I've done this, nothing happens at the gauge.
What's the next step? Can I apply power directly to the gauge? Should I check for continuity along the wire? Just to double check what resistance should I be getting from the sender (tank full)?
Ta,
Mike
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Those gauges are fed via fuse 3, 15amp, as is also (and bizarrely) the indicators(but not when hazards) and rear wash wipe. Does the wiper work? I have had problems in the past with the rear wiper motor blowing fuses and taking out those items.
Hmm, when you say take out, do you mean the gauge gets knackered too?
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Awww, but it's all wet outside.
Ta, I'll have a look.
Cheers,
Mike
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As of a week ago, on start up my 300tdi fuel gauge is reading nowt. Even with a full tank and continues to do so.
The engine has just been swapped and the thermostat doesn't work (the wrong sender I think).
What's the best way of diagnosing the fault? (I'm not really concerned with the thermostat, but the fuel gauge is a flaming nuisance!)
I've looked at the fuses and besides being a little corroded they are all solid.
One more weird thing, they all seem to be 5 amps more than it says on the handy guide on the back of the fuse box cover...
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Okay, I was looking down the length of my 110 and I realised, nothing is straight.
She had a new Chassis on her some time ago and I just can't see that the body was put on properly.
How do I get her straight and true?
Cheers,
Mike
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Trying to avoid spending the £80 on a defender sunroof finisher, I was hoping that I might be able to use the one used for the disco:
(thanks to Mr. Noisy for the photo)
http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=78583&hl=%2Bsunroof+%2Bfinisher
Does anyone know the part number?
ta,
Mike
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I'd like to know exactly what parts of the legislation aren't changed though....
Me too, the whole things a bleeding mess, what is wrong with the current system of MOT for all? Why differentiate between old and new?
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No MOTs for caravans - what about trailers?
Si
It did mention no MOT for trailers... I'm pretty sure the gov. Don't want us to have trailers at all...
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It would seem that the "idiot guy that "gave" his car to someone to sell..." really lost out - seems he got nothing!
I personally would not buy anything from a dealer conviceted of such an obvious fraud - how could you believe anything they said? did anybody see anything about this in the various Land-Rover Magazines? (or maybe they were too worried about losing advertising revenue?)
I'd say Mr Everett learnt a valuable lesson the hard way, don't give your car to anyone. As it says on the document, a V5 isn't proof of ownership. I really have no sympathy.
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Not velco, but if you only have the crates in the back, why not just get some over centre latches and hold the boxes together?
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No experience of them personally, but you might as well factor this into your decision process:
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/local/dealer-regrets-signature-fraud-1-2313154
Two idiots, the guy from nene and the guy that "gave" his car to someone to sell...
I mean really.
Personally I would buy one that's unmolested from else where... You're bound to get it cheaper.
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Having just had faced this very situation, I was lucky enough to find an ex-mod recon 300Tdi... I guess if you are fitting it yourself go for an ex-disco one as you can change it again if your unlucky enough to have it pop again!
if you have to pay for labour get a new engine, you don't want to have to pay it twice...
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Hi,
I'm after a the part number for the temp sensor/sender for a 300 Tdi engine, bit confused as there seem to be two types?!?
Cheers,
Mike
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Ashcroft started making their own LSD to avoid the issues with quaife...
Quality isn't about strong steel, you have to realise that quaife make these things in small batches, several years apart so the introduction of errors into their manufacture process is massive. incorrect pinions, incorrect material, development by selling product are all rubbish ways of producing product.
Quaife have the attitude that these parts are only ever going to be used in motor sports so only have to last one race...
That's my point, with good lsd you shouldn't need a locking centre diff.
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From memory, no. You shouldn't really need a lock on this kind of setup.
Only thing I would say is avoid Quaife if at all possible, they have some real quality issues...
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I look here for plastic parts first...
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Has anyone every seen or built a stainless steel bulkhead?
What type of steel is a bulkhead made from?
Cheers,
Mike
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A couple of these might do it, I'm not sure if they have enough output?
fuel gauge faulty
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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Welcome to the forum!
It could be a faulty sender in the fuel tank, it's a physical arm with a float that rises and lowers with the fuel level. If the float falls off or if the arm gets stuck then it will stay in one place.
If you fill the tank up does the fuel gauge move?
What specific Defender do you have? Tanks are located in lots of places on a Defender depending what it is and there are varying levels of difficulty in getting to the sender!
Cheers,
Mike