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  1. Thx for the input Steve, hadn't heard about that yet, but the starter is easy enough to swap and find out. Will keep you posted.
  2. Having tried all I can think of, I hope to get some good advice here to help a friend solve a bad and worsening starting problem: Car is a 2003 Defender 90 TD5, with about 200k km on it. Since some time, it's having irregular starting problems. Both cold and hot, but only every now and then. We have already replaced (for new or known good items) the following:µ - glowplugs - injector washers and O-rings - injector wiring loom (some oil in the cables, cleaned thoroughly) - fuel pressure regulator (because of a small leak) - fuel pump (unnecessary, but done by a garage ) - fuel filter, airbleed valve and injector filter (behind the FPR) - checked tank for sludge - CKP (swapped from mine) - MAF (swapped from mine) - ECU (swapped from mine) - temperature sensor (swapped from mine) - no fault codes present Early this year the problems disappeared for a while, after getting stuck nose down in a ditch. Lately, they have returned worse then ever. Not only is the car hard to start at times, it will also tend to stall at idle, typically after about 20 min of driving. Throttle respons and power are good otherwise. It seems to be starving for fuel at times, but only at idle or when starting. Is there anything else to check or try before I swap the injectors? Thanks, Filip
  3. Military rations are very usefull, nothing else neede to heat them up and they'll give you the energy to continue for a while. I try to have some cereal bars and bottles of water in all of my cars at all times, just in case I'm out longer then expected. Even with a lot of tools and spares, you'll never be able to fix everything that might go wrong, so best to be prepared to wait it out until help arrives.
  4. I've used a standard, old Dell laptop in both the Defender, with a similar mount as the one above, but with the keyboard vertically under the screen. Worked well enough. In the Range Rover I've removed the storage area above the glovebox, and the same Dell fits perfectly, but now in a traditional layout, keyboard horizontal and screen vertical. And low enough not to be too much in my line of sight. In Mouse my navigator has installed a Toughbook, very nice setup and very practical! We'll see if we can get some pictures.
  5. Sclayn has been closed for several years, it's now open again, but I think only for clubs. Bertrix is in fact just inside Belgium. ;-)
  6. There are only 2 permanent site in Belgium: Bilstain, which is aimed more at motorbikes, and Bertrix, a small and technical site with quite some risk of damaging your car... Just across the border, in Zeeland, you have Axel, not too big but fun and open every weekend. In the North of France you have Inor, a big and beautifull site with lots of mud, Fontaine au Pire, also very muddy, and Hesdin, a mix of technical slopes and slippery tracks. In Germany there is Mammouth, haven't been there myself but have heard good comments. Greetz, Filip
  7. Not taken any measurements, but when we went wheeling with other brands (in the old days), we often noted that Nissan and Toys would bottom out in deep ruts were Rovers with the same tyre size had no problem at all and could reverse to give the others a tow. I agree Ashcroft isn't cheap, but fitting other brand axles requires a lot more work than changing just the internals, and if you can't do all the welding and machining yourself, it will also add to the cost.
  8. One advantage of the Rover axle is it's small size, which results in good ground clearance. Nissan or Toy axles may be stronger and better suited to cope with 36" tyres, but if you lose some groundclearance, maybe 35" on Rover axles is a better choice. So why not reinforce the internals of a Rover axle?
  9. You don't need to replace the steering rod, you can lenghten it by turning out the adjustement threads. ;-)
  10. Sorry about the multiple posts, I never got confirmation my reply was posted, so hit the button again... Mods, please remove.
  11. I do believe repeated torquing cycles can cause the thread in the block to strip. I have a customer who is rebuilding his 4.6, after having several HG jobs done by another garage. One hole already had a helicoil fitted, he had to add another, chose ARP studs to minimise the risk but ended up pulling out a helicoil along with the retapped thread in the block...
  12. I do believe repeated torquing cycles can cause the thread in the block to strip. I have a customer who is rebuilding his 4.6, after having several HG jobs done by another garage. One hole already had a helicoil fitted, he had to add another, chose ARP studs to minimise the risk but ended up pulling out a helicoil along with the retapped thread in the block...
  13. I do believe repeated torquing cycles can cause the thread in the block to strip. I have a customer who is rebuilding his 4.6, after having several HG jobs done by another garage. One hole already had a helicoil fitted, he had to add another, chose ARP studs to minimise the risk but ended up pulling out a helicoil along with the retapped thread in the block...
  14. I do believe repeated torquing cycles can cause the thread in the block to strip. I have a customer who is rebuilding his 4.6, after having several HG jobs done by another garage. One hole already had a helicoil fitted, he had to add another, chose ARP studs to minimise the risk but ended up pulling out a helicoil along with the retapped thread in the block...
  15. Often the belt will slip on the pulley (either waterpump or crank) or the engine itself will turn when you try to undo the fan. When all else fails, try clamping an old belt to the pulley and loop the other end over the chassis, that way the pulley can't turn and the nut should come lose if you give the spanner a good whack.
  16. With a lift, you increase the distance between chassis and axle, this also affects the angle of the panhard and steering rod, the latter causes your steering to be off center. The correct way to put it backs straight, is to lenghten the steering rod. Greetz, Filip PS: In theory, panhard and steering rod should be parallel to minimise bumpsteer, which should also cancel the effect a lift has on the steering. In practice, this isn't completely the case, but normally for a 2" lift the effect is not that obvious.
  17. The Maxxis Mudzilla is more or less a copy of the Mickey Thompson Baja Claw (with a different center section). The Baja Claw is a great tyre, I've used them in 33" radial, 33" bias and 37" bias. When aired down, they do require some power when you hit the boggy stuff to keep the thread clear. My standard TD5 could just cope with the 37", but only just. @Toyrover, I have a set of Competition Claws for sale, 37x13x17, on Predator rims with Staun beadlocks.
  18. Couldn't agree more (and I'm sure the rest of the Belgian Collective agrees), Ladoga Trophy is a unique experience that gives you a totally different view on offroading. And good support is vital, sometimes literally a matter of survival...
  19. Yes, we're taking Mouse next year. It's time she gets used again for the stuff she was built for. Quentin's RRC will be chase car, it's third tour already! We have high hopes for a Defender 90 to do camp support and Michel is thinking about taking the D3 G4 back into Grand Tourism as well (which means the big Disco can pull the trailer to St Pete's ). As for budget, the past three years we've always managed to cope with around €1000/person, all included and with little or no sponsoring. As said, support is (a lot!) cheaper than sports class. In 2008 we took 2 trailers on the ferry, but still managed to keep budget within reason. We usually don't linger about much, so make it back in just over 2 weeks. Greetz, Filip Belgian Collective
  20. Too bad, we sure wouldn't mind a chase car with some experience with the racer.
  21. Just registered. FF, you guys not planning to go back again?
  22. Just hope the parts arrived today so I can get on with fitting the gearbox to the Rangie...
  23. Blackbox Solutions has great diagnostic equipment, for a reasonable price. On a P38a, chances are you'll want to have access to more than just the EDC one day (don't get me wrong, I love the P38a, but living with one is a lot easier if you can talk to it. ).
  24. My eyes! I'm not the Disco's biggest fan, but no car deserves this!
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