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Thanks for the comments - looks like the wheel is needed. While I appreciate the Ford Edis module is best, I don't believe we have them locally so might have to look at alternatives - if it broke down it might cause me some issues trying to get a new one - though getting two so I have a spare might be an option. Cheers Garry

I am building a non dizzy 4.6 to replace the 3.5 in my 101. I haven't decided on what injection to use at this stage and will be initially using the carbies off the 3.5 to run in the engine and cam shaft. As the ultimate system will be injected and be dual fuel I will most likely use Megasquirt. So my simple question is can I run Megasquirt to just run the ignition system until I sort how I am going to inject the engine? Also - why do I need to use the mega squirt/jolt trigger wheel on the front of the crankshaft? Why will megasquirt not work with the crankshaft sensor that is already on the engine? Thanks Garry

You are going to be hitting Aust at the wrong time of the year - temps in the interior will be dangerous and unbearable - in the north it will be in the rainy season with very hot humid temps and many roads blocked and places to see closed. Down south, temps will still be high but rather nice weather. Welcome to your upcoming arrival. Garry

I drove mine around for about 3 month as a front wheel drive only - seems a bit more lively and easy to spin the front wheels so TC is seen activating more often. Garry

No - in my case with no load from a rear prop shaft the crown and pinion ran OK - as I said, test first though as if the bearings have completely collapsed then the crown and pinion will be flopping around. If this is the case the crown and pinion and bearings can be removed from the IRD and it blanked with a blanking plate or even the pinion housing - this all assumes the rest of the IRD and front drive differential is all OK.

The drive train failure systems are exactly what I had happen to me. The issue was a seized VCU placing load on the IRD. With the VCU disconnected I could still drive OK in 2wd as the failure was in the rear power take off area and not the main front diff area of the IRD. The bearings in the PTO area started to fail caused by the load from transmission wind up caused by the VCU failure and with allowed the rear drive crown wheel to move and loose mesh with the pinion - as this went in and out of mesh this was causing the bashing in the drive. Later, without the rear drive connected there was no load on the rear PTO so even though the bearings and crown would flop around with no load on it, it did cause an issue in 2wd. At the time parts were not available so I put in a second hand IRD and new VCU but now IRD rebuild kits are available. So I would definitely get the VCU tested. I would disconnect it and change the IRD oil and see if the car drives OK in 2wd. If it doesn't then it needs repair or replacement. If it does work and you do not need AWD then drive around in 2wd but if you want AWD then the VCU will need replacement and the IRD repaired or replaced. Garry

But mineral oil is soluble in diesel but synthetic is not so at any given time you can have all diesel or in some circumstances all synthetic oil going to the engine or globs of synthetic going to the engine.

The 2 stroke to add is the good old fashioned mineral oil and not the new high tech synthetic stuff. The old stuff actually mixes with diesel but the new stuff does not.

Bill - the Club is the 101 Club but its magazine is called "6 Stud". Garry

As a foreign ex member I find the 101 Club not a club that provides a lot of inspiration with respect to its management and to members, in particular foreign members. If you don't want foreign members which they don't except for the subscriptions it brings then don't tout for them. Having left them I have never felt the need to rejoin. Garry

Well the standard jack on my Range Rover Sport - (similar to the Aldi one without the motor) is worse and even less safe when at height and costs a lot more than the Aldi jack

Hmmm - my Aldi winch failed under one corner of my Haflinger - the total weight of the vehicle (not a corner) is only 650kgs so I would not be relying on it under a Skoda.

Australian Consumer Law requires that where there is an issue during the warranty period, the seller is to either fix the item, repair the item or refund but the choice of the option is not the sellers but the buyers - this overrides any aspect of the warranty. Maybe your Aldi store needs to be reminded of their legal obligations. Mine is out of warranty but if I took the issue to my Office of Fair trading the fit for purchase requirements of the Consumer Law would most likely mean a refund and maybe the product withdrawn from sale. It is a hassle though and for me is easier to just not worry about it. Sellers still do not seem to understand their warranty means didly squat if it differs from the consumer law. Garry

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My vapouriser sits in the 101 front wheel arch and is fully exposed to water when fording and water thrown up by the front wheel and I have never had any issues. Garry

They are highly dangerous. Where the arms mesh at the top and at the bottom, with any minor movement they can strip and allowing the car being lifted to roll off the jack, despite precautions being taken. My RRS fell off one of these jacks, and two weeks ago I was working under a car being jacked up with one of these - thankfully I also placed jackstands under the car as a safety measure and the Aldi jack failed while I was under the car - see pic - thankfully I had the jack stands under that supported the car and stopped it falling on me. I am going to take the 12v motor out of mine and binning the rest.

My 101 has been fitted with the same LPG system since 1992 and the vehicle has travelled all around northern Australia in that time - mostly offroad. I have used it in various offroad conditions with LPG and have had not issues other than lack of fuel in remote areas - but then I just switch to petrol. I suspect the decision was made by some Nanna who does not know about LPG. Garry

I can blame you when the country goes to ruin when the Mad Monk brings in his draconian policies.

So you are a Blue Blood barracking for the Mad Monk and not a Pinkie.

Bill - I will drop my axle housing down to you early next year to to the 17 degree mod on

Standard ARB lockers will not fit - standard Defender Sals ARBs can be made to fit but you have to get new side gears made that will fit the 101 axles. Broaching the original ARB side gears to fit the 101 axles can be done but the side gears are then too weak and are prone to failure.

101s have salbury axles, are longer, bigger diameter and different splines, larger CVs - nothing in common with Defender. the 101 has the axles that other landrovers should have had. ENVs were only used in the very first prototype which was very much based on the series 2 FC and even had a different body to the final 101. That proptype was not a success and changes led to the 101 we have now.

Told you so in the other thread . I am glad it all worked out.

I replaced the cam belt on my L series twice in the time I owned it and never found the crankshaft hole and I had both the RAVE and Haynes manuals. I took it that these manuals did the job with the engine out of the car and stripped down to a bare engine. The reality is that it takes a bit of effort to turn the engine over and if you are careful it will not move - however I placed multiple alignment markings on the crank shaft pulley and block to ensure it did not move when I did mine - it didn't though I was well aware of the issue and watched what I was doing and constantly checked the marks particularly when time came to put the belt on. Garry

Early R380s were a little weak but later suffix number boxes are really up to the task - Discos and Defenders have 3.5t towing capacity and seem top last reasonably well as long as the box is not laboured in too high a gear. While the LT95 box is stronger than a R380, the LT230 tfr is better than the LT95 tfr so overall the two combined units are probably lineball with each other and you have the advantage a 5th gear with the R380 and a smoother box.