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Redhand

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  1. So can anyone tell me what the differences are between civvy and military defenders? Apart from paint of course
  2. It's VA but definitely no spider and no sign of one anyway. So apart from paying £100+ to the stealers Is there a way to disable the immobiliser.
  3. It's VA but definitely no spider and no sign of one anyway. So apart from paying £100+ to the stealers Is there a way to disable the immobiliser.
  4. That's funny because I've just stripped the centre dash out to fit a spider bypass to a 1997 300tdi 5 door manual and guess what. No spider?? Also it has a black box on the fuel pump with 3 wires going in to it Is this DDS???
  5. Update that didn't last long. Now there's nothing at all even with the Hazards on?????? Back to the drawing board. Tried all the tests above ^^^ nothing no voltage at any of the points marked regardless of whether the immobiliser was unplugged or not. Got a live supply to the ignition switch but that goes as soon as you turn the key. Refitted old switch and it's back to the way it was before. Will work but only with Hazards on. I'm going to try and source another switch and see if that helps. If not I'm resorting to petrol and a matches..
  6. Solved the problem. Changed the left hand stalk/hazard switch, with one a friend gave to me to test it. Problem solved. If only everything in life was so simple.
  7. Cheers for that just going to go out and test it. I'll let you know how I get on..
  8. 2.5mm mildsteel rods will be fine I'd say about 70/80 amps but as each welder is different Have a test on some similar thickness scrap metal 1st.
  9. No dash lights unless Hazards are on. Yes they come on when you engage the Hazards Nothing happens unless the Hazards are engaged. I'm assuming that the Alarm is the black box above the fuse box behind the drivers side dash? If so I have disconnected it and it made no difference. Not tried playing with the starter relay. Only relay I can see is in the engine bay near the washer bottle. I have removed all the wires going to the switch cluster and it made absolutely no difference at all. It will start normally if left alone for an hour or so. but the fault returns as soon as you attempt to drive away.
  10. So that's the spider ruled out. Anyone else have any ideas what it might be..
  11. Cheers that was my understanding as well..
  12. I thought the spider problem was restricted to 300tdi's... All the posts I've read on the spiders have all been 300tdi's
  13. I have a 1993 Disco 200tdi, It has a factory fitted immobiliser, and there are no aftermarket alarms immobilisers etc fitted It is absolutely Bog Standard. with no additional electrical items added. It has developed a problem the symptoms are. Will only drive when the hazard lights are switched on. If left for a while it will start occasionally. But will switch itself off as soon as you start to move or touch any switches etc. Won't switch off if the hazards are on. even if you're stood outside the vehicle with the keys in your hand. I've removed the fuse for the hazards and this stops the indicators flashing but means if you drive it you've no indicators I have disconnected all the wiring to the column switch gear and it doesn't make the slightest difference to the starting of the vehicle Once it dies you have to plug the connector with the hazard wiring in before it will restart. So I'm asuming it's the immobiliser and not the switch gear. Anyone heard of this happening before and how did you cure it... It has been suggested that the crash sensor has activated/failed. and that the cure is to hold the bonnet switch down while holding the key in the preheat glowplug position. This confused me as surely this happens everytime you start the vehicle anyway (the bonnet doing the job of holding the pluger switch down)
  14. Remove the valve from a gas bottle and replace with a new fitting with an air inlet with pressure relief valve on it. Have a pipe between compressor and gas bottle with a tee peice fitted with an hose connector. hey presto doubled capacity.
  15. used with a light meter to automatically turn the headlamps on when it starts to get dark. or uses the PC.s clock to switch them on at lightting up times.
  16. have you tried this forum www.mig-welding.co.uk If you need to know anything about welders or welding this is the forum.
  17. I just use magnetic kniferacks type things ususlly found in pound shops charity shops and car boots.
  18. Thats not the story he's putting out on this thread http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/scrapper-90-a-51675.html
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