jimmy_neutron

I put a rear tank into a 90 may be of interest to you http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopi...l=jimmy_neutron

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I agree. Tried NFU and they seem to be getting picky about any mods at all. Lancaster seemed to employ someone who understood the whole landy thing and was fairly cheap.

Picked up a webasto thermo top v cheap recently. Its the one with the 8 pins and w-bus, and is fitted to the disco 3. I want to fit mine to my old defender. Anyone ever done one or got any ideas for wiring or a way round the bus ?

It is most likely a short in the loom. 12v is supplied to the gauge. Then goes to the sender. then to earth. So good check is to remove the wire from the sender. If it is still reading a full tank then the sender is ok. Could also be the gauge.

Its not something you should be getting the garage to rush. Changing the head gasket is a few hours work. The thing you need to know is what caused it and what other damage has been done. If the head needs skimmed then its a machine shop job which will cause further delays.

Try silverline 4x4.

Dont use the throttle when starting ??

Was it not made illegal in some way to carry the wheel on the bonnet due to restricting the view of the road ?

That sounds like a short to earth. When the ignition is on 12vdc is sent permenantly to the low fuel light. It is the box behing the dash the does the switching on the -ve side to determine whether the light is on or off. If the tank always readsfull then take both wires off the sender as a test and see if it makes any difference. If it stays showing full the trace back the short wire by wire until you end up crawling behind the dash. IIRC the higher the resistance the emptier the tank. Short to earth gives full tank.

I remember seeing a valve spring compressor for fords that allowed ya to replace valve stem oil seals without removing the head. Can ya get one for a 200tdi ?

a year or so ago my engine was running cold. I traced this to a faulty Stat which was not fully closing. After i changed the stat it ran at 2/3 the way across the temperature guage. I calibrated the guage by removing the engine temperature sensor and using a thermometer etc. I found that 2/3 was about 91' and that vertical on the gauge was about 85'. As the stat doesn't open till 88' i thought it must be the guage at fault and did nothing about it. I always planned to fit a VDO guage, but aint got round to it yet. Everyone on ere talks of an 88' stat going into a 200tdi. However by accident i looked on page 3.1 in the haynes manual and it clearly says that it should be an 82' stat and my temp guage seems to agree too. Any opinions ??

About as cheap as they get new ... http://www.paddockspares.com/sp/category/D...__Switches.html

Take the stat out, boil it in a pan with a thermometer and see what temperature it opens at. IIRC ERR3291 is for your car. Again IIRC its temp is 88'. Chances are you may have an 80 or 82' stat. Easy to check in the pan though. Remember not to have the thermometer on the bottom of the pan. Thermostat is ok on the bottom of the pan though.

http://www.vegetableoildiesel.co.uk/forum/...ad.php?tid=2431 http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f37/fake-pol...sion-46543.html http://www.biofuelsforum.com/svo_users/490...ve_failure.html There a more, but you get the idea. People suspect copies, but are they ??? May be temperature issue which you wont struggle with, but is it?? In the end it came down to, ones people suspect as copies fail with no fuel to the engine, and the others fail leaving fuel from one tank only, but both tend to fail. Tecalemit valves when doing the same search talk about nothing to do with failure at all. How do you know for absolute certain that the part you buy is the genuine articale anyway ? Like i said, i took the easy option and just stayed away. Oh ... and get on with the job !

Not tried it or seen it but remember seeing it in their catalogue. Try this.. http://www.robinsons-uk.com/products/searc...=ramp#sku.91980 The shop is near manchester. May be worth a run along the 62

Thanx both.

Thats not off roading. It looks like a farm track.

oooohh ... Thats not the answer i was expecting. Interesting thought. I thought the answer would be valve stem oil seals goosed on no.3 but not on no.4 , so a head off job. It was definately engine oil and not diesel.

I think i know the answer to this one but want to double check. I decided to replace the glow plugs cos they are about 4 years old. I replaced no4 cos its easiest and it looked ok. No3 however was covered in unburnt engine oil. Why ?? No 1+2 are still to do cos it started to pour down and i wimped out.

mmm. I remember struggling to justify the extra cost, but my thoughts were.. The pollak valve had reports of reliability issues. I think it was something to do with a glass internal part. I've got 2 fuel gauges and like to have them as well. It is just a nice to have, but a good one and one i use. You don't need anything special to make your fuel gauge change over when you flick the switch either as its a very simple wiring thing to do. Another thought which i didn't do, but thought of ... Them tecalemit type valves were fitted to jaguars i think. May be worth doing a bit of research on this and a visit to the scrap yard.

They look ok ..... maybe. The reason people use the tecalemit valves is that they have got a very proven track record. Probably decades now.

Yeah thats the kind of thing i want... Nice one

I'm just getting my bits together to fit a TD5 defender speedo and instrument panel etc in my 1991 van. Also going to fit some extra gauges. The best place for these gauges is probably in the centre where the radio is. Don't want to loose the radio so was thinking of mounting it on the roof in some sort of roof mounted console. But they cost a fortune. Also my headliner is just about dead and looks really tatty. I've got some new car carpet in my shed which was gonna go to another vehicle. Anyone ever made a new headliner from car carpet ? If so how did ya fit it to the roof?

Clever ... would never of thought of that. I got a boost gauge on order as well. I got a mrs ... she drowns out the engine noise when she's in a one. Thus need the tacho Ta