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The number plate isn't a problem, its the ID plate i'm bothered about. The one with the year of manufacture and the weights etc. Figures that i have no idea about.
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My knowledge of towing has always been. Dodgy trailer = drive slowly, Good trailer follows landy nicely.
I just read an article in LRM about towing etc that blew that theory away.
Firstly i've got a good but very old Richardson cattle trailer. Its only the little 8ft box one with no decks. It came with one of them stick on plates many years ago, but when i went to look at it, its no longer there. So i have no idea of its weights etc. Also does it legally need to display the plate ? I have no idea how old the trailer is cos i bought it 2nd hand years ago as a scrapper and did a bit of work on it to get it back to a good un.
Also, my Mrs only got round to passing her driving test 2 years ago, so has got the new driving license with restricted towing limits. Does this mean she can't even pull the little cattle trailer with the landy on her license ?
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Orange .. Hmmm .. the colour of keroscene (yellow) and 2 stroke oil. Or keroscene and red diesel.
Very illegal for road use though.
Damage is dependant on the mix used, knowledge of the person doing the mixing, and length of time it been used.
Red diesel is absolutely fine for the engine. Keroscene lacks lubricants so may damage the fuel pumps and injectors etc.
Presumably this vehicle was an off road only vehicle. Be careful about returning it to road use.
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I would say, assess the condition of your fuel injection pump and your fuel injectors.
Running veggie oil is likely to cause your injector pump slightly more work, so if you have got 15 year old perrished rubber seals in your pump, then they are about to start leaking anyway, but the small amount of extra pressure in the pump will hurry up that leak.
I also believe that 2 stage fuel injectors should be replaced every decade or 100,000 miles as part of maintenence. A poor spray pattern causes fuel to burn inefficiently, which is bad with a diesel, but worse with veggie.
So in short, If youve got a good fuel injection pump, and good fuel injectors, then you should be able to run 100% SVO in a good twin tank system, with a 100% diesel startup.
Change your engine oil at regular intervals, as with any diesel engine, a small amount of fuel gets into the oil.
If ya look at the top of your chip pan, this is the residue that can be left in your engine and start blocking things up. However, regular engine oil changes prevents this. I would say oil change every 4000 - 5000 miles on a good engine, and depending on how much of your driving is road milage.
Also when checking your oil level, feel the oil for stickyness. If it feels sticky then change the oil straight away.
Mixing SVO with diesel without the addition of the extra tank.... On an old indirect injection engined car (normally ends in td, not tdi ), again if its got a good bosch pump, and good injectors, then i'd say yes. But you are talking about a direct injection engine, so i'd say no, don't do it. I know many will argue, but realistically, to ensure that the svo burns correctly, you will only be able to mix in a small amount, so the cost saving isn't there, and you've still got all the down sides, and because youre introducing cold veggie some will argue that it will not burn correctly at all, causing chip shop smells, and high engine residues.
If you do decide to just stick the SVO in the tank regardless, then the amount you can get away with (the engine actually runs) depends on how cold it is outside.
If your landie was a pure off road vehicle, was never gonna see the road again in its life, and was worth about a fiver, and you were doing a bit of experimenting with fuels. Then i suppose you could maybe get some keroscene (used for running oil boilers), mix it with some 2 stroke oil to give it some lubrication to help ya injection pump. Then mix this with about 50% veggie oil. It would probably work ok, not that i would of ever tried it of course.
. However, theres a large difference between working for an hour, and working for 10 years. 
Best advice i can offer, is stick to diesel with a Tdi. If you want a little more adventure then get a proper twin tank conversion. Anything else i have seen or tried has many other hidden side effects.
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I can imagine a toyota being a bit kinder on the pocket to maintain.
I can't imagine swilling the sheep **** out with a hosepipe on a toyota.
I also can't imagine it being quite so easy to work on.
Also, compared to a 90, how good are they really off road ?
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No wonder my vans been eating uj's.
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Thanx for that. Someone once told me the opposite. They said that the splines go nearest the diff, so that if any water gets in, then it will run back out again with gravity. Any truth in that ?
I do agree with keeping them tucked up out of the way though seems logical as well.
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Which way round is the best way to fit the prop shafts. I've seen them fitted with the sliders closest to the Diffs, which seems most logical. However, i have also seen them fitted other ways as well
Ta
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Unfortunately you don't say where you are from.
It is true that noone seems to sell the seal kits anymore. I contacted my local land rover dealer when i wanted mine, and they looked at me like i was speaking Swahili. Mind you, most parts i have asked for have ended in a similar response, unless i take them a part number.
Anyway, if ya ring 01228401555. They live in a building which is joined onto the side of Rickerbys in Carlisle if ya know the area.
Or for about £150 + VAT + parts (parts are usually next to nowt), they will do a full reseal, test it, and set it up, and give you it back all locked up and timed.
If the throttle spindle is worn, then its probably at that age when seals are gonna start going, which could lead you down the road of a never ending job.
Nearly forgot. They will need the part number off the pump, so get it before you ring.
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So, if ya buy a 2nd hand injector pump, how do you get it accurately timed up ?
I'm just getting mine rebuild by a bosch specialist, so it will come back 'lock up'.
Are they easy to time ?
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If its like the defender tank, then it'll have 3 male spade connectors coming out of the sender. Only 2 of them are used. On my defender, its the middle connector, and the front connector. If for some strange reason someone was to use the middle and rear connector then the guage will read full when empty and empty when full.
If the rear and front connectors are used, and the middle connector is left empty then the guage will read full scale regardless of tank content.
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well worth checking the gearbox output shaft splines. This can be done by removing the dome cover on the transfer box, but if your not sure then get someone to do it for you. Very easy check. Very common fault.
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Sorry Matt. Best places to look are probably
and maybe ..
http://journeytoforever.org/biodiesel_svo.html
Main points are that veg oil has similar properties to diesel at low temperatures if veggie oil heated to 80 degrees or so. The problem is getting it to the 80 degrees or so.
The twin tank with a plate heat exchanger is a good solution. Never use glow plugs to heat the oil electrically as it burns the oil.
Some cars shouldn't be run on veggies. My recomendation is never convert a commonrail diesel.
An indirect injection engine with a bosch injector pump is probably about as good as it gets. A direct injection engine like the 200tdi or 300tdi with a bosch pump is second favorite, but should only be done as a twin tank solution.
Commonrail diesel ... like a fiesta tdci .. you will kill it.
Be wary of duff information. Theres plenty of it going around.
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You havn't said wot sort of 90.
200tdi's had a slight head problem, i think on pot 4 which was caused by poor maintenence. If the fuel injectors weren't replaced every decade or so, or ran a long time with a poor spray pattern then the head gasket would start to go. Depending on how and where the gasket goes, depends on the symptoms you get. Pot to water gives problem you describe, pot to oil makes a mess, pot to pot give lumpy running.
Get your head pressure tested. Its a cheap garage job. If it is the head gasket, and you leave it, then it will cost you a new engine.
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You could always remove one prop, and take for a small drive with the diff locked to narrow the problem down.
The longer you leave this problem, the worse it will get.
Transfer box will soon start getting upset about get pounded
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Isn't it simpler to convert the veg oil to biodeisel before putting it in a standard TDi? Or am I missing the point?
Matt
Yep, think you missed the point
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You could always buy a normal ipod which are becoming reasonably cheap now, especially second hand. Then get an fm transmitter like
http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/uk...ories/car_audio
for £34 or £50 for a good one. Then you can leave the original stereo in its place and not have a really expensive nickable device on display every time you walk away from your landie
The fm transmitter sends the tunes from your ipod through your stereo as if you were recieving a radio broadcast.
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Have you considered buying the stuff from http://www.dieselveg.com ? They will probably sell you the important stuff, like valves that don't fail, a proper tested electric heater thats only used when needed, and a plate heat exchanger that other people have tested for you, and doesn't pass water into your fuel
. If you want to do the manual switching thing then this could save you a bit of cash.Personal opinion... i don't agree with their choice of fitting the diesel tank in the cab. The reason for this is that a cab fitted veggie tank will slightly lift the temperature of the veggies with no effort. A bit like having warmer bath water in summer cos the incoming water is slightly warmer when using a combi boiler.
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Is it in every gear or just into say 2nd ?
If its just into 2nd then theres a part in the LT77 gearbox which is fairly prone to failure after about 120000 miles, but i can't quite think of its name. Any gearbox specialist will know though.
If its all gears, then look under the bonnet, top left, black rectangle with 8 screws in. Remove cover. check clutch adjustment.
The other thing that is quite common, is that sometimes people get a lazy leg due to the clutch being so heavy, before you say no way, not me, I'm no weed, double check that the foot is all the way down every time. Anyway, if you find that its cos the pedal is heavy, take a trip to your nearest landie dealer and ask for part number ANR5311. Its about £35+vat i think.
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As said ... bigger the overall diameter of the wheel/tyre, the slower the needle reads for the same speed.
Unfortunately this isn't a good excuse for speeding tickets either
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Thats an interesting point, that i also found when doing the whole seating arrangement research thing ... There are many many web sites that are out of date.
Its really carp, cos just when you think you have worked it all out, then you find a conflicting notice. I was about a button press from ordering sideways facing seats for my landie. Just pleased i didn't.I have just ordered my 2007 defender tumbledown seats from exmoor. They now come with a fit kit that fits the older defenders. They were £500+vat which is expensive, but the best option i could find.
Whilst i was at it i ordered a full new set of front seats. My current front centre seat doesn't have a head rest, so i got one of them so that it makes it a safer seat for my lad. I am going to put a strengthening brace in the bulkhead and then fit a 3 point inertia belt for the centre seat. I will be using the type of seatbelt thats used in the soft top for the front side seats, and mounting the brace accoss from the drivers seatbelt mount on top of the bulkhead to the passengers soft top seatbelt mount. Not saying this is safe as i'm sure it hasn't been crash tested and stamped with an EU approval,but it looks good to me and sometimes common sense has got to prevail. Its certainly a better plan that a self slackening lap belt.
This will give me a 5 seater 90 that i can use to safely transport the kids about with 3 well fitted kids car seats.
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Copy un paste http://www.forum-auto.com/pole-technique/s...sujet293129.htm into google. Get google to translate it into english and take a look. You will see that the Bosch VE he is playing with is off a VW, but this is not important as its the same jobby except for the black bit on the side, which yours will have the blanking plate on. As previously stated, its the large O ring that you need to replace. B)
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Most of the time you will be running on the veggies, so you could use the primary tank for veggie oil, and fit a small 2-3 gallon tank in the boot for diesel. Just vent the tank to outside so it doesn't stink the car out. This way you will always return any excess fuel to the veggie tank. A bit of diesel in the veggie tank is good anyway especially in winter. And you will always have pure diesel fvor starting and warming the car on which is much better for the injector pump.
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Yeah, it's illegal for kids to travel in sideways facing seats. There are some forward facing seats available from exmoor trim for about £130, but these are carp. They fit reasonably well but are quite flimsy and the seatbelt tends to go over the chest rather than the shoulder when putting a child in a booster seat. Thus making it quite unsafe. The better option is the lock and fold from exmoor, but at £1000 a pair, its quite expensive. I'd rather pay the £1000 than risk my kids though!. The other option to consider is that the new Defender has got fold away rear seats. Don't be tempted to rush out and buy any though as the load area floor shape is very different in the station wagon to the hard top. This means that the 07 defender foldaway seats can't even be fitted to the 07 defender hardtop. This may seem hideous, but just take a look under the arches next time you go go your dealers. Anyway, there may be another option, as i have heard that Exmoor trim may be trying to develop a mod kit so that the new style genuine landrover foldaway load area seats from the 07 defender can be fitted in all defenders. This i believe is going to happen next month. Check with them first though. They have got some on their site now under special offers for £500 a pair but these are the ones that won't fit. This is what i am going to do. Still expensive, but safe.
. However, theres a large difference between working for an hour, and working for 10 years. 
Its really carp, cos just when you think you have worked it all out, then you find a conflicting notice. I was about a button press from ordering sideways facing seats for my landie. Just pleased i didn't.
Crazy Fuel
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If it was me, i think i'd be flushing the fuel lines and replacing the tank.
Do the old series have a return to tank line ? If they do then its a much bigger job.