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I have Decarbons on mine, and they are a lot slimmer than Pro Comp, but its a 90, not a series.
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My experience of Goodrich tyres is that the ATs (235/85/16) were OK on road and off, but not good in deep mud or clay. However, were prone to skidding quite easily on the road in the rain if you had to brake hard. Mileage was very good, but they would perish long before the tread was worn out.
MTs (265/85/16) were fine off road, but very noisy on, and positively scary in the wet, and for that reason I would never have them again unless for a wholly off road vehicle.
Also had some Trac Edge (235/85/16) which as far as I can recall, were a good all rounder, but I dont think they make them any more, and seem very similar to my current Goodyear MTRs, which seem to another tyre which is actually somewhre between an AT and MT type. I would have them again.
General Grabbers are well known to be hard and skiddy, even way back in my "Custom car" days they were awful. Lasted well but perished quite quickly, and from what I hear, still do !
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I spoke to our household insurer about this. They don't even know what a Mini Excavator is ……………..
Used NFU in the end, but they all want security measures, or you to keep it in your bedroom.
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Yes. The difference is the price. Look at your handbook and find the spec you need, and as long as it states it on the label, its fine.
Make sure you get the right one, as it can affect the Cats and any DPF in the long run, among many other things.
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That's the very thing. Some on ebay if you are in a hurry.
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Use the Disco pump that is already on the engine, along with the Disco flow and return pipes. All a straightforward swap, as the chassis is essentially the same. You could have cut the chassis mounts off the Disco too.
I have got several sets of the engine brackets, but unfortunately I am miles away ATM and will not be going there until mid June
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I have a Sealey Tools paper catalogue here which lists 12 different types, but I am sure there are more.
Have a look at their online catalogue and put "crimping jaws" in the search tool.
Will give you some idea of what a minefield this is !
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Those are the wrong crimp jaws for those terminals. For a start "uninsulated terminals" normally refers to what are known as "Lucar" spades, male or female. Those jaws do not look right even for them. The bottom jaw looks flat to me, when it should be almost, but not quite, semi circular.
A lot of OE connectors are made by AMP and Delphi, and they are all good quality, but they have several different types and sizes of crimps.
ISTR there are around 12 different sets of jaws for these types of crimper.
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Could you not use a worklight, of floodlight type thing ? Unless you want it looking original.
I think a lot of it is to do with the lamp units themselves. For example, the reversing lights on my old Astra estate are brilliant, but only use the standard 382 bulbs. Not quite so good with my Master van with the same bulbs. But the Freelander and Jimny with the same bulbs are effing useless.
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Yes, Ferm stuff is OK, but stiil not as good as the old cast iron machines.
We have a 6 inch linisher at work, and they are one of those tools that once you have had one, you could not do without.
Great for refacing thermostat housings, exhaust manifolds etc. And for refacing Rover V8 cylinder heads
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2 hours ago, Snagger said:
The trouble with the debate is that, as always, there are organisations which are incredibly agenda driven deliberately spreading lies - the EV manufactures tell stories of unicorns and rainbows and a world free of pollution, while their vehicles use raw materials that are environmentally damaging to extract and still use fossil fuels to run the factories and power much of the electric grid, and boast claims of efficiency and practicality that ignore long range drivers and winter conditions; the oil companies and many manufacturers love to spread lies about the fire risks of electric vehicles, that you will never find a charging point, that their batteries are going to fail after three years and that they produce more pollution per mile than petrol or diesel, while saying how clean burning modern engines are (using faked figures) and how much more virtuous the oil industry is than the cobalt industry.
You really have to wade through a lot of PR and bull from both sides to try to work out the reality. It’ll work for some users, and not yet for others. Eventually, it should be viable for almost everyone, but how soon that will be is anyone’s guess. But the concept is very good, and we’re nearly there.
Totally agree with this. Its all smoke and mirrors by those with vested interests.
To me though, it seems to be swapping one type of environmental damage for another.
Another issue for me would be the lack of character, which I believe IS important for most of us who have these vehicles. I could live with a vehicle that takes me to work and back though, but I still do not believe the environmental damage (ATM) to generally third world countries is acceptable.
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Clutch manufacturer LUK do a small pot of grease for precisely this purpose.
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How could you consider this for going "off grid". Just isn't viable IMO
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I would have thought G3 is a bit coarse for plastics. Also needs to be used wet to get the best of it.
Screwfix or Toolstation (cant remember which) do a glass polishing kit which works a treat on scratched windscreens. Its very fine and might work ?
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I have tried various LED sidelamp bulbs, and all of them have not lasted long, so have reverted back to standard 501.
Have also tried interior festoon LEDs, and the non canbus ones do not work well as they keep flashing intermittently, but the canbus types with built in resistors are really good.
Not that this helps you much with the H1s
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I didn't say anything about skills or trades, or even education or qualifications come to that. I was talking about the perceived monetary value to a paying customer.
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I don't want to be GIVEN a liveable income. I have never been unemployed, and TBH I don't believe in benefits either. My father always believed that you had to work for what you have and not be expected to be given anything, and I guess that has rubbed off on me.
It seems to me that a lot of those who acquire a "liveable income" by whatever dubious means, and have time on their hands, seem to go out of their way to make other peoples lives a misery, rather than doing anything beneficial for themselves or others
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36 minutes ago, monkie said:
I agree with the above but the thing is price is huge factor for us all. If you want something and there are two items on the shelf, one a fraction of the price than the other but do more or less the same thing.... I will put my hand up and admit I often buy on price unless the quality is miles different.
If it weren't for robotic production lines the I think most people wouldn't be able to afford a decent car. Its up to you to decide if that's a good or bad thing.
Also robots can do dangerous work and reduce the amount of industrial accidents. Pros and cons to everything.
Exactly the same thing with the coal mines which people still keep banging on about. Bag of English coal £30, or from Poland £10. Which would you like sir ?
I am/was in the furniture trade making furniture, and it always amuses me when things are described as "hand made". It conjures up a mental image of a chap in an apron and half moon glasses at a bench covered in wood shavings, using basic hand tools. While I can do it that way, machinery us used as much as possible.
I am also an apprenticed paint sprayer (mid1970s) but have done nothing professionally since 1982, mainly because its a s****y job, and nobody wants to pay.
As someone on the bottom end of the pay scale, and who is only any good at what you would call manual work, I do worry about what is going to become of people like me who are not academic, and do not get of well with tech, and only have six brain cells. How are we going to earn a living ? Not everyone can do admin or office type stuff, like all the people on TV dramas and films. Someone, somewhere, actually has to make something.
Sadly doing any sort of hands on job or craft has no perceived value when it comes to paying for it, whereas tapping a few keys in a trendy office seems to worth a fortune.
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Jim,ll jinx It !
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That's just it though, you have to drive it, not it drive you. Just the same with all the turbonutter sports executive type things. If the electronic aids were removed, they would also be found to be somewhat "unnerving" to drive at speed.
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You could fit some of these too ! More weight saved, wiring, motors, switches etc
More exercise for you too.
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Theres a thought. Have a look at the label on the gearbox. The 4.0 will probably have a 4HP22. The 4.6 SHOULD have the 4HP24 which is a heavier duty box, unless it has been swapped sometime.
So Yes, swing the whole lot in one lump if you can, less the transfer box as it is b heavy. They are the same, but I guess one would be handy as a spare.
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Provide they are BOTH the same management system, i.e. Gems, or Thor, it should be a straight swap.
I believe the engine ECUs use the same map for both engine sizes.
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Depends what sort of smoke. "Mechanic" should be able to diagnose no problem. I cant imagine for a minute the whole engine needs stripping.
Will be either the turbocharger seals have blown caused by excessive crankcase pressure. Lots of grey smoke when engine revved. Engine breather usually the cause.
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Injector/s faulty. Can be sussed by live readings on a scanner by competent person. Smokes more at idle and stings your eyes a bit
Neither will throw up a "code"
Other common problem is split intercooler hoses, but this normally does throw up a code, and also can be heard.
LR 109 - somebody must love him I guess.....
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Rode on one in the Philippines that had a BIG 6 cylinder supercharged Isuzu truck engine. It was VERY quick, even with around 15 people and their luggage on board