wadey

Hi just a quickie , whilst having a spare hour , as you do I found myself underneath the hood, having a tinker with my cooling system due to having an ongoing slight overheating problem under load, decided to remove and check the 3 way valve thingy which comes from the top of rad and top near thermo, one of the pipes breaks off!!!! as where i am will take a while to get a replacement, i decided to open up the valve to see how it works, and seems to me it just connects the three together basically , so as a temp measure , I made up a three way joint from 10 mm gas pipe fittings, is this likely to work untill I get a replacement, or does the valve have a secret function i did not spot??? Wade

Right then! first news from the Mechanic , is the head gasket , but on further investigation I got the good news that the head has gone, WOOHOO!!! So now looking for a replacement head , saw on Paddocks site prices from 225 Quid to 310 quid, couldnt see what the difference was anyone got a clue or some advice!! cheers Wade.

Appreciate all help , i have spent 3 days under the bonnet now (Ithink I need my head checking!!!!!), tried allsorts of methods , finally gave up and got it transported to a bunch of landrover lads down near Gibraltar, who incidentally are very helpful and know their stuff and are members of Gib4x4 http://www.club4x4gib.com/home check out the site even if for a bit of support,they organize offroad trips in southern spain, portugal and north africa, they also have access to parts ,mechanical help , and tons of experience, thanks for all your help, Wade

wen out bumpy mountain track as said , just got hot after a bit and stayed there no hot air ,didnt want to cook it!! worth a try tho thx

right gonna nip out and try that now!!

correct that, it comes up abit but has i release the throttle but seems to be more air than water then returns to a steady flow of air

Just tried it and no it doesnt Its been ticking over for about 2 hrs now and the engine temp is still below half,

Hi, 300 tdi disco I have tried all methods of bleeding the system , heater hose at back of the block, connecting the heater hoses together to avoid poss matrix prob then bleeding, running the car for long period with cap off , squeezing hoses, bleed valve at rad and thermo, all as suggested in this topic, Still as i type the car is outside ticking over now for about 2 hrs and a constant strem of bubbles are coming up thru the exp tank, Heater is cold, no moisture at exhaust, no evidence of water in oil, and the water pump is in good cond, thermostat removed!, any ideas Wade

Anyone???

So will the 3.9 v8 flange fit my300 tdi diff I.E. splines etc, also the gap between the diff face and handbrake drum is 10mm longer on the v8, but guess the prop will expand via greasing to make that up??, what is the point to the rubber coupling if its not fitted to all models?? cheers for your response \Wade

Hi , I recently replaced the rubber donut between the rear prop and the input shaft to diff on my 300 tdi, but it has split again and causing a bit of vibration, I am about to go and measure the rear prop on my mates spare v8 disco with the hope that I may be able to do away with the rubber donut with al longer prop from the v8, is this possible ???, there is a little play in the input shaft which could be the cause of the donut deteriorating??? any help please cheers guys!!

Is there anything I can do to the Abs on my Disco, or Is there summut wrong with i when descending a fairly steep track at low speed , Loosa stone rough surface, the ABS engages and makes it difficult to stop, a bit on the dangerous side , it has also happened when approaching a 't'junction on tarmac at low speed before and almost caused overshooting the junction, can it be disconnected ,or is it a big job, I would be happier without it!! Wade

Its not a lift kit i have fitted , is it better to stick with normal shocks , coz i thought i read a thread somewhere that a set of +2 shocks were used to improve the HD Springs???

Hi , recently uprated suspension to a britpart HD normal ride height set of springs and shocks, Happy with it as it lifted the car by around 40mm, wether that was bcause the old setup was tired or not i dont know , anyway the ride is much better now but being a builder i do tend to carry a lot around with me , and finding the rear end could prob do with a bit more strength, its a bit bouncy when under load , I was hoping a differnt set of shocks on the rear would do the trick??, any suggestions , cant go to a lot of expense as there are many other things i need to do to the car , cheers Wade