Ahhhh, Thank you!
I had not mentioned that the old Win7 machine in my shop is down at the moment, so no Rave......
That makes complete sense. I will have a poke at the plugs again.
Solder and heatshrink treatment is on the board, but I am confirming all of the major mechanical and electrical functionality before I dig into the fiddly stuff.
So far, it all looks great. All fluids changed including trans. All came out clear and metal free.

Here's one I have not heard or read about.
I am bringing my latest acquisition, a 2002 Borrego (Love the yellow ones!) back from a serious period of "benign neglect".
It had a myriad of issues, too many to list for the moment.........
Working on the A/C today and went for a test drive. As I was fiddling with the trip computer, it gave me an implausible range to empty
figure, so I looked at mpg. 64.5mpg.WOW! so I did a reset, and after the calibration period, it came up with 99.9mpg and
that is where it stayed for the remainder of the trip. So cool to have a Rangie with a 2000+ mile range!.......Yea, Right!
Average speed reading was correct.
Anyone know where it is doing the calculations? I figured Becm, but really have no idea.
It was working when I drove it the 350 miles from Washington to Oregon and showed a very believable Mpg number for that trip.
Since then, I have fiddled with the footwell plugs, and a couple of Becm plugs.
Any insights will be very welcome!
At least the A/C is now working as well!

I had a 2000 Bosch 4.6 that I bought as a salvage even though it was perfect....
It did the same thing.
No matter what I tried to do to annoy it and get it to lock down and alarm, I failed.
It did not appear to have any modifications.
It just won't go into a deep sulk and refuse to start.
I checked with my friend who bought it and it is still looking good 8 years later!
Scotty (becm doctor) was active back then and he had me send it to him on his dime and he unlocked it
And tried to figure out what was going on. He was stumped. I think he cloned it but shortly after that his situation changed and he faded away......
It would be nice to know tho.

I chased the same sounding issue a while back.
ABS /TC fault, no error codes stored, intermittent issue.
Nano would read all the sensors correctly up to the 5mph cutoff.
Mine turned out to be a worn front wheel hub bearing that was allowing the reluctor to get just
far enough away from the sensor to trigger a fault.
Only found the bearing issue when I was checking tie rod end condition and the whole damned wheel was loose!
The wobble had pushed the sensor back a few mil as well.
Give the sensor a light whack and re seat it?

Good luck!

+1 on dodgy relay. The hotter you get a relay coil the weaker it's magnetic field.
The weaker the field, the hotter the relay will get as you will have poor contact force.
Self destructive feedback loop!
Oh, then it cooks the base of the fuse box!

Is it possible that the lower windscreen trim is vibrating?
It's held in with a bunch of little clips. They age and break.
Maybe running a piece of tape along the windscreen edge and a test drive?
Only other thing that comes to mind is a piece of tape on a wiring loom has unraveled?

Just putting this out there in the hope that someone has some insight into the worldwide shipping racket?
I am planning on ordering an Recco R380 transmission for the 85 Classic in Oz this week. (Classic has Tdi300 and trans from Disco)
Ashcrofts has the best price and a great reputation, so was leaning that way. Unless I am missing info on a good rebuilder in Oz?
They want about 600 pounds for shipping, and still come out better than a couple of rebuilders in NSW I have contacted, even after duty and GST.
I will be charged 350 Pounds for the core, so I was looking for a really slow, cheap sea freight way to send the core back for less than the
core charge. It just needs to be returned within 12 months.
It seems that most sea freight companies will only deliver to a port and will not arrange onward shipment?
So, question for the UK crowd.....What is the best international port to ship to to get closest to Luton?
Then, is there a courier or freight service that is preferred to do the "final mile" part? (Weight is 62kg)
Any advice gladly accepted!
Cheers,
Tom

Aloha Simon,
I am very glad I was in the right place at the right time to be able to help!
You are very welcome!
Have fun with the axle service and CHEERS for the beer money!!!
It will go to a good place.
Cheers,
Tom

I can confirm it is a 10k thermistor, not 30k.
I have made 3 of them now, and all good.

Well, it seems I have had the same experience as Leolito......
My switch tested fine on the bench, but did not work when re installed.
I put in the one I got from the breakers and it now works fine!
It was nice to have it for the 1200 mile return trip!
Thank you all for your input!

No worries,
I will confirm that the parts are fit for purpose.
Don't worry about the money for now. I will get the parts and send them next week.
You caught me in the right place at the right time as I will be heading out on the 1k mile return home
Tomorrow morning at 0300 .
No what's app.
I will grab them now.....
Cheers,
Tom

If you still have one of those things called a "land line", I can ring, if you like.
Free for me.....
You can PM me with the number....

Oh,
It's a common part that several manufacturers use on their trailers.
Jeremy services trailers from all over the US, Canada, and Mexico......

I can have 8 of them in my hand in 15 minutes......
They are $6.00 each.
These are from a very reputable trailer service center called West Coast Trailers in Huntington Beach CA.
If the owner, who is a crusty old bugger says they are the correct part, I have to believe him!
The quality should be at least OE, if not better.
Let me know soon and I will pick them up.
If you prefer the manufacturer, that is fine too. I can order them tomorrow and re ship when I get them.
Your choice.
Tom

Simon,
To be sure, what is the outside diameter of the seal and it's thickness?

Aloha Simon,
I would be happy to assist.
Actually, I am in Southern California currently and there are several places near by that probably have them in stock.
I will check......

Pete, if you have an automatic, and recall what the Nano reports the clutch/ brake switch status as.
Mine always says "Pressed" and no amount of fiddling with it seems to change the status.
Seems to me that if it thinks it's pressed, it is always going to report disabled?
Thanks!

Hmmmm,
On re reading that, I meant that with a Defender, you were not going too far from the family, not
that you would not be going far in the Def.......
(Others might disagree)
Cheers!

What an epic saga of adversity and perseverance!
Thanks for the yarn.
You might be going, but with a Defender, at least not too far.......
For your friend, possibly he should think about fitting one of psidoc (Simon's) ecu mobilisers.
That way, if the becm gets annoyed for some reason, he will not have to worry about being immobilized
In the middle of nowhere!
I use them and it just eliminates one major potential problem.
As for coils? I'm going with Gilbert on that one.
Having said that, I totally understand why he would do that.
Having reverted 2 P38s from coils back to air. Thus, having removed 2 sets of springs.
I think that Old Man Emu were a better quality than the Terra firma springs I removed.
Britpart, as always, is a crap shoot.
Have fun with the Def-90!

Odd indeed!
Thanks for checking that. I stopped at a breakers yard on my trip down south and scored a pristine plunger switch
And a replacement dash button for the CC from a 98.
I have observed that the plastic used in OEM parts is quite variable with better plastics used in earlier years.
This switch has very pliable flanges and clips and looks like new inside.
I will install it tomorrow and see what's going on.
Oh, gotta say that the beast performed perfectly on the 15 hour 1000 mile banzai run down central California
(No missus or dogs, so just fuel stops and 2 hours at the breakers)
I'm really glad I repaired the HVAC system before leaving. Temperature was between 20 in the north and
78 degrees in the south. Farenheit obviously........
I hope I have Cruise on the return.