The write up was on the dark side and, as they have screwed up search as well as everything else, took some finding. But I managed it after about 20 minutes, https://www.rangerovers.net/threads/linely-for-sale-in-michigan.49239/
When I first got the SE, which was on the 18 x 8 wheels, I commented in my local LR independent that the ride seemed harder. The comment was, you want 18" for looks and 16" for comfort.
davew wrote:
Serious question but I would not be surprised if someone has not tried it:
What would be the likely effects of having one of our (OEM) 'Spacesavers' on all four corners ?
Yes, I know it is only a matter of 255/60 to 235/70 tyres (20 mm) but it must affect traction.....
Mine has just that. The base version, which my police spec car was based on, has 16 x 7 inch wheels (Futura design) with 235/70 x 16 tyres rather than the 16 x 8 or 18 x 8 fitted to the rest. A lot of the early cars, particularly the diesel versions, had the 7" wheels and that is also what is used on the Disco 2. Originally it was only the higher spec versions that had the 8" wheels in either 16 or 18 inch diameter.
Having driven mine on the 235's, my Ascot on 18 x 8 (with the 265 section tyres) and a mates car on 16 x 8 wheels, the only difference I've noticed is that mine rides better due to the taller sidewalls.
Quite possibly, never tried swapping them around. Do you have a 5/16" 18 tpi die to run down the bolts to check?
Failed internal clutch, see https://www.ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk/frequently-asked-questions/4hp22/4e-faq-s.html. On your other one, if it is OK in High range but only shows a problem in Low, that is a transfer box problem. So yes, you can make on good one out of two. Make sure you change the gearbox output shaft seal when you swap the transfer boxes over. RAVE says you should always do it if the transfer box is removed, I didn't and having to take the transfer box off again just to change the seal is a real pain.
Yup......
If there's play in it, replace it. As soon as they get a bit of play the seal no longer holds so they leak when turning, the coolant evaporates on the hot metal and all you notice is that the coolant level keeps dropping. The bearing is a sealed for life ball bearing race, the sort with a seal pressed onto both sides.
It doesn't matter how many wheels are doing the driving, if the tyres aren't sticking all you'll get is wheelspin. I managed to fool the Traction Control on mine in the snow by flooring it from a standstill on the Goodyears. All it did was gently slither sideways down the camber with no forward movement at all. Traction Control did nothing as all 4 wheels were spinning at the same speed so it thought everything was fine.
You fuel pressure is definitely low, clamping the return usually sees it shoot up to in excess of 50 psi. There never is a stat at the base of the top hose on a P38, it just looks like there could be, stat is always in the globe. Low fuel pressure could cause a problem with a restart but all the other symptoms point to a rich mixture and that would make it lean?
If you can't get the filter undone, just chop the bugger out and use a push on replacement. There on some on the other side that will tell you that is highly dangerous and it will leak out everywhere, catch fire, burn the car, you and anyone within a 10 mile radius. However, a Jag V12 fuel system runs at 40 psi and all the hose connections are push on. Fine as long as you use decent quality fuel hose and proper clips.
I had Goodyear Wranglers on mine which were marked as M+S but where totally useless on snow. Before a trip to Latvia in December a couple of years ago, I fitted a set of Vredestein Quadrac 5 which have the 3 mountain symbol on them. They are sold as an all season tyre but have an asymmetric tread pattern with the fine grooves the same as a winter tyre on the inside and a fairly normal tread pattern on the outside. They claim to be as good as a winter tyre, and having tested them on snow, they do seem to do what is claimed, and have the softer rubber compound so aren't recommended for sustained high temperature use in hot summer weather. As we don't get hot summers they are fine as an all season tyre in the UK but I wouldn't recommend them if you live somewhere hotter.
I suspect this explains the phone call I received earlier today while in a meeting. Sorry to hear you destroyed one but at least you've managed to find a replacement. Depending on how much of the air suspension has been removed, it should just be a case of swapping over the bits from your old one to the new one. What does the dash say? If it says EAS MANUAL when you turn the ignition on, it will have had either a bypass loom fitted (have a look for extra wires plugged in by the BeCM under the RH seat) or a couple of links fitted in the plug to the EAS ECU (under the LH seat).
The LPG system is much the same. The feeds to the petrol injectors will have been intercepted. If it has been done using a piggyback loom where the plug to the petrol injector is removed, plugged into a loom and then a plug on the loom fitted back to the injector. If that is the case, it is a swap over job. However, the other way of doing it is to cut the feeds and solder the LPG loom onto the cut ends. That isn't so easy to remove and refit. You'd need the inlet manifold, or drill yours, for the injector nozzles too.
We had the same thing only had to change them every 3 months, so we came up with the idea of the month and year, so it went Janu2018, April2018, July2018, Octo2018 and so on. A number of us were all using the same system for years until they decided to to come up with a different format which screwed that one completely.
Pierre3 wrote:
I will be honest - if I use different user names then I just forget who I am supposed to be, and on what forum !!!
I only started using Gilbertd as work gave me that as my login (despite my real name being Richard but known as Dick, some IT bod thought it was my real name) so I decided to use it everywhere else too so I didn't confuse myself.
I think we need a cross reference table somewhere so we know who we are talking to. I'm Gilbertd on here (and most other places) but Richard_G over there, Dtoyne over there is Marshall8hp on here and now we find that SamH here is Sam 1979 over there.......
Yes pictures would be invaluable. You can add pictures, you upload them to somewhere like Imgur.com then link to them using the Image box at the top of the box you type in.
Split diaphragm in the pressure regulator.......
Plug the vacuum take off, pull the petrol pump relay and start on gas until you can replace it.
You'd see it in the dark. Best way is to let the eye muscles relax so you aren't focussing on anything and you may see a glow around the leads. LPG does wear plugs faster than on petrol, I change mine every 10,000.
Seems I'm upsetting Dave more than you are Brian. The point I'm trying to make is why should a manufacturer supply spare parts with a car? It's unnecessary expense for them, it increases the overall weight, which influences not only the emissions but also fuel consumption, and reduces the storage space so benefits the driver in no way at all. Until he gets a puncture and finds that the flimsy jack and wheelbrace supplied won't allow him to change the wheel, if he even attempts it, but the same could be said for any other breakdown..
davew wrote:
Err..... because, unlike a flat, a blown bulb is not going to mean you are then motionless by the roadside and maybe in a danegrous situation ??
So why wouldn't they also supply a spare battery, coolant hoses, ignition coils and anything else that can fail without warning leaving you stranded in a dangerous situation?
davew wrote:
Your remark about manufacturers (albeit tongue-in-cheek) is correct: We have to 'ask nicely' and pay for stuff so they will provide safety equipment that might save our lives....
No, I most definitely did not say they are selling 'illegal' cars so your 'logical' extrapolation on that is incorrect too.....
I never said you did but if you were to buy a car in a country where a set of spare bulbs, hi-vis vests, warning triangle, etc is mandatory then without them the car cannot be used legally. So if a manufacturers supplies a car without them,the car itself isn't illegal but cannot legally be used.