I’ve been trying to place an order but their site is down. Can anyone confirm that they are still open for business and the site is just temporarily down?

The donut on the rear driveshaft on Disco 2’s are a very common vibration point.

I’m not sure if it’s the same issue, but on my D2 (Bosch engine), my oil filler cap was quite seized on the tube so that thaw tube would come out of the engine far easier than the cap from the tube. I removed the assembly and used valve lapping compound to make the cap turn easily on the tube. This would be a bad idea to do on the engine side (unless you had the rocker cover off so you could clean all traces of the compound).

Oh yes I see you said Facebook not eBay. The seller is certainly a shmuck! That’s all too bad.

Oh wow, I’d say it’s worse than doubtful. Can you get your money back by complaining to eBay? It’s too bad that people will try to sell shoddy parts that they know aren’t up to snuff.

I know the BECM has a lot of connectors, but unplugging and reconnecting electronic connectors (battery disconnected) can sometimes solve gremlins. I recently solved a window and odometer problem on my D2 by reconnecting the BCU. I’m an aircraft mechanic and this often works on airplanes as well.

Or shift it manually when you want a bit more pep.

300 miles to a tank while towing 1500Kg doesn’t sound terrible to me (but my driving is in the mountains of British Columbia, so flatter terrain would give better fuel economy).

Wow Rob, bad luck. I would like to think that usually when a fan breaks it wouldn’t do that much damage.

I’ve previously had 2 V8’s (not LR) that have had ticking like I think you’re describing. In both cases snugging up the exhaust manifold bolts cured the tick. I’m not sure if I would have been able to pinpoint the leaks with a hose or not. Good luck on it.

That’s similar to how my Canadian DRL works, except I can still flash the dip switch and get high beams momentarily.

Cool! RRC’s are worth some money these days.

Should be good for another 300,000 miles!

I don’t think you should use 100% concentrate. If you’ve flushed the system with water, you could then add the 100% coolant to the pure water left in the system. Then you’ll end up somewhere in the 50% range.

It looks like the P38 faired a lot better.

I wonder how impressed his female passengers were?

Ok Pierre. IIRC you just fold a lock (or 2?) out of the way and flip the bonnet back to the windscreen.

Pierre, it’s not as difficult as it sounds. I think Rave tells you how. I’ve done it myself without any assistance.

Great find Richard!

Wow. I’m reading with interest. You’re very persistent Richard and thanks for keeping us informed on the way.