Gilbertd wrote:
if you bring the O rings that will make a pleasant change from doing radius arms.
You can do mine if you want and Rcutler doesn't make it :P
Could the local Pirtek not make one up?
We occasionally have to go and get hydraulic hoses made up for trucks at work when we can't get a part either quickly or at all.
We take the old one down and they make one up using it as a pattern. They usually get it done same day.
I've just had a look through electrical troubleshooting manual but it doesn't seem to give them specs for the heater core temp sensor.
Anyone know what the specs are?
Interesting, my fans are working exactly as you describe and have done all winter. Slow/no fans on a cold morning then they kick in after a few minutes.
If this sensor fails and the system thinks the core is at -20 would it stop the AC coming on?
Now that it's getting warmer I've tried my AC and found it's not getting cold. It was regassed last year and held pressure and vacuum so I'm fairly confident it's not leaking. It's not impossible though.
https://www.devon4x4.com/stc3256-sensor-heater-388961.html
They don't have anything to say it's not in stock or otherwise unavailable. Tried them?
Well that's annoying. I looked earlier in the year and thought they were available. I saw £30ish, decided that wasn't so bad and I'd get one when I decided to do the work. I must have not paid enough attention to stock level info.
Have you tried an LR dealer?
RutlandRover wrote:
Might as well pre-emptively do the o-rings while I'm there!
Well, that's no longer going to be a pre-emptive job. Found a nice pink damp patch on the side of the transmission tunnel this afternoon.
Gilbertd wrote:
Hotel we used last time was Premier Inn, Swindon North, Broad Bush, Blunsdon, Swindon, SN26 8DJ. I haven't booked yet but will be doing.
Booked my room yesterday and order my parts.
StrangeRover wrote:
Just saw someone say it's possible to have an LPG station fitted at your own property so long as it's taxed and meets Regs? .
Would this be possible for someone with enough "land" ?
I know, weird things that go through my head ;)
I've never heard of this but I know people do have onsite tanks to use for heating their homes.
It would be good to know how it works for home filling a car and how much the set up costs. It would solve one of the biggest drawbacks (IMO).
Yeah, I saw your link said OEM but it showed a Britpart bag.
The Bearmach ones have a 3 year warranty - I think I'll chance those. I'd like to fit LR ones but the Freelander has eaten more than its fair share of the maintenance and repair budget over the last two months!
I'll go take a look at that Premier Inn.
Does anyone have any experience of non-LR radius arm bushes?
The cost difference is substantial but if they didn't need a special tool I'd just chance the cheap ones and see how they went. As they DO need a special tool I'm wondering if it really is worth just paying the extra for the LR ones just to avoid having to do them again in months.
Which hotel was that?
30 years old here....I have a tin of grinding paste. Not used it though.
Your local truck dealership will keep airline and connectors in stock.
They'll have to repair air leaks in the lines on trucks fairly regularly.
Not sure what the size is but I remember the connectors we keep at DAF are the same size as the brittle plastic coolant line in the P38 engine bay. I used a straight airline connector to repair when it snapped.
I'm booked up for the Sunday, volunteered to be Secretary of the Meeting for an event with our Land Rover club. No one else came forward and it was going be cancelled if no one did.
Might look in to coming down on the Friday, spending Saturday there and coming back late Saturday.
I'm 5 foot 10, I'm not tall but I'm not short either. I have an old plastic chair I stand on.
If I'm doing something that's taking a long time I'll remove the intake pipe, put a foot on the chassis rail and sit on the air box.
Doesn't that then give you a very unbalanced pulley that will vibrate more?
I think it's on its best behaviour at the moment because it knows the Freelander is being naughty again. It's letting the Freelander do all the work to make the Range Rover look good.
The crankshaft pulley on the Freelander died on Wednesday. Double wide pulley with a large rubber centre that acts as a vibration damper. Horrible, horrible clanking noise from the engine - undriveable as it would lead to more extensive damage and needed fixing ASAP. Quicker than I'd be able to get around to it as it needs special tools to lock the crank in place and another special tool to hold the pulley in place etc.
So yesterday it went down to the place that did the gearbox (proving themselves to be a very good place to have on hand) who confirmed what it was and said they couldn't get a pulley anywhere locally besides the main dealer - at around £450!!! For a bloody pulley. Nuts.
Ordered a pulley and both drive belts from Bearmach (£100 all in, including next day AM delivery) at around 3:30pm yesterday, it arrived this morning and they got it turned around nice and quick.
So, the Range Rover is the golden child of the driveway at the moment. Yes, it has some niggles but it's all DIY-able and none of it stops the car from driving. The Freelander is made of cheese and I'm starting to really, really dislike it. It's had two quite serious failures in the space of a month and a bit, both of which have disabled the car and both of which aren't easily DIY-able without special tools or some level of bodgery.
Nope not me! As far as I know my electrical system is OK - although now I've said something is now bound to fail!