I'm all too familiar with dead Rolls Royces, my old P38 will have to drag one around soon..
With all that gear you're bound to get it done in no time...
Heavy bastard that T case.
Maybe time to invest in a set of thermal overalls Richard
They were a god send, as the first garage I worked in was a repurposed barn, that was basically a rusty holed tin roof with 4 spindly legs.................
Open all weathers and it would sway side to side in a strong wind, very unnerving
Gents..
My Car has always had an idle issue when cold.
I replaced my old IACV due to the fact the valve thing inside was seized solid.
A 2nd hand one was sourced and fitted, however it still idled bad for a few seconds when cold, but it was better..
She now sits at around 1350rpm when cold and it does settle down to just under 1000rpm, however if she is revved it sits at 1300 for a few seconds which with an Auto is an issue especially when trying to pull out of my estate with the car forcing against the brakes!
I've watched a few youtube videos and saw a chap clean an IACV on a BMW which looked similar and he said the thingy inside should slap side to side when you shake it?
Is that right?
Mine is stiff but not seized solid.
Also is there a "set point" that the blade/valve inside needs to be set at when assembled???
Cheers,
H
I should add, when hot she idles beautifully.
It acts like an old car that sits on choke for a tad too long, if that makes sense
Thanks both..
Guess i'll have to get medieval on them!
My old Rangie has the Mudflaps they're 20yrs old now give or take a few months and as expected the bolt heads are non existant and the flaps themselves are starting to warp and twist due to the frames inside the rubber corroding, "I assume" and the rear NS flap has started to fall apart due to the frame rotting away they look crap to be fair..
Having looked underneath it seems they are held to the wing with what looks like metal clips that self tappers screw into?
Or is there a frame of some kind that hold them on?
Thanks
H
H
Yep right up to the redline which is around 5500rpm..
Sounded quite nice.
Never taken it above 70 to be fair, not really sure i'd want to to over a ton in it, top speed is 125 apparently!
I did punch it in S this morning on the way to work, up to 70 on a dual carriageway I was am pleasantly surprised it seems to have a fair bit of get up and go still
Sounded good too, stainless exhaust might of helped that though!
Does Anyone actually thrash the knockers off their cars once in a while?
Never really taken mine above 3000rpm, sometimes tempted to whack it in sport and put the hammer down...
Any element of truth to the "Italian tune up" do you think?
Ordinarily yes but the last few weeks I've been short of cash, due to a job change, so I had to run it down quite low!
After weeks of paranoia regarding the heat and noise of my EAS Compressor, I finally swapped the washers around "concave down" for the bottom and Concave up for the top washers.
Weirdly my washers were flat, a good beating with a ball peen hammer got a nice concave in them..
And finally I can't hear the bastard thing, which may or may not be a good thing..
But with no leaks in the system and the pressure side holding over 100psi after a week of sitting i'd say my system is in good health.. #
So my paranoia isn't needed, maybe...
Also managed to top up with fuel, as I was pumping in the LPG the tank clicked off at £15 turned out the forecourts tank was bloody empty!
With the cars petrol tank on the wrong side of the red I managed to fire her up on GAS and drive a few miles to an ESSO and put in £60 of super plus, which gave me just over 1/2 a tank...
Not too bad.
My Aunt had a Saab 9-3 cabrio and you could only pull the key out of that if it was locked in reverse..
Weird car that.
Just finished an EAS rebuild on my mates DHSE and while waiting for the Compressor to prime the system I noticed like always it got quite warm..
Not "HOT" but up past 65 degrees.
My V8 is the same even though there are no leaks, being that the Mosfets are rated at 175c and the transistors at 85c in the Drive pack, I was thinking whether it would be prudent to drill some vent holes in the side or the top of the EAS lid to help expel excess heat..
Anyone done this?
H
I had a similar issue with the EAS being allergic to water, it turned out to be an iffy height sensor.
I thought the Ascot was used by your Daughter?
Anyway, it always is nice to have a spare!!
sarfarm wrote:
It is strange that people are so in love with a vehicle that started life I think in 1948 and has not really changed much {Noisy,Rattly,Uncomfortable,unreliable,overpriced)
I started driving on the farm in a series 1 and at the tender age of 14 it was a great vehicle (1956) after that I have had just about every type of LR and several Range Rovers
and there is no comparison,the RR will go anywhere the LR will and looking back to the start of the RR,they used it to conquer the Darian Gap in S.America,dont remember them trying it with a LR.Go to France and see them using the P38 off road,then you realise it has something to do with macho man and his image.
I spent several years in Africa and LR were very few,only the Toyota Landcruiser could stand the pace.I bought one from a mine auction which had done 200000miles and driven by anybody on the mine.I had it for 3 years and never once replaced anything,thats why the freedom fighters like them they dont break.
During the 1970s I owned a garage and we rebuilt ex MOD LRs but never used one myself,the old Rangie was for me.
Paul
The RRC was actually crap at crossing the Darian Gap, the man in charge Major J. N. Blashford-Snell,noted that the Range Rover was useless, they were far too heavy to cope with the saturated ground, and the big v8 just dug them deeper into the ground..
They also went through 12 differential centre sections, he noted it as "useless" and had a Runner dispatched to Panama to pick up an old Series II for $100 it was delivered by helicopter to the middle of the Darian Gap and nicknamed "the pathfinder" without electrics and weight it performed effortlessly...
They would never let that out into the public though....
Nor would they mention the 100 or so Rapists and Murderers Blashers exchanged for a case of Whisky to help with the expedition... lol
Hiya Richard.
I have the Cam and followers to fit...
Just gotta find the time!
'Tis before.
There is a faint rattle lol
Gone now after lucas!
I'm not usually one to endorse the ramblings of these additive companies...
However after using both their PAS additive and Transmission stop slip, both of which worked really quite well I decided to try their oil additive.
My Old V8 recently started a nice Cam follower tick on cold start and when Hot, i'm assuming because the oil thinned out and that tappet lost prime..
At idle it was irritating the hell out of me so, whats to lose with the Lucas?
https://i.imgur.com/EWSWbBLl.jpg
Consistency wise it is very sticky, it leaves greasy strings like hot glue, so be wary of that!!
I drained out some of the 10w60 to make room..
New stuff took an age to pour in, in hindsight I should of warmed the bottle up..
Filled up
A good hard drive ensued, and upon returning home the TICK was no longer present, even with my ear in the arch which is where it was really prevalent..
I've since Started it from cold too, and the tap has disappeared there too...
So it sum up..
It does work in some cases....
Here is the Cold start rattle...
after being sat for 2 weeks
Symes wrote:
Hi Paul welcome I got td5 commercials at work --- yep don't like them But got a discovery 1 300 TDI 7 seater and I love it's simplicity no ECUs to mess up electric stuff is lights wipers horn ----- classic insurance too But my vogue is better yet worth less ,!? Wired that
Have to be a dab hand with the Mig though ;)
4.6 Thor V8
It seems more eager to rev and seems slightly quicker, if she had a healthier cam in her i'd expect a much better performance gain..
She's no TVR though the perfomance gains on Tornados website seem quite tame,
Fuel economy is around 20 which is around 2 mpg better than stock on petrol that is.