Hmm.
Seems I have found my issue with the blower motor!
I seem to have an issue opposite to most, in my case the Fuse for the motor was not in, so naturally I dug out a 30amp fuse and popped it in...
Couldn't really be that easy?
Well I jumped in and turned the key to position 1 and BRRRRR the blower on the Pax side lit up full blast blasting luckily it stopped with the ignition key pulled!
So to me it sounds like either a stuck relay or a dead blower resistor?
3.5 Bar for 45mins
No leaks that I could find.
I've added UV dye to the system so any future leaks should be apparent.
Hmm
Managed time at work to vac out the refrigerant and full with Nitrogen, no leaks..
Once that was pulled I applied a vaccum to the system and it held that too..
So new R134a put in and everything seems good..
No idea why it was stone dead empty..
Odd.
I seem to recall you doing the HG's a few pages ago for an engine Oil leak?
Anyway great work, the heat would of immobilized me to be fair.
Thanks Gents
Richard, Sloth..
Found the issue ....
Topped off the system with a can of refrigerant and the compressor kicked on and the vent temp was 49f
which is nice.
Dead blower fan is a tad annoying, it is the Pax side fan I stuck my hand on it when the fans were on full blast and it was doing nowt..
Many thanks gents..
Just need to fix the fan...........
Hello Gents a quick question of three!!
I have the dreaded book of doom on the HVAC and have had since I bought her, the issues I can think of are..
1 - very little air comes out the vents I'm assuming this is because of a dead fan
2 - All the settings work, even recirculate seems to function
3 - when it does sort of poof some air out the vents it is the same temp either side, so I'm assuming the blend motors are working'ish!
4- The book symbol doesn't seem to come on until the engine is running, then it pops up?
Does it do a self diagnostic every time its turned on and if it detects a fault it throws the book at ya?!
Would a dead fan cause a HVAC book and would this in turn prevent the A/C compressor clutch kicking on?
Thanks Gents!
Changed the Oil in mine..
10w40 Comma XS and a Mann w930/20 filter.
I get near 290mi from 75 Litres of LPG which is fantastic IMHO..
£45 to fill my tank the last time I did it..
Rear panhard rod bushes would unsettle the rear if they're worn, I have the BP shocks and find the find very supple and the handling superb.
I'd be inclined to flush or replace the G/box oil cooler too..
Wouldn't want any of that old clutch material contaminating your new box..
Odd as you say the 6hp26 is quite robust, I drained some evil looking stuff from my HP24 even a tad chunky!
Ta very much,
sounds quite simple!
Straight to the point really gents!
Some pillock opened their door on to my door handle with some considerable force I might add and have caved the door handle in to the door creating a nice crease..
The Door itself has a few electrical bits in it, does anyone know whether there is just one big loom plug to remove?
Thanks H
Aragorn wrote:
I've thought about this a bit with mine.
Getting a motor isnt too hard, though there are some questions around what you'd do with the transmission. Most EV's end up with a single speed reduction of somewhere around 9:1. You could use a manual trans and lock it in 2nd/3rd to get the right reduction, but thats a lot of weight.
I've seen a conversion using a Tesla drive unit mounted sideways where the transfer case would go, with a new set of gears made to replace the built in reduction (because your driving the stock axles). However when i did the sums the resulting gear ratio still wasnt right for a P38, seemed better suited to a 90 with bigger tyres etc. Tesla bits are also mega bucks. A LEAF motor is a grand, Tesla one is 10.
The most appealing setup I've come across recently was using the hybrid gearbox from an GS450h... With some simple mods it can be run as a standalone motor, is pretty powerful, and costs about a grand. Theres also a 4wd version with a transfer case on the back, though those are significantly rarer!
The big sticking point for me is batteries. My LEAF has 30kwh pack, about 25kwh usable and that gets me 75miles or so on a decent day (faster motorway driving etc) i suspect 25kwh in a P38 is going to get 50miles, or maybe even less, just with the relative inefficacy. Thus for it to be a useful vehicle i recon it'd want 60-70kwh minimum.
a 30kwh LEAF battery costs around 3 grand. a 60kwh LEAF pack is more like 10. 75kwh Tesla packs are 13+ which feels like a lot of money to be pouring into an old landrover.
Maybe in a few years battery prices will come down a bit and it'll look more sensible!
People have been saying battery prices will drop for years, still hasn't happened.
Doubt it ever will to be fair.
I guess a conversion is possible but it would render the car useless.
I don't understand why some are shocked at the price of fuel and then will happily pour a hilarious amount of money in to an EV conversion
Doesn't really make sense to me.
That was a close call Grizz
Making me paranoid about mine now!! LOL
Gilbertd wrote:
StrangeRover wrote:
Smart motor that is Richard.
It is. It is OldShep's old car. It was pretty tidy when he sold it but the guy that bought it neglected it and caused a few more problems by following the advice of 'experts' on facebook. Since we got it, it has had a new headlining, sunroof seal, the drivers seat and steering wheel have been cleaned and re-dyed, a pair of new rear brake callipers, metal brake pipes, a couple of brake hoses, new water pump, rocker cover gaskets, valley gasket, power steering pipes, a couple of tyres, a Marty special DSP replacement, new window switchpack, new heater blowers, HEVAC zebra strip, throttle body heater gasket (and the brittle plastic pipe replaced with copper LPG pipe) and various other bits and pieces. The valet guy did a superb job on it, and the picture doesn't really do it justice. Just waiting for the nuts the battery cover screws fit into so even that will fit properly. That was Danny's idea, as I told him, until I first saw that car I'd never seen one with a battery cover but he's insisted it's got to be right. He even got me to take the side repeater indicators off so he could clean the dirt out from inside them with a small toothbrush......
We've left that bloody horrible stainless exhaust on it though. We could have taken it off, sold it and used the proceeds to buy a standard one but then we'd need to change the rear bumper too as that has had bits cut out of it to clear the tailpipes.
Puts mine to shame I must say.
Smart motor that is Richard.
And my sister lives 50 yards from the River Dee and they keep markers for high tides particularly when we have storms the last big one in 2013 . They are rare events and we still did not get even close to being flooded. If anything the sea levels are dropping where once we could get out on our boats on a 28ft tide now its barely possible and 29 ft is the norm. So if any global warming experts want to come down here I can prove to them sea levels are dropping not rising. Just more scaremongering
Mine have rotted off, the outrigger that comes off the chassis has snapped in half and the bolt on affair that holds the bumper is still attached to the bumper but not the chassis
My bumper is held up with zipties LOL
