i replaced my o rings about 2 years or so ago , no leaks . i think when people do this they over tighten the screw that holds the o rings in and either crack the housing or damage the o rings , the system needs to be able to move with thermal expansion. that's my 2 cents worth
welcome to the pub
according to AULRO .com Ritters in Melbourne do the conversion , was going to start there
we do have a company in Australia that is a distributor for ashcrofts . i will ring them .
i was hoping someone had done this and they could offer some advice . i think all i need is a new flex plate and a boss to bolt on to the crank and a hole saw to get access to the bolts that hold it together . i will sort this and reply hopefully with some details.
i have looked at Ashcrofts and apparently i need a new flex plate and another boss to bolt to crank to take the new flex plate . its also recommending it be remapped to get full advantage of the bigger torque converter . the hp22 gearbox is already fitted to these models its just the torque converter thats different apparently
was hoping someone else had already done this and could offer some advise .
yes its a TD5 so its a diesel , the smaller torque converter in the diesels is a problem apparently , the original has done the torque converter and destroyed the box as well which is the reason for the upgraded torque converter .
first question is will it fit . can you take a hp22 from a p38 and fit it to a TD5 disco , its the torque converter thats the problem. the disco trans has 3 bolts holding the torque converter and a different flex plate , the p38 one has 4 bolts and a larger torque converter . considering that the torque converter in the disco has shit its self with the pump , (apparently its a common problem) can the bigger converter be fitted , if so what is required to do this or do you need to use the original converter with a different flex plate set up. any info would be appreciated
if you want a tow bar David i have a hayman reese tow bar , just to add to the fiasco of my broken tail gate (attacked by the lawn mower ) when looking for another tail gate i found a heap of parts for almost nothing i stopped of at a friends place to give him a gearbox and some sundry items for his disco and he turns around and gives me his p38 , so now i have 2 complete cars and lots of parts .
apparently it doesn't matter where you park them they still accumulate, safety in numbers.
when i brought my first classic i would park it and when you come back their would be 3 or 4 more parked beside you even p38s , one bloke drove past half a dozen spots just to park beside me , gave me the acknowledgement nod as he walked off. must be something to it .
if you want a plastic that can be turned up on a lathe you need to look for a product called pactene , it's like a soft perspex, it's the white plastic that parts are made from. its a polyurethane product i think. comes in different colors for different strengths i think
commonly used here for packers to life the bodys up on 4wds
i didn't say they worked , just asking to see if its withe the trouble . i spend a lot of time in the passenger seat and its bloody drafty . with my new additions i was thinking i could donate the seats and benefit from them
my rover is an SE model (Seated Edition) comes with seats , the other that i picked up is an HSE model (Hot Seated Edition) i dont know what else those letters stand for :)
PS now that it can simply be done i will see if they work and can they be fixed, at the present the seats in the FJ are racing style , climb in and out PITA stuff, so just leather seats on there own would be a blessing . lets just hope i can get them to work.
thank you sloth .
just to clarify when i say other car i am referring to a FJ 40 land cruiser. its an open top vehicle and has no heaters at all
my rover had an argument with the lawn mower 2 weeks ago and lost!!
2 days after mowing the lawn i jumped in to the rover and had this funny looking design on the back window, they are hard to see out when they are shattered !! considering that i was heading to the shack this is not what you want to see in the rear view mirror. so we take the wife's car , no 4wd !
now i have to fix it , there is a big dent in it thanks to my daughter (another story on it own ) but now the glass is shattered i need to replace it . finding a upper tail gate in Tasmania is an almost impossible task , ended up buying an entire car to get tail gate, he wouldn't separate ,also found half a car dismantled (no body)for 100 dollars so bought that to . now i have spare everything almost . no spare tail gate used that bit.
so i now have 5 classics and 2 and a half p 38s
can you retro fit the heated rover seats into another car, or do you need the BECM to control them . if this can be done what parts are needed for the transfer?
if all else fails a could pop the lens off and send just the lens if thats a possibility.
i have just purchased a complete rover for parts (gems) and also picked up halve a car in parts also gems . will post in Australia if necessary, or out if you want to pay postage.
Gilbertd wrote:
I've got a want. I could do with a LH front fog light (early style), as mine has a stone chip (or bullet) hole in it and is filling up with rainwater......
i have 3 but the postage would not be nice?
check your oil levels and grease your universals. how cold is cold now?
some colors are just not nice.
sorry found it , looking in wrong spot . small writing on the bottom of plate :)