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| Green Machine Member Since: 19 Nov 2010 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1226   
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Yeah, I'd stick with 33! 2005 Td5 | 90 Station Wagon | Tonga Green
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21st May 2013 1:37pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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Left the new red 90 at the dealers for repairs - now waiting for parts but hopefully back on Wednesday
Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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21st May 2013 5:35pm |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6318  
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enjoyed driving b'ham to swansea and back today along the a465. was great to hear the engine singing on tune up the hills and coasting smoothly on downs sides
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21st May 2013 6:14pm |
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| SteveT247 Member Since: 21 Feb 2011 Location: Central Posts: 491 
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Spent a few hours cleaning it after last weekends laning trip. It scrubbed up well.
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21st May 2013 10:17pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443 
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Sorted my injector seals and washers today on my Td5. Not a difficult job untill one of the holding bolts on the injector camshaft snapped when I was trying to undo them. The job had previously been done about 4 years ago by a "specialist", the heads of the bolts were decidedly suspect as if he'd used some Mickey Mouse sockets that he got from Argos! I was dreading the injector clamp bolts but that must have been done by a different mechanic as they posed no problems at all. Popping them up with an appropriate allen key was no stress at all and the process of swopping to new seals and washers was no hassle at all.
Then the process of putting it all back together, sorted extracting the broken bolt, good things these left hand drill bits! Cobbled up a replacement and away we went. Next problem was the setting of the rocker arms. I didn't want to faff about taking the fan off to get better access to the crank bolt so whilst pondering I hit on the idea of rocking the motor whilst in gear, worked well, I knew I had an A bar on the bumper for a reason, gives a good hand hold! Drained the oil and replaced for now, just need to keep an eye on the level as it had gained 2l in a week and must have been close to being able to run on it's own fumes! The smell of diesel when the rocker cover first came off was quite overpowering. Hopefully this might cure another problem, symptoms of a leaking pressure regulator, diesel type leak off the rear of the engine wetting the starter motor and dripping off the bell housing. When the acoustic cover was off the normal suspects were fairly dry and when I took the rocker cover off, the rubber gasket, especially the semi circular bit at the rear looked very suspect so a liberal dosing of blue hylomar(all that I'd got or it would have had to be kitchen and bathroom silicon). So the long and short is that it is sorted, it runs like it should which is better than it has been lately and now to get some more bits on order, new rocker shaft bolts and a new rocker cover gasket and see if there are no more leaks, at least from there! |
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22nd May 2013 11:19pm |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785 
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Clapped eyes on it for the first time in a several weeks and drove it to the garage for a service
Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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23rd May 2013 9:03am |
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| BigRuss Member Since: 15 May 2010 Location: Norfolk Posts: 2785
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Today I started to fit my LED numberplate light..... half way through I lost me nuts
once i'd gathered them up I finished fitting the fitting the LED light, needs a little adjustment but other wise great
Also preped the rear spare wires so I can keep the defender alive while I play with a couple of PC1500's Russell
2011MY 110 XS USW Black |
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24th May 2013 4:12pm |
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| BigWheels Member Since: 21 Mar 2010 Location: Somerset Posts: 1405 
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Picked up my Puma this afternoon. Goodwinch distributed Kingcone made winch fitted (hope its not cheap rubbish), rubber A bar, Wipac headlights (not as in Paddocks catalogue pic) +H4 bulbs & 2x 55w driving lights fitted. Also new MoT & annual service done. Full tank of fuel.
I'm modded-out now. Apart from sound proofing & the unending war against untraceable rattles, squeaks etc. 
6 months road tax. At least I can pretend its 12.....  Land Rover Defenders. 67 years heritage, minimal appearance changes, still going strong all over the world. Not a fashion vehicle, but fashionable to own. Made for the needy, not the greedy. Ta ta DefenderLast edited by BigWheels on 24th May 2013 7:11pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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24th May 2013 6:18pm |
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| JWL Member Since: 26 Oct 2011 Location: Hereford Posts: 3443
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I've actually got a nearly rattle free Defender at the moment
New suspension bushes and fairly new shocks, the only rattle I noticed driving today was the brake pads rattling, that I can live with, it goes quiet when I brake, so an allmost stealth mode Defender. I can appreciate the de-cat and mid box replacement again |
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24th May 2013 7:05pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2237 
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Fitted polybushes to De Carbon rear gas shocks . The top ones were too big so modified with the grinder to correct diamater . Perfect .
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24th May 2013 7:59pm |
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| bm52 Member Since: 04 Apr 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 2189 
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was on way home on motorway in heavy traffic so instead I turned off and came home via lanes, with good music at trundle spped. took longer but i was sooooo relaxed
BM52 |
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24th May 2013 8:03pm |
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| Cracka Member Since: 08 Dec 2012 Location: New South Wales, Australia Posts: 129 
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I got racked !!!!
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25th May 2013 7:00am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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Photo of LED indicator fitted earlier this week
Click image to enlarge freshly powder coated rack going back on ... a rare photo without rack Click image to enlarge |
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25th May 2013 7:47am |
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| barbel jim Member Since: 12 Dec 2012 Location: Northants Posts: 1434 
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Cracka - that's one pretty defender. Must say I do like the white
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25th May 2013 8:08am |
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