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Fatboy Slim

Member Since: 04 Feb 2008
Location: Bridgend
Posts: 1006

it's tricky on a disco but not impossible... . miss my disco2 massively. Best vehicle I've ever owned

12th Mar 2016 5:04pm

1963bus

Member Since: 01 Nov 2013
Location: Linc's
Posts: 196

Lots of people talked me out of disco's so never owned one, did go to see a few but they weren't very good [my fault for not wanting to spend to much on one].

Just ordered that kit and hoping it doesn't take to long to get here, driving with a drip [diesel

] but no long journeys to do thank Christ.

12th Mar 2016 5:10pm

Fatboy Slim

Member Since: 04 Feb 2008
Location: Bridgend
Posts: 1006

Should only be a couple of days for postage, I'm sure the last one I ordered came from abroad and it was with me in no time

shame you were talked out of a disco, good ones do fetch good money. If I could buy a brand new Td5 tomorrow I'd be camped outside the dealership now.

far better all round vehicle than a defender really........

12th Mar 2016 5:14pm

1963bus

Member Since: 01 Nov 2013
Location: Linc's
Posts: 196

far better all round vehicle than a defender really........

you could get shot for that statement on here

12th Mar 2016 6:00pm

Fatboy Slim

Member Since: 04 Feb 2008
Location: Bridgend
Posts: 1006

I've got 3 defenders of my own, owned 14 of them and look after 12 site defenders so hopefully I'm OK

12th Mar 2016 6:13pm

1963bus

Member Since: 01 Nov 2013
Location: Linc's
Posts: 196

12th Mar 2016 7:11pm

JWL

Member Since: 26 Oct 2011
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3443

There are a few of us who've got shot of their Disco II's in favour of their Defenders

Yes they are good motors but in my case the Defender won the day.

12th Mar 2016 11:53pm

miker

Member Since: 13 Sep 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1762

Fatboy Slim wrote:
Nothing wrong with the kits. I'm not tight either but hate waste and I can't see the point of scrapping £100 worth of housing that there's nothing wrong with.

Except when it's the hose that runs to the front of the block gone porous. Can't buy the hose separately!!

13th Mar 2016 1:16am

1963bus

Member Since: 01 Nov 2013
Location: Linc's
Posts: 196

Except when it's the hose that runs to the front of the block gone porous. Can't buy the hose separately!!

Hopefully mines ok, I can see the fuel dripping out of the hole in the round bit at the back

13th Mar 2016 6:05am

Fatboy Slim

Member Since: 04 Feb 2008
Location: Bridgend
Posts: 1006

miker wrote:
Fatboy Slim wrote:
Nothing wrong with the kits. I'm not tight either but hate waste and I can't see the point of scrapping £100 worth of housing that there's nothing wrong with.

Except when it's the hose that runs to the front of the block gone porous. Can't buy the hose separately!!

I've got loads of those spare if you ever need one. Never had one go

13th Mar 2016 9:11am

1963bus

Member Since: 01 Nov 2013
Location: Linc's
Posts: 196

My kit arrived from Spain guessing it took about 10 days to get here but was only £20 approx.

Today was the first chance I've had of repairing the FPR so I listen to advice from others.

Got small steps out for offside of motor [so much easier when high enough to see].
Covered offside wing with old dust sheet.
Removed engine cover [3 bolts]
Removed engine lifting point [2 bolts]
Removed the three hoses, one by pulling back sleeve, other two un-bolting?
Removed electrical plug, tricky if you don't know how

Un-did the three bolts to remove FPR, bottom one not to hard if up on steps.
Fitted new round bit in end [circlip]
Replaced "O" rings on ends of three pipes.
Grabbed one of the two metal gaskets supplied in kit and put it all back together again.
Started engine and it dripped now in a different place.

Oh Bu*ger

Stripped it all back out again and discovered I'd used the wrong gasket, they are quite similar other than the little raised bits that get sqashed down take a slightly different route. What a plonker!

Put it all back together again and over-tightened one of the pipe entry points and broke the fricken casting, looks like the thread on that pipe is only held on by a couple of turns, anyhow working left handed in a tight gap I f*cked it up.

Now got to buy the whole thing [over £120], Bank Holiday so can't get it, don't have another motor so stuck in with a none to happy family and we live in the middle of nowhere.

Take what you will from this, job isn't hard if you ain't cack handed, plan things better so if you mess up there's a way out.

Me, well I'm well out of pocket and stuck here for the next two days, oh and will be walking to work till I can get a replacement.

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27th Mar 2016 10:25am

mk1collector

Member Since: 17 Sep 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 6769

Oops. Ray
My build thread
http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html

27th Mar 2016 10:34am

1963bus

Member Since: 01 Nov 2013
Location: Linc's
Posts: 196

I'd laugh but still kicking myself round the living room

27th Mar 2016 10:39am

srod

Member Since: 20 Mar 2015
Location: Argyll
Posts: 190

Gutted. At least you had a go!

Looks like you could somehow bodge that back together to tide you over until the replacement arrives.

27th Mar 2016 2:06pm

srod

Member Since: 20 Mar 2015
Location: Argyll
Posts: 190

Thinking about it, I'm not sure I undid those pipes when I did mine, most of it I left in place or disconnected further up the pipe.

27th Mar 2016 2:14pm

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