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| Bps Member Since: 14 Feb 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 837  
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D1 or d2 air con or not? My d2 air con drain tubes which run down either side of the gearbox were blocked leading to water filling up and coming out of the foot well vents when going round a corner. I cleaned them and took the little bit of rubber on the end off and not had any problems since
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8th Apr 2016 10:23am |
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| Bps Member Since: 14 Feb 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 837
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Sorry just realised not a discovery
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8th Apr 2016 10:24am |
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| Bps Member Since: 14 Feb 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 837
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My 90 doesn't have the bung fitted as when i cleaned it it popped out rolled out the engine bay and down the drain. I never put it back and haven't had any problems as I don't do deep water either but I have a snow cowl fitted that keeps a lot of leaves and debris out
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8th Apr 2016 10:27am |
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| gazman Member Since: 17 Aug 2015 Location: Liverpool Posts: 652 
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mine is out with no negative effects.
I turn the fan off when wading as I've had it over the bonnet anyway by which point it's swamped anyway! It probably drains faster afterwards! 2014 - current ..... 2003 defender td5 90 (my car) 2009 - current .... 2005 zx10r |
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8th Apr 2016 10:59am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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I'd try and get to the root cause of the water ingress, maybe fit a cowl on the intake and run the heater regularly to avoid any condensation rusting things from the inside out.
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8th Apr 2016 11:24am |
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| Bps Member Since: 14 Feb 2016 Location: Lancashire Posts: 837
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Not wanting to hi jack the thread but I have a metal snow cowl for sale if you need one. Check out the for sale adds
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8th Apr 2016 11:25am |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2270 
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The first thing you should with a utility Land Rover is remove the fanny valve and throw it away. I've had no detrimental effects over the last 22 years and no damp air (apart from the time water bubbled out of the windscreen heater vents after particularly deep windscreen high wading 😀 ).
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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8th Apr 2016 7:44pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2178 
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just been searching and this thread pops up about removing the "fanny valve"
where exactly is it and does this help with interior steaming in heavy rain?? |
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18th Nov 2019 12:37pm |
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| Mo Murphy Member Since: 01 Jun 2008 Location: Letchworth Garden City, Herts Posts: 2270
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You've been searching for ''fanny'' Dreamer ?
Mo The Land Rover 90 - Many are called, few are chosen. 50 Shades of Pennine Grey |
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18th Nov 2019 1:40pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2178
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never one to miss a search for 'fanny'.................
albeit i can't be a "new man" as i have not as yet discovered the elusive fanny valve........ |
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18th Nov 2019 1:57pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5790 
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The reason you get steaming up in heavy rain may be due to water being inside the heater box. To allow this to drain is a drain beak, Winn is on the lower side of the heater duct that runs from under the wing grill, to the heater fan assembly. If you run your hand along the bottom of this duct, so above inner wing, you discover the mentioned item, then give it a squeeze or pull it off and see if water gushes out. |
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18th Nov 2019 3:11pm |
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| landy andy Member Since: 15 Feb 2009 Location: Ware, Herts Posts: 5790
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18th Nov 2019 3:18pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1852 
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(Delete all this) I hadn't realised it was a general query and from a resurrected post. Now who feels like a fanny? Donald
1994 Defender 300Tdi 110 SW - owned since 2002 - 230k miles and going strong (The 'rolling restoration' or tinkering thread: http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic58538.html ) 2000 Range Rover P38 4.0L V8 in the past.. RR classic - fitted with 200Tdi 1984 RR classic - V8 with ZF auto box 1993 Discovery 300Tdi not to mention the minis and the Type 2 VW camper... |
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18th Nov 2019 4:39pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20580
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There is more than one of those vales in the ducting or at least there is on the Puma.
There is 3x in total. I keep mine in, but keep them clear. If you take them out, yes you'll not get clogging or moisture but instead you'll be drawing in anything from the engine at a lot. And in the summer, that'll include some warm air too. KEEP CALM AND Drill ON 🇬🇧🏴🏴🏴🇮🇪🇺🇸⛽️🛢️⚙️🧰💪 |
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18th Nov 2019 5:07pm |
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