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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1851  
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This is good stuff! Pretty hard core from my point of view.
 I might tackle it if I'd researched it hard enough but my heart would be in my mouth the whole time in case I came across something that meant the car was stuck in my garage, and hard to get to a proper garage!
I think it also highlights the 'double-edged sword' nature of the extra gauge. I like the idea on one hand, but I also know it would just give me lots more readings and data to get concerned about. 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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1st Apr 2018 9:05am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410 
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The worst bit of this job is doing it on your back and in my case getting oil in my hair... Yuk...! I know what you mean about the double edged sword: Knowledge is power, knowledge is a curse...  I would prefer to have the knowledge than live (or drive in this case) in ignorance, especially when it comes to Miffy.
Next on the list is the seals and other oil weeps plus replacing the injector seals and washers. Looking forward to standing up this afternoon  |
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1st Apr 2018 11:52am |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1851
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One of these days I'll need to Gunk / degrease my engine. It's properly manky - but I dread to think how many places the oil will be escaping from.
I'm pretty sure I've read through this whole thread at some point, but I did 'perk up' at the madman gauge. I hadn't been aware of them - but there are so many other basic things to fix first that it's not at the top of the list. 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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1st Apr 2018 5:54pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Ahhh the Madman gauge... Fabulous for sure and so many ways to wire it up depending on what your sensor priorities are.
Well today started off well, no rain  I managed to get the filters done and refitted the oil pressure sensors using thread-loc this time. Hopefully that will sort out the oil weep. Next on the list was to pop the rocker cover off and replace the injector seals...
 Click image to enlarge ...This is where today disappeared... I am afraid I am victim to someone else's over exuberance with the silicon gasket sealer... Good grief... took the better part of an hour to prize the cover off and quite some time to clean up all the gasket. 
I still have the injectors to do tomorrow, but turned ny attention to replacing the camshaft seals. The rear one is almost impossible to replace with the engine in the vehicle, so left it and ran in to the gasket issue with the front timing chain cover. Good grief... Ended up tapping and drilling the cover to get a purchase on it. Sorted now. Well almost. One little tug of the button on my overalls and the hard plastic coolant pipe leading to the top of the EGR cooler snapped in half dumping coolant on the floor... 
Click image to enlarge A good mug of coffee later and a solution occurred: Get rid of the EGR cooler altogether. I have deleted the rest of the EGR so why not the cooler. Turns out that it is remarkably easy to redirect the pipework, adjust pipe lengths and reattach. Added benefit os that there is much less clutter in the from of the engine bay and should the timing case seal need replacing again (which it will) that will be much easier too.
Need coolant though... Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge So, tomorrow I will not be travelling back along the A55 to home, but finishing the job I started today... Such is life. |
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1st Apr 2018 10:09pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Huh... Snow! I do wish I had somewhere undercover to work on vehicles... Time for Plan-B I think, but coffee first.
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2nd Apr 2018 6:59am |
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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6772  
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Is it back together? How did it affect the oil pressure? Ray
My build thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic17615.html |
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4th Apr 2018 10:55am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Well it has been quite a while but I am still here and Miffy is still working hard. Loads to tell, but for now a very exciting little present arrived through the post...
Cannot wait to get it installed in the Mud Pod. Really missed having a boost gauge; Click image to enlarge |
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20th Sep 2018 8:54am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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All I can say tonight is... SO EXCITED...
Can you tell what it is...? Click image to enlarge Best Evil eBay buy ever...  |
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6th Oct 2018 8:23pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1851
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I've got an idea - but hate to spoil the fun for everyone else! 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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6th Oct 2018 8:34pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Don, I thought it'd take someone longer than that to guess.
Looking forward to my early morning commute tomorrow I can tell you...
Oh and thank you to forum sponsors MobileCentre for getting the retaining rings to me in time for the weekend
Also on the list today is to refresh the coolant as I haven't replaced it since the coolant explosion in the summer. I am not 100% confident that it is anywhere near the correct mix specification and since we got down to at least 0-degC last night... The time has come... Transfer gearbox oil temp... Must have been like treacle this morning Click image to enlarge |
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7th Oct 2018 11:06am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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So the hinges have arrived along with the fixing kit and spacers, one small issue;
Click image to enlarge Being speedily sorted by Foundry 4x4 as I type. Grease Mod: Somewhere and I cannot find reference to it I saw a genius modification for standard Defender (and Series) door hinges whereby a small hole is drilled to the hinge pin and grease inserted with a chainsaw bar grease gun... So simple it actually hurts... So I have just done it prior to painting. Quite simply centre punch where the hole will be, 3mm drill bit and 10 minutes later you have a grease channel. Do not worry about damaging the pin, it is hardened steel and you will feel the difference in drilling resistance long before any damage occurs. Blow out the chaff. Swap to a larger drill (5mm) and use it to chamfer the hole a bit; this will help with mating the grease gun nozzle later on. The hole is pretty well protected from the elements, but I am looking for a small 3mm cap to sit in the hole. Something like; https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01N29FFSX/ref...5221627712 ...if I can find it in 3mm. If not I might consider re-drilling and using the 5mm caps instead... Photos; Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Pretty impressed with the quality of the hinges overall, a little rough casting in a few places but not at all bad. Really hope my paint job is up to the task. |
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10th Oct 2018 12:04pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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This is another very simple job that I have been meaning to do for ages.
From what I understand (from the mouth of Ian at IRB some years ago) this modification becomes more important when the ECU is remapped and can prevent poor engine performance. I would imagine even more so as the vehicles components begin to get on in age; Miffy is now 16 year old... 
ECU box direct earth extension mod Extending the earth post under the drivers' seat back to the -ve terminal of the battery. The idea of course is to provide a direct earth path from the ECU to the battery by-passing any corroded body to body to chassis to body connections that currently exist. Total time was about 15 minutes. Gear: 2m of 6mm earth cable (overkill but it is what I had to hand), 2x ring terminals and a handful of cable ties. There is a convenient cable route at the rear of both the ECU and battery boxes that the ECU boxes +ve power follows and provides a direct and safe route for this earth extension. Measure out cable, add ring terminals, route between the under seat boxes, one terminal on the earth post in the ECU box and the other on the -ve of the battery. Cable ties to tidy up. Click image to enlarge Eeeshk... must clean out the mud...
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10th Oct 2018 12:59pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Last but not least the reason for all the above work today was that I was waiting in for an imminent delivery... Had no idea what it was until I opened the package...
SWITCHES...
Finally the Mud Pod is beginning to look complete and less like a toothless grin. Click image to enlarge Just the dual volt gauge to arrive and all will be present and require wiring up Love the wiring stage... |
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10th Oct 2018 1:41pm |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1851
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Looks like good stuff. How are the 'mystery components' - or were you waiting for those specific switches..? I suspect not if the retaining rings were needed?
I also saw that hinge mod - and thought it was a good, simple idea. But I know from experience that my paint job on the hinges wasn't good enough, hence why I opted for alu. ones. Hopefully your experience will be different - and probably will be given the correct and methodical approach you take to things. [/u] 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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10th Oct 2018 2:40pm |
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