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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2108   
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Comfy pair of slippers - I like that analogy and relate to it!
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2nd Oct 2023 7:38pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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 You bet your ass I was
What is not to love about a turbo diesel powered brick with twin ATBs and an ASBO exhaust 
I do wish I didn't have the exhaust mind you. |
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2nd Oct 2023 8:23pm |
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| Screbble Member Since: 26 Apr 2015 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2108
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Smiles per hour/gallon π
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2nd Oct 2023 8:41pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Well you know, she's been extremely fuel efficient over the last few months
 Would hate for the diesel in her tank to get stale... |
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2nd Oct 2023 8:43pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10830 
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I thought you might be
Iv'e got the first half but no ATB's but i do love my centre-less silencer  Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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2nd Oct 2023 8:46pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Is it on a tee that you could rotate away from the heat? or just wrap in tinfoil!
The answer is... Do not buy super cheap alternatives.. Buy the proper sensor. Looking at where I have it mounted it is away from the turbo and shielded by the turbo heat shield. Think it was just a cheap part. So, first light this morning I popped out and replaced the offending item:  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge As you can see it is mounted on the heater box next to the Provent. I do not think it could get that hot sat there. The result I am happy to say is a nice consistent non-fluctuating pressure value of 4 bar when cold and 1.2 bar after a good run down the road. Perfect TD5 oil pressure values for an old girl. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Then since I had a bit more time I fitted the winch and the front end back on to her too. The only irritation is that during the refurb months the winch motor has seized, the drum and gearbox are A-OK... Balls... I wonder what has stuck solid?! Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge And most importantly the "NO OIL" tag has finally come off. This is the reverse of the label that indicates the oils for many Land Rovers. Click image to enlarge βI also re-torqued all the suspension components after yesterday's run around, one or two were a little out. All in all the old girl is good for the highway once more. |
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3rd Oct 2023 10:38am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Yes, quite the burble and roar it does allow 
I remembered when navigating the carpark that I meant to do the steering stops this morning as well... 14 point turn later and I was parked up
Something for tomorrow AM I think. The ATBs are superb (after 15 miles...) the observations so far:
The spirited pull off from the junction, which would previously have had a front wheel spinning, has all but ceased to happen. It just grips and go's... Which is amazing as that always irritated me when trying to get out of a junction. There is a strong oversteer at full lock slow speed junctions on grippy surfaces. Nothing horrid, just needs getting used to. There is an interesting feeling under heavyish braking on damp tarmac where I believe the diff is transferring power from left to right as the tyres fight for grip. Nothing horrid, just feels like transference of power. The brake discs are quickly losing their surface rust and the awesome braking feel Miffy had is coming back, along with the shiny brake discs. What is certain is that compared to before fitting the ATBs the braking appears to be better and Miffy is maintaining a straighter line. Interesting thing I did not expect. Of course it could just be that everything underneath is just in good condition, greased and torqued up properly. Time will tell. [/list] |
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3rd Oct 2023 10:54am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Well, 1630 and the Lanoguard arrived... Yup... 5 litres of squeezed sheep... Just got back in (now 2000) after losing all 5 litres into one onto Miffy...
Now we are ready for winters embrace...
Goodness, I smell of sheep and managed to get a darned good drip fall directly into my left nostril. Not a chance of rust up there this winter, wonder if it will defend against a new strain of covid?! |
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3rd Oct 2023 7:14pm |
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| Cragster69 Member Since: 15 Jun 2021 Location: Scotland Posts: 204  
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Where did you fit the 5 litres?
Worried now that I should spray a few more litres into the chassis  Craig.
βDon't believe everything you read on the internet.β β Abraham Lincoln www.scotgrc.co.uk |
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3rd Oct 2023 7:56pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Well, in other news.... Miffy's winch has finally crossed the river stix into the afterlife. Somehow over the summer its motor has self destructed and will not turn, it just smokes. A lot...
Well it is decades old and has done so much work in its life, but even regular servicing can only take a winch so far... Irritatingly it is also a square drive motor rather than the more common splined motor so it is not looking hopeful I will get a replacement. Balls. It is not that I neeeeeed a winch or feel insecure without one it is that the winch tray looks weird without one sitting snug in there. So on the hunt for a second hand winch and until then the hand winch will make a return to the vehicle. You just never know... |
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3rd Oct 2023 8:21pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Goodness it was surprisingly easy. I did do all of the newly refurbished suspension components as well mind you and the chassis was dripping a tad as well. It is amazing how many nooks and crannies there are once you are lying underneath with a loaded hand pump at the ready... If it were not for the fact that I live on a sheep farm you'd think as you passed Miffy this evening that I lived on a sheep farm
As said in previous posts the plan is to keep this chassis going for a little longer then to replace it in a few years or so. This is just a case of preservation in preparation for the new chassis. |
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3rd Oct 2023 8:25pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Well, it is tea break so time to add to the exploits of Myfanwy (which roughly translated means "Beloved" amongst others). This morning, a little after sunrise I was out to adjust the steering stops as doing 14 point turns to get out of junctions is a little awkward.
For those of you that do not know what I am talking about. The steering stop on all Defenders, Dicos 1s and RRCs are two locknuted bolts on the front of the swivels. These impact on a plate attached to the axle casing and physically prevents the amount you can turn the wheels in either direction. This is needed to prevent the tyres from rubbing on the radius arms at full lock. It is an easy enough task to adjust the stops, provided they have been maintained with grease. If not they can be quite rusted in place. The reasons for needing to adjust the steering stops include when you fit wheels with a different offset or different sized tyres or a suspension lift. In the case of the latter it is usual that one steering stop will be marginally more extended than the other as the panhard rod is a fixed length so the axle rotates on an arc to one side. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge When you are done grease them up to prevent them rusting in position. It looks ugly but it is functional. I then noticed whilst testing the steering whilst running that the headlining was absolutely filthy.When on Earth did it get some grimy???  Time to break out the Meguiars multi purpose cleaner, excellent stuff this. Just look at the difference...
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4th Oct 2023 9:51am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5868 
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Also an MOT failure for tyres rubbing on the radius arms.
The headlining my unnamed 110 is of the same griminess as yours. 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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4th Oct 2023 9:57am |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Yes you are right about the MOT failure.
I expect the grime is bacterial or mould as it seems to have become worse over the period Miffy has been sitting. Cleans off easily enough though. Think she could do with a good run and some warmth in there, some dryness. |
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4th Oct 2023 10:05am |
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