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| DAZ110 Member Since: 06 Dec 2007 Location: East Sussex Posts: 2045   
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Is that not where the gear-lever comes through?
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8th Nov 2018 5:40pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17467 
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Drain from the a/c chiller in the heater box.
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8th Nov 2018 5:49pm |
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| Steve_overland Member Since: 14 Oct 2018 Location: Gaydon Posts: 290 
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Hey mr wolf are you certain that is what it is ... I’m asking for a mate who’s bought the bulkhead @steve_overland on Insta.
110 expedition vehicle with pop roof |
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8th Nov 2018 6:41pm |
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| Eduardo Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Región Metropolitana Posts: 2110  
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As DAZ said for the position looks like the hole for the gear levers
As display in the workshop manual... 
Cheers and good luck Eduardo MY 2007 110 SW PUMA 2.4: Big Fog of 64' MY 1994 Jayco 1207 Folding camper: "El Tremendo" Click image to enlarge |
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8th Nov 2018 7:14pm |
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| Badger110 Member Since: 06 Feb 2018 Location: South hams Posts: 1039 
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It’s not the gear selectors , they sit forward (technically it’s towards the rear of the truck ) of that section of the bulkhead.
It’s not to do with A/C either I’ve just removed the heater matrix from a 2011 a/c fitted defender and the hole isn’t cut out Click image to enlarge |
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8th Nov 2018 7:39pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17467
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Aha, the a/c drain is the small round hole nearer the centreline, visible in the photo above.
In which case I have no idea what the big hole is for, but it's definitiely not the levers. |
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8th Nov 2018 10:39pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8094  
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Sunroof drain? Sorry not helping.... Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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8th Nov 2018 11:03pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6104 
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^^^ Need a bigger hole than that James!
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9th Nov 2018 6:59am |
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| Doc P Member Since: 03 Apr 2016 Location: Midlands Posts: 565 
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It’s for letting all your money fall out of. I’ve got one.
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9th Nov 2018 7:38am |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1848
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I'm intrigued now! Not because I have one of these in a Tdi, but because that's a pretty big hole, and the accumulated wisdom of Defender2.net hasn't pinpointed it yet - which is pretty unusual.
I'll have to 'follow' this now to satisfy my curiosity. Also intersting to notice just how much soundproofing is on that bulkhead in comparison to the Tdi. 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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9th Nov 2018 8:47am |
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| VVS210 Member Since: 12 Nov 2016 Location: Hampshire Posts: 953
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Wondering whether it might be something to do with a power take off? Not sure if Pumas had these but maybe if the bulkhead was from an ex utility spec vehicle - does your mate know the donor vehicle?
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9th Nov 2018 8:58am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17467
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The only PTO options on a TDCi are those which pick up on the LT230 in the same way as earlier vehicles, so it won't be PTO related.
On a fully-assembled vehicle the top of that hole will be slap bang under the heater unit and completely inaccessible, whether RHD or LHD it makes no difference. It really is a bit of a mystery, especially as some clearly have the hole punched out and others just have a flat unpunched area. The size suggests an access hole. It is possible that it is an artefact like the unused "gearbox mounting" on the crossmember below the MT82, which I think only exists because the MT82 CAD pack says there should be a mounting there. Perhaps it similarly says there should be a hole in the floorpan above the MT82 to allow access to the clutch pipework. I hope that we can bottom this out, it is fascinating! What age is the bulkhead with the hole? Is it an early one? |
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9th Nov 2018 9:30am |
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| Huttopia Member Since: 23 Feb 2016 Location: West Midlands Posts: 1973
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What he said!  |
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9th Nov 2018 10:34am |
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| NMBRPL8 Member Since: 07 Jul 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 147 
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It was introduced with the defenders around 1990 so to lower weight to enhance high speed cornering
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9th Nov 2018 11:02am |
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