Only Landrover.... (Disco Battery)

<rant>

..... could take a perfectly good battery clamp as fitted on the 1990 Rangie
Classic shapes.... then go and fit one formed to fit around the Battery on
the Discovery 1997/8 which then inevitably turns out to be like rocking
horse Do do to get a replacement Battery the right shape/form.

And all this because..

1. My Battery charger blew last month
2. I just changed the Oil and Filter's
3. I disconnected the coil to ensure oil was pumped around the system before
firing up... turned over for about 5 to 8 seconds.
4. The battery was goosed waiting for 1 2 and 3 to happen. (Normally fires
first time!)
5. I need the car on the road ASAP.

The SIIA , 101 and Rangie batterys all fit but then the clamp wouldn't......
grrrr!!

Three Tyre and exhuast places before I got a battery to fit and even then I
had to tweak the bracket.

LANDROVER DESIGNERS FFS IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT!

</rant>

Lee D
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On Sat, 23 Jul 2005 14:05:16 +0100, "Lee_D"
<[email protected]> wrote:

><rant>
indeed


>2. I just changed the Oil and Filter's

Filter's what?
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Lee_D wrote:
> <rant>
>
> .... could take a perfectly good battery clamp as fitted on the 1990
> Rangie Classic shapes.... then go and fit one formed to fit around
> the Battery on the Discovery 1997/8 which then inevitably turns out
> to be like rocking horse Do do to get a replacement Battery the right
> shape/form.
> And all this because..
>
> 1. My Battery charger blew last month
> 2. I just changed the Oil and Filter's
> 3. I disconnected the coil to ensure oil was pumped around the system
> before firing up... turned over for about 5 to 8 seconds.
> 4. The battery was goosed waiting for 1 2 and 3 to happen. (Normally
> fires first time!)
> 5. I need the car on the road ASAP.
>
> The SIIA , 101 and Rangie batterys all fit but then the clamp
> wouldn't...... grrrr!!
>
> Three Tyre and exhuast places before I got a battery to fit and even
> then I had to tweak the bracket.
>
> LANDROVER DESIGNERS FFS IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT!
>
> </rant>
>
> Lee D

So you need to get it started but the current battery is flat?
Will it charge once going? Jump it off one of the good batteries.

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should not to interrupt her doing it.

"Colonel Tupperware" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> Filter's what?

Well it's gone right over my head, something to do with being mildly
dyslexic and having poor mastery of the English language I suppose.

Can't win them all :0)

Lee D
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www.lrproject.com

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& other such tinkerings.
Home of Percy the Jag powered Landrover

"GbH" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>> LANDROVER DESIGNERS FFS IF IT AIN'T BROKE DON'T FIX IT!
>>
>> </rant>
>>
>> Lee D
>
> So you need to get it started but the current battery is flat?

Yes that was the case...

> Will it charge once going? Jump it off one of the good batteries.

Dunno I guess so but don't want to look an arse trying to come off a Ferry
by holding up a few hundred holiday makers so I got a new battery save
wrecking the holiday for the sake of a battery (and mangled clamp). I'll
invest in a new charger on my return and try topping up the old battery
then. If it does have some life it will no doubt end up on the IIa when I
recommence my renovations.

Lee D