In preparation for winter, I've bought a snow muff, my question being, should it only be used for a start up procedure in very cold weather? What's the Temp where it should be used? And if the Landy is left to warm up, should it then be opened to allow cooling in transit. Having found out my block had a hairline crack in it due to inherited lack of Copland frost etc, I'm keen to avoid this again. However I also need to temper the chance of over heating.
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Did you get one with a central portion that can be rolled up and down accordingly?
beat thing you could do would be to fit a more accurate capillary temperature guage so you can really keep an eye on what’s going one.
Durite or TIM are excellent
beat thing you could do would be to fit a more accurate capillary temperature guage so you can really keep an eye on what’s going one.
Durite or TIM are excellent
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I just press on, on the remote to turn the fbh on 30 mins before I want to use the D3. Then put the heated seats on if needed.On the L322 no fbh because its v8 petrol but the engine warms up nice and quick but the heated steering wheel and seats do a decent job.
Ha! more analogue for me!
On the L322 no fbh because its v8 petrol but the engine warms up nice and quick but the heated steering wheel and seats do a decent job.
Ref snow muff, has to be real cold for them to be worth fitting, plus you need to keep a very keen eye on the temp as they can overheat instantly, due to the lack of air flow.
Low speed town work it will work well, as soon as you start appyling a decent load then the muff is not needed.
I heat seized mine off road in the snow at minus something or other, so be careful!
Edit to add, if you still have the viscous you will be okay with the muff, but if elec fan fitted be aware.
Low speed town work it will work well, as soon as you start appyling a decent load then the muff is not needed.
I heat seized mine off road in the snow at minus something or other, so be careful!
Edit to add, if you still have the viscous you will be okay with the muff, but if elec fan fitted be aware.
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Cheaper to stuff an empty feed sack down the front of the rad on days when the wind chill is biting, half mast for it is fine going across moors and such, in town don't bother it's a waste of time ...
Just be careful and you will be fine.
My muff ! is tossed behind the seat in the series and the 90, cant remember last time I used them, same as the snow chains.
Had snow chains in the back of the P38, 90, L322 has socks, for years and never needed them (we are supposed to have them by law).
My guess is you would need to be in pretty deep doo doos to need them.
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Once i used them many years ago in the series, some snow messing around and before I know it I am at the bottom of the steep slippy hill, so slippy the car ran backwards hit the kerb and popped the tyres off the rim, changed wheel still no go, so on with the chains and off we went, first and only time in my entire life I have ever needed them, 15 quid well spent, other option was to winch on the small trees/sapplings then strop off and winch again and again until I was at the top, would have taken ages as was well over 500 yards.
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If it’s super cold, I just put gloves and my big jumper on and don’t worry about the heater
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Heater what F*****ing Heater, its a landrover it is like being blown on by a hyperthermic asthmatic.
Heated seats....only if i stick the spaniel in the front, but he is normally wet and muddy...lol
mmmh maybe a set of RX8 ones in my new potential project thread...
Heated seats....only if i stick the spaniel in the front, but he is normally wet and muddy...lol
mmmh maybe a set of RX8 ones in my new potential project thread...
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Did you have a set for just the fronts, or did you have it for all four wheels?
Just one pair, and i used them on the rears. not sure if that is the correct way, but it worked and got me out, plus rear is lighter to jack up!
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The ones I have are good no jacking needed ? On accasion I have needed all 4 but thay do recommend only fitting to the back less to catch but with prolonged driving you must check the tensions as thay do slip and will take chunks out of your tyers
Do you know what brand those are ?
I had to jack as the tyre came off the rim, though thats not to say I have to jack to fit the chains as it was a few years ago, unsure of make, but think they have a large nylon loop on one side.
