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Austin Shackles

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• Dec 24, 2005

• #1

I like land rover.

Disco wheel bearings and seals all the same, front or rear. Handy, as I had
a rear one fail and the 2 I got in as spares a bit back for a front one did
the job nicely.
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"Festina Lente" (Hasten slowly) Suetonius (c.70-c.140) Augustus, 25

 

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Nige

Guest

• Dec 24, 2005

• #2

Austin Shackles wrote:
> I like land rover.
>
> Disco wheel bearings and seals all the same, front or rear. Handy,
> as I had a rear one fail and the 2 I got in as spares a bit back for
> a front one did the job nicely.

Then sometimes...It takes you ages just to get to one bolt so you can tension the bloody fan belt on a
non serpantine RRC!!

Sometimes the urganomics (sp?) are ****ty too!! Even getting the key in the ignition in a RRC is hard
enough after a new/modern car! It is in the worst postion i can think of!

Nige
--
Subaru WRX
Range Rover LSE (Bob)

'"gimme the f*ckin' money"

 

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Dougal

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• Dec 24, 2005

• #3

Nige wrote:

> Sometimes the urganomics (sp?)

Since you asked - ergonomics!

 

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Nige

Guest

• Dec 24, 2005

• #4

Dougal wrote:
> Nige wrote:
>
>> Sometimes the urganomics (sp?)
>
> Since you asked - ergonomics!

Yeah, tried it but it didn't look right!!!

Oh well, at least i tried!


Nige

--
Subaru WRX
Range Rover LSE (Bob)

'"gimme the f*ckin' money"

 

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JacobH

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• Dec 24, 2005

• #5

"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dougal wrote:
>> Nige wrote:
>>
>>> Sometimes the urganomics (sp?)
>>
>> Since you asked - ergonomics!
>
> Yeah, tried it but it didn't look right!!!
>
> Oh well, at least i tried!
>
>
> Nige
>
> --
> Subaru WRX
> Range Rover LSE (Bob)
>
> '"gimme the f*ckin' money"

For what you were describing I think your spelling is more demonstrative.



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Richard Brookman

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• Dec 24, 2005

• #6

....and Nige spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...


>
> Yeah, tried it but it didn't look right!!!

Garage.

Never looks right to me.


--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

 

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EMB

Guest

• Dec 25, 2005

• #7

Richard Brookman wrote:
>
> Garage.
>
> Never looks right to me.

Nor me - that's why my Landrover lives in the driveway.


--
EMB

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Dec 25, 2005

• #8

On or around Sat, 24 Dec 2005 19:35:48 -0000, "Nige"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>> I like land rover.
>>
>> Disco wheel bearings and seals all the same, front or rear. Handy,
>> as I had a rear one fail and the 2 I got in as spares a bit back for
>> a front one did the job nicely.
>
>Then sometimes...It takes you ages just to get to one bolt so you can tension the bloody fan belt on a
>non serpantine RRC!!

Oh, had that too - but it were my fault for having lost the appropriate
socket.

The brake calipers are held on by those irritating bolts with 13mm 12-point
heads. On the front ones, you need a long-reach socket to get onto 'em, and
this I have, bought specially for the purpose. Naturally, on the back
calipers, the long socket means you can't get a handle on it 'cos the
spring's in the way. So I had to go and buy a 13mm short 12-point (most of
my sockets are single hex) for the purpose.
>
>Sometimes the urganomics (sp?) are ****ty too!! Even getting the key in the ignition in a RRC is hard
>enough after a new/modern car! It is in the worst postion i can think of!

ergonomics...

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"There are three sorts of people in the world - those who can count,
and those who can't" (Anon)

 

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Paul - xxx

Guest

• Dec 25, 2005

• #9

Dougal came up with the following;:
> Nige wrote:
>
>> Sometimes the urganomics (sp?)
>
> Since you asked - ergonomics!

Whilst ergonomics is the correct spelling, urganomics makes a lot of bloody
sense too .. It's similar to some of the noises I make when working on the
Landie ...

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Dec 25, 2005

• #10

On or around Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:12:12 -0000, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>...and Nige spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>
>
>>
>> Yeah, tried it but it didn't look right!!!
>
>Garage.
>
>Never looks right to me.

gauge.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero" (sieze today, and put
as little trust as you can in tomorrow) Horace (65 - 8 BC) Odes, I.xi.8

 

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[email protected]

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• Dec 25, 2005

• #11

On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 10:43:02 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> made me spill my meths when he wrote:

>On or around Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:12:12 -0000, "Richard Brookman"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>...and Nige spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Yeah, tried it but it didn't look right!!!
>>
>>Garage.
>>
>>Never looks right to me.
>
>gauge.

Rotary ****el Engine

<cues Four Yorkshiremen>
--
Wayne Davies - Mobile 07989 556213 - Harrogate, N.Yorks, UK

 

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Paul - xxx

Guest

• Dec 25, 2005

• #12

Austin Shackles came up with the following;:
> On or around Sat, 24 Dec 2005 22:12:12 -0000, "Richard Brookman"
> <[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>> ...and Nige spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Yeah, tried it but it didn't look right!!!
>>
>> Garage.
>>
>> Never looks right to me.
>
> gauge.

torque ...

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!

 

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Ian Rawlings

Guest

• Dec 27, 2005

• #13

On 2005-12-25, Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:

> gauge.

Sponge.
Tongue.

Tonge?
Tongue?
Tunge?
Tungue?
Spunge?
Spungue?
Aargh!

--
Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!

 

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beamendsltd

Guest

• Dec 27, 2005

• #14

In message <[email protected]>
Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:

>
> I like land rover.
>
> Disco wheel bearings and seals all the same, front or rear. Handy, as I had
> a rear one fail and the 2 I got in as spares a bit back for a front one did
> the job nicely.

Even better, they are the same on all coil sprung motors, Defender,
Range Rover Classic, Discovery.

Richard

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beamendsltd

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• Dec 27, 2005

• #15

In message <[email protected]>
"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Austin Shackles wrote:
> > I like land rover.
> >
> > Disco wheel bearings and seals all the same, front or rear. Handy,
> > as I had a rear one fail and the 2 I got in as spares a bit back for
> > a front one did the job nicely.
>
> Then sometimes...It takes you ages just to get to one bolt so you can tension the bloody fan belt on a
> non serpantine RRC!!
>
> Sometimes the urganomics (sp?) are ****ty too!! Even getting the key in the ignition in a RRC is hard
> enough after a new/modern car! It is in the worst postion i can think of!
>
> Nige
> --
> Subaru WRX
> Range Rover LSE (Bob)
>
> '"gimme the f*ckin' money"
>
>

Be fair, it's position is pretty much determined by the results of
crash tests being applied to a vehicle designed before such things were
decreed.

Richard
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Tim Hobbs

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• Dec 27, 2005

• #16

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:35:01 +0000 (UTC), beamendsltd
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In message <[email protected]>
> Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>> I like land rover.
>>
>> Disco wheel bearings and seals all the same, front or rear. Handy, as I had
>> a rear one fail and the 2 I got in as spares a bit back for a front one did
>> the job nicely.
>
>Even better, they are the same on all coil sprung motors, Defender,
>Range Rover Classic, Discovery.
>
>Richard

Richard - are you back at work? I need to do the head gasket on my
2.25 petrol. I have no idea what state the motor is in, or even if it
is 3 or 5 bearing (though I'd guess 3). My plan is to have one of
everything I might need before I lift the lid - what do I want?

No idea if the lousy compression is only down to the gasket only. I
suspect the whole lot is worn, but the head gasket might 'put me on'
for another year until I transplant a new engine. Is this a workable
strategy? It's run for a few years with 50% compression on the middle
cylinders. It's been laid up for the last 2 years and now won't run
right at all.

Also, what's the score with Weber carbs now? Can they be had for
ready money or are they still like hen's teeth? I've put an unknown
Zenith of ebay on there now which seems better, but I like to
eliminate as many variables as I can...



--
Tim Hobbs

 

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beamendsltd

Guest

• Dec 27, 2005

• #17

In message <[email protected]>
Tim Hobbs <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 09:35:01 +0000 (UTC), beamendsltd
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >In message <[email protected]>
> > Austin Shackles <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I like land rover.
> >>
> >> Disco wheel bearings and seals all the same, front or rear. Handy, as I had
> >> a rear one fail and the 2 I got in as spares a bit back for a front one did
> >> the job nicely.
> >
> >Even better, they are the same on all coil sprung motors, Defender,
> >Range Rover Classic, Discovery.
> >
> >Richard
>
> Richard - are you back at work?

Yep!

> I need to do the head gasket on my
> 2.25 petrol. I have no idea what state the motor is in, or even if it
> is 3 or 5 bearing (though I'd guess 3).

It makes no odds for the top end.

> My plan is to have one of
> everything I might need before I lift the lid - what do I want?
>

The best bet is a top end set:

STC1567 Top End Set - 2¼ Petrol - Series £10.57 inc VAT

you get everything, including a whole lot of O ring and copper washers
that have kept people pondering for years.......

> No idea if the lousy compression is only down to the gasket only. I
> suspect the whole lot is worn, but the head gasket might 'put me on'
> for another year until I transplant a new engine. Is this a workable
> strategy? It's run for a few years with 50% compression on the middle
> cylinders. It's been laid up for the last 2 years and now won't run
> right at all.

As it's the middle cylinders I'd venture that the head gasket is prime
suspect.

>
> Also, what's the score with Weber carbs now? Can they be had for
> ready money or are they still like hen's teeth? I've put an unknown
> Zenith of ebay on there now which seems better, but I like to
> eliminate as many variables as I can...

Available again - but a bit more expensive than it was:

DA2126 Weber Carb - Series 2¼ £95.17 inc VAT

>
>
>

Richard

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Dec 27, 2005

• #18

On or around Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:27:43 +0000 (UTC), beamendsltd
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>Available again - but a bit more expensive than it was:
>
>DA2126 Weber Carb - Series 2¼ £95.17 inc VAT

not that bad - ISTR buying one about 20 years ago for 50-odd quid.
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"Something there is that doesn't love a wall."
Robert Frost (1874-1963)

 

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JacobH

Guest

• Jan 16, 2006

• #19

"Nige" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Dougal wrote:
>> Nige wrote:
>>
>>> Sometimes the urganomics (sp?)
>>
>> Since you asked - ergonomics!
>
> Yeah, tried it but it didn't look right!!!
>
> Oh well, at least i tried!
>
>
> Nige
>
> --
> Subaru WRX
> Range Rover LSE (Bob)
>
> '"gimme the f*ckin' money"

For what you were describing I think your spelling is more demonstrative.



--
"He who says it cannot be done should not interrupt her doing it."

If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!