Other what have u done on ur disco today

JohnM70 said:

How?? And which one failed? The green one?

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bobdogs, rotten sills, boot floor, couple of outriggers were touch and go, brake pipe burst on me and the front wheel bearings were goosed

oh and I found the head gasket was on its way

Marmaduke said:

oh and I found the head gasket was on its way

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anywhere nice?

The Mad Hat Man said:

anywhere nice?

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probably China with the rest of the engine

Decided to remove the battery, tray, ECU and check the loom for oil (again, soon have a replacement one) however as my d2 is unloved in the past and the battery is at least 7 years old, on pulling it out discovered that the 2 front bolts in the base of the tray have been waterlogged and very corroded, so much so that there was no way any socket would fit. So it's back to "old Land Rover " improvisation techniques.
1) centre punch what's left of the bolt head and drill down into the bolt.
2) Increase drill hole size bit by bit until spline bit can be driven into the hole
3) undo stubborn bolt, and celebrate with tea!
4) find new M8 bolts and washers, clean battery tray and all surrounding areas, copper slip bolts and refit....

Then remove airbag to get at the dodgy broken horn button!

Shortbase said:

and celebrate with tea

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Lightweight ---- wots wrong wiv coffee

Nice description on how its done

cfwnotloB said:

Lightweight ---- wots wrong wiv coffee

Nice description on how its done

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Can't do coffee annnnyyyyyy mmmmooorreeee makkeessss mmmeeeeee ggooooo ffuunnyyyyy
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On a more sensible note, just sealed the rear sunroof as noticed it started raining inside , and I need to get a replacement drivers seat bolster cover. Any of the knowledgeable people here identify this seat trim type / colour?

Shortbase said:

Can't do coffee annnnyyyyyy mmmmooorreeee makkeessss mmmeeeeee ggooooo ffuunnyyyyy
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On a more sensible note, just sealed the rear sunroof as noticed it started raining inside , and I need to get a replacement drivers seat bolster cover. Any of the knowledgeable people here identify this seat trim type / colour?

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well i got one of those -- but its more foo ked than yours --- dont know wot type it is tho -- but if anybody got a leather set -- for good money please let me know

Exmoor trim do the D1 but nothing for D2.

Had all the Watts linkage bushes replaced with new genuine ones. Not a huge difference in the driving experience, but at least I know they are all new so hopefully won't need doing again for another 13 years.

And today's sojourn under my d2...

As you can see, I think I might have found the reason for the Disco "going to sleep" when left for a small amount of time!
As I had anticipated this, and a fellow member of the D2 Facebook page had sold me a pair of near new Dunlop units at a very reasonable price, this was changed today with no fuss. Checking the chassis behind whilst the bag was out revealed nothing more than some surface rust (phew), and tomorrow hopefully, the drivers side will get done, weather permitting!

Recently, the weekly shop has referred to "parts for Disco" rather than groceries for the house.

It's just had a replacement block with new seals and gaskets throughout. The starter and alternator reconditioned, a new clutch and flywheel and a full service.

Now the MOT man says it needs a bunch of ball joints.

Remarkably, this lot hasn't actually cost too much - except for the flywheel. But I'm expecting a few years of trouble free motoring. Will I get it?

Alpinejim said:

Recently, the weekly shop has referred to "parts for Disco" rather than groceries for the house.

It's just had a replacement block with new seals and gaskets throughout. The starter and alternator reconditioned, a new clutch and flywheel and a full service.

Now the MOT man says it needs a bunch of ball joints.

Remarkably, this lot hasn't actually cost too much - except for the flywheel. But I'm expecting a few years of trouble free motoring. Will I get it?

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Land rovers and trouble free motoring are phrases not normally associated with each other, especially when applied to older Landies. But, when you have attended to the major items, hopefully your problems will be minor ones. Landies are not like mass produced Japanese trolleyboxes. They do need care and maintenance especially as we push them to their limits sometimes carrying / towing more than they should, bouncing them over rocks, burying them door deep in mud, driving them far further in their lifetimes than their counterparts go, and even when 20+ years old ( come on admit it, who drives a pre '97 LR) we still expect them to perform!!
Trouble free? NO
But we still love them, and as owners, most of us just cuss a bit then smile, shrug and live with it when something breaks

"One life, live it"

Finished chopping up two scrappers and fitted a newish alternator and a brand new battery that I blagged of halfords to mine

Not so much today, but this weekend. 550 miles up to York on Friday and back today. The Disco didn't miss a beat.
28 miles per gallon, or thereabouts.

Waxoyled the second of the TD5's the old man has purchased......Love doing that job.....honest injun......

Cheers

Could not face the £600 plus bill for a new PAS box and added Snakeoil to the resovoir.... leaking stopped, at least until I can get my next invoice paid.....

GJ1 said:

added Snakeoil to the resovoir.

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What did you add?

Cheers

Now I fell a telling-off about to happen... Lucas Oil....

This stuff.... Amazon product