What have you done to your Landie today.

foxyjam · Jan 19, 2013

Brown said:
I've not done anything but I've been thinking about it. It broke down on me the other night, with the engine cutting out and failing to restart. If you leave it for an hour or so it will restart and then cut out again after a minute or two. It kind of suggests fuel starvation. Looking on here at what people have done about similar symptoms, I shall start with the fuel system: the pump (Clanforbes), the filter (CharlesY) and then maybe move on to the injector seals (Buckshot) but will leave that 'til last as it's a bigger job and involves taking the rocker shaft out. Also on my list of possible culprits are the MAP, MAF and crank position sensors. They may not cause the problem in its entirety but may not be helping. I've also checked for oil contamination in the engine loom, but it's nice and dry. I changed the injector loom at the end of September anyway, and it seems to be holding out.

Could it be vapor lock? Not had experience but read about it before a while ago and symptoms sound like yours. Engine cutting out and not starting when hot/warm? Think it's cheaper to fix might just be a new thermostat.
May be able to just take this out for a test and see if it starts and stays alive?

Series71 · Jan 19, 2013

redhand said:
I prefer the term recycling and modficating??

downsize yer pics as me old laptop nearly went into cardiac arrest loadin them

trax · Jan 19, 2013

Yay, the bonnet latch only works on the first lock and now the rear door striker is borked. The metal panel it's attached to just wobbles about.. so it pushes the striker away.

stutab · Jan 19, 2013

Billy B said:
Could have been much worse

You were lucky, had one kick back on me and spent the day in A&E, xray and 3 stitch later was fixed, my brother's wedding the next day.

You can still see the scar...

Pikey · Jan 19, 2013

Series71 said:
downsize yer pics as me old laptop nearly went into cardiac arrest loadin them

Pedal faster then ya grumpy 6toed lip flapper

jai_landrover · Jan 19, 2013

Work to Landy today in the Snow Lots of work, Sorted accesory electrics ish, fitted new ind bulb and fixed holder, fitted flexi pipe temp repair to exhaust to last tomorrows comp, re wired some spots, re attached reversing lamp switch wiring (New fault reverse switch turns on side lights) one to fix tomorrow after comp.

chunkymunky · Jan 19, 2013

firepower said:
Installed a radiator muff for the cold snap

Hehe like mine?
15mm closed cell foam.

Pikey · Jan 19, 2013

Don't need rad muff Mine gets upto temp within a couple of miles or so.

chunkymunky · Jan 20, 2013

Mine doesn't get that much use so figured at the moment keep it on or half lift it.

trax · Jan 20, 2013

chunkymunky said:
Mine doesn't get that much use so figured at the moment keep it on or half lift it.

That from last nights turkey roast joint?

chunkymunky · Jan 20, 2013

trax said:
That from last nights turkey roast joint?

Mines not the tin foil

Mines the chunky black one.

discomark10 · Jan 20, 2013

stutab said:
You were lucky, had one kick back on me and spent the day in A&E, xray and 3 stitch later was fixed, my brother's wedding the next day.

You can still see the scar...

Had a grinder kick back at my knee, ripped my jeans about 10 inches long. didnt do too much damage as it hit the soft part just above the knee cap! still got a scar though

mikescuba · Jan 20, 2013

Has my rear Diff gone?
Driving along a dirt track this afternoon on my back from a 80 mile round trip and suddenley withoout any warning I lost all drive. I loud grating noise was coming from what appeared to be the rear diff. No drive what so ever I tried to make sure that it had not slipped out of gear both from the gear box and from the transfer box. I tried it in diff lock and managed to get the drive back again to get me home. Once home I checked again in normal drive but still just a grating sound as if the cogs were grating but not catching. Still works when diff lock is engaged.
Any suggestions guys?

DEFENDER90-DAZ · Jan 20, 2013

Check your rear 1/2 shafts
Put it in gear and difflock, chock the front wheels, jack up one side of the rear, then try to make the wheel rotate with your hands, if you can you've found the side with the problem.....

The Mad Hat Man · Jan 20, 2013

DEFENDER90-DAZ said:
Check your rear 1/2 shafts
Put it in gear and difflock, chock the front wheels, jack up one side of the rear, then try to make the wheel rotate with your hands, if you can you've found the side with the problem.....

Not if its the diff.

DEFENDER90-DAZ · Jan 20, 2013

If its the diff he will probably find that both wheels rotate :doh:

waldershelf · Jan 20, 2013

Fitted a pair of spot lamps to the front of my 90

joojar · Jan 20, 2013

Took new Grabber AT's for a play in the snow. I'm no tyre connoisseur, but they seemed very happy climbing steep snowy roads, with no intervention from TC. But what was *really* noticeable was tarmac manners at 60/70 - the familiar borderline-lethal wandering/tramlining of the previous set is seemingly cured.

(This isn't necessarily a glowing endorsement for the new tyre, last set were alarmingly close to bald after all)

buckshot · Jan 20, 2013

finally managed to finish off the 90 head gasket after the front fixing bolt on the rocker shaft i found someone had stripped the thread and filled it with chemical metal

a big thank you is due to dorset vogue for coming over today and helping me helicoil a thread into it could'nt have managed it on me own tbh (would have fooked it for sure

) thanks nig

got it all back together and managed to bump start it with the forcklift running sweet as a nut now

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gemsdad · Jan 20, 2013

buckshot said:
finally managed to finish off the 90 head gasket after the front fixing bolt on the rocker shaft i found someone had stripped the thread and filled it with chemical metal
a big thank you is due to dorset vogue for coming over today and helping me helicoil a thread into it could'nt have managed it on me own tbh (would have fooked it for sure ) thanks nig
got it all back together and managed to bump start it with the forcklift running sweet as a nut now .

well you are only a fookin plasterer aint ya.

glad you got it sorted though P.now all you have got to do is wait for something else to go wrong with it.

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