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    Freelander 1 Instrument Cluster Lights Won’t Switch Off

    Hi Nodge. Water was coming in through the sunroof and was running down the windscreen and down the pillars etc. At first I tried a clear caulk around the sunroof but that didn’t really work so I ended up using gaffer tape. I guess water went into the dash and ran down into the fuse box under...
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    Freelander 1 Instrument Cluster Lights Won’t Switch Off

    Hi All. It’s been a while. Hope you’re all well. I’ve performed many repairs and patches to my F1 V6 but I have an issue that I’m scratching my head with... I had a bad water ingress and the fuse board had to be replaced because there was bad water corrosion. Anyway, since having it back, the...
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    Thank you so much Nodge. You've been fantastic and I really appreciate all your helpful comments. If you ever come to Cardiff let me know and I'll buy you a pint! It probably was some sort of O ring failure. I wish I didn't have to rebuild it all to then put water in to find out if it sealed or...
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    Hi Everyone, Well.. The thermostat replacement job failed! :confused: I managed to remove the hoses from the old thermostat housing with loads of twisting and pulling and some WD-40. Took a good 20 minutes each but was happy when they were finally off because that was the only thing that...
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    Okay I'll quickly try again tomorrow evening before it gets dark. Because the two hoses are so close together it's hard to get a good grip on them as if to do a 'Chinese Burn' but I'll keep going. Thanks again. :)
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    Haha. Okay okay I'll put some rags over them!
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    I returned home about half an hour before sunset so I put my nose back in the engine bay. I managed to remove the base of the old thermostat housing along with the straight pipe and elbow pipe. They came out easily after a little wiggling back and forth. I did like you said Nodge and removed...
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    Thanks Nodge. Unfortunately I've run out of time for today so I'll have to have another go next Sunday. :( I had all my tools and everything out in front of me. Even had my Tablet resting on the top vent next to the wipers playing the 'how-to' youtube video so I could stop-and-start it as I...
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    Hi Everyone, Just thought I'd give you an update. My replacement engine arrived on Wednesday and is sitting on a pallet in my garage for when the time comes. I made a start on attempting to change the thermostat today (on my existing engine that is!). All went fine with the disassembly except...
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    Hehe! Thanks again for your advice and support everyone. I read before that picking parts of the thermostat out was expected. Fun. Not! That's my biggest worry about this job.. Breaking or breakage of parts as I do it. And after getting all the way down to the block the last thing I want to do...
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    This is the O-ring I bought. Is this the one you mean?
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    Thanks for the encouragement. I'm going to label and photograph every step, making notes of the steps on the way so I can just follow it in reverse to refit everything. Still can't believe how many connections there are with this job. I bought an O-ring with the thermostat along with the elbow...
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    Yeah I know! Haha. I have everything else. That grabber is only £8 from eBay and knowing me, without it I'll get really frustrated and drop the bolt like, 100 times before I get it in! I'm looking forward to doing this job but also kinda dreading it too! Hope I don't mess it up! Haha. :eek:
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    Haha! Brilliant!
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    Freelander 1 V6 Engine Replacement

    I really hope it doesn't turn out to be a head gasket problem Alibro. Fingers crossed you just got a bargain there. The video I posted doesn't really do it justice. The white balance of the camera isn't true plus it was a really bright morning yesterday. It's been smoking for a while. It...
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