Recent content by Captainmidnight

Some people have suggested blocking off the radiator as a way to hasten engine heat. My own experience is that as long as your cooling system is in good order this will not help. The thermostat will not open until the engine has reached operating temperature, by which time you are already...

I still would not try to heat the old shed from my ancient batteries though.

Common misconception. Unless you can find some sort of switched multiphase setup (Suzuki used it in the eighties but I am sure Landrover never caught on) then your alternator is drawing power all the time it is spinning. Turning on electrical gubins does not increase the load. Any output from...

Maybe not the source of the problem but it definitely sounds like something to be fixed. Good luck.

That one.

Something to check before starting work on a heater. I have had my 110 200tdi for 23 years and the heater was okay once she warmed up. Then she stopped getting warm in the winter. People told me that they always run cold but I knew this was not the case. It turns out there is a thermostat in...

My 110 took to running cold over the winter. I could nearly get to normal temp on long steep slopes but as soon as I got to the top the temperature would drop back down. This caused my power to drop and my fuel consumption to increase by 4mpg. Even as the weather warmed up there was no...

This is part BFP1265L, which is available with the insert. This is what you get if you try to buy 634604, which supercedes to BEE500030 which does not have the insert. It is the 634604 that I need but I suspect I am going to have to buy the BFP1265L just to use the inserts. I know it is not...

This I already know. Unfortunately the problem still applies. If you are not going to be helpful please say nothing.

I am trying to buy some link clips (part no 634604) to retain the link rods in my doors but all of the suppliers supercede to BEE500030. The original part has a plastic insert within the clip but the updated part is missing this. Does anyone know if I can buy the inserts separately, or if the...