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A right PUDDLE of joy you :eek: Anyways pump is solid and back in place, stat to check the reassemble once parts are here and cross fingers ;)

LOL aye I suppose it is :rolleyes:

Yip totally agree, either later tonight or tomorrow I shall remove both the pump and the stat and check them out if it is still the plastic impeller then I think it will be a replace anyway, the viscous internal thread is still healthy but yes it does look to have been chiseled once or twice.

Good good, then it would appear to be fine, so then it has just worked loose for some reason. has this happened to any other owners?

The radiator is out and drained, only coolant, no contamination and the viscous coupling is cleaned up and still screws into place but I'm not sure just how free this should be, as it is I would say it requires a pound or two of pressure on the spanner to turn the coupling..... normal or goosed?

Latest news! Upon starting to strip down for pump and thermostat checks I discovered the fan was OFF and lying loose in the cowling :eek: could this possibly be the sole cause of the heat/pressure issue?

Thanks guy's yes its a diesel lump, the car has never used/lost any water or shown signs of smoke or steam prior to break down, I will look into all suggestions, the pump sounds like the first option so as soon as i can i'll get on with checking it through, hose prob avail Monday as I have...

As you can imagine I am hoping to flush/fill and grin but its never been that simple since she replaced the Disco, anyway as I say the heater in the car did not appear to be getting any heat so a blockage would be a fair guess but obviously I need to check out all possibilities before setting...

Problems again :( ok so today my top radiator hose blew, after searching on here and others I find a lot of mixed issues, however I did notice today that the heater was not blowing warm (except on window program ) of course I am hoping for a simple solution, my only source on a sunday for hose...

Well now she is feeling better, just got the tyre situation sorted, she now has a nice pair of Vredstein wintrac extreme boots on the front and handling a lot better, anyone have any input on these tyres as I had a preference to General or Bridgestone on the TD5 but even as partworns tyres are...

Cheers wammers, I was about to google it :o lol

My first LR was a 3.9 v8 Classic, We had to part company due to the short runs to my work of 4 miles she managed around 12-14 when serviced dropping to single figures as time went by, Mitsi Pajero replaced that but missed the LR too much ;)

Mine is reading about the same at the moment, to and from work which is only 4 miles so I believe that to be about normal, however I have played around with the driving styles since buying it, Motorway; 50mph for 110 miles got it up to 36. Motorway; 70+mph for 110 miles at around 28 Urban...

Thank's yes she is a bit happier on the road, a tyre to replace and a strange rumbling to deal with, gonna check out the UJ's but hey I was warned about the money pit effect of the P38 :o lol

I was estimated £200 to fit the pair on the N/S but being an honest trader he informed me that the ball joints were fine and that it was the radius arm bushes that needed replacing, tracking and spiggot rings....£258 all in, pretty fair if you ask me. ;) Plug time ;) Gibson Auto's Cumnock...

Omg he was surely robbed, I bought a pair for less than 20 quid and turned out I didn't need them, that's a whole heap of labour charges:eek:.

Sorry guys, not been on here for a while but car is getting better all the time. it turned out to be the radius arm bushes and wheel alignment (out by 3°) also there were no spiggot rings in the 19" wheels :eek: But hey onwards we go (minding the wallet as we go) :D

I concur, lol. I looked on fleabay 150-300 used, but Lucas would offer no warranty on fitting it so I couldn't take the risk, It is now running well and I shall just remedy all the little niggles as my wife and wallet allow :ballchain: :D

Cheers Gents I did try them with a crow bar but only the near side, so tomorrow I'll be more thorough and check all joints and bushes on both sides. I am currently looking for a pair of tyres for the front and I'll replace them at the same time as getting the alignment done, but having just...

Well I have just been out for a closer look, and I am none the wiser it appears to me that the worst side (near) is wearing to the out side but drivers side is wearing to the inside :confused: The ball joint's look and feel OK but I'm no expert and I can feel no play in the wheel wheel...