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  1. rover75lover

    brake pipes

    yeah good advice on the flexis as well,we cant actually see whats going on inside can we.When you think on it after 18 years ,hard work on an auto they may not handle being stripped off,rotated etc etc. I found on a polo i did and my old classic car that i had weird problems like the brakes...
  2. rover75lover

    brake pipes

    took the rangey to my friendly mot tester today,shes not due till april and they were quiet so he kindly gave it a quick once over for anything major so to speak. He's picked up on the brake pipes front to real,etc being ,um,not good so to speak. Being an auto Im going to change them anyway as i...
  3. rover75lover

    aircon auto

    many thanks will try again tomorrow when its light,over 50 and darkness dont mix well,lol once again,thanks
  4. rover75lover

    aircon auto

    many thanks wammers,i notice one of the legs is broken. I thought it was the two white button things that stick out and the two green pegs on the center dial that worked the auto bit? Am i wrong and it is the two black prongs that operate the switch? Anyways ,thank you ever so much for replying
  5. rover75lover

    aircon auto

    any one have any ideas please
  6. rover75lover

    diesel fuel consumption

    Had to do a bit of a dash today with work,ending up doing 196 miles of motorway driving.As it was an emergency breakdown i had to drive faster than I usally do. I didnt drop below 60 apart from 20 miles of compulsory 50 mph,most of the time is about 70 or slightly above Shes a 1996 diesel auto...
  7. rover75lover

    range rover number/names

    many thanks for the info,always wondered where and how they named them, many thanks
  8. rover75lover

    range rover number/names

    not very experienced in these matters but can anyone shed light on where the p 38,L322 names were derived or came into being? Yep I'm a boring history type and actually enjoy watching,victorian farm,war time farm,programmess etc
  9. rover75lover

    dse autobox swap

    wow that is a good price,cheaper thana manual to boot. Pity lancashire is so far away from wales,lol. Mind you ive been thinking about a car lift for some time so perhaps now I'm over the hill,50 that is,its time i looked at one.lol. Perhaps i could askk santa for one for xmas:clap2:
  10. rover75lover

    dse autobox swap

    Saw on a post on here about swapping autoboxes Mines a 96 2.5 dte can i put in a 4.6 liter aotobox and if so what other parts do I need to swap over please. I'm asking as mines done 138 thousand miles and to be honesst I'm not good with auto box technology. If it can be done i was going to look...
  11. rover75lover

    Re mapping. Let's sort it.

    forgot to say,Im with admiral insurance and once id sent them the official blurb on the ron box they charged me £10.oo admin chaarge to alter the insurance to cover the "update" so to speak. Dont forget to check the insurance surcharge if you do modify,sometimes its uninsurable with too good...
  12. rover75lover

    Re mapping. Let's sort it.

    I know its not rechipping but I fitted a ronbox to my p38 diesel. Works great.seems to go faster if i boot it but i dont generally boot it. It does seem to change up better and seems to go into "direct drive" a lot quicker. I dont tow with it and tend to do 50-55 on the motorway,ok ok im an old...
  13. rover75lover

    mating time?

    Unusual one, every time i park my p38 near my ageing rover 75 diesel,after a couple of hours,the 75's hazards flash,no alarm,just indicators flash. If i move them apart the flashers stop Weird one or what. Anyone had similar instances? Just wondering if its some strange sort of Rover mating...
  14. rover75lover

    aircon auto

    Changed the bulb on the auto pushbutton by carefully pulling the outer ring out. Changed the bulb and I can now see the drivers temp up and down arrows and the center auto bit etc. Only thing is,when the engines running etc,if I press the center auto bit ,the aircon doesnt switch over to auto...
  15. rover75lover

    overheating solved

    oops apologies should have read LEGEND
  16. rover75lover

    water pump/alternator tensioner

    Standing in front of the rangey,looking back,the hose on the left is the top hose goes to the thermostat and the one on the right is the bottom hose. Sounds oh so similar to mine,left hose cold right hose hot and no stat in as well It turned out to be my rad
  17. rover75lover

    overheating solved

    Yep took my own advice and followed your advice,viscous gone,top capillary stat fitted and wired in ,including the manual overide switch,all good Many thanks
  18. rover75lover

    overheating solved

    Oh yes,tookk Datateks advice and checked the thermostat,just as well as it was duff brand new as well!!!!!! Did the marble test as he said as well. That mans a living legend you'd have to be a complete fool not to listen to what he says and then NOT do it
  19. rover75lover

    overheating solved

    Hi Mick,mines an auto as well,the two pipes at the bottom of mine arent used Think iread on here that theyre used on the manual for gearbox cooling. My auto box oil is cooled by that small rad on the nsf like you have. I had to undo the screws that hold the front grill on and then undo the four...
  20. rover75lover

    overheating solved

    Changed the rad today on my 2.5 diesel,well what an easy job,easiest rad ive ever changed. Old one seemed heavier to lift out but the core looked solid and good so I was a bit concerned but when i filled it up let it idle it soon got up to 12 o'clock and stayed there,fans didnt even click in...
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