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    Disco 2 Electric sunroof motor problems

    <grin> Easier said than done... Option B is, of course, leaving it non-working.
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    Disco 2 Electric sunroof motor problems

    Talk to me about Disco2 sunroof motors... This type... Do they regularly have a sulk? I've got a non-Landy with a sulking but very, VERY similar sunroof motor - the only difference seems to be the limit switches. And I've got a spare motor, which is failing in the exact same way. What seems...
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    Series 3 What are these (distributor bits and fuel system)?

    Somebody's added a cheap disposable fuel filter into the line for one tank, but forgotten the other one. Looks like it's not been changed for years, either... Two of 'em should cost you pennies at the local car spares place - but there's a filter bowl on the pump anyway.
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    Series 3 wheelnuts

    13st is 180lb. On a 2ft bar, that's 360lb/ft. That's plenty, but not THAT much in the grand scheme of things...
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    Series 3 Should the temperature gauge usually move much when driving?

    One thing that nobody's yet mentioned... Modern car temp gauges don't actually tell you the temp. They're ECU-driven, and really just say "Cold - Normal - Hot". The needle will sit stationary all the way between the thermostat closing/opening temp and (quite probably the upper) fan switch...
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    Series 3 downpipe studs

    Great... Mine's blowing a bit there - and I've just done the starter!
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    Bleeding bleeding! Brakes

    And there's definitely fluid the other side of it?
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    Bleeding bleeding! Brakes

    Have you tried undoing the rear pipe unions at the valve, and seeing if you're getting fluid either side of that?
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    Bleeding bleeding! Brakes

    There's a lot of pipe full of air. It'll take a while for the fluid to come through... Have you tried just opening a nipple and leaving it for a while?
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    Bleeding bleeding! Brakes

    And you have got the fluid going IN to the lower port on each cylinder and OUT from the upper port, right? Doesn't matter so much whether it goes through the lower or upper cylinder first, just that you're not going to get trapped air.
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    Bleeding bleeding! Brakes

    Try filling the master reservoir, then just leaving the bleed nips open, one at a time. Fluid will just seep down the pipework, and you'll get air-free fluid coming out in fairly short order. TLS fronts, or SLS?
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    Series 3 Starter options (2.25 petrol)

    Looks like just over £90+vat. Not sure if the surcharge is included in that or not, though. In the end, I've gone for one from a rebuilder on the 'bay - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262492458254 - £108 outright, delivered, so a couple of quid cheaper than that Craddock one, and I'll have a figure...
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    Series 3 Starter options (2.25 petrol)

    Well, I braved it... It's been apart. And I have a definite diagnosis. It's dead. Seriously, the nose bearing/bush has damn near seized. With the casing/magnets/brush-end removed, I can rotate the armature in the nose casing. Mostly. Sometimes it goes tight. When it turns, there's definite...
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    Series 3 Starter options (2.25 petrol)

    The starter on my s3's dead. It worked just fine, perfectly reliably, always starting well. Then it went clunk, and didn't do anything any more... There's a solenoid click, the dash lights go dim, and that's all... Fortunately, it push-starter easily. On my own. When I remembered to turn the...
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    ABS, how to achieve it?

    If you're locking up, then your tyres are what's limiting your stopping ability, not your brakes. They're doing as much as they can do. Adding a servo will mean you can lock them with less foot effort. Moving up to 11" brakes will mean you're more likely to lock 'em. ABS just releases the...
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    Front brakes locked on when drum screws fitted

    Sounds like the screws are protruding out the back of the hub just enough to foul on the wider shoes.
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    Series 3 Are We going to see anymore historic vehical tax changes in the next budget

    Likely to be the same as when CO2-based tax came in - the official figures simply don't exist for vehicles produced before a certain point, so they can't be used, so they continue on the old tax scheme. Of course, they could ramp the non-NOx/non-CO2 rate...
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    Interesting day at Gaydon Motor Museum.

    Like Joe says - for historic vehicle free tax, it's the build date. It's assumed to be the same year as first reg, unless it was first registered in the first week of January or you can prove otherwise... Not unusual at all for cars to sit around in stock before these days of build-to-order and...
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    Series 3 Starter Motor or battery

    Like the genuine Valeo condenser I fitted to the 2cv this summer? Didn't even get to the end of the lane... Fortunately. The 6yo one went back on, and failed a thousand miles later.
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    Series 3 Starter Motor or battery

    And you've been trying to drive it...? First steps first. Insulated pliers. Put a plug in the end of an HT lead, hold the body of the plug against the cylinder head WITH THE PLIERS, and get somebody to turn the engine over on the starter. Do this at dusk. You should clearly see a spark at the...
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