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  1. Simon Perks

    Freelander 1 Cold Start hiccups !

    Greetings Folks, So we recently did a head gasket on our 1.8 Petrol with success (after setting the timing as per the workshop manual) however there does seem to be a cold start issue, sometimes no problem fires on the first turn of the key, other times its nearly 10 minutes of turning over with...
  2. Simon Perks

    Freelander 1 SOLVED - Headgasket changed - no spark - timing?

    Gents, Having just completed the head gasket change on my sons Freelander (1.8 petrol) we now seem not to be able to get it to start. We checked the timing on the cam sprockets before and as we hadn't moved the crank at all until we rotated the engine by hand to check it I'm pretty certain that...
  3. Simon Perks

    Series 3 ACR Powerplus cylinder head & cam -anyone done this?

    I'm considering doing this in the spring, has anyone else here done this and if so how hard was it and what to look out for. Thanks Simon
  4. Simon Perks

    Freelander 1 Hubble Bubble Boil n Trouble Headgasket

    Hi folks, previously we (my son actually) had a non starting F1, so thanks to the help here we replaced the dizzy and rotor and got her running. However previously he had an overheating escapade when the hose from the expansion tank came off and he ran her dry, but she was running. Now its got...
  5. Simon Perks

    Freelander 1 Petrol - not starting off to the rescue the Son.

    This is my faithful F1 that I have donated to my Son who just passed his test, it was my daily driver ( I confess I'm now running a Pathfinder) and all was fine until Monday morning (it was running on Sunday night), turned over but no start, he has bought a new battery (swiss winters can easily...
  6. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 Front end body parts (asking for a friend)

    Guys, a swiss mate of mine with the same series D2 face lift has managed to wipe out the front end and i mean its a real mess and we cant seem to find to find much in the way of body parts online for these. Any pointers? Wings, inner wings, front valance, headlight panel and and and ..
  7. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 Overheating again, eh?

    A d all was going so well, seemed the ATF thing was ok, checked the injector valve things, also ok. Decided to replace the top hose, as when I did the head gasket it wasn’t here I had reused the old one, oops I have defender one by mistake so refitted the ok’d one again. Drove around 100km on...
  8. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 ECU with hand written "Disco P10" eh?

    Might anyone have an idea what that might mean? was cleaning up this afternoon still removing the odd dribble of oild from the wiring harness by the ECU. Decided to give the unit a polish and found written on the back in in silver pen are the words. Disco P10 took a closer look and there are no...
  9. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 Lacking in performance and acceleration

    Ok team so I have messed up somewhere as now I’m experiencing a lack of acceleration and power. Standing i can rev the engine way up to 4000rpm no problem but when driving it’s struggling to get up to 3000. The acceleration pedal seems to do almost nothing, it’s on the floor, no kickdown, gently...
  10. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 Tyers, who uses what what for?

    Do not need proper off roaders like the grabbers on my Series3, mostly road work but Alpine roads and a lot of towing. Who would recommend what? Simon
  11. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 The waste gate conspiracy (hehe)

    Just joking with the title folks. So much has been written about releasing the inner monster of your D2 by adjusting the waste gate pushrod to 11 or 13 threads however it's not for me as I'm not trying to turn mine into a racing car but more need to plod along towing a rather large trailer full...
  12. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 the 3 amigos..

    Morning folks, so I changed both front hubs and the ABS wires on the new ones are black and white but with no plugs. I striped back the old plugs and both wires are white. What is the solution here? I have swapped the wires around once so far and it made no difference. Thanks Simon
  13. Simon Perks

    Photos (how to) I must be stupid I guess .. considering I am a first level supporter

    I just can't get it to work .. help! How do i get photos uploaded to the forum into my posts ... i feel so stupid asking this. thanks folks Simon
  14. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 Shockabsorber Turrets, standard ones or upgraded ones?

    Morning folks, Now i have reached the point where next on my list is are the shock absorbers and turrets, question is should I get the originals or those cool looking off road types? Also has anyone experience with Bilstein shocks? Have a fun sunday Simon up the Alp
  15. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 Wheel Hub change - Wot no ABS plug!!

    OK folks, swapping out the hubs and come to the point where i find out that firstly I have the long cable version so way way too much but worse there is no plug just bare wires. So does the polarity matter or not? the rest is all going as per the workshop manual with no problems. Simon
  16. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 CV joints and new hubs - what to look out for?

    And onwards to the next bit of Disco fun.. Is it really only a case of Hub off and then pull the entire drive shaft out, put it in a vice and knock the CV joint off and simply knock the new one back in (circlip replaced of course). I'll replace the oil seal into the axle. Then new hubs bolt back...
  17. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 Waste gate modulator and actuator part numbers please

    I'm planing to replace both of these but can't seem to find part numbers that Paddocks and co recognize. Any help pointing me to a supplier would be help full Thanks Simon
  18. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 Waste gate modulator bypass good or bad idea?

    Is this a good idea? Anyone know why the Defender TD5 doesn't have one? Point is it seems i am losing some pressure resulting in sloppy performance and I have read that you can just bypass it without causing other issues. Alpine greetings Simon
  19. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 Auto transmission - no power forwards no problem backwards!

    I am totally new to automatic boxes and all that it involves so please can some one give me an idea of how to proceed , the head gasket change all went well and the engine runs fine however I have no drive (forwards) Very very slow on the uptake when driving and feels like the hand brake is on...
  20. Simon Perks

    Disco 2 TD5 head gasket change success, and now ..running in?

    Everything worked out like the book, also took the radiator off and flushed it, replaced thermostat, cleaned the intercooler. It took a few turns and a little waiting until the fuel was up but She started and it runs fine.. So what now, running in? is that even a thing on this kind of head...
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