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Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 27
So far we have removed the fan shroud, the viscous fan, the radiator top hose and the radiator cowling, to leave us with access to the serpentine belt and pulleys, and the belt tensioner. reasonable access to everything, now To remove the belt, you need to relax the tension on it. You do this... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 26
Today, I replaced the serpentine belt on my 300Tdi which drives the fan, alternator, water pump, etc. As you can see it was ready for a change: Cracking belt, Grommet! When ordering a new one, it is important to note there are two types, an early and a later, which are different lengths... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 25
To continue where we left off, we had rebuilt the 2.25 diesel engine bottom half. Then we winched the engine and gearbox back into the vehicle with it's rebuilt and repainted bulkhead and chassis: ...and prepared to put the head back on: Head on, all plumbed apart from the radiator... -
Stories Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 25
alisterg submitted a new resource: Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 25 - Memory Lane - Part 3 Read more about this resource... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 24
In my last blog, I told the story of an epic journey in my first ever Land Rover. As I mentioned, the vehicle was a 1972 Series 3 2.25 Diesel Hardtop. A few months after my return from our trip, the vehicle failed its MOT on a long list of items, so my friend and I decided to strip and rebuild... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 23
In a recent thread about fuel prices, I mentioned that when I was A LOT younger, a friend and I spent three weeks driving my first Land Rover round the top of the UK. Remembering this, I finally dug out the photos, and I've spent some time scanning them from the gloss print originals so that I... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 22
On Saturday, I took my mate petrofaclad on a tour of some local lanes. He recently became the owner of a 50th Anniversary Discovery 300Tdi, and, in his own words, "wanted to get it dirty". Ha! He should have known better than to ask, given that the last time he came for a bit of off roading I... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 21
Some time ago I bought an EGR removal kit off ebay from Landyworld.co.uk. Today, I finally got round to fitting it. Here is what you get: ...a new hose to go from the intercooler to the inlet manifold, a blanking plate, a gasket and two bolts. And here is what it replaces: Ughh, nasty... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 20
So, here is how I spent Christmas Eve: Grovelling in the mud, replacing the rear propshaft. As some of you may have read elsewhere, a couple of weeks ago I had a sudden onset of a loud rumbling, whirring noise as I drove along, with a lot of vibration. On investigation it turned out to be... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 19
Well, I haven't posted a blog on here for some while, and since last we spoke I've changed vehicle. I was the proud owner of a Defender Ninety, and now, having been presented with the opportunity, I've swapped it for a Discovery 1. Same 300Tdi engine, same R380 gearbox, still a Land Rover, but... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 18
So, continuing on with the same theme as last time, I had decided over the winter months that the standard lighting on my Land Rover Ninety was not really good enough for modern roads and driving conditions. A couple of trips on the motorway in heavy rain, plus driving through a thick... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 17
It has been a long time since I posted a blog on here. I apologise, but fear not, I'm still here... I've been hibernating, almost, been very busy at work, plus all the usual Christmas / New Year malarky, so I haven't really had the time or funds to do anything to the Land Rover. Apart from... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 16
It has been a couple of weeks since I posted a blog on here, mainly due to a lack of time and money to do anything to my Land Rover except get in it, and drive it to and from work. I did spend an hour checking it over for the winter, making sure the washer bottle has got de-icer fluid in as... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 15
I finally got round to sorting out my reversing light, which hasn't worked since I bought the Land Rover. I had bought a replacement light unit some time ago, but hadn't gathered enough moral fibre to attempt the job before... I hate vehicle electrics, they are the spawn of the devil! I fitted... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 14
Today, for the first time, I used the Land Rover to travel a longish distance. Previously, I have only had to use it for local journeys (say 20 miles or so maximum) but today I had to go to Wakefield for work, a round trip of about 140 miles, mostly on motorways. I set off at about 6 o'clock... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 13
My brother, my daughter and I took the Landy for a trip round some of the local green lanes. During the hour and a half we were out, we experienced bright sunshine, heavy rain, and a hail storm. We do see life, don't we... I purposely avoided the more severe routes, as I didn't fancy... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 12
I have yet again experienced a prime example of why Land Rover ownership is so much more interesting than driving a normal car. Yesterday evening, leaving work to pick up my daughter, I noticed that my Radio / CD player wasn't working. It had been fine in the morning, so I was a little put out... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 11
As I have mentioned, the nearside front wing of my Landy was a bit bent and battered when I bought it, the bottom of the front panel of the wing was pushed backwards and downwards, and the outer panel was bulged outwards. This meant the headlight didn't point in the right direction - I got a... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 10
It's been a lovely sunny week, this week, and I took the week off work to potter about not doing much. Of course, not doing much is a relative term, I've done a lot really... As I promised previously, my mate and I took the Landy for it's first off road jaunt since I've had it. We did a swift... -
Tales Of The Unexpected - Part 9
Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away... Oops, better not use that, might get sued by George Lucas! I thought I'd post some pics, before and after type stylie... But first, the news... Late this morning, I went and spent money on goodies for my Ninety. Then, I came home and fitted...