Those rims look so much better
AJ's Land Rover Discovery 1
VolvoHordzThose rims look so much better
Since when is no dish better than some dish?
Where are the dinner plates!!!!!!!
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Philia_Bearhttps://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/201459#Comment_201459
Since when is no dish better than some dish?
Where are the dinner plates!!!!!!!
Concave > Convex. Also the old ones remind me of Ronal teddy bears ?
Philia_Bearhttps://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/201459#Comment_201459
Since when is no dish better than some dish?
Where are the dinner plates!!!!!!!
Short of a set of Wolfs, Sawtooths, or maybe Mondials, these are the pick of the LR rim litter.
Volvirginhttps://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/201460#Comment_201460
Short of a set of Wolfs, Sawtooths, or maybe Mondials, these are the pick of the LR rim litter.
I was originally looking for Wolfs but I couldn't find a decent set for a reasonable price. The Boosts were $275 for the set of 5, I couldn't go past them for that price.
8 days later
jrcApparently the timing belt is pretty mission critical on that diesel it’s a must do every 80000 km. That engine should be pretty robust. I nearly bought one but it would fit under my concrete carport (=patio). By about 10 mm! ! Pajero instead …
yeah but they are a non interference engine so you just fit a new belt and keep on truckin - not like hilux et al
Nice rig Dauntless. They are great cars to travel in. take care of the small coolant pipe coming from underneath the header tank. I had a mechanic fit new hoses and other bigger jobs i couldnt do. he got too rough on attaching that hose and he cracked the plastic extension just enough to get me a thousand Kms down the road - out on the Barkly. Luckily it was a cool night and I was cruising along with arm out the window enjoying the freedom we used to have in Australia when I felt a few drops of rain on my arm / hand ... hmmm but none on the windscreen - thats weird...
Thank the Lord I had my arm out! I pulled over and found the leak soon enough, much to my wallets relief. I patched it up and got into the Isa where a top mechanic helped me properly glue up the header tank and I carefully went on my way south and got home OK. It has never leaked to this day! If I was you I'd strengthen that little extrusion anyway. I was gonna go for an alloy ehader tank but apparently they are meant to fail before the head gasket incase of overheating.
It was something like that which put an end to my D1... by the time the temp gauge moved she was rooted.
15 days later
Thanks for the tips. I check the coolant level every couple of days, but it hasn't moved since I got the vehicle.
I finally got around to doing some maintenance, including replacing the fuel filter, rocker cover gasket, breather box. I also wound the boost compensator in a bit to improve off boost torque and response.
Did you do a Z9 conversion for all the filters yet?
Z9 would go straight on already
20 days later
Hi Mate,
There is a forum called AULRO that is specifically for Land Rovers, and they have a D1 section in there. Plenty of Landy overs which lot's of knowledge..
Speaking as someone who has a few Land Rovers myself.. Ahem
Cheers,
GG.
15 days later
greyghostHi Mate,
There is a forum called AULRO that is specifically for Land Rovers, and they have a D1 section in there. Plenty of Landy overs which lot's of knowledge..
Speaking as someone who has a few Land Rovers myself.. Ahem
Cheers,
GG.
Thanks mate. I've actually been an AULRO member for a very long time, as this isn't my first Landy.
past_the_moonhttps://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/199655#Comment_199655
yeah but they are a non interference engine so you just fit a new belt and keep on truckin - not like hilux et al
I'm not aware of any diesel engine of a non-interference design, I think it'd be pretty much impossible given the compression ratios required. I've heard that if the belt fails on these engines the pushrods are the weakest link and tend to save the rest of the engine components from damage. A diesel with pushrods and a timing belt is a fairly rare combination, at least in my experience.
hmmm maybe you are right Dauntless. I had a Hilux normally aspirated diesel that had a belt fail. It was a huge job, bent valves n all. Years later I had a 300TDi which had a belt failure at 1,500km after replacement by toyot dealer. I had it trucked to BOR on the Sunshine Coast and they fixed it in no time and told me that line...
when it failed I was sure it was a diesel pump failure. A mech stopped to help me and he agreed so we sound it over plenty after replacing the spare lifter pump i always carry for a 300TDi. so it got wound over plenty even after the belt failed. BOR told me that the head and valves were fine. IT ran nicely for a year or more then I sold it on.
The lift pumps are a common failure point, and using the primer on mine didn't seem to help when I changed the filter. An injection pump in good condition will generally draw through the lift pump, and most vehicles with VE pumps don't even use a lift pump. I might delete it or replace it with an electric pump at some point.
20 days later
The original starter motor died. Upon removal it had a really strong burnt smell, and what looks like a hot spot on the casing that's burnt all the grease/grime off! New Hella starter is in and working well.
19 days later
Bloke I work for has a good diesel motor in what's left of a body with damage after he used bits to fix his damaged petrol one. He thinks it's had the head done as runs nice and shows signs of work.
I'm sure he can facilitate a transport.....
3 months later
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It took a few weeks, but:
Original head unit replaced with Kenwood KMM-BT306
Installed Just Race Parts 14 in 1 gauge base station and display - will connect up sensors in time
Installed Uniden UH5060 UHF with GME 600mm 6.6dbi whip