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Nov 19, 2020 11:07:05 GMT
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Is it morning already? fr€$h&m1nt¥, Overall length is 18", OD of the ends is 1", ID for the bolt hole, remember this also has the sleeve go into it, is 1/2".  Bolts are 10mm, but I guess a man of your calibre could frig that? If these are close, then the Allmakes part number is ALR5237. |
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Last Edit: Nov 19, 2020 11:10:41 GMT by georgeb
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Nov 19, 2020 11:25:01 GMT
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Is it morning already? fr€$h&m1nt¥, Overall length is 18", OD of the ends is 1", ID for the bolt hole, remember this also has the sleeve go into it, is 1/2". Bolts are 10mm, but I guess a man of your calibre could frig that? If these are close, then the Allmakes part number is ALR5237. Well it's morning in Stoke-on-Trent, and we even have blue skies! Appreciate the help, I've sure I can drill an 8mm hole out to 10mm, hopefully without going straight through to the tailgate panel too! |
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Nov 19, 2020 11:30:04 GMT
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Half seven at night here, so very, very dark.
Hope it's useful info.
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Frankenhealey
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Nov 19, 2020 12:02:41 GMT
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But, but, but, mine has two OEM fitted rear facing seats as well (damned if I can find a pic) and I don't look anywhere near as self satisfied, thank God!  And I don't drive a Porch. Don'tcherknow it's a Cullinan dear boy? I wouldn't be seen dead in a Porker at Henley either |
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Tales of the Volcano Lair hereFrankenBug - Vulcan Power hereThe Frankenhealey here |
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Nov 19, 2020 16:16:54 GMT
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Top tip for P38 Range Rover tailgate owners. As you'll know, the lower tailgates are held in the horizontal position (so one may have one's picnic in comfort, you know) by two steel wire straps. I've just replaced both of mine, as one had snapped, so I had a look as to why. They are retained by a bolt on each end and this has a spacer, allowing both ends of the strap to swivel around the fastening when the gate is opened and closed. On mine, both ends of the broken one were seized, which means the cable had to take up the movement rather than the ends. Eventually, because you're flexing a piece of metal at a single point, it snapped. The unbroken one still had full movement at the bolts. New ones have been greased prior to installation hopefully, to prevent a repetition. So check yours now. There's nowt more embarrassing than being dumped on your arris, covered with Verve Clicquot and caviar when you're up Henley Regatta! I've been looking for straps like that for my acty and it's the kind of thing that's difficult to find without knowing a vehicle that has such a thing. I had them on my smart but search results didn't help much there. Any way, is there any chance you could measure the strap length so I can check if they're suitable? I take it the bolt thread diameter is no bigger than 8mm? Thanks Search for Bowden cables. |
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Nov 19, 2020 21:45:54 GMT
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Search for Bowden cables. I know of Bowden cables from bike brakes and from the Elgrand sliding door retaining cable but is there a way of fixing them to a hole? Some kind of retaining / clamping bolt? The Range Rover solution if the right measurement is handy as it comes as one piece of cable with prefixed swivelling mounts and bolts as one package. It will only help if I have a hole at each end the right distance apart though so Bowden cables might help then... |
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Look in yacht chandlers, it's stainless steel cables there as well.
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logicaluk
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thanks for the tip George I've passed it on to my mate who has 3 of them in his custody
Dan
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Nov 20, 2020 10:40:28 GMT
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Three? Masochist!
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logicaluk
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Three? Masochist! Hope it was useful. It was thanks |
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Oil change... "O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” He chortled in his joy. Except I didn't. Garbage truck came nice and early this morning ( I have to wait until he's gone before I can work in the road), so donning me tropical overalls, I moved the '38 into a suitable oil dropping position, no, not over the grid, and got stuff ready. I normally use a large 7.5L plastic box with a snap-top lid for oil changes; it's plenty big enough so I get everything, low, so I can remove/refit plug easily and, having drilled a 1/2" hole in two corners of the lid, it's easy to pour into a disposal container of your choice without oil going everywhere. Of course, it wasn't where it should be. God knows what other use someone's found for it. Anyway, sump plug out and it drains happily into a not quite so suitable substitute container. Finish draining, replace plug. Filter twists off nice and easy. New filter on. The '38 takes 6.6L including filter, which I'd already filled, so I threw in 5.5 from a new can and some left over from last time. Fire up, oil light goes out immediately, switch off. Let settle, open new can ready to top-up, dip. "Bloody hell, should it be halfway up the stick?" I ask myself. Well no, no it shouldn't. Back under, remove plug, nothing except a little dribble. Bloody marvellous, something's blocking the drain 'ole. So now it's parked up containing considerably more oil than it should do, as I've nowt big enough to drain it again. Next week, new drain-into box (ordered) and sump off to find out if it's, as a mate put it, animal, vegetable or mineral.  . |
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Nov 23, 2020 12:38:54 GMT
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Just rrrrroll coal till the excess burns off...
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Frankenhealey
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Nov 23, 2020 14:36:29 GMT
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Is it morning already? fr€$h&m1nt¥ , Overall length is 18", OD of the ends is 1", ID for the bolt hole, remember this also has the sleeve go into it, is 1/2". Bolts are 10mm, but I guess a man of your calibre could frig that? If these are close, then the Allmakes part number is ALR5237. 24 inches and £12 on EBay for a proper Land Rover  |
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Tales of the Volcano Lair hereFrankenBug - Vulcan Power hereThe Frankenhealey here |
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Nov 30, 2020 22:25:49 GMT
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Is it morning already? fr€$h&m1nt¥ , Overall length is 18", OD of the ends is 1", ID for the bolt hole, remember this also has the sleeve go into it, is 1/2". Bolts are 10mm, but I guess a man of your calibre could frig that? If these are close, then the Allmakes part number is ALR5237. 24 inches and £12 on EBay for a proper Land Rover Not sure what Land Rover is colloquial for, but a proper lady wouldn't know what to do with 24 inches! How much came out the first time George? |
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Nov 30, 2020 22:38:50 GMT
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How much indeed..... and would a simple prod into the drain hole not release the blockage and reveal something of its nature? Gurt lump of sludge is my suspicion......
Nick
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1996 Audi A6 2.5 TDI Avant (still durability testing)
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Nov 30, 2020 23:47:41 GMT
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How much came out the first time George? Difficult to say. Looking at the stick after I'd put 5.5L in, I'd guess at least a couple of litres were left in there, so dropped around 4 out. My new draining box arrived but they'd got the measurements wrong (how!) so it's taller than advertised. Okay on full suspension height but as she's settled a bit, it's too tall. So I've ordered up a vacuum extractor instead. I'm at a loss as to what may be causing the blockage. I've never had an issue before and the engine sounds sweet as a nut, nothing rattling around. Dead rat maybe? |
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Gurt lump of sludge is my suspicion...... Nick Nick, I suspect you are right, however we've not got that far yet. So, on Friday, this thing of wonderous beauty turned up...  ...just undergoing the Barney "sniff test." Despite looking like something that's landed from outer space, it is in fact a vacuum fluid extractor. You'll remember that I'd left the '38 with a surfeit of oil inside it and, whilst I had to start it up to get it back in the garage, I was loath to do it again until I'd rectified the levels. As mentioned before, rolling around on the garage floor, is not an option, so that left sucking the stuff out. Sunday, stuff duly sucked, levels all correct, fired up and reversed out. Heavens opened, so nipped around the corner for some gasolina and some ATF, which I also needed. Still hammering down so put away again.  Anyway, it's a public holiday tomorrow (and about time too, it's been over a week since the last one) so, weather permitting, I'll have another go underneath.  |
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Last Edit: Dec 7, 2020 4:14:55 GMT by georgeb
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vitesseefi was right. Dropped the oil, started flowing happily then slowed down. A couple off gloops from the sump and plops from the oil catch and away we went again. Fishing around, I found one piece that just went to mush in my fingers. Looks like some crud from somewhere. If I had to guess, and given the state of the oil the first time I changed it, it was probably already in the sump then. Filled up, fired up and no problems. To celebrate, I dropped and changed the ATF as well. I'll do it again, with a new filter next year. Took her out for a couple of hours run this morning and everything is as it should be. Happy boy.
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Last Edit: Dec 13, 2020 3:37:39 GMT by georgeb
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Dec 20, 2020 21:30:57 GMT
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I saw this on insta and I just........😄  |
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CaptainSlog
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Now what am i going to do with my life? Just spent the last few days reading this, didnt realise you had any other threads George.
Here in the UAE I interact with thousands of Filipinos and I can relate to a lot of the descriptions you give. I find the Filipinos that work for our contractor to be happy, rescourseful, hard working people that value their jobs. It is a pity that there is so much corruption keeping their country down (not as bad as Zimbabwe, where I am from with South Africa rapidly following).
Thanks for the entertainment over the last few days!
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