drum Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 The heater now works for the first 20 mins until loss of coolant or pressurized system causes it to cool. This didn't happen when I first got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 If the pump is leaking, air is getting in - air lock. richardthestag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 sounds promising........... likely source of earlier air lock. On the up n up........ good luck edit - beaten to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 please fix this and love it else this could be a fucking long collexshun drive especially with stops every 3 mileages drum, HarmonicCheeseburger, oldcars and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 please fix this and love it else this could be a fucking long collexshun drive especially with stops every 3 mileages Could be epic - a Solihull version of the Vulcan 607 raid on Port Stanley with this Rangey with several others following it to donate parts along the way, dropping out and returning to base* when the useable parts dried up. *Well, maybe not that bit. Vince70, Mrs6C, dome and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Could be epic - a Solihull version of the Vulcan 607 raid on Port Stanley with this Rangey with several others following it to donate parts along the way, dropping out and returning to base* when the useable parts dried up. *Well, maybe not that bit. on a slight aside, fatha thestags mate was one of the first into Port stanley after liberation in a Herc. he said there was evidence that the argies were filling in the huge hole on the run way overnight and then digging it out again before dawn anyone not read 607 Vulcan book I suggest you do so post haste 607 mission itself was just fucking epic, more to put the fear into the "enemy" that Argentina itself was within target of our bombers The Reverend Bluejeans, theshadow, Mrs6C and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 There are lefties of my acquaintance who call these Islands the Malvinas, and insist that Thatcher was wrong to recapture them, mainly because it was Thatcher and not the idiots Michael 'fleet of' Foot or Kinnock who wouldn't have had the bottle. Apparently we should have left Galtieri's mob to ransack the place and cause the islanders to bugger off sharpish. The Argie soldiers on the ground did not, it appears, behave very well towards the civvies. Vince70 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 There are lefties of my acquaintance who call these Islands the Malvinas, and insist that Thatcher was wrong to recapture them, mainly because it was Thatcher and not the idiots Michael 'fleet of' Foot or Kinnock who wouldn't have had the bottle. Apparently we should have left Galtieri's mob to ransack the place and cause the islanders to bugger off sharpish. The Argie soldiers on the ground did not, it appears, behave very well towards the civvies. from what I heard about the argies on south georgia island a bunch of yoghurt knitting lefties could have easily taken them over, sas were not needed. I kind of got the feeling at the time that the Argentinians didnt expect there to be a challenge. anyway for getting a sad p45 600 miles south would make 607 planning look like a sunday afternoon picnic. going via ascension might be easier HarmonicCheeseburger and The Reverend Bluejeans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 The book was excellent, and Clarkson's documentary was too. Ade Edmonson did that comedy book back in the eighties (How to be a complete bastard) and there was a kiddies board game called 'Sink the Belgrano'. richardthestag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Shiny new water pump Cleaning up the old gasket was a PITA. The block Oops! Wrong button. The tensioner pulley is shagged. The job was going swimmingly, thenCurseword.I should have backed it off when it started to tighten with an eighth of an inch to go and cleaned up the threads. theshadow, Jim Bell, richardthestag and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Aw, ffs man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 That bolt isn't the one that goes into the water jacket so I carried on regardless. Put everything back together, filled with coolant and let it run for a while. No leaks yet. Only the drivers side of the radiator heats up and the heater was cold. Called it a day when mothers day, should be called wife's day, took over. Vince70, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and richardthestag 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 drum, on 11 Mar 2018 - 10:30 PM, said:Shiny new water pump20180311_163553.jpg Cleaning up the old gasket was a PITA. The block20180311_171836.jpg Oops! Wrong button. 20180311_171927.jpg The tensioner pulley is shagged.https://youtube.com/watch?v= The job was going swimmingly, then20180311_174532.jpgCurseword.I should have backed it off when it started to tighten with an eighth of an inch to go and cleaned up the threads. Did it start to unscrew? I had excellent results removing snapped-off bits of bolt last year with a left-handed drill bit - drill a 3 mm pilot hole into it first, that gives the l/h drill bit something to bite on More info here: http://autoshite.com/topic/29081-extracting-broken-studs/ Carlosfandango, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, nacho man and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Aw, ffs man. I know! I'll have to dig out the thread about broken stud removals.The bolt wasn't even home when it tightened and snapped. At least there's a good guide for the drill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 I know! I'll have to dig out the thread about broken stud removals.The bolt wasn't even home when it tightened and snapped. At least there's a good guide for the drill. See the link in my post above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Simultaneous typing John! It was when I was putting it back in that it snapped. John F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 I thought it was fixed. Test drive tonight, keeping within a one mile radius of home, just in case. Temp gauge had come up slowly to normal. Heater was nice and hot. After 5 miles everything was hunky dorey. I almost pulled in to the drive and declare the problem was solved. Ready to bask in the warm glow of my achievement, so I was. But I didn't pull in to the drive. I kept on going, looking to see if I could cajole the average mpg readout up to 13. A mile down the road and the heater starts to blow cold, quickly followed by the temp gauge shooting into the red. Fiddlesticks* I thought to myself. There was even steam this time. After a few minutes of gentle pressure release of the cap, I was able to top up with cold water and drive home. I noticed while waiting on it to cool down that the radiator was stone cold. Thermostat not opening or just empty?On the way home the heater was blowing hot and, on arrival, the radiator was very warm. Patience is starting to wear thin. I might try flushing the system to see if lumps if steel seal jelly is floating about. Might take the thermostat off and see if I can drill a big hole through it. Might phone Cartakeback. Coprolalia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Sorry to hear this, but I am really not surprised. Was hoping you would be lucky, but expected this result, dropped liners are so common on these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Didnt I read earlier that somebody did a snifftest that found gas traces in the coolant? I got one of these off the bay a while back.....https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Combustion-leak-tester-head-gasket-30ml-fluid-15-tests-Free-P-P-1st-class/272498960992?epid=504540536&hash=item3f72342a60:g:CkgAAOSw9GhYmf2rIt seems to be pretty decent for the money. I think you might be wasting your time with this....poor circulation due to stat or blockage somewhere is one thing but if its leaking gas into the collant passages, its a different ballgame. I see there is a new product out there to fix this sort of thing....https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elliotts-Gasket-Repair-Seal-Blown/dp/B00KB28AEUreviews are pretty evenly split on whether it works or not. Its just a crapshoot of how big the failure point is and whether the product, whether this or k-seal or steel seal, can plug it fast enough and not get blown out by the pressure before it hardens. I dont know how much you are into this for already, but it might be time for cartakeback or a last hurrah with the magic potion of your choice before punting it in the next Thainstone Saturday Sale. drum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Sorry about this - but it does not want saving. Engine problems on these are terminal. Even a secondhand lump is a gamble 'cos so many of them are fucked. drum and The Reverend Bluejeans 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted March 12, 2018 Author Share Posted March 12, 2018 Yep, it's getting close to last chance saloon. I'll try a flush and thermostat fix and then take it from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Take the stat out and see what happens, did you check the narrow pipe that gets blocked to the header tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Don't take the stat out completely; either pull the centre out of drill a few holes in the outer ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 P45 issued. My dalliance with range rover is going to be brief. As much as I love it and after some pondering, I'm choosing option 'get rid'. I'm going to brave gumtree, wish me luck.Some final pics taken this morning. Fat_Pirate, Lacquer Peel and Coprolalia 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingz123 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 How much is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 How much is it?Not sure yet. Damage limitation money. It owes me 700 but I know I won't get that back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 If any shiter feels inclined to take this on, some info.... It will take you about 8 miles before pressurising and blowing steam. 5 minutes of cooling off and topping up with cold water buys you another 5 miles and repeat or call the BYT. HGF definitely, might be liner drop, might not. The gearbox works fine in high box but flashes lights in low box. Still drives in low box. Suspension works as it should.General Grabbers all round (Not square) with good tread.Mot and tax. The closer I can get to £500 the better.Collect on your way home from shitefest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 on a slight aside, fatha thestags mate was one of the first into Port stanley after liberation in a Herc. he said there was evidence that the argies were filling in the huge hole on the run way overnight and then digging it out again before dawn anyone not read 607 Vulcan book I suggest you do so post haste 607 mission itself was just fucking epic, more to put the fear into the "enemy" that Argentina itself was within target of our bombers Still remains one of the best books I ever read, in fact it got me back into reading again after countless years. richardthestag and red5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Worth a trip to your local car auction? Might be worth having a word with them to see what they think it'll fetch (don't mention the problem) and if you can put a reserve on it. Tamworthbay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 They were the hoors that selt me it! You're right though and it is an option. Bren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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