The Dugmeat Rexton

[EyesWeldedShut]

Getting dark - hope the table got lights that work?

[gm]

1 hour ago, Supernaut said:

Whoops.

I'm outside Middlesbrough now.

is there a trackday on ? 

[Lacquer Peel]

Land Rover Discovery MPi

[groovyboovy]

2 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Dining table.

Piano

 

[Jim Bell]

I hope it's all going well. Forts and Prayers lads. Forts and Prayers. 

 

Please deliver this man safely from his journey equipped with a new old car which is horrible, in jizzers name Arm Men. 

Please allow it to be a bargain with extra money off if the radio won't work in jizzers name Arm Men. 

Please hold him safely away from the big yellow taxi and the big orange taxi and fortify his balls so that they may be emptied of piss only twice on the voyage homeward in jizzers name Arm Men. 

By the dim dashboard glow of the farter, the bum and the holy boat.

Arm men. 

[aldo135]

Had a look in the for sale section. It’s not the Rover is it?! Looks brilliant for the money

[Supernaut]

Stopped at Tebay

It's a vegetarian.

[Jim Bell]

What a beautiful and magestic sight. 

AS 290 gang grows. 

[aldo135]

Just now, Jim Bell said:

What a beautiful and magestic sight. 

AS 290 gang grows. 

I should have guessed this, a certain Mr Peel was canvassing on behalf of this gang recently! His car is much better than I thought a Ssangyong would be! 

[stuboy]

51 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Stopped at Tebay

It's a vegetarian.

jesus thats an unkind look, just like ya mate going on a date with his and shes bringing her friend who has no luck and you agree too go..........

[Jim Bell]

20 minutes ago, stuboy said:

jesus thats an magnificent look, just like ya mate going on a date with his and shes bringing her friend who has no luck and you agree too go and she turns out to be magnificent..........

Agreed. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 hour ago, Jim Bell said:

What a beautiful and magestic sight. 

AS 290 gang grows. 

I'm going for a 270 in that baby
Back in my Musso days the 290 was touted as the last of the veggies and you'd kill anything newer by vegg'ing it - maybe that was a sales ploy by the 290 owners looking to offload their older cars and go buy a 270? I've since been corrected by reading shite on here mind.
When the ugly Musso became the slightly-less-uglier Rexton (circa 2001 I think) they carried over the 290 and the 3200 petrol engines but later on (2004ish) the 5 cylinder 270 came in by which time the 3.2 petrol was not in demand. (Shame 'cos I really liked that engine in my Musso)

Anyways - nicely done for collecting a car that has a number plate that suggests 'FuKs Sake'

p.s. love Tebay - it's as far up the M6 to the Homeland that my bladder goes these days

[Out Run]

We need to change the name of the recently formed  2.9 owners club, now. 😅

Good work, mate. 👌🏻

[Out Run]

2 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Stopped at Tebay

It's a vegetarian.

You got the shit/270 grille. Booo!

 

 

[Out Run]

7 hours ago, DVee8 said:

Is he not stopping in Durham to collect the Merc ML  from the low cost thread?

He's collected what folk wrongfully believe shares underpinnings with one.

But that style. That's South Korea's finest hour. That's all them.

[Out Run]

2 hours ago, aldo135 said:

I should have guessed this, a certain Mr Peel was canvassing on behalf of this gang recently! His car is much better than I thought a Ssangyong would be! 

They're a properly well kept secret. 
Maybe not so much on here, now lol.

Mine has been constantly abused, the six years I have owned it. They just come back for more.

 

Lads, we need to arrange an RX290 diff dragging day out, in them.

[EyesWeldedShut]

Just now, Out Run said:

He's collected what folk wrongfully believe shares underpinnings with one.

But that style. That's South Korea's finest hour. That's all them.

Well they did jump ship and stick in the Aus BTR auto box, with the Rexton 290 but methinks the 270 got a MB one?

No idea about the manual boxes, car like that : why would you 😃

[Out Run]

13 minutes ago, EyesWeldedShut said:

Well they did jump ship and stick in the Aus BTR auto box, with the Rexton 290 but methinks the 270 got a MB one?

No idea about the manual boxes, car like that : why would you 😃

No idea, mate. Manual all the way for me.

[Supernaut]

Well, that was an eventful last 150 miles home.

 

The electricals in this one definitely need some attention, that's for sure...

[Out Run]

5 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Well, that was an eventful last 150 miles home.

 

The electricals in this one definitely need some attention, that's for sure...

What's up?

The only electrical issue I have had has been a tail light earth that required cleaning up.

How is it otherwise?

[High Jetter]

4 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Stopped at Tebay

It's a vegetarian.

That's fugly. Well bought.

[Supernaut]

9 hours ago, Out Run said:

What's up?

The only electrical issue I have had has been a tail light earth that required cleaning up.

How is it otherwise?

Well, it seems to be mechanically sound.

Electrically? All I can say is WTF.

 

When I tried to leave Tebay, it just clicked. No start. The seller did mention the battery was a bit lazy, but it started and stopped several times just fine around Leeds. After a couple of hours of sustained driving (surely enough to charge a weak battery) it died.

Luckily, a member of staff at Tebay suggested rolling it backwards down the hill and bumping it. Worked first time as the engine was still warm.

Also, the windows don't work, and the heater direction controls seemingly do nothing. No matter what setting I select it's on face vents and footwells. Useful* during blizzard conditions. I kept the sunroof cracked open slightly to force ventilation and that kept things demisted nicely.

I stopped at Abingdon services to put a little bit more diesel in to soothe my range anxiety (I was below quarter of a tank at this point), so I subtly rolled into the forecourt and switched off the lights and wipers but left the engine idling.

 

About 40 miles from home, all the indicators came on. Solid.

I figured seeing as I was on a quiet motorway at about 11pm on a Saturday night, I'd press on home.

 

Upon turning off the ignition and removing the key, it stayed like this:

I disconnected the battery and went to bed. I haven't been back outside to look at the cunt yet.

 

 

It seems the engine alone is worth 4 figures.

Does anybody want an OM662 with a free car attached to it?

[Out Run]

@SupernautThe main chassis ground is bolted to the block under the N/S engine mount. 
IIRC it runs into a junction box. That's the first place I would be looking.

OM662 values are an odd one. People advertise them for good money, but the 190D etc owners only seem to want a 606 etc.

[Jim Bell]

Hopefully it just wants a simple fiddle and will be grand. 

Battery, ground, fuse or summat else simple and easy. Fingers crossed. 

[Amelia]

Wow, that is spectacularly horrible - I kinda love it and want to look after it, like when you take pity on the 3 legged mangy cat in the shelter. You know it's going to cost you a fortune , will not last very long and you'll heartbroken when it dies, but you just can't help yourself ☺️🤣

[Supernaut]

Here it is in the cold light of day.

I have located the ground on the side of the block but haven't done anything with it.

I connected the battery back on just to see, and the indicators are still stuck.

Not sure I have the energy today.

[Out Run]

5 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Here it is in the cold light of day.

I have located the ground on the side of the block but haven't done anything with it.

I connected the battery back on just to see, and the indicators are still stuck.

Not sure I have the energy today.

Maybe the indicator issue is the relay.Hopefully you get sorted.

You may not have the energy. But you have a fucking SUNROOF 🤯

I see you don't have opening tailgate glass. I wonder if sunroof cars all came like this. 🤔 Is it a 2.9 S?

Get that exhaust free flowing as well if it isn't already and you'll love the sound.

[Fat_Pirate]

Maybe a relay for the trailer electrics, lashed up in the boot?

[SiC]

If no clicking, the indicator relay contacts are sticking. Take out the relay to give it a few sharp taps and try again. 

[Supernaut]

14 minutes ago, SiC said:

If no clicking, the indicator relay contacts are sticking. Take out the relay to give it a few sharp taps and try again. 

That's precisely what it's doing. No clicking, just the indicators stuck on solid.

It actually manifested by the right-hand side sticking on, followed a few seconds later by the left joining in. At one point, the right-hand side went out again, and I was able to blink the right indicators a few times before they got stuck again.