*Repairs commence* - RFU rescues a Rover 620ti!

[fatharris]

I admit, the leak looked bad, but the price was right at 4p!

Looking great!

[RoverFolkUs]

4 minutes ago, fatharris said:

I admit, the leak looked bad, but the price was right at 4p!

Looking great!

In all honesty I think the issue was simply caused by the seal having gone a bit hard from age and there's also a bit of corrosion in the system which had built up around the seal which probably wasn't helping matters either by taking away the smooth surface

I'll look to do a couple of coolant flushes in due course to try and get some of the corrosion out of the system

[somewhatfoolish]

What is supposed to be there if not 2p coins?🤪 Some other plastic widget?

[RoverFolkUs]

On 20/12/2024 at 00:30, somewhatfoolish said:

What is supposed to be there if not 2p coins?🤪 Some other plastic widget?

I'm not certain but I assume some sort of blank, retained by those u-shaped plastic clamps

[RoverFolkUs]

Pre-christmas update

Thought I'd get it parked indoors and setup ready to go as and when I get a chance over the festive period. Thought I'd test out the bargain headlamp too - 

Before - Non existent beam pattern from the original headlamp. 

Temporary multi-ocular Rover.. I wasn't going to strip it all down yet in case there was a problem with the replacement unit 😅

After - happily, the replacement unit produces a lovely beam pattern. Happy days! 

Sit-rep - these things are a bloody nightmare to jack up high and place on axle stands as there's nothing to simultaneously jack up on and also support with a stand. I've managed the above setup though with plenty of safety measures. I won't be crawling around underneath anyway!

Now run up to temperature, no coolant leaks to report 🫡