Quote from: Gibbo103 on Jul 22, 2024, 11:19 PMHad a bit of a fraught day today. Decided to swap out the starter motor on my 300tdi S2a as it was intermittent and it seemed as if the solenoid was not kicking in all the time. The starter motor did not want to come out past the bottom of the turbo so I removed the near side wing and the inlet pipe to the turbo to get better access and ended up having to grind a bit off the bottom of the turbo housing. New starter motor fitted and the fault still persisted. Tried a new ignition switch but still no better. It turned out to be a faulty relay!

I am not being too critical as I have been down this sort route myself , but its a example of where a  better/complete  diagnosis would have saved a lot of work & cost. For example putting a jump lead directly to the starter solenoid would have eliminated it from the equation . I was convinced that the starter on my S1 had failed, confirmed by the AA on my way home from France & was just getting to the point of taking it off when I realized by trying a direct wire would confirm the fault. Starter OK , just a poor battery connection to the starter switch.   

As autorover said, a better diagnosis would have helped, but this was an intermittent fault. The terminal for the solenoid is at the back of the solenoid and the starter is tucked away behind and below the turbo so access is not straightforward. There was no cost as all of the parts came from my spares stock, so just a frustrating day. The upside is that if the starter fails in the future, it will be easier to remove

I drove to Marlborough first time out of my county this year (even though the Wiltshire border is only 5 miles away)this morning to visit Diffwhine who very kindly cut the hole in the dash for the vacuum gauge. I've ordered some parts from him too.
Back home I tidied the edges with the needle nosed belt sander then fitted the gauge and tightened it.
Next step is to rig up the Heath Robinson manifold connection and that's it until I get the bolt drilled and tapped to accept the adapter.

I connected the vacuum gauge using my Heath Robinson manifold connection. The needle is fluttering slightly due to the slow tickover which is just about alternator cut in speed. The needle steadies if a small mount of throttle is applied so I'm not bothered about it.
I'll tidy up the tubing in the engine bay once the proper manifold connection is fitted.
Sorry about the reflection in the gauge, it's a bit bright here.

Before last weekend I swapped the wheels front to back.

The steering lost its precision, felt heavy. I run the tyres at 25 front, 28 back and had corrected them when I moved them. The tyres are Rangemasters all round.

Today I swapped them back.

Had the Landy out for the first time in three months, lunch down the Clyde valley about 25 miles plus a diversion to coup some cardboard boxes at the recycle yard so about 30 miles all in, ran very well after filling up with fresh petrol. New tyres are running in but still noisey....

Serviced mine today. Oils and filters.

Fitted these too:

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The curse of North Yorkshire strikes Wittsend again.

On bringing my new baby home yesterday, she decided to blow a water hose 25 miles into the trip home.

And so ... it was the "big yellow taxi" home in 3 relay stages.

On the other hand, I saved a fortune in petrol 

Hopefully easily fixed.
(The car is not black, it's charcoal grey)

I've ordered a new transfer box gaiter from Emberton and it's due on Monday. I thought I'd better see about loosening the screws that hold it to the floor. To my amazement all three came undone easily. The bulkhead was replaced four years ago so that must've helped. The shortest Land Rover job I've ever done.
Now to wait for the gaiter.

Took off the masking tape and cleaned off some overspray on the steering wheel repair. It's not perfect by any means but I'm happy with the finished result. Once the paint/lacquer has fully hardened I'll give it a polish. Thanks to those who suggested using milliput to repair the cracks. It's been time consuming and a bit messy but strangely rewarding 

Quote from: Littlelegs on Jul 27, 2024, 01:12 PMTook off the masking tape and cleaned off some overspray on the steering wheel repair. It's not perfect by any means but I'm happy with the finished result. Once the paint/lacquer has fully hardened I'll give it a polish. Thanks to those who suggested using milliput to repair the cracks. It's been time consuming and a bit messy but strangely rewarding 

Impressive result, looks good!

The gearbox took a lot of oil to top up, so decided to investigate where it is going.

Cleaned it up with difficulty - was it coming out of the selector rods?

Whenever I've checked the transfer box it was OK.

Then I remembered 'oil migration' quick search of the forum revealed a recent thread. Cleaned up the area around the TB filler plug, removed it and hey presto - oil came out. Collected it in a jug - nearly 1/2 pint!

So now to make a decision on pulling out the gearbox, as the front output from the TB is also leaking - potentially three problems. Job for the winter.

Quote from: TimV on Jul 27, 2024, 01:23 PMThe gearbox took a lot of oil to top up, so decided to investigate where it is going.

Cleaned it up with difficulty - was it coming out of the selector rods?

Whenever I've checked the transfer box it was OK.

Then I remembered 'oil migration' quick search of the forum revealed a recent thread. Cleaned up the area around the TB filler plug, removed it and hey presto - oil came out. Collected it in a jug - nearly 1/2 pint!

So now to make a decision on pulling out the gearbox, as the front output from the TB is also leaking - potentially three problems. Job for the winter.

Front output will be leaking because it was over full. You can change the gearbox seal insitu but a common cause is the bearing carrier not sealed into the casing properly , they have also been known to rotate in the case.

Took YOD to the Cumbria  Steam fair, 75 miles each way.  A lot of it on the motorway

Peter

Well it didn't go to plan! I was going to fit the new exhaust system I bought from Paddocks with club discount, and was going to retro fit correct drivers side exit that the car originally had.

The 2003 Marsland generic chassis is missing some brackets for this, but I had planned to manufacture and fit these. All that went well and they are fitted.

However, I now need to order a different front pipe (manifold to centre pipe) as it seems the original went under the gearbox cross member, whereas the later one fitted goes over it! The new middle pipe doesn't meet up.

So, new earlier front pipe ordered. Will take the opportunity to fit the new exhaust manifold I have on the shelf, as the current fitted one has a sheared stud.

Hopefully get it fitted by next weekend.