Member Since: 28 May 2015
Location: Surrey
Posts: 133
And fitted the EGR blanking kit...
Lost two bolts, god knows whereabouts in the depths they have gone. Two in stock. Phew!!Series 2a V8 killed it
Series 3 ex coastguard
110 HiCap
110 rebuilt from pickup to 5 seated hardtop...got that one in a feature of LRO!!!
Disco 300tdi. White
Disco 300tdi. Iceland and back. What a trip and no frozen drumsticks!
P38. Loved that car. Still miss it.
MGZS 180 major smiles for miles. Gone.
D3...LED bulbs in and out. EGR blanked. Geoff flushed and serviced
MG TF - bought for SWMBO. She doesn't like it. Shame. To sell or not to sell.
Triumph Thunderbird 1600 - awesome
8th Jul 2015 6:39 pm
Paddington
Member Since: 30 May 2013
Location: Southampton
Posts: 280
Today i Updated my iidtool and enabled cornering lights, the iidtool is a great piece of kit.
Member Since: 11 Jul 2005
Location: Marlow, Bucks
Posts: 313
Dropped down to Aime, Savoie and walked the dogs from Aime to Bourg Saint Maurice and back. Watched the Brighton and Hove football team preparing to white water raft down the Isere
God bless Brits abroad!
8th Jul 2015 8:19 pm
Paddington
Member Since: 30 May 2013
Location: Southampton
Posts: 280
Today I updated my Bluetooth module so it shows the phone book on the stereo, 41 minutes later all done.
It's a long 41 minutes waiting.
Previous cars
Discovery 200 tdi
Discovery 300 tdi
Discovery td5
14th Jul 2015 4:13 pm
nearlee
Member Since: 15 Dec 2012
Location: where the sheep are scared
Posts: 1777
Fitted my fixed towbar that I got from another member, only been towing everything on the detachable towbar for the last 2.5 years
15th Jul 2015 8:12 pm
Alan B
Member Since: 12 Feb 2013
Location: Fife
Posts: 6528
Took my wife to the dental hospital for x rays, check up befor radio therapy, 2 hours in there.
Then took her to hospital to get more x rays, mould made for mask for when radiotherapy starts,
another 2 hours in there
So basically driving between home and hospitals so not a good day
D3 57 xs Stornaway grey
D2 02 commercial silver gone but a great servant and won't be forgotten
Iid Bluetooth
15th Jul 2015 10:18 pm
trev 1
Member Since: 09 Sep 2014
Location: Seaton, Hull
Posts: 212
Change front upper and lower suspension arms, easy to do looks like they have been done in the past as all bolts had copper slip on and came stright out Going on Hunter for alignment on Friday, New turbo and front brake flexi pipes ordered off Steve will fit turbo next week body on job.
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16th Jul 2015 7:25 am
pix
Member Since: 01 Dec 2014
Location: milano
Posts: 8
adjustable pneumatic rods
hi All
For this topic today on my Disco3 I fitted the rod with pneumatic regolation, I have made 4 pneumatic pistons and I replaced the original rod with this.
In pictures the result; rear, front, pneumatic rods and the total view.
A small valve and some air piping give the command for extend or shorten the rod.
16th Jul 2015 11:21 am
r4ff
Member Since: 30 Apr 2013
Location: York
Posts: 512
I have to say Pix, I'm very impressed! This kinda blows all the other lift rods straight outta the water! Did you come up with this yourself or is this a kit available for purchase?what is this life, if full of care?
we have no time to stand and stare.
16th Jul 2015 12:46 pm
Neuon2003
Member Since: 16 Apr 2014
Location: Beverley
Posts: 210
Busy Few Days
Full on preparations in the run up to camping holiday in France.
1. Had a new propshaft centre bearing fitted, propshaft balanced and a 12 month guarantee all for £128.40 inc. VAT Propshafts Greno UK in Sheffield (http://www.propshafts-greno.co.uk) who are a propshaft manufacturer and repairer. Tel: 0114 2467409. Original had lasted 118,000 miles.
2. Investigated an intermittent front end clunk on full right lock. Seems it was the steering stops catching, so greased everything up.
3. Stripped, cleaned, greased and adjusted all the brakes for routine maintenance. Painted the rear hubs with some SWA cold galvanising spray as mentioned on here by others (http://www.swaonline.co.uk/industrial-aero...galv-spray).
4. Had the interior seats and door card edges refurbished (mainly the front seat squabs and bolsters) which now look like new. Good service from Maggie Walker at Interior Revivals near Newark (http://interiorrevival.co.uk). Mountain bike in the back, dropped the car off with them for the day and spent a few very pleasant hours cycling around Sherwood Forest (http://sherwoodforestvisitor.com/great-she...ng-routes/).
Next week's to-do list: dash cam; reversing camera; split battery system; remove defunct mobile phone fitting cradle inside coolbox lid; fit 19" wheels and new ATR tyres.
16th Jul 2015 1:45 pm
tayaste
Member Since: 15 May 2013
Location: Chester
Posts: 7633
r4ff wrote:
I have to say Pix, I'm very impressed! This kinda blows all the other lift rods straight outta the water! Did you come up with this yourself or is this a kit available for purchase?
Does look like a good idea, how do you control the rod length to ensure all the rods heights are equal and how do you know when the rods are back to standard height? I can't see any read switches on the cylinders?
What and where is the compressor etc.? Current: Discovery 3 06MY (55 reg) HSE Auto Zambezi Silver Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
Freelander 2 2007 HSE Manual Tambora Flame
Previous: FL2 56 reg SE Manual Black (written off )
Disco 3 06 reg B7S Manual Rimini Red
Disco 2 TD5 Y reg ES Manual Blue - Chipped
Several Discovery 300 TDis
16th Jul 2015 3:14 pm
thumper1978
Member Since: 13 Feb 2015
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 81
A few days ago got the dreaded bong and suspension fault on the dash, so after buying a rebuild kit from Landyair, today was spent disassembling and rebuilding the EAS compressor.
Happy Disco now all working as it should and a smooth bong-free journey home The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits...
Current: 2008 Disco 3 Commercial XS Auto; 2005 F/L 1 SE TD4 Auto; 1949 Series 1 80" 1.6 Petrol Manual
Previous: 2003 Disco 2 TD5 XS Auto; 1991 Def. 90 300TDi SW Auto (FFRR box); 2001 F/L 1 TD4 Auto; 2003 Def. 90 TD5 SW Manual; 1996 Disco 1 300TDi Manual; 1997 Def. 90 300TDi SW Manual; 1990 Disco 1 200TDi Manual; 1989 RR Vogue 3.9 V8 Auto; 1979 Series 3 County 2.25 Manual
16th Jul 2015 7:00 pm
trev 1
Member Since: 09 Sep 2014
Location: Seaton, Hull
Posts: 212
Had hunter Alignment done today after I fitted new upper and lower front suspension arms, had it done by Bram Racing in Featherstone, Wakefield. Brad nice lad let me watch and talked me through what he was doing, now drives spot on I can even take my hands off the wheel now which I could not do before the new arms where fitted, Fun driving there though, dash lite up like christmas tree, suspension down and pulling to n/s kept stopping and re starting and suspension stopped up for 1/4 mile, but only 2 miles away so not that bad nice and steady. Just the turbo to fit now I think that may be next week now though, keep looking at it sat in it's box.
17th Jul 2015 4:25 pm
pix
Member Since: 01 Dec 2014
Location: milano
Posts: 8
adjustable pneumatic rods
Hi all
Here the answers at Your questions.
the pneumatic cilinder are build with a cnc lathe and cnc milling and the stroke is the necessary lenght for lift the disco3 of 5 cm (the stroke is the difference from the lenght of the original rods and the "johnson rod"). The construction using the cnc machines guarantees the tolerance of more and less 2 cents on the execution.
for to give pressure at the piping for to move the cilinder I have fit a additional air compressor tha I use also to inflate the tires or to clean the air filter.
A electric solenoid work on a bistable valve for close and open the circuit that move the cilinder; further there is a pressure control valve for fixing the pressure of the pneumatic circuit
In the picture You can see all:
the switch that drive the bistable valve,
a small green led light that check if you are in a normal position or in lift
the additional air coompressor in the rear storage
the bistable valve and the pressure control valve under the rear seats
I have the parts in a little workshop and more and less he costs are:
a) 4 pneumatic cilinder 100-120 euro (all)
b) o ring 4 euro
c) the additional air compressor is at Your choice
d) piping 30 euro
e) solenoid bistable valve 70 euro
f) pressure control valve 15 euro
g) cabling, switch, wire, connectors for air piping and other voices 40 euro
it is possible used a manual valve for to control the pneumatic cilinder with a cost of 25 euro in this case at the price remove the voice e) and other 20 euro of g)
Another possibility is connect the original air pressure circuit at the circuit that move the rods (for the Disco 3 is more simple using the cork on original air pressure bottle.
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Going on Hunter for alignment on Friday, New turbo and front brake flexi pipes ordered off Steve will fit turbo next week body on job.
Propshafts Greno UK in Sheffield (
Allisport Fast Road Intercooler, V8 Brakes, Silicone IC Hoses, EGRs Blanked, Remapped, De-Cat pipe, FBHIC
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