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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5084   
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Are these the most boring set of images ever taken (copied from an Argentinian Land Rover Web Site)
Obviously there is not a lot for Land Rover owners to do in Argentina, except look at gauges and dream of re taking the Falkland Islands......... 
However it has got me wondering if anyone has got pictures of the following I would be interested in seeing a series of pictures showing a dipstick with varying oil levels. 
Or perhaps a series of pics showing the gradual colour change of the coolant as antifreeze is added in millilitres
I would also like to see a series of images showing a land rover clock at every minute position
I am also considering starting a thread with pictures of a tyre at various pressures.
A sequence of photos showing a jam jar slowly filling with brake/clutch fluid during brake bleeding would also be worth seeing I feel
For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..
http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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31st Jul 2017 1:11pm |
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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2073 
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31st Jul 2017 1:15pm |
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| AMBxx Member Since: 24 Jul 2016 Location: York Posts: 985  
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It's a while since I drove a Td5, but I never did trust the fuel gauge. 300 miles = time to look for a filling station, 350 miles = call rescue service.
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31st Jul 2017 4:09pm |
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| williamthedog Member Since: 29 Dec 2012 Location: south wales Posts: 3441 
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Don't know, I couldn't be bothered to look after the first 2 images 😂😂😂
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31st Jul 2017 4:13pm |
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| ibexman Member Since: 13 Dec 2008 Location: kent Posts: 2875
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Errr yes
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31st Jul 2017 4:19pm |
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| miker Member Since: 13 Sep 2015 Location: Surrey Posts: 1758 
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To be fair, my td5 is like this. Full full full full full full halfway empty oh dear! |
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31st Jul 2017 4:28pm |
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| NickEJ Member Since: 24 Nov 2012 Location: Ljubljana Posts: 152  
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It's nice to see the fuel guage going the other way for a change.
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31st Jul 2017 7:02pm |
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| dioliahary Member Since: 18 Jan 2015 Location: Manchester Posts: 668 
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31st Jul 2017 7:09pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7873
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Not going to ask how you found them Gilarion!
  James
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31st Jul 2017 8:43pm |
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| V8GPC Member Since: 18 Jul 2016 Location: Manchester Posts: 289
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that reminds me; I need to fill up in the morning
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31st Jul 2017 8:43pm |
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| Iain_S Member Since: 03 Sep 2014 Location: West Lothian Posts: 8 
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The Defender one on the left? is a lot more accurate than mine. I reckon 3/4 is actually about 1/2, and after 1/4 you can almost see it going down.
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31st Jul 2017 9:05pm |
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| apt100 Member Since: 05 Mar 2015 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1547 
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No. I would actually like to see a similar set for a 2.2 Puma, just to see if anyone else's is as non-linear as mine (apparently they are all like that sir
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31st Jul 2017 11:01pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5084
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I wondered what response these pictures would generate.
And no one has grasped the significance: lol: To be fair, that series of photos uploaded from Argentina gives a well-composed and important insight into the accuracy of a fuel gauge, if the needle only has a narrow arc of movement relative to the volumetric liquid.
It also goes to show how a gauge if Land Rover would have incorporated a more dynamic needle with a wider arc of movement to give more precise and therefore more reassuring visual readings of the remaining contents of a tank of fuel, and so allowing for the true magnetic north in your part of the northern/southern hemisphere and the effect of the slight magnetic fluctuations this would cause a slight ellipsoid and not a slight deviation of the needle in accuracy.
So using this formula E = {x 2 En | kAxk = 1}, and the geometric significance of all Lode lane Land Rover engines and allowing for orthogonal changes, I can now say that the accuracy would have a Mean Curvature and an integral curvature of twelve cms per lunar night. I think if you carefully study the time lapsed photos you will see that I am spot on with this measurement. 
For anyone who does not understand the above I can only say you need to continue to be a member of this forum for at least another month read all the posts and then realise to own a Defender you have to be either totally mad or at the very least sane and willing to wave at every other barmy owner you come across on the road.
For those who do not have a working fuel gauge I can only say Comic Relief has a fund please apply.
And for those who know what I mean including those from the Argentines then well I do not have to explain.
Personally it does not matter to me as I cannot afford to fill my tank each week with more than I fiver anyway.  For those who like Welsh Mountains and narrow boats have a look at my videos and photos at..
http://www.youtube.com/user/conwy1 |
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31st Jul 2017 11:48pm |
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| apt100 Member Since: 05 Mar 2015 Location: Derbyshire Posts: 1547
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Forget 54 Litros ... I'll have a pint of what you're on
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1st Aug 2017 12:15am |
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