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excossack



Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
Location: North West
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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue
MOT time...Results are in
Advisories..
exhaust center section hanger broken
hand brake travel
Offside Front rose bowl has slight play - I assume this is the swivel ball / housing? 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock
Post #979585 24th Jan 2023 3:32pm
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geobloke



Member Since: 06 Nov 2012
Location: Nottinghamshire
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Quote:
MOT time...Results are in
Advisories..
exhaust center section hanger broken
hand brake travel
Offside Front rose bowl has slight play - I assume this is the swivel ball / housing?


Not bad... So if your swivels are in good nick you just need to check and adjust the bearings preload with those shims. And the other two items are pretty straight forward...

12 months on the clock Thumbs Up
Post #979590 24th Jan 2023 3:45pm
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blackwolf



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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
excossack wrote:
... Offside Front rose bowl has slight play - I assume this is the swivel ball / housing?


I imagine so, but it isn't very helpful when the tester invents his/her own bizarre terminology! What's wrong with "swivel housing"?
Post #979593 24th Jan 2023 4:04pm
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Sk1ppy



Member Since: 19 Dec 2022
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Managed to fit a b@£$ard NAS rear step.
Post #979598 24th Jan 2023 4:31pm
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geobloke



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blackwolf wrote:
excossack wrote:
... Offside Front rose bowl has slight play - I assume this is the swivel ball / housing?


I imagine so, but it isn't very helpful when the tester invents his/her own bizarre terminology! What's wrong with "swivel housing"?


Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Easy there Blackwolf.... Rolling with laughter Front rose bowl does make it sound like excossak has a bowl of pot puri as a bonnet ornament Rolling with laughter
Post #979601 24th Jan 2023 4:34pm
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blackwolf



Member Since: 03 Nov 2009
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United Kingdom 2007 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Stornoway Grey
It did make me think of the "new" VW Beetle when it first came out which, as I recall, came complete with a flower vase on the dash!
Post #979602 24th Jan 2023 4:41pm
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geobloke



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Rolling with laughter It did and it was lame then and it is still lame after all these many years Rolling with laughter
Post #979610 24th Jan 2023 5:48pm
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excossack



Member Since: 22 Feb 2012
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United Kingdom 1999 Defender 110 Td5 SW Caledonian Blue
geobloke wrote:
blackwolf wrote:
excossack wrote:
... Offside Front rose bowl has slight play - I assume this is the swivel ball / housing?


I imagine so, but it isn't very helpful when the tester invents his/her own bizarre terminology! What's wrong with "swivel housing"?


Rolling with laughter Rolling with laughter Easy there Blackwolf.... Rolling with laughter Front rose bowl does make it sound like excossak has a bowl of pot puri as a bonnet ornament Rolling with laughter



hahah pot puri bonnet ornament... Smile 1999 Defender TD5 110

Regards
John M0VAZ
Econet Station 48 no clock
Post #979689 25th Jan 2023 9:07am
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custom90



Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
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Reminds me of the time I mistakenly with a typo typed out calling blackwolf, blackwood instead. Embarassed Rolling with laughter Diesels Lives Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️
And if You Love the Country, then we’re on the same side ~
I got’ love for Britain, I got’ British pride’. 🇬🇧
Post #979791 25th Jan 2023 7:34pm
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AJC



Member Since: 30 Nov 2015
Location: Lancashire
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The 110 has been promoted to daily driver this week, wife's using my RRS as her car away. i took to using the D2 daily whilst she uses mine only for the air compressor to give up so its now sat on its arse. Defender to the rescue, found in the corner of my parents barn with a flat battery. Was soon resurrected and is now now on daily duties
Post #979833 26th Jan 2023 9:20am
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Jabberwocky



Member Since: 27 Oct 2021
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Dropped it off to have the foot spa removed.
Post #980716 31st Jan 2023 6:47pm
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Dave12345



Member Since: 04 Jun 2022
Location: North West
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United Kingdom 1989 Defender 90 300 Tdi PU Keswick Green
Went to wd40 the plugs for gearbox and transfer box, ready for an oil change and found my front prop like this:


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Couldn’t get it just to push back together (not enough to form a seal anyway).

Was planning to grease everything after the oil change next week - does anyone have any advice on what to do with this? Thank you.
Post #980892 1st Feb 2023 10:20pm
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Mini Landie



Member Since: 23 Sep 2015
Location: Basingstoke Massiff
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United Kingdom 2003 Defender 90 Td5 HT Belize Green
Obligatory didn't-happen-today-but post.

Last weekend I took an hours or so pootle to Pompey & Southsea. Before setting off, I checked my fluids. Glad I did as the coolant level was well below the min mark. "Interesting...", I thought to myself.

Anyway, topped that up and kept coolant in the back - just in case. As I was closing the bonnet, it s almost immediately slipped out of my fingers and slammed shut. "Oh, well that'll do it!".

When I got to Southsea, I noticed a fair bit of drippage coming from just under the A pillar. Well I'd just driven a long-ish way down and didn't fancy heading straight back home, so left it as it was.

Came back later with a view of checking where the leak is coming from on a desolate country lane on the way home. Pulled over, pulled the release lever and it was light as anything. "Strange... ". Went round to open the bonnet and nothing. Bloody thing won't open.

The release has been a bit of a Censored since I got it and normally a bumpy drive helps release it.

Got home and the git still won't open.

That was a week ago. I've done a bunch of research and I'm wondering if the cable has snapped somewhere, or has come out of its fixings at the bonnet end. I dunno; can't see Censored all, even with the grill off. I can't tell where the release mechanism is.

I'll have to book it into Keith Gotts - they must be able to get it open.

PITA Evil or Very Mad 2003 90 TD5 Hardtop
Post #981246 4th Feb 2023 3:30pm
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andy2111



Member Since: 17 Oct 2021
Location: Kent
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United Kingdom 2002 Defender 110 Td5 HT Bonatti Grey
Spent the afternoon finishing the cab soundproofing before fitting a Wright Off-road mat system



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 TD5 hardtop to Puma inspired Poptop - my build thread

2002 110 TD5 Hardtop ¦ Full Puma interior ¦ Carpathian grey / Santorini black ¦ X-Vision-X poptop
Post #981267 4th Feb 2023 5:53pm
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custom90



Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
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Found my water pump has a small leak developed on it many years after I replaced it last.
So will nip it in the bud before it gets worse and replace it, and this time replace the entire coolant too.
I had wondered why my coolant level slowly dropped over a few months, at least the positive is that there there is no head gasket issue.

Tell tale orange coolant drip says it all from under the pump and manifold, the last freezing spell no doubt caused it.
I think I last replaced one about 5 years ago approx so can’t complain. Diesels Lives Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨‍🔧🧰⚙️
And if You Love the Country, then we’re on the same side ~
I got’ love for Britain, I got’ British pride’. 🇬🇧
Post #981519 6th Feb 2023 4:51pm
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