defer vegetables

[trailcutter]

here,s one for the geniusis,,,,,,

,owned the new 110 defer for almost 2 weeks and i now have enough dust in the rear ,,primarily rhs front of rear door and panel beside ,to start a vegetable garden,,,,,yes i have beefed up the seals in the voids,, but it appears worse than eva ,,,,,,, do i have to drive with the windows up and the fan on,,for positive pressure,,or has someone got a surefire fix,,,,,,,,assume is it emphasised thru the ;play in the rear door on rough roads,,,theres gotta be an esasy fix ...........

latch appears at a glance unadjustable,,in respect to bringing more weight to bear on seal ,,,,,,,,,,

,1 long neck of coopers sparkling ale to the man or lady who nails it,,,,,,,,cheers

[KarlB]

If your 110 is a new vehicle then it is not good enough and the dealer should fix the problem. I certainly had little dust in my new D90 after a recent 5,000 km trip.

[trailcutter]

If your 110 is a new vehicle then it is not good enough and the dealer should fix the problem. I certainly had little dust in my new D90 after a recent 5,000 km trip.


stupid question but was it 5000k of dirt road???

[KarlB]

No, but it would have been nearly 2,000 km of dirt.

[trailcutter]

No, but it would have been nearly 2,000 km of dirt.


ok well thats one for the dealer,,,if i cant sort it ,,,,,,,cheers

[dmdigital]

Have a look around the fuel filler, you will find a few holes that are easily sealed with some silastic.

[trailcutter]

Have a look around the fuel filler, you will find a few holes that are easily sealed with some silastic.


ahh ,good one ,was planning to whip /rear-speaker -facia panel off on the morrow ,for a look see,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,cheers

[djam1]

I would of said it was grossly normal

[fraser130]

I would of said it was grossly normal

X2

:-)

[OLR-067]

x 3

it's a defender....the joys of ownership

[trailcutter]

I would of said it was grossly normal


yes in all honesty ,,,,,,,,,,, i was certain it was completely normal and part of the "character",,,,,,,

, did find two holes in tank filler recess tonight that may be helping the garden along,,,,,,,,,,,,cheers

[one_iota]

,1 long neck of coopers sparkling ale to the man or lady who nails it,,,,,,,,cheers

A long neck of Coopers is the best way of washing the infultrating dust from the throat.

The dust in mine comes from the bottom corners of the back door and the rear passenger doors.

These are the places that the assemblers neglect.

I guess that there is not much white dust south of Nowra....the west coast of Tassie is full of it and it was a great way of detecting leaks. I had to use Boags to wash it away though..;)

If it is any consolation the Disco was much worse in that department.

[trailcutter]

A long neck of Coopers is the best way of washing the infultrating dust from the throat.

The dust in mine comes from the bottom corners of the back door and the rear passenger doors.

These are the places that the assemblers neglect.

I guess that there is not much white dust south of Nowra....the west coast of Tassie is full of it and it was a great way of detecting leaks. I had to use Boags to wash it away though..;)

If it is any consolation the Disco was much worse in that department.


i now carry a tube of silastic in one hand and a sparkling ale in the other,,,,,,,,,:BigThumb:

,,gotta say ,,i am impressed with the traction control and diff lok,,,,,,,,,,, would like the t/control actuation switchable ,,,,,,,,,,,and some of the mechanical noise during operation makes my blood curdle:eek:

[one_iota]

Don't confuse one for the other :eek:

I like the satisfying sound of gears and linkages coming together especially changing from high to low on the move..at least I know that something is happening...I really love the whine of the transmission in low range...I know that I should complain about it but it reminds me that I'm doing something out of the ordinary. :D

With regards to dust sealing you may have heard of comparative test undertaken between the effectiveness of the seals on the Defender and the Toyo troopie:

A cat was placed in each overnight.

The next morning each vehicle was inspected.

The Toyo was inspected first and the Toyota cat had died from lack of oxygen.

They then opened the Defender and there was no cat to be found.

The Defender cat was happily drinking from a bowl of milk placed just outside the rear door of the Defender.

[land864]

An oldie but a goodie one iota:D

[trailcutter]

gold,,,,,,,,,,

[CraigE]

The problem then is if you seal them too well the doors become difficult to shut properly because of the air displacement inside the car.
:o

[trailcutter]

The problem then is if you seal them too well the doors become difficult to shut properly because of the air displacement inside the car.
:o


yep ,,,,,,,,,1 hr on the caulking gun this morning,,,,,,god knows i must have made a difference by now ,weve got lovely brown dust here so it wont take long,,,,,,the side panels do like to breath a bit upon door closure,,,,,,,,,,