Thread: Jeep owner thinking about crossing over. Advice?

looks great for $600!

Originally Posted by PhilipA

No windscreen washers is a bit of a bugger. You could get an early small reservoir I guess.

Regard sPhilip A

I must admit, I didn't try the windscreen washers (it was a dry day). Is it missing the reservoir from the normal spot? I'm still new to Range Rovers and it is still at my mates place...

Yes, There is usually a BIG about 2 litre reservoir that sits in the angle btween the LH guard and firewall. You could get one from an earlier model or maybe get a smaller one from wreckers. probably the earlier model would be better as it should fit right in.
if you want t go offroad in dust, you will have to develop a better aircleaning system.
Regards Philip A

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Yes, There is usually a BIG about 2 litre reservoir that sits in the angle btween the LH guard and firewall. You could get one from an earlier model or maybe get a smaller one from wreckers. probably the earlier model would be better as it should fit right in.
if you want t go offroad in dust, you will have to develop a better aircleaning system.
Regards Philip A

I'll have to wait til I pick the Rangie up, but the PO was driving it around with that gas setup for years, so hopefully they sorted out some sort of alternative washer fluid tank (I wouldn't want to drive for years without washers!). I will try and obtain a used Range Rover airbox and fit it to the airflow meter with a 90 degree silicon/rubber elbow and some air intake tubing. I could just fit another pod filter, but i'm not a fan. I don't plan to be doing much offroading in this vehicle, I want to keep it totally stock- no big tyres or lift kits.

Well I picked the old girl up a few days ago. A few observations: It does have a windscreen washer bottle (behind the passenger side headlight). The brakes are pretty ordinary (it has a set of front rotors ready to go on sitting in the luggage compartment). It's fairly slow. A full service and tune up will help, but I think it that's just how it is. It does run very smoothly and the low down torque is solid. It feels like it could pull 5th gear from about 10kph. The temp gauge sat at a little over halfway the whole time, which seems too high for me (i'm guessing the factory gauges aren't very accurate, however). The viscous fan clutch doesn't have much resistance, so it will be changed. I will replace the water pump and all of the hoses as well as have the radiator rodded out in the near future. The transfer case is very whiny at highway speeds (my dad's old '84 hiline with lt77 was exactly the same). Apart from the transfer whine it is fairly quiet at highway speeds. The transfer is also clunky between gear shifts. The 'J' suffix discovery r380 5 speed box is ok, the first to second shift is fairly slow. I'm not sure what sort of fluid is in it, so it might improve with some Redline mtl or similar. There is something wrong with the steering. At low speeds it is fine, but at highway speeds the steering wheel intermittently shakes very violently. It will be fine for 5 minutes, and then shake for 5 minutes for seemingly no reason at all. It probably needs an alignment and the tyres are probably unbalanced or even have a flat spot (also could need suspension bushes or tie rod ends or a new steering damper). When the steering isn't shaking, it feels very nice. Well weighted and reasonably direct. The ride quality is amazing. So soft and floaty. The handling seems to be ok as well. Underneath, it is all fairly clean. No significant oil leaks apart from the transfer case. I've noticed that it doesn't appear to have a cat converter, which is probably a RWC issue. I want to ditch the alloy bullbar which is currently fitted to it and fit the standard Range Rover front bar and spoiler with flog lights. Are these as rare as hens teeth? Does anybody have one sitting in their shed that they'd sell?

That cyclic wobbling in the steering sounds like a resonance/damper issue. - Once followed a Jeep that was doing a similar thing... looked like the front wheels were about to shake themselves off the car

When the steering isn't shaking, it feels very nice

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Often swivels in an old car , however check all the tie rod ends.
Regards Philip A