Thread: I know they are thirsty BUT GEEZ

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

yea, but if you have a few beers and stuff up on a landy you dont die

I'm doing the front brakes on the 101 at the moment - if I get that wrong, there's no 5 start crash rating to save me. . I wouldn't even want to hit a lamp post at 20kph in it. I don't think the 101 would rate 1/2 star...

Dont be so hard on yourself,
I'd give it at least 3 stars,,
4 with the trailer on

In a 101, it's the height of what you hit that matters.

As for fuel consumption, what size tyres is this jigger running?
Oversize tyres will kill fuel consumption

Came across a crash test on Youtube ...a Disco 1 (97 I think) against a later model Japaneese sedan.
I thought the Disco would win hands down ......but not the case ... Disco did not fair well for the driver ....

There's also one showing a sharp swerve test with a Classic resulting in a roll ... the end result was'nt pretty either ....I suppose if you had to go least you were in a vehicle of choice


Baggy

I've got a 2000 ish Ford Courier ute that I don't feel safe in anywhere.

Just a jam tin.

I always feel safe in my 74 2 door........... 'the other car is your crumple zone' etc, but I drive with care towards others because I'm not into paperwork.

I do remember an RACV report from the early 90's about the two safest cars to be in if you have a major prang.

No. 1 was a Volvo (any year from 1980 on), very closely followed by any RRC.

Moose tests didn't apply then.

cheers, DL

Originally Posted by FisherX

Thanks Guys, All good advice.


My first thought was it was staying on cold start enrichment. The RoverGauge indicates the temp sensor is reading normal but I'll get the multimeter out and check the resistance.


I'll also get the compression and vacuum gauges out on the weekend and see what kind of condition my 270K engine is.


I'm also doing all my bushes, rear ball joint and working out why one of my A/C condenser fans isn't working.


So a few days of beers and playing with the Rangie. Can't think of a better way to spend the weekend .


I'll get back to you all with result.

Hi FisherX,
Wondering how things turned out with all your checks?

One further easy thing to check that doesn't seem to have been mentioned yet is the adjustable resistance in the MAF hotwire. With ignition OFF, withdraw multipin plug on side of MAF. Place probes of an ohmeter ($20 digital type will do) one on each of the outermost pins. Resistance from factory setting is around 280 ohms which gives a rich mixture across the range - 4% CO (apparently to help with cold starts in the UK I was once told). The resistance can be adjusted by the Allen head screw on the side of the MAF. Clockwise increases resistance and enriches mixture. Anticlockwise the opposite. In practice 80 ohms gives a good lean mixture, or go a bit more if performance suffers. I've found this settles a lot of tuning/idling issues when all the other checks are ok.

I've found on my '90 3.9 litre that over time (couple of years) the resistance tends to drift off higher again resulting in black soot in exhaust pipe, fumey exhaust smell and heavier consumption. Obviously this setting is independent of all other ECU inputs etc.

While you're at the MAF remove air cleaner and duct forward of the MAF and check out the hotwire. It can get coated with contaminants. Give it a spray with electrical circuit board cleaner to clean it up - helps ensure accurate and quick reading of temp of airflow. Do not touch it with anything solid or brush it.

Good luck.

Talk about suspense,, 5 days,,

Originally Posted by Baggy

Came across a crash test on Youtube ...a Disco 1 (97 I think) against a later model Japaneese sedan.
I thought the Disco would win hands down ......but not the case ... Disco did not fair well for the driver ....

There's also one showing a sharp swerve test with a Classic resulting in a roll ... the end result was'nt pretty either ....I suppose if you had to go least you were in a vehicle of choice


Baggy

fifth gear .... little renault people mover and disco.... the little renault cuts a path of destruction through it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLLanPwRgio

seeya,
shane L.