Thread: What did you do with or to your Disco today

Originally Posted by edddo

FIL gave us a roast. Into the fridge for the 2 hour drive home. Oh the fridge ( Engel ) not working? Was working a month or so back when last used.
Next day - no power at plug..hmm.
Now how has that thing wired up? I had that done by an auto leccy many years ago. I recall it had something to do with a line from the aux battery because years ago I had a fridge no go issue and it was a fuse fault in this line and that resulted in me putting in a better use. From first principles - power from aux battery, then runs over firewall to DS where there is the inline 30 A fuse that I fitted..which is OK. There is power at the fuse.
hmmm...
Power line then disappears into a conduit and runs down the DS chassis rail and seems to go to the tow plug. OK so it seems the case that this power lead was installed for the tow plug not the fridge. Oh whats that.. a broken wire - poke it with a screw driver and it shorts/sparks to the steel rear bar. Disconnect lead from aux battery. Check fuse again - now blown. OK so I theorise that the fridge is powered by splicing into this line - that it is not working because of the broken wire. Not that Einsteiian.
Had to take tow bar off to get enough room to do this..not happy with the wiring location/clearance at all..but today is a band aid job.
Clean ends and solder the wire, tape it up. Fit new fuse - doesnt blow. Refit power lead. Check fridge - works.
Refit tow bar - oh one of the female ends of one of the mounting bolts has dissappeared into the depths of the chassis. Great. ****ed about for a while fishing that out with a bit of wire. Eventually got it. Positioned the wires as safely as possible..but a job for another day is to clean it all up, relocate with proper conduit with proper clearance.
I have been lucky this has not happened while on a trip. 22yo cars and various jobs done by various auto leccys - not a great recipe.

I was waiting for you to say you checked everything else and then discovered it was a fuse in the actual fridge that had blown, but not so.

Rebuilt the pivots and new front wheel bearings on both sides, new rear sway bar rubbers and links for rego last week. All looked good. drove into Wellington and the motor was covered in oil! Back home to find the cause. Coming from the front oil seal. Pulled it down and found that the timing belt pulley flange (lip on the front) had separated from the gear (will add photos tomorrow) woodruff key was a bit flogged out. Replaced it all with new parts and put it all together only for it not to start. Investigated why and found that fly wheel had crept from the timing pin . All off again. It's going now, but talk about being tired! Just changed insulin and I have labyrinthitis (my head is spinning and I have NO balance). What a couple of days! Currently sitting back having a coffee to be followed by a long hot shower!