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Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

G'Day mate. Glad to hear you overcame the trepidation with a positive result

Thanks Dave!

It's generally the hardest part for me to over come... with anything really.

I'm amazed you'd do this in the bush though... But I guess once you know about that top nut it probably get simpler with practice getting it off and back on. Seriously, it was just about a deal breaker for me.

Thankfully I had a mate (it was stuck in his driveway after all) just come along every now and then and say it was OK. It was also just great having someone to talk to while doing it.

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

It was the same for me, when I did my first one. It had been a bugger for 3-4 months before stopping completely.

I got about 3 weeks in the end.

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

lots of 'umm'ing and 'ah'ing on my part and high quotes for replacement. Then I found the details here on the solenoid rebuild.
I can do a change in 15minutes on my back on the roadside.

I didn't even bother with the quotes in the end. I'm still in financial shock after the head being taken off and machined and a whole lot of new things replacing old things.

I simply just had to bite the bullet and have a crack at it.

What really surprised me though is there was water dribbling out when I cracked the starter away from the engine.

I even found water in the positive wire... I didn't know what to do there, so just let it dribble out and put it back together.

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

In fact you just reminded me to put the new set in. They have been sitting in the draw for 6 months now since I bush fixed the last set (still going strong).

How long do they last for? I'd have thought that something like this is like a once in 200k km job?

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

Was out of town on a long weekend with no chance of proper parts, so cleaned up the degraded ones and spaced them out with a couple of washers (taking care not to create a short) so that they would make contact.

Wow.. I'd not know to do that!

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

Or maybe I could wait until it stops again and save that precious copper for Armageddon

Maybe... for me I'd just do it. I hate that "something might go wrong" feeling.

Feeling pretty good at the moment though.

Next on my things to do is install the light bar.. again I have no idea how it's done... time to google and watch youtube.

Of nothing else am starting to gather a reasonable toolset! :-/

Good on you mate, necessity (and adversity) is great for helping us discover new capabilities. If only there was less pain :-/
Congratulations on Graduating from a Land Rover Driver, to a LR Owner. You have bonded with your steed. :-)

Yep, that top nut is a bugger isn't it?!
As for life span of the contacts...
Depends on how often you start the engine.
My D2 does most of its' running around in suburbia, ~6 starts/day, so I only get about 50, 000k from a set. Fortunately, the plunger has a longer life.
Like I said, lots of practice.

Can I suggest that you invest in a Nanocom( or similar) diagnostics computer before a front bar?
The knowledge that the check engine light means nuisance or catastrophe is priceless.
Given that the D2 likes to throw up Abs faults in mud and dust, $75 a reset can add up quickly.
My 2cents which rounds down to 0c ;-)

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

Good on you mate, necessity (and adversity) is great for helping us discover new capabilities. If only there was less pain :-/
Congratulations on Graduating from a Land Rover Driver, to a LR Owner. You have bonded with your steed. :-)

Hahaa... not sure that was my intent. I really just wanted something to take me to the local camp sites with my daughter.

Oh well... such it is.

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

Yep, that top nut is a bugger isn't it?!

Seriously, that's the understatement of the week!

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

As for life span of the contacts...
Depends on how often you start the engine.
My D2 does most of its' running around in suburbia, ~6 starts/day, so I only get about 50, 000k from a set. Fortunately, the plunger has a longer life.

Good grief!!! Seriously????

I'll need to go dig the packaging out of the rubbish bin, it has the product numbers on it. I'm going to find a cheaper place to buy the replacements if I'm doing it that often!

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

Like I said, lots of practice.

Seems at 50k km's you get plenty of it. :-/

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

Can I suggest that you invest in a Nanocom( or similar) diagnostics computer before a front bar?

Sure thing.. I'm assuming it's just a google away?

Is there a reputable place to go to get a Nanocom? I've seen plenty of mention of them throughout the forums.

The light bar is already in the shed. Just need to understand how one wires it up.

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

The knowledge that the check engine light means nuisance or catastrophe is priceless.

Fair enough. So next purchase is already planned.

Originally Posted by Barefoot Dave

Given that the D2 likes to throw up Abs faults in mud and dust, $75 a reset can add up quickly.
My 2cents which rounds down to 0c ;-)

Thanks again.. I'll look into it.

Originally Posted by plaven

Is there a reputable place to go to get a Nanocom? I've seen plenty of mention of them throughout the forums

Nanocom is made by Black Box Solutions in Cyprus, Colin, the MD (I think) has a presence on here (BBS Guy) and is often poking around the electrical diagnostics subsection. I pretty sure he does an AULRO discount too. Chuck him a PM or google to find out the best way of getting your hands on one

Nanocom is the most valuable thing you can buy. Not only does it give you real time measurements of the car it also puts your mind at ease when you get the 3 amigos and you are able to check them yourself and clear it if its the shuttle valve. I got sick of turning the car off and on to reset the codes always hoping it wouldn't return indicating it was the shuttle valve. But no more worrying now. I think all up I got mine for $400.

Oh. And throw the top bloody nut as far away as possible. Kept me sidelined for about 3 weeks too. Unfortunately I was working on the car on the nature strip of stones so wasn't pleasant. I've heard many refer to it as the nut from hell. A 6 point deep impact 1/2 socket got it off for me in the end.