Thread: I hate auto cooler lines!

So say it like it is, and tell us what you really think.

Glad I am no where near the Muppet

That's ****ty luck there Muppet.

On the positive side, at least it went after dropping SWMBO off, saving you from copious amounts of earache.

Hope you got home pretty quickly, and weren't attacked by the Orange wildlings.

Count yourself lucky Muppet.

Mine blew off with my other half IN the car and 8 Months pregnant .

And as we were sitting by the road waiting for a tow, another flat bed went past the other way...... with a Defender on the back.

Think she has a positive view of LR reliability ??

She was fine with it, came and helped push it further off the road and drove me home.

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I guess the next question is,
what did they replace it with?

You need 2 steel weld on JIC fittings for the lines from the auto, 2 of the same in alloy for the cooler. Don't cut the ends of wither but you'll need to bore out the fitting a little by memory. For the hoses get some push lock fittings to fit the weld ons and hose to suit. Make it all your self for under $150- (plus welding).

Go and see Ian at Pirtek Orange. Tell him Justin from Stauff said to help you or I'll come back to haunt him.

If you need part no's let me know.

Thanks for that Justin.
Next question.
I lost lockup in 3rd heading along swmbo's driveway. Call it 500m in, driveway is 1k.
Stopped at the end coming back to check. See fluid.
Try to limp it home, make it another 500m before no drive.
Once I had no drive it was shut-down immediately.
Likely damage?
Was slightly relieved to see the oil was still red (minus the dirt from the underside) and had a nice greasy non burnt smell...

Doubtful damage but don't start until it can hold fluid ot you have the ends in a bucket recirculating the oil.

Lockup occurs with road speed and it's somewhere around 84k's it kicks in, but will hold below this, down to around 72. After replacing the auto (Ashcroft St 2 modded and large TC (sm & med TC only available in TD5)) and my lock up points are slightly different.