Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

Originally Posted by Eevo

why is bleeding the cooling system so f'ing hard.

What seems to be the problem?
All I have done is to elevate the expansion tank and top it up.
I then run the engine for about a minute shut it down and top up again, Rinse and repeat until you are satisfied you have all the air out of the system.

Originally Posted by trout1105

What seems to be the problem?
All I have done is to elevate the expansion tank and top it up.
I then run the engine for about a minute shut it down and top up again, Rinse and repeat until you are satisfied you have all the air out of the system.

i have done that, with the heater on (to expose the heater core).

Originally Posted by Eevo

i have done that, with the heater on (to expose the heater core).

Ok
I forgot to mention the bleed screw on the top hose is there still bubbles coming out of that when you are topping up and bleeding the system?
I had a problem with a bad flow through my heater core ( Not heating up ) and I suspect it was partially blocked and a good flushing of the heater core only fixed that problem So maybe yours could also be a bit blocked and stopping you being able to get all the air out.
I agree that a D2 cooling system is a real PITA to bleed compared to most other trucks But you have to persevere and get that air out for the cooling system to work properly

Originally Posted by trout1105

Ok
I forgot to mention the bleed screw on the top hose is there still bubbles coming out of that when you are topping up and bleeding the system?
I had a problem with a bad flow through my heater core ( Not heating up ) and I suspect it was partially blocked and a good flushing of the heater core only fixed that problem So maybe yours could also be a bit blocked and stopping you being able to get all the air out.
I agree that a D2 cooling system is a real PITA to bleed compared to most other trucks But you have to persevere and get that air out for the cooling system to work properly

no bleed screw. i have an ls1 in my d2...


i get heat fro the heater but i suspect your right anyway. its on my list of things to replace, so i'll bump it up the list.
cooling the system works well, i can hear the air, thats all




anyone know how to do a heater core replacement?

As you have No bleed screw maybe you could bleed from the outgoing hose from the heater core or some other high point where there is a hose connection, you can bleed from.
It will be fiddly But it may just work

Did the last two big items on the list:

removed window frames from back doors, cleaned up rust and painted. Now i am pro at glass replacement.

Service and inspection of all the things. Other than a mysterious foreign object in the sump and getting my grease gun stuck on the tailshaft uni, went nice and smoothly.

Tomorrow morning a little more packing, a quick wash and we are off on a year long continent spanning honeymoon road trip adventure!

Might make a thread with some details of the touring build when we get settled into vagabond life.

Adios!

Originally Posted by Roverlord off road spares

If I recall the 7 seaters have rear air conditionining and on the rear passenger side ( left side) that is where the airconditioning compressor and piping is for the rear air. So the panel there is different and a lid and bin wont fit on that side . Cheers, Mario

Not all 7 seaters have a separate ac unit. S models don't. Perhaps an option when ordering.

I have a D2a "S" with rear air con, It runs from the one compressor in the engine bay that runs the front air con as far as I know.
If there is a rear air con unit fitted or not I think that the interior panels are the same on all models