What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

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Originally Posted by johntins

Yes, it's an oiler... But I can't see why I can't make up something like you say, couple of steel ( SS or gal, maybe, or even brass ) to replace the pathetic bit of plaston that has broken. Going to have a go tomorrow. Has to be cheaper than a new pump.

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Have you got one of those plastic repair kits that come with the super glue and powder handy.
I have used this stuff to fix a mounting on my headlight and even fixed a plastic sprinkler with it and both are still going strong [thumbsupbig]
Q-Bond QBond Plastic Repair Kit, Glues Grilles Bumpers Body Clips KE70 AE86 S13 | eBay
Maybe some PVC glue would do the trick but I am not sure if the diesel would affect the glue or not.

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Originally Posted by trout1105

Have you got one of those plastic repair kits that come with the super glue and powder handy.

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Actually, now that you mention it, I do. Perhaps I'll give that a go. Q-Bond and RapidFix have a place in my cupboard. Little worried about the diesel rich environment though.

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Originally Posted by lardy

Today..... about a month ago I filled the disco up went to drive off dead duck.
I since have bought and fitted a new crank position sensor, new fuel pump, new Battery and have noticed a bad earth clamp to the battery,which I am changing tomorrow.
I have spark and I heard the new pump charge,it turns over but won't go.
Thinking a gallon of fuel over the thing might give it the encouragement it needs.
Any help appreciated.

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I had the same issue with my V8 D1, it stumped some of the best Rover mechanics in the country (and a few ordinary, ordinary ones). It turned out to be a collapsed muffler, that looked in fine fettle externally. Blknight.aus finally nutted it out.

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Originally Posted by johntins

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Actually, now that you mention it, I do. Perhaps I'll give that a go. Q-Bond and RapidFix have a place in my cupboard.

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I was a bit dubious about the stuff at first until I actually used it, Bloody marvellous stuff [thumbsupbig][thumbsupbig]

Thanks for your input chaps, I will give it another bash tomorrow.

For those of you who have rapid fix; mix a small amount with vinegar. Does it fizz? If yes, it contains carbonate
Drop a small amout onto a gas flame. Does the flame go orange? if yes it contains sodium
Do the same for baking powder.
What can you conclude?

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Originally Posted by Bohica

For those of you who have rapid fix; mix a small amount with vinegar. Does it fizz? If yes, it contains carbonate
Drop a small amout onto a gas flame. Does the flame go orange? if yes it contains sodium
Do the same for baking powder.
What can you conclude?

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You have tooooo much time on your hands Professor Julian Sumner Miller . [bigrolf] but since your at it soak your chicken fillets in butter milk for an hour in the fridge and they will be super tender,why is it so?

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I'll try that again:

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time to buy a 3D printer John.?

I did see a micro repair where a fine hole was drilled into each end of 2 broken bits and a fine rod inserted and glued into the 2 halves to reinforce the repair

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You have tooooo much time on your hands Professor Julian Sumner Miller . [bigrolf] but since your at it soak your chicken fillets in butter milk for an hour in the fridge and they will be super tender,why is it so?

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I don't have too much time on my hands, that's why I want some one else to do the lab work.
As for butter milk soak, it could be that the extra liquid soaks into the meat. That's why people brine their chicken before roasting. BTW plain ater will work just as well. It's possible that the extra moisture keeps the muscle fibres damp and far apart and that does give a tender meat. The lactic acid in the butter milk will also break down proteins making the meat tender.
Make sure that you use a glass and a half of butter milk.

Yoghurt works better. The bacteris in yoghurt also brek down the proteins

Finally found the source of a very annoying loud rattle coming from the nearside dash 'A' pillar area whenever you put the power on (TD5). I had done everything to fix short of pulling the dash out. It turned out to be the nearside repeater that had a broken plastic retaining clip.
Nick