Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

IMG_20240706_135202.jpg Yesterday I fitted my dodgy bros custom rear bumper and rewired the white reversing lights up top as indicators with yellow globes.

IMG_20240706_163223.jpg No reverse lights on the bumper yet but the reverse buzzer is annoying enough on its own.

IMG_20240706_135144.jpg I seem to find an easter egg or two when I go into a new area of the vehicle and it turned out to be a modified reverse globe, no idea why or if it was there to trigger something or load the electrics or someone had too much time on their hands and too far from a parts shop?

Changed the starter motor. Dropped the exhaust engine pipe to get at the leaking top trans cooler pipe. Crow's foot spanner for that. Taking the turbo off to get at whatever it is that's leaking behind it.
Hope it's not a cracked filter housing.... And noticed the fuel cooler is weeping coolantMight be a hose, got to look further. While I'm there I'll rewire the CPS with shielded wire direct to the red plug, and replace the starter energising wire.

Originally Posted by Tins

Changed the starter motor. Dropped the exhaust engine pipe to get at the leaking top trans cooler pipe. Crow's foot spanner for that. Taking the turbo off to get at whatever it is that's leaking behind it.
Hope it's not a cracked filter housing.... And noticed the fuel cooler is weeping coolantMight be a hose, got to look further. While I'm there I'll rewire the CPS with shielded wire direct to the red plug, and replace the starter energising wire.

The fuel cooler doesn't do diddely once you replace the radiator with one that doesn't have the separated internal lower section as per original factory, you can remove it without detriment. Leave it in and fix leak if you have the original split section radiator as then it actually is a functioning fuel cooler.

The CPS can also be rewired with a decent twist in 2 wires with no shielding but Jaycar has a decent shielded wire which I used and also went direct.

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Originally Posted by johnp38

The fuel cooler doesn't do diddely once you replace the radiator with one that doesn't have the separated internal lower section as per original factory, you can remove it without detriment. Leave it in and fix leak if you have the original split section radiator as then it actually is a functioning fuel cooler.

The CPS can also be rewired with a decent twist in 2 wires with no shielding but Jaycar has a decent shielded wire which I used and also went direct.

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Reason I want to use shielded wire is because the wires were damaged and I used plain flex for a temporary fix. This means that the starter being energised disrupts the hall effect of the CPS, making the engine slow to start. It’s fine once the engine starts.

And, of course, while I have the car in bits. exhaust and turbo off, wiring like overcooked spaghetti, car not under cover, it has rained all yesterday, supposed to stop this morning, but what would the BOM know? Working on cars in the rain is a mug's game, or the act of the desperate... which will be me, tomorrow, when the fridge is empty. Somebody remind me, why did I sell the Ford?

Originally Posted by Tins

And, of course, while I have the car in bits. exhaust and turbo off, wiring like overcooked spaghetti, car not under cover, it has rained all yesterday, supposed to stop this morning, but what would the BOM know? Working on cars in the rain is a mug's game, or the act of the desperate... which will be me, tomorrow, when the fridge is empty. Somebody remind me, why did I sell the Ford?

I could help you out there, Fairlane, low miles.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

I could help you out there, Fairlane, low miles.

I'd prefer the GoldWing.... Or the bus

Originally Posted by Tins

I'd prefer the GoldWing.... Or the bus

I'd part with the 'Wing, but not the bus. Especially since it's recent relocation. That was a three generational mission.
Son changed an airbag on the middle axle, grandson did all the heavy, hard and dirty work, grandad did what he does best, direct operations from the comfort of a camp chair.
With said airbag fitted the convoy set off. Son driving my D2, grandson in his Volvo and me steering the overgrown Kombi, behind the D2, but in front of the Volvo. The D2 was balking me, so I rounded him up, blowing the Td5 to the weeds.
Upon arrival, I waited a few minutes for the two cars to catch up. Son said, "I thought this had electronic thottle, more like a carrier pigeon taking the message from the throttle."
Grandson claimed "The ink on my freshly minted red Ps isn't dry yet, I'm not risking that to try and keep up with a maniac."
I hd no argument with either.
So, Goldwing, want my bank details?