Yep, that's what I was told. Something to do with the path through the block being torturous and so they could never get all the sand out in production!Quote:
Originally Posted by RonMcGr
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Yep, that's what I was told. Something to do with the path through the block being torturous and so they could never get all the sand out in production!Quote:
Originally Posted by RonMcGr
Think the order is basically correct. some would overlap.
1. 1965 Series 2a - 5yrs
2. 1968 Series 2a - 5 yrs
3. Peugeot 205 1.9 gti - 9months
4. Lancia Delta Integrale Evolution non cat (391bhp - turned it into my racing car!) 6 years
5. Caterham Superlight R - XE 267bhp Race car - 18months
6. Peugeot 205 1.9 gti - 2 years
7. Peugeot 205 1.9 gti - 1 year
8. 2001 Land Rover Defender td5 90 - still have after 3 yrs
9. Range Rover Vogue SE manaul 1994 - still have after about 10months - in England
Got my licence in 1997,
-1977 Range Rover
-1970 Holden HG Premier sedan 173 - front bench reclinced to become a double bed, AKA, 'The Mobile Fornacatorium' , last heard Kate Langbrook's husband owned it. My email address for many years was htmonaro@hotmail.com, only because hkmonaro was already taken.
-1978 Holden HZ Premier 253 V8 wagon, good car, should have bought a pano (panel van) instead. For the only reason of being able to say I once owned a panel van.
- 1985 Ford Falcon LTD, digital dash, Premium 'triple stack stereo' oh yeh! electric everything, more options than most cars today. Sadly stolen.
- 1999 Ford Falcon XH Longreach 1 tonne ute. Awesome ute, drove beautifully, 170km/ph on the Strzelecki Track, 195km/ph over cattle grids when back on the bitumen between Lyndhurst and Leigh Creek. Oh the stupid things you do when you're 21.
- 2000 LR Defender 130 Crewcab, 25500kms in 3 months, went around Aus, Cape York, The Kimberley etc... best touring vehicle. Did 80 000kms in it, only probs was 4 clutch master cylinders and usual wear and tear items
- 1999 LR Discovery series 2, Td5 auto, chipped, bigger intercooler, it flys, heaps and heaps of power, tows brilliantly, love the auto, love the cruise control, only had it for 10 000kms so far, no problems yet! (one reason for selling the 130 was no SRS Airbags and better roll over protection in the Disco)
cheers Ben
1. Kawasaki 120
2. Mazda 1800
3. Kawasaki Mach III
4. Honda CB750E
5. MK II Zepher
6. Honda GL 1000
7. Landrover Series One
8. Honda CR 250
9. Yamaha XT500
10. Mitsubishi L300 LOBO
11. Ducati 900 DRAMA
12. Mitsubishi Magna
13. Landrover Disco 200TDI
14. Camper Trailer
15. Holden Commadore Wagon
16. Yamaha TTR 250
17. Ford Courier Dual Cab
18. Landrover Defender 130
The last six are still at home. My home resembles a car yard on the weekend with the addition of the teenagers cars and their mates. SWMBO recons I believe that "he who dies with the most toys wins".:p
I have been told a different story which I believe to be more accurate.Quote:
Originally Posted by WhiteD3
The coolant that Ford used to use was high in silicates (essentially sand).
In the older engines (XF and older) it was not a drama. When they modified that basic pushrod engine to OHC, there were localised hotspots in the cooling system that would leach the silicates out of the coolant into a solid (sand) form.
This would then end up in the radiator and because the tubes were such a small diameter, blockages would occur.
Ford eventually changed the composition of the genuine coolant and removed the silicates. Any Japanese spec coolant already had no silicates and it would solve the problem.
I used to work at a Ford dealership and the mechanics there said they would sometimes have the radiator out of the same vehicle on a 12 month basis, getting an envelope full of sand out each time.
There is no way that much casting sand could possibly have been left inside the block when it was made.
BTW,
Road cars that were registered and used as daily drivers at some stage:
Subaru Brumby
Leyland P76
WB Kingswood Ute
HJ Kingswood Ute
Range Rover Hiline
Not many for my 16 year driving history.
I noticed you included your bikes, always had a bike as well as the car 90% of the time, plus i left out a few cars that slipped my mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by Graz
Had a 1972 500 Kawasaki triple (first disc model)
Still have my 73 H2 750 Triple:twisted:
Baz.
Lets see what i can remember ;)Done and done... i think, not including parts vehicles
- '85 Honda Prelude
- '76 Nissan Patrol swb
- '77 Datsun 1200 coupe
- '88 Sigma wagon
- '97 Mitsubishi Lancer
- '96 Volvo 850se
- '99 Holden Frontera
- '86 Toyota Liteace
- '76 Land Rover Series 3 (mil)
- '86 Range Rover
- '98 Land Rover Discovery - Current
- '96 Land Rover Defender - Current
- '70 Land Rover Series 2a (mil) - Current
- '77 Range Rover - Current
77 S111 safari wagon.
69 2a two door wagon.
64 S2 ute.
Kings wood station wagon year?
82 ex gov tojo troopy.
78 XLT lwb 4x4 F100.
82 stage one ute (mint condition who has it now ?)
78 S111 swb cab ute.
92 patrol stnwagon.
79 leyland made S11 109 (never again)
65 S2 ute (not regoed).
83 S111 ute (badged 2.3)
95 SAAB hatch back (never have a nice car in a bogan town)
98 130 twin cab.
98 S1 3.9 disco on gas.
1. '68 mini van
2. '74 Renault 12
3. '74 Rover P6B - awesome car and a joy
4. '75 HJ ute
5. '71 Rover P5B Saloon
6. '96 Defender