Thread: Range Rover Classic- back from near death

Well done mate - most people would not have the perseverance to fix something like this, so well done and a big thumbs up.

Just remember to carry a fire extinguisher from now on...

And I'll add my congratulations on a job well done. Perserverance and care will add to your success.

Cheers

Pete

Still working out the kinks, went 4wding on the weekend only to find that the diff lock wasn't working, when i got home i checked it out and where the vacuum line for the diff lock plugs onto the intake manifold, the vent/screw thing had been blocked by the manifolds previous owner and no vacuum was getting to the diff lock to engage it. I it drilled out and presto vacuum and difflocks!
Another little problem solved.

Good to see you have it running again. When there were ample early rangies in wrecking yards, many of them seemed to be there due to engine bay fires, good yours didnt join them.

I noticed yours was due to the duel battery wire running over the engine. What have you done with this wire now? Many in the wrecking yards seemed to have had a small front hit and shorted the battery terminals on the bonnet.

Does anyone know other causes for engine bay fires and how they can be prevented. I'm currently putting my 73 together, and while I'll carry a fire extinguisher, I'd rather prevent it from happening all together.

Cheers,

Phil

Mine was due to the dual batter isolator not being wired properly, who ever had set it up had linked the two batteries by a wire across their positive terminals. I have re wired it and put the new wire which is similar, across the engine bay but i ran it up near the alternator and across with the rest of the main wiring loom that comes through the V of the engine and then across to the second battery, keeping off the engine in all places and having plenty of slack. i ideally id rather run it infront of the radiator but it proved to be a bit difficult so i did it that for now and ill eventually change it. ill put up a photo of the wiring tomorrow because i think the last one i put up was before i had re-wired the second battery.

Can you connect the isolator using the earth leads?

This is how I've seen the old marine switch type dual batteries hooked up before.

Originally Posted by Scouse

Can you connect the isolator using the earth leads?

This is how I've seen the old marine switch type dual batteries hooked up before.

That's interesting, I never thought of doing it that way.
I'm going to suss it out tomorrow

there you can see how i wired the positive to the isolator, its the thick red wire which runs where i described, over behind the alternator and the air conditioner compressor to the isolator located near the second battery, which is in the same place as the main, just on opposites of the engine bay.