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  1. 14th October 2011, 03:25 PM #11
    Steevo
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    OK diagnosis done.

    good news is that it was as simple as a fuse which needed replacing.

    Won't go into the Bad news

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  2. 14th October 2011, 03:50 PM #12
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    Oi! Don't leave us in suspense.
    At any given point in time, somewhere in the world someone is working on a Land-Rover.
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  3. 15th October 2011, 06:11 AM #13
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    Hmmmm I might wait till I stop crying and find that silver lining in the cloud....

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  4. 15th October 2011, 10:21 PM #14
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    Many of us have been there. And for some reason keep coming back for more.

    Hmmm . . . rusted out bulkhead? Or chassis? Brakes falling apart? Gearbox making expensive noises?
    At any given point in time, somewhere in the world someone is working on a Land-Rover.
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  5. 16th October 2011, 06:02 AM #15
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    Not rusted bulkhead or chassis. Brakes ok, gearbox ok.....

    All right I can see you're losing sleep over it too..

    I noticed before handing it in for diagnosis that the number 8 cylinder was not firing and asked them to check it out for me. I thought maybe a dead spark plug. There was a fair bit of oil on it when I checked it. Funny thing the engine was still purring away even with the non firing cylinder.

    Anyway it turns out that there is next to no compression in the cylinder and there is a valve at fault. I decided to bite the bullet and get the heads taken off and redone and everything that was looking tired replaced.

    DIY is out of the question when it comes to engine and gearbox work as I don't really have the tools nor a workshop where I can leave parts lying around where the Mrs isn't going to be giving me the evil eyes.

    So the wallet is going to take a hammering to start with but everything else is looking OK at this stage.

    Once I get her back I will get some pics up so you can check her out. She's pretty tidy really and hopefully this will be the most I will have to spend for a little while

    Steve
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  6. 16th October 2011, 07:02 AM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steevo View Post
    this will be the most I will have to spend for a little while

    Steve
    As Davo stated, ''we've all been there'' and many of us have probably uttered
    these famous last words to ourselves and our better halves.
    For the emotionally fragile, LandRover ownership requires that you always carry a pocket full of handkerchefs .
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  7. 16th October 2011, 07:26 AM #17
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    Quote Originally Posted by wagoo View Post
    As Davo stated, ''we've all been there'' and many of us have probably uttered
    these famous last words to ourselves and our better halves.
    For the emotionally fragile, LandRover ownership requires that you always carry a pocket full of handkerchefs .
    Wagoo.
    Shhhhhh.......

    This is the only thing allowing me to sleep at night...let me dream a little..for a while at least...

    Steve
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  8. 18th October 2011, 02:03 PM #18
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    Ah, so in other words, "it's all normal"! It's an old, old car, so it sounds like you're not doing too badly.
    At any given point in time, somewhere in the world someone is working on a Land-Rover.
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