The Range Rover Classic thread:

[Kiwibacon]

Random electrical question.

I've got a diesel in one of my RRC and trying to get the rev-counter to read correctly. The alternator spins slower than the landrover alternators due to pulley sizes and that's where it gets it's signal from.

The circuitry that drives the tacho is basically the same as the MGB one I've found reference to here: https://e2e.ti.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-... (page 8).

The author is a Brit electrical engineer living in the USA with the name of Rick Astley. He's reverse engineered it and got all sorts of instructions for sorting 4/6/8 cylinder operation but I need an idiots guide to making it read ~50% higher instead of lower.

[Kiwibacon]

ReformedPistonhead said:

Sadly mine has now come up with the dreaded brake warning light again. I replaced the accumulator (mine is a 1990) and now intermittently you get the light and very unassisted brakes, ie when in drive it takes your bodyweight on the pedal to stop it creeping. Turn on and off again and it is fine.

Sounds electrical to me given the intermittency but I already replaced the relay.

If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate, failing that it is old school diagnostics. It’s a little scary to drive now obviously, an emergency stop would take 100 feet from 20mph….

My 93 did that. I found a cracked solder joint of the power (or earth can't recall) to the ABS pump motor. That and it needs an almost new battery to behave. With the ABS and EAS it sucks a lot of amps and if volts drop anything can stop working.

Check all the simple and cheap stuff first.

[NomduJour]

Kiwibacon said:

Random electrical question.
The author is a Brit electrical engineer living in the USA with the name of Rick Astley. He's reverse engineered it and got all sorts of instructions for sorting 4/6/8 cylinder operation but I need an idiots guide to making it read ~50% higher instead of lower.

Ask Rick? He’s never gonna let you down.

[Filibuster]

NomduJour said:

Ask Rick? He’s never gonna let you down.

Also, he's is never gonna give you up.

[Kiwibacon]

NomduJour said:

Ask Rick? He’s never gonna let you down.

But has he already run around and deserted us?

Don't suppose he's active on any car forums?

[ReformedPistonhead]

Kiwibacon said:

ReformedPistonhead said:

Sadly mine has now come up with the dreaded brake warning light again. I replaced the accumulator (mine is a 1990) and now intermittently you get the light and very unassisted brakes, ie when in drive it takes your bodyweight on the pedal to stop it creeping. Turn on and off again and it is fine.

Sounds electrical to me given the intermittency but I already replaced the relay.

If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate, failing that it is old school diagnostics. It’s a little scary to drive now obviously, an emergency stop would take 100 feet from 20mph….

My 93 did that. I found a cracked solder joint of the power (or earth can't recall) to the ABS pump motor. That and it needs an almost new battery to behave. With the ABS and EAS it sucks a lot of amps and if volts drop anything can stop working.

Check all the simple and cheap stuff first.

Thank you. Need a spare day and will be doing lots of wire wiggling and checking.

I don’t like brakes and pressure, much happier with things that take a spanner or hammer to fix.

[soxboy]

Didn’t sell at auction, then listed as ‘buy it now for £28,750’
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1981-land-rover-...

Just seen it on flea bay with same auctioneers listed for 30th September sale for £15k. Seems far more realistic for works needed.

Rather a haircut, a sign of softening prices or less fools in the market?

[DonkeyApple]

soxboy said:

Didn’t sell at auction, then listed as ‘buy it now for £28,750’
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1981-land-rover-...

Just seen it on flea bay with same auctioneers listed for 30th September sale for £15k. Seems far more realistic for works needed.

Rather a haircut, a sign of softening prices or less fools in the market?

Was discussing this with the chap who restored my car yesterday. Appears to be no real issue selling the really good stuff but pricing on the stuff that needs work or isn't top notch has pulled right back.

Suspect it's a general combination of people not wanting to borrow to get stuff and no one wanting to pay over the top for stuff that needs very costly work?

[akirk]

DonkeyApple said:

soxboy said:

Didn’t sell at auction, then listed as ‘buy it now for £28,750’
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1981-land-rover-...

Just seen it on flea bay with same auctioneers listed for 30th September sale for £15k. Seems far more realistic for works needed.

Rather a haircut, a sign of softening prices or less fools in the market?

Was discussing this with the chap who restored my car yesterday. Appears to be no real issue selling the really good stuff but pricing on the stuff that needs work or isn't top notch has pulled right back.

Suspect it's a general combination of people not wanting to borrow to get stuff and no one wanting to pay over the top for stuff that needs very costly work?

or simply that those with disposable cash to buy a non-necessary car are at the richer end and so if you are buying on you might as well have it fully done...

[DonkeyApple]

akirk said:

or simply that those with disposable cash to buy a non-necessary car are at the richer end and so if you are buying on you might as well have it fully done...

Absolutely. That's why the top stuff is still selling and at big prices. They're still sourcing the right project cars and carrying out restorations for those clients.

[cayman-black]

soxboy said:

Didn’t sell at auction, then listed as ‘buy it now for £28,750’
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1981-land-rover-...

Just seen it on flea bay with same auctioneers listed for 30th September sale for £15k. Seems far more realistic for works needed.

Rather a haircut, a sign of softening prices or less fools in the market?

Agree, way too expensive for the condition.

[Twentyfourcylinders]

Finally getting somewhere with the bodywork on my Vogue SE. Another 5 years and we should have it put back together.







Thanks to those that responded to my queries around paint finshes and decals back on page 188!

[akirk]

that is looking good - so lovely to have a strong foundation to the car...

[RobXjcoupe]

Morning all, I’m getting close to start a restoration and a question I’ve wondered was electric operated windows for a 2 door. I assume the csk version has electric power windows, did that use the same motor assembly etc as a 4 door?
Cheers for any advice

[DonkeyApple]

RobXjcoupe said:

Morning all, I’m getting close to start a restoration and a question I’ve wondered was electric operated windows for a 2 door. I assume the csk version has electric power windows, did that use the same motor assembly etc as a 4 door?
Cheers for any advice

Hi Rob. Different, from memory. I suspect it's the system from a 2 door Disco that was used, vice versa.

[DonkeyApple]

Also, for lots of parts, DanBoats on eBay is brilliant.

[RobXjcoupe]

Forgot about the disco parts, so thumbs up there.
Cheers mate

[Cold]

DonkeyApple said:

soxboy said:

Didn’t sell at auction, then listed as ‘buy it now for £28,750’
https://www.iconicauctioneers.com/1981-land-rover-...

Just seen it on flea bay with same auctioneers listed for 30th September sale for £15k. Seems far more realistic for works needed.

Rather a haircut, a sign of softening prices or less fools in the market?

Was discussing this with the chap who restored my car yesterday. Appears to be no real issue selling the really good stuff but pricing on the stuff that needs work or isn't top notch has pulled right back.

Suspect it's a general combination of people not wanting to borrow to get stuff and no one wanting to pay over the top for stuff that needs very costly work?

As reported by Luden Automotive today on Twitter(X) who is spending his Saturday strolling around the auction by Classic Car Auctions in Warwickshire.

[soxboy]

I saw that posting too, wonder how much less than guide it was?

Two others of interest he posted:

[DonkeyApple]

I sold an AutoPlas grill like the one on the russet brown car for over £1000 a few years back.