Ahhhh rad needs to be taken out.....
Discussion
So yesterday I changed all the split and perished coolant hoses.....good right?
NO!
It clearly put pressure elsewhere in the system
Guess where?
The very easy to get to otter switch grrrrr
Spotted it weeping so put my hand down to feel how wet and the otter switch came off in my hand ahhhhhhhhh
Those eagle eyed will spot the soldered nut has come off with the otter
So yup time to whip the rad out.....easy right lol
Well randomly yes.....45 mins
Spoiler came off in 5 mins
Undid all hoses and nuts (thank goodness none were seized)
Removed the oil cooler
And the rad slid out from underneath :-)
Just need to get my rad fixed now
On the plus side my braided brake hoses arrived from goodridge so put those on
Getting there phew
NO!
It clearly put pressure elsewhere in the system
Guess where?
The very easy to get to otter switch grrrrr
Spotted it weeping so put my hand down to feel how wet and the otter switch came off in my hand ahhhhhhhhh
Those eagle eyed will spot the soldered nut has come off with the otter
So yup time to whip the rad out.....easy right lol
Well randomly yes.....45 mins
Spoiler came off in 5 mins
Undid all hoses and nuts (thank goodness none were seized)
Removed the oil cooler
And the rad slid out from underneath :-)
Just need to get my rad fixed now
On the plus side my braided brake hoses arrived from goodridge so put those on
Getting there phew
Chill out chaps I can't wait to get this beast back on the road. She will be 110% sorted :-)
Taking the rad out has also allowed me to access to the front body to chassis mounts so I could lift the OS a tad and replace the missing rubber body to chassis top rail packing (the reason why the OSF was 2cm lower than the NS.......every cloud and all that lol
Taking the rad out has also allowed me to access to the front body to chassis mounts so I could lift the OS a tad and replace the missing rubber body to chassis top rail packing (the reason why the OSF was 2cm lower than the NS.......every cloud and all that lol
I realize there are many on these forums that in my eyes are also amazing.... But you ain't NO Tinkerer in my eyes 
Hi Glen...That looks a much easier way with the spoiler off, I wasn't that fortunate as a few of mu bolts were turning in the fibreglass...
It might be worth getting the otter switch hole welded up and getting a fan switch coupling like this in its place...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/38MM-LAND-ROVER-DISCOVER...
This should be the correct fitment but its worth a check if you go this route..I think the "Hot side" is the thermostat side?
Cheers..Ziga
It might be worth getting the otter switch hole welded up and getting a fan switch coupling like this in its place...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/38MM-LAND-ROVER-DISCOVER...
This should be the correct fitment but its worth a check if you go this route..I think the "Hot side" is the thermostat side?
Cheers..Ziga
OS 2cm lower than the NS...
I spent ages fighting that on my 350i. Rumour has it that for a while (1986 ish) the chassis jigs were set up incorrectly during manufacture. I thought that must be rubbish and changed all the springs/shocks/bushes etc with no effect. eventually I put a 10mm rubber spacer on the OS rear spring mount and bingo, all was right with the world. The straight line stability of the car was transformed as well as the ride height.. apparently that was a 'dealer fix' back in the day.
I reckon the rumour is true.
I spent ages fighting that on my 350i. Rumour has it that for a while (1986 ish) the chassis jigs were set up incorrectly during manufacture. I thought that must be rubbish and changed all the springs/shocks/bushes etc with no effect. eventually I put a 10mm rubber spacer on the OS rear spring mount and bingo, all was right with the world. The straight line stability of the car was transformed as well as the ride height.. apparently that was a 'dealer fix' back in the day.
I reckon the rumour is true.
The Hatter said:
OS 2cm lower than the NS...
I spent ages fighting that on my 350i. Rumour has it that for a while (1986 ish) the chassis jigs were set up incorrectly during manufacture. I thought that must be rubbish and changed all the springs/shocks/bushes etc with no effect. eventually I put a 10mm rubber spacer on the OS rear spring mount and bingo, all was right with the world. The straight line stability of the car was transformed as well as the ride height.. apparently that was a 'dealer fix' back in the day.
I reckon the rumour is true.
that doesn't surprise me lol.....my old 420 (86 car) was also lower on the front OS corner but only by 1 cm so I lived with it.I spent ages fighting that on my 350i. Rumour has it that for a while (1986 ish) the chassis jigs were set up incorrectly during manufacture. I thought that must be rubbish and changed all the springs/shocks/bushes etc with no effect. eventually I put a 10mm rubber spacer on the OS rear spring mount and bingo, all was right with the world. The straight line stability of the car was transformed as well as the ride height.. apparently that was a 'dealer fix' back in the day.
I reckon the rumour is true.
I've got my current 420 on axle stands right now on a perfectly falt garage and the bottom of the wishbones, bottom of the chassis (i.e. anything metal) is all spot on, level and matches from side to side height wise
So was just the body on the piss in this case and you can see in the OS wheel well there is no "gap" between the top rail and the body........vs a 2cm gap on the NS
With the front mounts undon I was simple to jack up (using very little force) to slide in some packers and bingo
What temperature switches are you running (on a 280i)? I replaced my otter with a thread-in on the rear side a couple of years ago. Today I found the fuse blown, and took out the new thermo switch and found it was a 103c/95c switch. I'm thinking a 95c/85c switch would be a better match as 100 = redline. Grady
Gassing Station | Wedges | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff