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Well, not quite!
Looking at an M reg (94) Classic Range Vogue SE that last turned a wheel 18 month ago. Dry stored since. 120k miles but Looking in good to very good condition.
Apart from pumping up the tyres and getting a new battery, what should I expect to have to do on it to make it run safely?
Thanks for your help !
Raph.
Looking at an M reg (94) Classic Range Vogue SE that last turned a wheel 18 month ago. Dry stored since. 120k miles but Looking in good to very good condition.
Apart from pumping up the tyres and getting a new battery, what should I expect to have to do on it to make it run safely?
Thanks for your help !
Raph.
superlightr said:
put new tyres on at least. The old will be vulconised/damaged walls.
Vulcanisation is a chemical process for converting rubber or related polymers into more durable materials via the addition of sulphur or other equivalent "curatives" or "accelerators". These additives modify the polymer by forming crosslinks (bridges) between individual polymer chains.How does that process occur when a vehicle is left standing?
Yes, but it was still put away for a reason.
About 8 years ago, I bought a barn stored 1958 SII, with 7,000 on the clock and one owner. I had to do some work to get it back on the road. Then, on it's first trip out, I got about 20 miles from home and the clutch failed. I'm guessing that is why it was laid up in the first place.
About 8 years ago, I bought a barn stored 1958 SII, with 7,000 on the clock and one owner. I had to do some work to get it back on the road. Then, on it's first trip out, I got about 20 miles from home and the clutch failed. I'm guessing that is why it was laid up in the first place.
JumboBeef said:
Yes, but it was still put away for a reason.
About 8 years ago, I bought a barn stored 1958 SII, with 7,000 on the clock and one owner. I had to do some work to get it back on the road. Then, on it's first trip out, I got about 20 miles from home and the clutch failed. I'm guessing that is why it was laid up in the first place.
That they new the clutch would fail if they drove it another 20 miles so parked it up? Not convinced.About 8 years ago, I bought a barn stored 1958 SII, with 7,000 on the clock and one owner. I had to do some work to get it back on the road. Then, on it's first trip out, I got about 20 miles from home and the clutch failed. I'm guessing that is why it was laid up in the first place.
300bhp/ton said:
JumboBeef said:
Yes, but it was still put away for a reason.
About 8 years ago, I bought a barn stored 1958 SII, with 7,000 on the clock and one owner. I had to do some work to get it back on the road. Then, on it's first trip out, I got about 20 miles from home and the clutch failed. I'm guessing that is why it was laid up in the first place.
That they new the clutch would fail if they drove it another 20 miles so parked it up? Not convinced.About 8 years ago, I bought a barn stored 1958 SII, with 7,000 on the clock and one owner. I had to do some work to get it back on the road. Then, on it's first trip out, I got about 20 miles from home and the clutch failed. I'm guessing that is why it was laid up in the first place.
So I was told by an experienced motor mechanic at the time (who helped me change the clutch).
JumboBeef said:
No, it had failed, but the plates had seized up enough over the years so it was possible to drive it a little way, before the plates gave up (again).
So I was told by an experienced motor mechanic at the time (who helped me change the clutch).
Don't want to sound rude but I don't believe that for a second. If it was seized enough to transfer enough torque to drive for 20 miles despite being knackered then it would be too seized to disengage drive when the car was started/any gear changes that necessitated dipping the clutch.So I was told by an experienced motor mechanic at the time (who helped me change the clutch).
JumboBeef said:
Well, that was what was agreed by the motor mechanic, and the Land Rover forum I was in, at the time.
I doubt very much an entire forum agreed anything. Either way a clutch is a replaceable item, but I don't think you can do any more than guess that it stopped working previously without actually knowing.JumboBeef said:
I was only originally suggesting the OP might want to consider if there was a reason why the car was stored in the first place. That's all!
It's a valid point, but it's all part of the risk buying used. Someone selling a non stored vehicle might be doing so because something has gone hinky on it but they don't let on to the fact.
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