The main gearbox was loosing oil into the transfer box, so I spent Saturday fitting a new main shaft rear seal. This meant removing the prop shaft, hand brake assembly, overdrive, speedo cable, transfer case bottom, transfer box intermediate cluster and oil thrower before access to the seal was possible. The good news is that […]
October 2007 – Tdi Planning
The 109’s still going well, though a small amount of play has appeared again in the steering. It’s well after the steering box – I was able to check that much single handed. I suspect the steering relay pinch bolts have stretched, allowing a small amount of movement between the relay shaft and the two […]
September 07 Update, Tdi on the Horizon
The 109 is still running well, and I have been running it on vegoil for the drive to work. It doesn’t seem to consume any noticeably larger quantity than it did diesel. There is still no detectable performance difference, and the engine is still running smoother, quieter and with less smoke than on diesel. I […]
Been to Billing
I spent a very wet Friday at the Billing show, and took Helena and the kids again today as the weather was better. It was good to meet several members of a Land Rover forum I use a lot – www.landrovernet.com – a couple of whom came back to the car park to have a […]
SVO Fuel Heater
I have now fitted the fuel heater to enable the engine to run on vegoil (SVO). It’s fitted between the fuel filter and Kenlowe Hotstart, and uses engine coolant running to the cabin heater matrix to heat the fuel to over 80oC. This means I can now take advantage of the UK government’s decision to […]
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