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Ja1983:
seems as much as i love ud, theres a lot of irritating "common faults" which are slowly ?(due to time and money) getting sorted...

heres the list to date:

boot floor, sills, arches, rear x member, pillars (T & B) mauled by the
metal moth of destruction.. - almost fully sorted
front prop UJ`s - breifly sorted, but second hand parts means job probably needs doing twice.. still got a rumble!
heater blower doing neither - done
central locking issues.. - ongoing..
headlights that wouldnt excite a moth - philips supervison, and a damp cloth, then a light bar so i can see the bonnet and dashboard at night! - although now much better than before
exhaust rutting against the inner wing/rear mudflap bracket - mysteriously self healed.. plans envolving the angle grinder should it return
internal pannelling detached and dismembered - work in progress, although mostly done
the previous owner smell... - now replaced by fags and dog.. with some wet carpet for good measure
that random rattle - mission aborted.. it doesnt play fair!
oil leeks - its a landrover, no leek = empty
naff wipers - fixed from the quid shop... yes £1/pair... guess how long they lasted?! :lol:
sluggishness - clicked here, then went outside in the dark for half hour
sloppy handling - to be expected with +2", no arb`s, and 235/85 R16s, but pitman arm nipped up, track rod ends replaced.. slack bolts on front arms nipped up, rear springs replaced, rear shockers almost replaced.. much better
LRWMS* not in corect place - kept removing him from the gearstick, steering wheel, rear view mirror etc.. and chucking him out the window... he got the hint eventually!
SWMBO* not happy - threatened to buy new SWMBO - now all well, infact she wants one!
lack of illumination over dash/instrument area - ongoing project - bulbs from a nova dash fit tho![/img]
water pump worn/leaking - new part £30, fitting in freezing conditions, priceless
the disco lean - fixed by parking half on the woodpile to force the lean other way... seems to work
gearbox issues - to be swapped for a known good second hand item when the clutch is swapped in next month
hideous blue interior - come round to actually liking it in favour of changing for a less 80`s colour... although could be swayed if a nice leather interior turns up for the right kind of money...


Think thats about it... although i`m sure i`ve missed a few!
*LRWMS - landrover Wing Mirror Spider
*SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed :arrow:

davidjmiller:
your missis wants a new SWMBO ???!!!

good effort though - thanks for posting. It's good to hear that other people have the same / similar troubles.

David

Ja1983:
Almost forgot..
Rare but very mischevous LRM* - Left at farm with no back door on.. and 3 cats roaming around... i dont think he`ll trouble me anymore!


*LRM - landrover mouse, of the genus "interiorus munchus electro chewalotus stinkus wee..us"
 :lol:

SWMBO wants a landy.... although i have been trying to talk her round to that idea on several occasions - ongoing project, alcohol required  :lol:  :lol:

muddyjames:
I would like to congratulate you on actually keeping a record. I started off with a must do and a done list to see what I did.

I gave up as got too depressing as the to do list always grew faster than the done one!! :lol:

bilge rat:
definatly a landy thing. at least you know where to look when you get another. alan.....

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