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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: denviks on February 08, 2006, 20:05:52
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well i have just got in.....been at work since 8 am this morning doing the heater motor on the disco. when you have a look at the pics you will see exactly what a nightmare job it was. im nackered. i still have to refit my stereo in the morning.
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I dont want to alarm you but someones nicked your steering wheel!
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Seriously, looks like a nightmare
What was wrong with your heater?
:)
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i had to chamge the heater motor as it didnt work anymore :?
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That reminds me I NEED to do the one on my RRc.
Paul
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blimey
thought I was doing well today when changed the oil and filters.
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That looks like the inside of Matt_h disco but yours doesnt have melted plastic air duct over things! :lol:
Matt pulled the wiring out of his to replace it at which point he decided not to replace the wiring and scrap it. I am sure you have all read the threads!
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That looks like my Rangie between Christmas and New Year !!!!!!!
(heater matrix went Friday 23rd)
Right pain in the neck and it was freezing!!
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Hope you remembered to remove the blue mug before you put it all back together, if your cigrette lighter bulbs broken now would be a good time to change it as you've got to take most of that out to do it, needless to say mines broken an i'm living with :lol:
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its not that the heater isnt working anymore
the fact that you feel no hot air means its operating normally! ;)
if its warm it means the engine is on fire :D
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Still looking at a way of changing my motor without this much hassle two seperate looms in mine one for the ambulance fittings the other is the main one, I'm thinking if I can get enough clearance I may be able to pull the motor out of the housing, or at least check the resistor in case of that being down, I know they slide out of the unit by the steering column/pedals.
Failing that I will fit another blow source in the intake under the bonnet
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Still looking at a way of changing my motor without this much hassle two seperate looms in mine one for the ambulance fittings the other is the main one, I'm thinking if I can get enough clearance I may be able to pull the motor out of the housing, or at least check the resistor in case of that being down, I know they slide out of the unit by the steering column/pedals.
Failing that I will fit another blow source in the intake under the bonnet
Wheres your sense of adventure??? :lol: :wink:
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well...................... did you fix the rattle then :lol:
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Still looking at a way of changing my motor without this much hassle two seperate looms in mine one for the ambulance fittings the other is the main one, I'm thinking if I can get enough clearance I may be able to pull the motor out of the housing, or at least check the resistor in case of that being down, I know they slide out of the unit by the steering column/pedals.
Failing that I will fit another blow source in the intake under the bonnet
we did try mate but to no avail. there is no other way of getting at the thing. beleieve it or not it only takes about 2 or so hours to get the dash out complete, the most time was spent stripping the heater box down, and getting it back together :wink:
oh yeah i wondered where my mug went. that might be why the dash no longer rattles :lol: seriuosly i dont have any rattles anymore
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They do say the best way to improve a LR product is to tighten all the bolts up :D
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we did try mate but to no avail. there is no other way of getting at the thing. beleieve it or not it only takes about 2 or so hours to get the dash out complete, the most time was spent stripping the heater box down, and getting it back together :wink:
oh yeah i wondered where my mug went. that might be why the dash no longer rattles :lol: seriuosly i dont have any rattles anymore
BTDT, twice...
Not rattles, yet.
Niel.
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Jeeeze. your mobile phone must have been well stuck on the dash... they took the lot :!: :!:
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just got a quick question to disco owners .....when you have your heater running on hot do you get hot air coming from the face vents? i am only getting cold out of them no matter what i do. :(
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Never had anything but cold air on the face vents...
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thats cool......i can stop wondering if i put the heater box back together the wrong way now :lol: :lol:
thanks mate
cheers
den :wink:
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If you ever get warm air from the face vents then chances are somethings caught light behind the facia :D
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If you ever get warm air from the face vents then chances are somethings caught light behind the facia :D
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If you ever get warm air from the face vents then chances are somethings caught light behind the facia :D
Definately right :lol:
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I get red hot air from the face vents. so much the heater thermostat kicks in and you have to turn the temp knob down abit and wait a few seconds whilst it kicks back in and it has all cooled down. It went like this ever since I changed the water stat.
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Turned the temperature knob ? that wont be an early disco then ? the 300 series ones blow warm air (without anything alight) from the face vents, In fact those posh ones can split them so passenger is cold and driver is hot. You 300 owners have life too easy.
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sod that................id rather be cold :shock: :shock:
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The split heater controls is a bit of a pain but i just generaly set the passenger one to mid way n just adjust the drivers side. who ever thought of it should be shot.
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The split controls suit me just fine - my missus is a skinny thing and always cold, and I'm a fat knacker and always hot - this way we can set our own temperatures to suit! 8)
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Well Early discos do have some sort of split temperature. As already discussed the facia vents blow out cold even when the demister and footwell vents blow hot. With the draft from the window and the hole in the floor which is warm when the engine is running, theres loads of different combinations.
And if it gets really cold the glow from the cigarette lighter makes a good handwarmer.
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Oh thats along with the overloaded front lighting wires of course ! :lol:
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Are the drafts an option or standard equipment? :)
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Don't want to upset you guys but my face vents blow lovely and hot . . . . even in this weather once the motor has warmed up.
Running around local they get warmish, not exactly hot, but going to work on the M62 (50 miles'ish) they get really hot once the motor gets going. Used to think the heater was shot but it turns out it works fine on longer runs once the engine temperature stabilises. Slow down or pull off onto normal roads and let the temperature drop again usually results in me looking for my gloves again.
I think most the problems with Discovery heaters are that the vehicles are not doing enough miles at the right sort of speeds for the heaters to kick in properly. I travel over 100 miles a day to work, mostly on the motorway and those speeds I have no trouble at all.
My mate who travels with me has complained it's too warm a few times recently.
Well that my experience with my current Land Rover . . . . and same can be said for a few other I've known.
That said the flaming heater will probably pack up now - if it does i'm getting solid fuel installed :lol: