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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 10:43:44 GMT
From: "M.G.Forster" <cmtmgf@mail.soc.staffs.ac.uk>
Subject: M.G. help - apology!
I mistakenly sent a 'HELP' message to the list instead on majordome, sorry
about that!
Thanks to those who reminded of the correct procedure, shouldn't happen again.
Anyway does anyone have an opinion about the best/economic place to get a
new chassis for my ageing Series III LWB Safari. Its a 1973 2.25 petrol I
have had for the past 8 years and I don't want to part with it. The present
chassis should last another year, I hope, (MOT next week) so I will probably
not start this rebuild project until the Autumn.
Any comments very welcome.
M.G.Forster
Senior Technician
School of Computing
Trent Building
Leek Road
Stoke-on-Trent
ST4 2AZ
Tel: 01782 29 4255
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 10:52:53 GMT
From: "T.Stevenson" <gbfv08@udcf.gla.ac.uk>
Subject: Short diesel trips
>There have been a few recent references to the unsuitability of diesels for
>short trips. Would someone be kind enough to give me some background on that?
Most engine wear occurs just after the engine has been started; before the
oil is circulating properly and operating temp has been reached. I would
think that this is common to all engines, not just diesels.
I occaisionally need to charge the LR's battery during the winter, since
cold starts and other power drains like the heater, lights, wipers & rear
demister take more out of the battery than is being put in. I guess that
this is more of a problem in Scotland than St. Lucia!
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Tom Stevenson gbfv08@udcf.gla.ac.uk
University Marine Biological Station
Millport, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland
Tel 01475 530581
Fax 01475 530601
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From: PETER ESTIBEIRO - CGR <PETERE@srv0.bio.ed.ac.uk>
Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 13:07:24 +0000
Subject: Re: Land Rover 2 wheel drive model ?
Ian
I've heard of 2 wheel drive landrovers before. I think the RAF
specified some for use on airfields where 4 wheel drive would never
be necessary. Do you know whether it is ex-military? I've never
heard of any civilian 4X2 landrovers but you never know. There was a
piece about them in "The Landrover Story" in LRO quite a long time
ago, I can't remember when.
This is probably not much help but may be enough to point your
customer in the right direction.
Cheers
Peter
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Date: Sat, 16 Mar 1996 20:49:33 +0100
From: lopezba@atnet.at
Subject: Re: Short diesel trips
Allan -
>There have been a few recent references to the unsuitability of diesels for
>short trips. Would someone be kind enough to give me some background on
that? I
>already feel that driving a mile to work in a trans-Africa vehicle must be
>lacking in PCness, but I didn't know that there were mechanical
implications as
>well.
>I should add that apart from the local short stuff, el Galeon gets a good
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>Thanks
>Allan
as Tom Stevenson said - short trips will ruin any engine, petrol and diesel
alike. Looking at our taxis again, I would assume that diesel engines are a
little less susceptible to the damage done by a high number of cold starts,
mainly because they are overengineered in most cases.
Whether your drive to the office is one mile or a hundred miles does not
make any difference, BTW, since the damage done by starting the engine is
not undone by driving 99 additional miles. Two cold starts a day will do a
certain amount of damage, and that is that. You just have to make sure your
ants don't go for additional joyrides.
What would really make the difference, IMAO, is the way you drive the mile
to your job. If you try to break any LR speed records, if you make the
engine howl when you first start, if you are negligent about the lube volume
and/or quality your engine will suffer.
A bike, BTW, would keep you healtier and wealthier and wiser, ie let you
spend more money on your Nikons, plus the ants would have a real hard time!
Regards
Peter Hirsch
SI 107in S/W
Vienna, Austria (officially 1,000 years old this November 1)
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