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From: "Geoff Wilkin" <geoff.wilkin@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 09:29:23 -0000
Subject: Re: Glow plugs

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From: doghouse@cix.compulink.co.uk (Michael Dyer)
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 99 10:35 GMT0
Subject: Re: Lighting regs

My understanding is that roof-lights _must_ be independently wired and are 
not legally usable on road. This is not the same as 'illegal to fit'.

Its logical, an oncoming car the other side of a hill will have the 
benefit of your roof lights long before you see him and can dip your beams.

:-) Mick Dyer (doghouse@cix)

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From: "Michael Wells" <mwells11@rjt.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 11:38:11 -0000
Subject: Cable woes

I have recently fitted a 2.25 to my 86" and I had to fit an old cable lying
around the garage. This gets very stiff and I would like to change it. Has
anyone any ideas on a suitable replacement which can be adapted to the
rovers set up. Also has anyone had a problem with bird droppings rotting
their canvas, I think I have as I have now 4 holes in my two year old hood.
Mick   86" in Norfolk.

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From: "Mel Mauger & Matthew Reeve" <blatchwood@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 16:34:37 -0000
Subject: Re: Jeremy Fearn intercoolers

>One thing to remember is that generally the boost is set below spec on most
>of the turboed LR's that I've looked at, and just setting the boost to the
>book will give some small benefit, as will getting the injection pump
>properly set up.

Is it a DIY job to set the boost or is it a specialist job, same with the 
injection pump. If it is a
specialist job, how much is it likely to cost? My 300Tdi is way down on power 
and I'm fast running
out of things to do to get the power back.

Matthew
UK, nr Heathrow
1979 2-dr Range Rover 300Tdi

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From: "Mel Mauger & Matthew Reeve" <blatchwood@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 16:36:52 -0000
Subject: Re: diesel fuel filters

>many, many hours later we made it.  We had repeated problems with power
>loss/fuel starvation which I eventually traced to the 'fine gauze filter'
>in the fuel tank.  The diesel was clogging it up and with the heavy load
>requiring more fuel it just couldn't cope.

>Dave Ladell

Well the gauze was blocked, and is now gone - I also reconnected the wires to 
the sender unit and
I've even got a little green light now which tells me when I'm low on fuel !!!
Unfortunately it didn't help the loss of power :-((

Oh well, at least it's one possible cause crossed off the list.

Matthew
UK, nr Heathrow
1979 2-dr Range Rover 300Tdi

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From: Leigh Ryder <leigh@tcpub.demon.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 19:20:54 +0000
Subject: Re: TYRO rules

In article <bulk.11674.19990116150804@Land-Rover.Team.Net>, Dave White
<dave@bang.demon.co.uk> writes

I have the ARC rules if you would like them.

>My club (Humberside - www.bang.demon.co.uk\humberover) are looking for a set
>of rules for TYRO (I don't even know what it stands for but it is less
>damaging than RTV for really shiny vehicles). Can anyone here help?
-- 
Leigh Ryder

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From: "Mel Mauger & Matthew Reeve" <blatchwood@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 18:15:59 -0000
Subject: Re: was re: charging times, now lighting regulations

>I'll willingly give you the 2 UKP if you can point me at a website or UK Gov.
>Doc that defines the legal requirements.

Statutory Instruments
1989 No. 1796
Road Traffic
The Road Vehicles Lighting Regulations 1989
Made 28th September 1989
Laid before parliament 11th October 1989
Coming into force 1st November 1989

This will be available from your library - I believe it's part of the Vehicle 
Construction and Use
Regulations although it doesn't say that on the front cover but that is how it 
was requested from
the library.

>You quote a lot of stats but you don't say from where they come.
See above

>I'm not trying to be funny ... this is relevant to me.
I rarely try to be funny, I find that if you try too hard it doesn't work 
anyway :-))

>e.g., you say "With a post 1986 vehicle, you are restricted to the primary
>lights having BS standard markings, which limit you to wattage and beam
>pattern."
The details of the British Standards are not included within the regulations, 
and as they don't
apply to my vehicle (by age) I didn't research it, however (and I don't have 
any specifics on this)
for a lamp/bulb etc. to pass the appropriate British Standard they must have a 
suitable beam pattern
and be limited by wattage, in other words a 90/130w headlamp bulb wouldn't pass 
the standard,
neither would one of the older headlamp units which hasn't got the same cut-off 
that newer lamps
have.

>If you can't expand upon this can you point me at the place where I might
>find such specific info ?
As ever, ask the information desk at your local library, they probably won't 
have the regulations on
the shelf (unless it's a main library) but they will be able to order them. 
Make sure (if you have a
later vehicle) that you also request any amendments which may be in force. If 
you find anything
which contradicts anything I've said here then please let me (and the list) 
know.
As far as I can tell, the onus is on the driver of the vehicle to be 
responsible in usage, rather
than to be restricted by numbers and beam patterns, except for later vehicles 
which are restricted.
The reason why the earlier vehicle are not restricted (as I understand it) is 
that the regulations
cannot be enforced (easily at least) retrospectively on older vehicles.

I hope this helps, feel free to contact me if you want any more help.

Matthew
UK, nr Heathrow
1979 2-dr Range Rover 300Tdi

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From: "Mel Mauger & Matthew Reeve" <blatchwood@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 18:18:24 -0000
Subject: Re: Lighting regs

>My understanding is that roof-lights _must_ be independently wired and are
>not legally usable on road. This is not the same as 'illegal to fit'.

>Its logical, an oncoming car the other side of a hill will have the
>benefit of your roof lights long before you see him and can dip your beams.

>:-) Mick Dyer (doghouse@cix)

Why would you have lights on the roof aimed at the horizon, as Frank has often 
stated the only
advantage of lights on the roof as opposed to on the bumper is to illuminate 
holes in the track
immediately in front of you. Anyway, the lights you've currently got on your 
bumper are more than
adequate at the moment :-))

Matthew
UK, nr Heathrow
1979 2-dr Range Rover 300Tdi

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From: "Mel Mauger & Matthew Reeve" <blatchwood@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 18:01:36 -0000
Subject: Re: was re: charging times, now lighting regulations

>        >>>- Vertical - no requirement (therefore roof lights are =
>allowed<<<

>Matthew,
>sorry if I'm being dim (pun intended) but does this mean we can use roof =
>lights or not?
>Frank

As far as use on the road is concerned, roof lights ARE allowed. However, I 
would not advise it as
another requirement is that you do not dazzle other users and, as Mick Dyer 
pointed out, other users
coming over the brow of a hill would be hit by the roof lights before you could 
see they were there.
However, this is merely a restriction on use, in the same way as fog lights can 
be fitted but
restrictions are in force for when they should be used. If roof lights are 
fitted in the most useful
way that they can be, in other words angled steeply downwards to light up holes 
in front of the
vehicle, then you are unlikely to dazzle other road users in the 'brow of the 
hill' situation, as
the resulting pattern will be closer to the vehicle than the standard dipped 
beam lights. However,
these lights will be of virtually no use on tarmaced roads and therefore 
shouldn't be used as such
but ARE technically legal.
Please note, I am not advocating the use of roof lights in normal driving 
conditions, only stating
the law as it stands.
The important thing to remember is that any lights which you install MUST NOT 
be used to dazzle
other road users, therefore while you can use pretty much any 
wattage/positioning etc, you are
required to be considerate to other road users. This is the requirement which 
is used on the odd
occasion that the police pull people for using their fog lights in broad 
daylight etc.

Matthew
UK, nr Heathrow
1979 2-dr Range Rover 300Tdi

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From: "Mel Mauger & Matthew Reeve" <blatchwood@btinternet.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 22:19:43 -0000
Subject: Re: 101 dimensions

>try Chris Savidge, chairman of the 101 Forward Control Register on 0115 =
>926 7716.
>Tell him I suggested he might be able to help.....
>Frank

Cheers Frank, I'll call him as soon as I get a chance at a reasonable hour.

Matthew
UK, nr Heathrow
1979 2-dr Range Rover 300Tdi

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