Today I say farewell to my dearly departed Rover.
Sorry you were too much work and a pain in the ass to be a daily driver.
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It has been pulled!
Finally got this thing out of the Subaru.
Pulling of the Subaru Engine Part Deux
Still working on pulling the Subaru motor. Everything is completely disconnected, hoisted up but is refusing to peacefully come apart. This is a perfect excuse to buy a crowbar.
Pulling of the engine – Subaru
Working through the pulling of the motor on the old Subaru for the Vanagon re-power project this weekend. Hope to have it done soon so I can get rid of the shell soon.
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I did a thing.
Introducing my new to me 1998 Land Rover Discovery One. It’s old, leaky, problematic, and I love it. I picked it up a couple weeks ago and have been working to get it road worthy. I think it will make a nice addition to the car family.
The problems are as follows:
- Loud squeaky noise from rear drivers side wheel well.
- Seven check engine lights.
- Leaky motor.
- Leaks windshield washer fluid whenever you fill it past a certain point.
- Mirror was an auto-dimmer that broke and leaked fluid to the mirror portion.
- High pitched squeak coming from drivers side front wheel well, that couldn’t be heard until after fixing the problem in the rear.
- Rear windows didn’t work.
- Front windshield is cracked.
Here’s what I’ve fixed:
Rear windows have a common fault on the Discovery I window control board, where one of the circuits becomes de-soldered and looses the connection. This was a relatively easy fix after figuring out what caused the issue.
Rear wheel noise was fixed just by replacing the pads, there wasn’t any material left on the brake pads, and now it’s whisper quiet.
After routine maintenance I’m down to one check engine light, for an O2 sensor.
Blue Sea Systems – DC Voltmeter
I’ve been a fan of Blue Sea Systems gear for a while now, they make things that are built for the marine environment. My thought process is what works out on the open ocean will surely perform in our vehicles. I bought one of their brand new Mini DC Voltmeters. This will be my first impressions of the thing and general info.
From the Packaging:
Blue Sea Systems
Mini OLED DC Voltmeter
Monitors DC Voltage
Bright, waterproof, daylight readable screen.
Features
- Reverse Polarity Protected
- Mounts in a common 1-1/8: (29mm) hole
Specifications
Nominal Voltage 12V / 24V DC
Voltage Range 8V-36V DC
Voltage Accuracy +/- 1%
Maximum Operating Current 15mA
Resolution 0.01V DC
Cutout Dimensions 1-1/8″ (29mm) Diameter
Regulatory
Meter face is IP66-protected against powerful water jets.
The Blue Sea part number is 1733.
A 2 AMP Fuse is required between the positive leg of the meter and incoming positive.
This can either be directly wired to your batter with a cutoff switch for easy off on use. Or wired inline with your ignition voltage. I have a house battery on my system so I’m using a ON – OFF – ON switch so that I can check my Main or my House with the flick of a switch.
It’s not overly bright at night so I believe it will work well in a car as well.
https://www.bluesea.com/products/1733/Mini_OLED_DC_Voltmeter
Overlanding News Reel – Volume 5
Overlanding News Reel – Volume 4
This is a weekly news round-up of the going on in the overlanding world as of today. As well as inspiration from other sources that could be useful for your everyday overlander. I hope to publish this once a week on every Sunday morning for you to enjoy with a fresh cup of coffee.
Volume 4
Gear