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strangerover Lifetime member
Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 4357 Location: Ashton-in-Makerfield
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 12:50 Post subject: |
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Ken, you still got yours ? _________________ Regards
Mark |
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goblin
Joined: 08 Oct 2006 Posts: 105 Location: north kent
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 13:57 Post subject: |
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i would be interested in 1 also , I'm closer to hertfordshire but still long slog away _________________ its a landrover thing ! not so sure now !! |
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scarey monster Lifetime member
Joined: 16 Mar 2005 Posts: 484 Location: East Peckham, Kent
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 15:01 Post subject: |
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I'd be interested too......I'd be willing to go there if the first one produced was mine and free!! He'd make his money selling the rest easily enough.................................and its a long hike as they are based in North Herts! However, my Deli needs to be sorted first so that I can travel at speeds greater than 30!!
Scott _________________ Bada Bing III is now rolling! |
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LITTLEKENGRIFF Lifetime member
Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 736 Location: LIVERPOOL MERSEYSIDE
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 15:15 Post subject: |
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strangerover wrote: |
Ken, you still got yours ? |
no sent my old one to some one else who said they could sort it,Can't remember who now but they never got back to me so i've been waiting for bruce (metal monkeys) to try and sort but no luck yet
cos he's to busy playing with his new toy (s) :D _________________ d5 running on lpg |
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philc
Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 7 Location: Taunton, Somerset
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 16:10 Post subject: |
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Have just replaced my expansion tank following misshap changing fuel filter !!!!!!!!!!!
If its suitable, small inlet lug and large lug at bottom broken off other wise intact. Is there a direct contact at Darton Fabrications or do you want me to send it to you (strangerover)
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andyj
Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2412 Location: up norf
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 16:56 Post subject: |
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okay i may have a solution to this
in the next few weeks I'm going down to see my mates in cambridge, its only 1 county down...and hes in the north so i *may* be able to take the Deli..ill know more nearer the time
and like scott said a discount would be good too! |
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mythatsabigun
Joined: 22 Dec 2004 Posts: 922 Location: South...West...(very)
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 20:02 Post subject: |
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I'm sure I read somewhere that alloy ones aren't a good idea because they need to be able to blow under pressure if anything goes wrong ?? ...or maybe it was just one of those strange dreams....been having a lot recently..... ...
:D _________________ Deli finally sold - don't ask :-(.......Me signing off, thanks for being such a brilliant forum, keep 'em going - May be back if I can start earning decent dollar again - take care y'all ;-) |
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andyj
Joined: 08 Sep 2006 Posts: 2412 Location: up norf
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 20:39 Post subject: |
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should be okay cos of the rad cap? i dunno...we need an expert! |
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LITTLEKENGRIFF Lifetime member
Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 736 Location: LIVERPOOL MERSEYSIDE
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 21:21 Post subject: |
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andyj wrote: |
should be okay cos of the rad cap? i dunno...we need an expert! |
yup thats why the cap is spring loaded and bottle has an overflow hose to allow excess water/pressure escape _________________ d5 running on lpg |
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jo0lz
Joined: 07 Apr 2004 Posts: 911 Location: Wirral
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 21:49 Post subject: |
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Rally cars & Race cars; ALL use alloy tanks
My late model 1500cc FIAT X1/9 had a platic tank that split when the head gasket went
I replaced it with an earlier 1300cc FIAT X1/9 STAINLESS STEEL expansion tank.....a well known "hot-up" in the world of the FIAT X1/9 owner....
At the end of the day the cap is the safety valve....failing that a hose will split... BEFORE a metal expansion tank gets knackered.....
Car Manufacturers us plastic expansion tanks because they are cheaper to make considering the weird shaped places that they want to fit them in....
It simply not economically viable to make such weird shaped things from metal on a mass production basis.....
Go get those specially fabricated metal expansion tanks for your '400s guys....
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strangerover Lifetime member
Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 4357 Location: Ashton-in-Makerfield
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 22:07 Post subject: |
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I'll ring him next week, with a view to letting who ever may be able to go down being the next person to contact him..
I want mine before mid April as going on a round Ireland drive !! _________________ Regards
Mark |
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ARCTIC FOX
Joined: 06 Mar 2005 Posts: 393 Location: BRISTOL
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 22:49 Post subject: |
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I have a tank at a workshop that will produce in stainless, just waiting for him to give me a price
I think the tricky part is getting the neck for the cap to fit. He has said he can have one machined as i like the polished stainless, however if it ends up costing squiilions i am up for an alloy one.
keep us posted _________________ Kieron
SWB Super Exceed 2.8TD
6" Lift in Body (made good by Mark & Bruce)
W09 White & Naked,285x55xR18,Twin 4" Pipes |
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strangerover Lifetime member
Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 4357 Location: Ashton-in-Makerfield
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Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2007 22:52 Post subject: |
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Alloy one £95 first one ready within couple of days of him getting one to copy and preferably a vehicle to try and fit it in incase it needs anything altering slightly, as space is very tight for it. _________________ Regards
Mark |
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Jackdaw
Joined: 20 May 2005 Posts: 587 Location: Malmesbury, Wilts
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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 16:52 Post subject: |
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I may be up for one of these, depending on the cost of the stainless ones. _________________ pka Tortus |
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robbo919
Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 29 Location: cheshire
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 18:49 Post subject: header tank |
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anyone tryed to fix a pinhole size hole on header tank and been sucessfull don't realy won't to spend 80 + on a new one |
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strangerover Lifetime member
Joined: 17 Oct 2006 Posts: 4357 Location: Ashton-in-Makerfield
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 20:11 Post subject: |
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you have PM _________________ Regards
Mark |
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robbo919
Joined: 04 Apr 2007 Posts: 29 Location: cheshire
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 21:27 Post subject: |
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what do you mean you have pm :? |
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Bob Ellison Lifetime member
Joined: 14 Sep 2007 Posts: 388 Location: North Yorkshire
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 21:50 Post subject: |
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Pre Mentral... er.. no.
He's sent you a private message. Have a look at the top of the page, it should say "you have 1 message". Check your e:mail for notification.
:D _________________ 1994 L400 SE (Black)
1 Labrador lad (chocolate)
1 Labrador Girl (Yellow)
MDOCUK LTM No 101
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8seater
Joined: 16 Feb 2008 Posts: 23 Location: Margate
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 16:06 Post subject: Header tank leaking help needed |
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Hi
Anyone else had this problem my header tank is leaking from the center join any idea how to seal it or where to get a 2nd had one?
Ta
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IanFJ
Joined: 21 Apr 2004 Posts: 816 Location: Bristol (Nailsea)
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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 16:11 Post subject: |
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Hi
You may have some success with a temporary repair, but on the whole a replacement is a better bet as when they let go they can do so with severe effect on the shape of your bonnet (ask Rusty for pics). Any secondhand one is likely to be as brittle as your existing one, so a new replacement is your best option. They do crop up on ebay but at much the same price a a new one from a Mitsy dealer.
HTH
IanJ _________________ He who dies with the most toys, wins |
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