Recent content by madtom

More nice pictures. I have one bad experience with electric cooling fan - really big one consuming 50A of current. During trips in Africa desert and running slow in big dunes, it was not enough. Luckily we had one spare standard viscous fan, and it was more than enough - is was not running full...

Nice looking project. I have both Defender 130 and Disco 2, both with TD5 engines, and there is nothing really bad with them. But I'm in Europe. Also they need bigger torque converter for proper work with auto gearbox. ARB bumper - terrible thing, protruding so far in front of the car. I have...

A bit of noise from fuel pump is normal for TD5. Did you try the self purging of the fuel system? When you switch on the ignition, to hear the fuel pump, is the noise from pump the same all time, or is it changing and bubbling noise? "Bubbling" noise means air in fuel and the system is purging...

Some months ago, we have bought user Baroud RTT to replace a smaller RTT tent (home made Columbus "clone") we already have. Not tried it, just transported home. It is much bigger, but still not enough for 2 adults and 2 children, and a bit lighter. Ford Mondeo is nice, but only for transport...

With the ECU there are two possibilities to upgrade the waterproofness. Using some conformal coating on the inside printed circuit board - add more than one layer. It has already some applied, but not enough. I have repaired successfully some drowned ECUs. Or you can relocate it. No need for...

I'm currently modiffying Defender 130 TD5 from pickup to station wagon, because our current Discovery 2 TD5 is a bit small for travelling in 4 (with 2 children). 300 tdi is going to be a bit old -the engine, and the car (rust). TD5 has a bit bigger power, and you can upgrade it easily with some...

I have the same problem - after valve cover failure on the ABS modulator , I have changed the brake fluid and bleeded the brakes with help of Nanocom. Brakes was so good as never before. 2 weeks later one brake hose started leaking. After replacement, I was not able to bleed the brakes as good...

Hi from Czech republic - nice to see, that also in US Tatra looks unique. Look here for a RC model: http://www.rctatra.com/model Some years ago I was driving 8x8 Tatra. Later as a passenger tried it on trucktrial on with Dakar race truck during testing. It cannot be compared to my Land Rover...

Temperature and oil pressure is a bit different. Temperature cannot rise too fast, like from 90 to 120°C in 1s, but engine oil pressure can drop this fast. And the engine oil sensor is only on/off. I have a plan to add some real pressure measuring sensor. And design a custom display unit, for...

Why they just don't use the original temperature sensor and with an add-on indicator? From TD5 ECU there is a 5V supply over an internal resistance, sou you need only a simple unit to measure the voltage across the original temperature sensor and convert it to some sort of display. Same way you...

I have these also, and mounted them my self. It is factory add-on for Discovery2. Look for STC 50034AA - extended roof rails. I have a roof tent on top, mounted on 3 cross bars, without any problems. It is much lighter than a roof rack, and also the roof tent is closer to the roof. Here are...