bigreen505
Expedition Leader
Hello ExPo Land Rover Brain Trust, I'm in need of a new daily driver. Currently sitting in my driveway is a project RRC (1991 Great Divide) I adopted from a friend, which is to say the truck is not a wholly unknown quantity, but there are a number of problems that she never figured out, pretty much all electrical. In my garage, currently on a pallet and soon to be on an engine stand, is a a 4.2 that I know has new cams, and I was told has 86,000 on the block, but I don't know anything else about it. The ultimate goal was something of a rolling restoration to excellent mechanical condition, but not worrying about cosmetics. Basically a truck I could drive to the desert, was reliable enough to get me home, and if it picked up some pinstripes I wouldn't cry.
It has electrical issues, which I'm hoping I can find/fix while replacing the engine. The blower motor/resistor need to be replaced. Suspension bushings need to be replaced, and there is a howl in the driveline, but I don't know what's making the noise. Diffs and drive shafts are new. I haven't pulled the carpets to see what the rust situation is. I need to know, but I'm afraid to look. I do have a transfer case problem, but I think it may be a bad solenoid.
I need a reliable vehicle for long trips for my job, which I have to admit an old Rover is probably not the best fit, but on the other hand, daily driving it would seem the best way to find and eliminate problems. For reasons I can't explain, a D90 or D110 wouldn't give me pause, but a RRC does.
What say you?
It has electrical issues, which I'm hoping I can find/fix while replacing the engine. The blower motor/resistor need to be replaced. Suspension bushings need to be replaced, and there is a howl in the driveline, but I don't know what's making the noise. Diffs and drive shafts are new. I haven't pulled the carpets to see what the rust situation is. I need to know, but I'm afraid to look. I do have a transfer case problem, but I think it may be a bad solenoid.
I need a reliable vehicle for long trips for my job, which I have to admit an old Rover is probably not the best fit, but on the other hand, daily driving it would seem the best way to find and eliminate problems. For reasons I can't explain, a D90 or D110 wouldn't give me pause, but a RRC does.
What say you?