Good! It's refreshing to hear about a shop that stands by its work.

 

It is very nice. Especially considering most indy shops won't even look at a LR. This one isn't strictly a Rover shop, but specializes in European autos. There is a real nice XJS V12, Porsche 356, and a very clean '04 G4.

 

This fact amazes me. When I was a mechanic 20 years ago, we'd work on anything that came thru the door. I can remember working on Porsches, Jags, VWs, Volvos, and Mercedes in addition to the standard MOPAR, GM, and Jap stuff. H*ll, we even worked on a kit car (1954 Corvette, it was a thing of beauty). We'd have worked on a Sherman tank if you dropped it at the shop. I think literally the only thing we ever turned away was a rebuild on a RX-7's rotary engine.

I just can't get my head around the idea of a small automotive shop turning away business, especially because Land Rovers are incredibly easy to work on.

 

but over the years how many got burned think it was simple head gaskets and it turned out to be a bad block, which meant they got to eat the whole job.

 

Understandable points on both ends. Maybe it's just me, the places I will go to for things I'd rather not do myself, I see them turn away certain things. Euro cars seem to be the first. I'm willing to bet drowssap is making a correct assumption. On a side note... Lots of places ignore rotary engine cars.. lol.

 

Just spoke to the shop. No leaks anywhere.. Shop owner took the D2 for a short drive. Says he is continually getting air out of the coolant system (oh, really?). Tod me the temp is hanging around 200-205. Says he wouldn't worry about it until I mentioned the colder thermostat. Told me he will put a vacuum bleed to it tomorrow. Looking like I can get it back Saturday. So far...

 

good luck

 

yeah, I've had it take a week's worth of bleeding the air out to get it right. and other times it works in one try. hopefully all is good.

 

Well... the boy made it home. Good Rover. Running about 202* on the highway. Let the coolant bleeding begin. Have a random p0304 pending. And it started to buck on the highway, Randomly. No clue why.. it just did.

 

was the shudder right after it changed 4th gear, RPMS dropped, and was climbing again? Or were you maintaining a healthy speed, and then it began to shudder?