Juke thanks for that info. I’m sure I didn’t do those extra steps.

 

Installed a new serviceable drive shaft today
should have used new hardware but oh well

I bought that drive shaft socket a long time ago from Atlantic British and let me tell you it’s a good little tool

 

Nice pic Virgil! I bet it's a lot cooler up there than down in SLC

 

Power steering flush with Lucas conditioner as per disco mike lol

 

Installed Old Man Emu 1.5” lift, Michelin Defender LTX in 265/65R18, and new engine mounts

 

All new hoses, water pump and reservoir. Need to flush brakes and update brake lines next.

In Socal, these hit the salvage yards with pretty nice frames . Always wonder if it would make sense for folks out of CA to grab them?

 

White Rim Trail, Canyonlands, Utah. Unfortunately it took the ABS/TC/HDC out at about half the route. We made it home safely nonetheless. Now I need to get a Nanocom to diagnose and repair it.

 

Yesterday my wife and I finally put Myrtle in the wind (and rain) to see a few Defenders for sale here in England.

Started early in the morning with a full tank of petrol to drive the 2 hour scenic route to Chesham, Buckinghamshire to inspect my long time want… a 2003 G4 Defender 110 Td5! It was a nice drive but the G4 was rusted and TRASHED!!! I used my Nanocom on it and found 5 faults just on ECU alone for the for fuel pump, MIL lamp, glow plug lamp, noisy crank signal, & injector 5 open circuit. Not to mention I was getting showered on while inside the vehicle from the light rain. Crap…

Oh well, onto Ashby-de-la-zouch, Leicestershire and another 2-hour ride to inspect an ‘89 Defender V8. Very nicely remodeled Defender. We had long discussions with the owner about Land Rovers, US & England relations, the pandemic and US vs. England military aircraft.

We finally made it home 2 hours later after filling with a half tank of petrol in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. To top off a wonderful day outing we had no issues from Myrtle.
Good girl…

 

kinda sucks when they are in bad shape

on a side note, what cool features does the nanocom do like turning off drl and programing keys etc, any other cool features it does ? can you disable the auto locking of doors ? im considering getting one

 

Definitely invest in a Nanocom if you plan on keeping your older Land Rover long term.

You can enable/disable many options in the Valeo BCU screen. You can turn on/off…
Speed lock option… locks doors when you drive off.
single point entry… only the one driver’s door unlocks from the key fob. Hit the unlock button again for all the doors to unlock.
ACE
SLS… if you’ve removed the rubber air bags for suspension and replaced with coil springs you’ll need to turn off this SLS option.
Alarm
DRL
Courtesy head lamps… This allows for the headlights to come on for 10-15 seconds (?) for safety at nighttime.
Heated front screen
seat belt warning and sound
cruise control
Odometer error warning… if the odometer reading doesn’t match what’s on the BCU or vice versa, the odometer will flash. This option will stop the flashing odometer
+ other options…

The Nanocom is very handy.