Was it parked at the bottom of a lake?spent a bit of time on making the rust monster that i bought with a locked engine a couple of weeks ago run today.
but first, rust photos...
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so having checked the oil and water, cutting the ac belt off to free the engine and rolling it over by hand, i chucked a new starter motor in. i think you can see why...
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found the battery to be absolutely stone dead
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(that's my 12v-12v optimate in recover mode)
chucked a jump pack on it and...
idles nicely
that is genuinely the first time that engine has been started since 2013. 12 years idle and it started like it was switched off yesterday.
then the obligatory hot start.
and drives perfectly.... as long as you remember no brakes...
As I started to read the bit between the pictures…..my initial thoughts…were rebuilding the front of the stable!Technically yesterday but finally got around to mucking out the stable using the quick method... Didn't have quite the reach to get in all the corners so still a bit of manual labour for some exercise.
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Then the rest of the day was spent reassembling the front end of the Range Rover as the 110 has started making nasty (internal sounding) noises.
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Not quite, it got close but didn't do any permanent damage.As I started to read the bit between the pictures…..my initial thoughts…were rebuilding the front of the stable!
The trailer didn't like the load unfortunately...As I started to read the bit between the pictures…..my initial thoughts…were rebuilding the front of the stable!
the rest of the machine looks new! As though those cylinders came off something else!Looks like new.![]()
That gives me old school product catalogue/how it's made vibes, looks really good!
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the rest of the machine looks new! As though those cylinders came off something else!
Mr. Case has been pretty well taken care of over the years. Case is a 1987 4x4 480E, which had very low hours when I bought it about 16 years ago, and I haven't put all that many hours on it myself. IIRC, there are now about 2200 hours on the meter. I plan to do some cosmetic work (paint, new decals, etc.,) if/when I get caught up on a few other projects.That gives me old school product catalogue/how it's made vibes, looks really good!