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  1. treks
    ...even if it's only in the name of a vehicle, so let's hope the vehicle's reputation lives up to what the word "Gurkha" represents. And by the way, I think it's a crying shame that the word "Gurkha" has now come to be associated with useless security guards.
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    As challenges go, this is the worst kind. However, it also separates the true mechanics from those who like rolling in their own dung.
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    "Challenges make the man". True, but only if the man can afford the challenge at hand. However, if you can afford what you are doing, then yes, the challenge does make the man.
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    In years gone by I bought second hand cars all the time because I couldn't afford new ones. As for my favourites? Always the ones that had the highest likelihood of running for at least six months without anything falling off, breaking, or blowing up.
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    Carnity metalheads

    treks replied to Barry's topic in Off-topic

    I've always thought that heavy metal was strictly meant for die-hard fans only, which disqualifies me from expressing an opinion on the merits (or lack of merits) of the album.
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    All of it.
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    @Rahimdad gave you some excellent advice, but more importantly, you should always take your willingness to learn with you. Without that essential piece of equipment, the advice of experienced drivers isn't worth a damn.
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    A fair chunk of change? Daylight robbery, more like...
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    Using WD40 on drive belts is not a good idea. The stuff contains petroleum distillates that will attack and destroy any belt that contains rubber in very short order. If you can't get proper belt dressing, non-stick cooking spray also works well to identify noisy belts.
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    Maybe not, but they are really good at building leak proof engines
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    I agree that a leaking exhaust manifold gasket can sound like noise tappets. However, one other possible cause in this case is a noisy serpentine belt. In this case, water/coolant had splashed on the belt, which likely washed off the residue (in some spots) that lubricates the belt. I have heard serpentine belts make all sorts of noises, so I'll try an application of an approved belt dressing on the belt to see if the sound goes away.
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    Amstel, actually.
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    Maybe it's because I understand how different systems interact and depend on each other, that I think Range Rovers are overly complicated. For instance, why does it need more than two hundred fuses? Nonetheless, I am lucky in the sense that I started my career with old school distributors, points, condensers, and carburetors. I must admit though, that learning first OBD I and later OBD II was a steep learning curve, but as you say, once you understand the basics of electronics, diagnostics is largely a walk in the park.
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    I was going to say something about this BMW, but thought better of it. Instead, I'll just say that it looks like a carefully crushed beer can.
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    Meh. It's just another Range Rover that carries a ton of overly complicated electronics.
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    Is the idling speed within spec?
  17. treks
    A classic case of unintended consequences spoiling the original intent. Luckily, at my advanced age, the joys of modifying stuff is one thing I can now happily do without .
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    Gaurav, You are right that not many people NEED to cross continents. However, there is a REASON why those that do, never use automatics to do it with, and that reason does not primarily involve the poor reliability of automatics when they are pushed really hard. The primary reason has to with the fact that the driver needs to be in full control of the vehicle and its gearing at all times to make it to the other side of a sand trap or sand dune, or whatever the obstacle happens to be, which is something automatics DO NOT allow, no matter how near or far that driver is from home. Many people will disagree, but speaking strictly for myself, the fact that automatics are NEVER used in long overland expeditions settles this debate once and for all.
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    This manual vs.auto debate is actually fruitless, but despite that, I will add this: I have seen, and driven over a lot of sand - including dunes - in many parts of the world. What I have yet to see though, is a an automatic off-road vehicle completing a continental crossing. 'nough said.
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    Short trips in city driving conditions will often cause some soot to build up in the exhaust. As @Barry said, this is nothing to worry about as long as there is no smoke of any kind coming from the exhaust.
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    It's better now, but I still see a bit of red showing.
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    People who are stupid enough to mix them up should not be working on cars anyway, so it should be fine for you to mix them up.
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    You used red cable for an earth!?
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    Did you change the tires recently, and did the noise start soon, or immediately after you changed the tires? However, I doubt that the tires are the problem. For the most part, modern tires are really quiet, unless of course, you got these tires really, really cheaply?
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    You are right about waiting being a pain in the arse, but sometimes there is no other way but to wait for 2 weeks to get a 5 minute job done. Like for instance, bolting on a new 45-year-old starter motor.
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