first time rangerover owner with a few ?s

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stigoftd

Discussion Starter · Oct 24, 2009

just braught my first rangerover at bargain price [3.5 e reg 1987 with lpg conversion ]but got a few questions to find out if these are usual
1 when the driving lights are on the windscreen wipers come on and the quicker i go the faster they wrk and when i stop they stop even if it isnt raining ?
2 when pulling off from 0mph and excelarating should i be in 1st,2nd,3rd, or drive [auto] as the car was a trade in the guy selling it didnt have a clue about it ?
any one know what the normal mpg on petrol and on lpg it should run at
many thanks and loving it already

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bandit86

· #2 · Oct 25, 2009

hello, you always leave it in drive. the rest are there if you have to downshift for coming down a steep hill or offroading.

Your vipers should not be coming on. definately a short somewhere. sounds like you should have a look at the wiring.

if he put in an aftermarket radio that would be the first thing I check. have a look at your fuse box as well, see if there are wires that shouldnt be there.

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stigoftd

Discussion Starter · #3 · Oct 25, 2009

ah when excelarating up a hill it seems to have quite a bit of slip on the clutch is there an adjuster as seems that the clutch is on its way out but if i can adjust at least i can use for a while before i go replacing anything cheers

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bandit86

· #4 · Oct 25, 2009

no "clutch" liek in a standard, it's all in the tranny, needs a rebuid. first try changing the tranny fluid, I took the filter off and cleaned it once and saved a tranny. flush the torque converter too by removing the tranny cooler line and running it briefly and topping it off AFTER the filter change / cleaning.

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stigoftd

Discussion Starter · #5 · Oct 25, 2009

bandit86 said:
no "clutch" liek in a standard, it's all in the tranny, needs a rebuid. first try changing the tranny fluid, I took the filter off and cleaned it once and saved a tranny. flush the torque converter too by removing the tranny cooler line and running it briefly and topping it off AFTER the filter change / cleaning.

by tranny do you mean transfer box ? sorry i get stumped by the diferent terms of parts and been a landrover 110 owner til now so normaly fixed things with a hammer ? :lol:

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journeyman

· #6 · Oct 25, 2009

Tranny = Transmission.

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stigoftd

Discussion Starter · #7 · Oct 25, 2009

journeyman said:
Tranny = Transmission.

bit obvious i suppose will try that over the next few days and see what happnes cheers

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Danny

· #8 · Oct 26, 2009

stigoftd said:
ah when excelarating up a hill it seems to have quite a bit of slip on the clutch is there an adjuster as seems that the clutch is on its way out but if i can adjust at least i can use for a while before i go replacing anything cheers

A very basic question, but one that I feel I should ask - have you driven an auto before? I'm going to guess 'not', because of your question ref gearlever position. If I'm correct, then I wonder if the 'clutch slip' is actually the normal way that an auto box works - the revs rise quickly, then the car catches up. If you've only ever driven a manual, this might seem like clutch slip.

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stigoftd

Discussion Starter · #9 · Oct 26, 2009

Danny said:
stigoftd said:

ah when excelarating up a hill it seems to have quite a bit of slip on the clutch is there an adjuster as seems that the clutch is on its way out but if i can adjust at least i can use for a while before i go replacing anything cheers

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A very basic question, but one that I feel I should ask - have you driven an auto before? I'm going to guess 'not', because of your question ref gearlever position. If I'm correct, then I wonder if the 'clutch slip' is actually the normal way that an auto box works - the revs rise quickly, then the car catches up. If you've only ever driven a manual, this might seem like clutch slip.

no this is my first as i wanted a bit more comfort than the landy 110 which is like driving a tank and not kidy friendly
but this one seems verry slow on hills with high revs but could be normal but dont know any one who owns 1 similar to try .

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Danny

· #10 · Oct 27, 2009

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