The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: ellisr on January 16, 2011, 09:40:28 pm
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My car has just died, I am so upset as I don't have the money for a garage and not enough mechanical knowledge to replace the head gasket on a landrover :'(
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where are you id help if close enough very easy to do a head if not taken out any valves
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my van died on me today as well - must be something in the air. I've no idea whats wrong with it. Turn the ignition and it doesn nothing
but ll the electrics and stuff work, so not the battery.
i had just loaded it up to head off to the tip as well - so had to then unload it all again
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where are you id help if close enough very easy to do a head if not taken out any valves
I'm in Taunton, Somerset
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What rotten luck. Know the feeling. Our clutch on the 4x4 went, got it back and starter motor went .......eeek, two big bills all at once.
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Why does everything happen all at once?
To raise some money I am putting my jewellery out to bids. Visit shoebox jewellery designs on facebook and you can leave bids on any of the designs in collection photos. So grab yourself a bargin or 2
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thats bad iv got a problem the wheel Bering has gone on the Nissan as well as the ball joint as well rubber bushes the Bering is £450 plus vat no sales for 2 months got to sell some think haven't made a Penney since November whot i had i gave the kids for Christmas plus a tank off red diesel £750 dont no about the food .dont sell youre jewellery it mite be some think simple .
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I make jewellery to sell so that isn't a problem I just have a bid system going on my shop on facebook. It is definately the head gasket that has gone. To make things worse the OH got sacked because we couldn't get a hire car until today
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i know how u feel, my old car was quoted so much for its mot it was cheaper to buy another car. :wave:
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You can just keep rebuilding a landrover so not to bad, but need to raise cash as OH lost his job today because he didn't have a car yesterday
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ELLISER what engine in your landrover
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300tdi
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get onto http://www.landrovernet.com/ and get some advise.
there may even be someone there who is willing to do the job for you.
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gasket and a head skim
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I have a guy who is going to help from landyzone.co.uk, I just have to get the car to him and buy the parts and he is going to show me how to fix it. That is why I'm selling off my jewellery designs very cheaply
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You can just keep rebuilding a landrover so not to bad, but need to raise cash as OH lost his job today because he didn't have a car yesterday
What rotten luck, and a rotten way to treat somebody.
I found a patch of rust on the back bumper of our Landy yesterday, so I poked it with my finger...... which went right through! £500 worth of rear cross member required before next MOT!! >:( (Oh, and Lillian - it turned out the gearbox problem was just a simple matter of topping up the clutch fluid!).
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crossmembers are common repair at least you don't need a gearbox are you alright for sat again
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same for me - I had a "new" gearbox fitted a few months ago, then we were snowed in for 4 weeks. then I took 3 journeys and the new one broke - I just about made it home the other day with warning lights and all....a few hundred pounds lighter and just past the warranty for the part I am utterly miffed! Wish I had never exchanged the old one, at least I could drive with a leak! :&>