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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #15 on: January 16, 2014, 10:27:51 AM »
Well, it's an ill wind ...

Although you're not called Julian, you can weld, so this is your golden opportunity to join the elite band of Discovery owners!

Hasn't the poor man had enough misfortune?

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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #16 on: January 16, 2014, 10:33:19 AM »
Sadly it's worse than just the turbo seals.

When it went it produced more power than the torque converter could handle.  We were doing 70 up a hill in the fast lane, and it started to accelerate and over-rev.  My first thought was that the autobox was low on ATF, as I couldn't understand why the revs went so high, but when I took my foot off my throttle and it carried on and I realised it was a runaway.

We made our way to the hard shoulder while braking (the Delica has some hefty disc brakes all round - very glad of those), during which it started to calm down on its own (plan was to jam the autobox in reverse, and if that didn't work jump out and cut the turbo hoses off with a knife I carry on the toolbox).  So it didn't carry on running away, which is lucky.  But the overrun has blown some seals/gaskets somewhere because oil was running out from the IP side of the engine (opposite side from the turbo).

It might just be the IP to engine o-seal that let the oil out (it never was seated well) but given the welding and other things going wrong with it, it's getting a bit beyond the point where it's worth the effort.

Question is whether to get another one, since I now have spares aplenty :)

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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #17 on: January 16, 2014, 10:33:53 AM »
Well, it's an ill wind ...

Although you're not called Julian, you can weld, so this is your golden opportunity to join the elite band of Discovery owners!

That's a step too far ;)

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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #18 on: January 16, 2014, 11:04:41 AM »
Well, it's an ill wind ...

Although you're not called Julian, you can weld, so this is your golden opportunity to join the elite band of Discovery owners!

That's a step too far ;)

What, a bit too up-market?

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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #19 on: January 16, 2014, 11:47:51 AM »
If your going to buy a discovery, you may as well fix the Delilah engine and weld it up at every MOT, because that  is what you will end up having to do any way.................:P
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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #20 on: January 16, 2014, 12:34:26 PM »

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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #21 on: January 16, 2014, 12:37:00 PM »
Didn't Chunder run one of them on WVO? I'm sure someone did.
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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #22 on: January 16, 2014, 12:40:31 PM »
I believe they are bosch or the denso copy of bosch

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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #23 on: January 16, 2014, 12:47:22 PM »
They run fine on veg, no need for bio even.

They are seriously slow & prone to headgasket failure but as a stop gap, who cares?

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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #24 on: January 16, 2014, 12:48:13 PM »
SERENA 2,0D-C 23/1992-94/LD20-11/4cyl./1952ccm/49kW/66,64PS/BHP/4600min-1/BOSCH KIKI/RP/1-Tank

66PS!  Ye gods.  But as you say, she'll do nicely.  I'm no racing driver, the Delica was never speedy :)

Any clue on fuel economy?

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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #25 on: January 16, 2014, 12:51:58 PM »
Hang on, you've just done 40,000+ miles in a Delica and now you're asking about fuel economy?  ;)

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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #26 on: January 16, 2014, 01:01:56 PM »
If you like, and know the Delica, and, as you say, have a whole stack of spare parts, how come you are looking elsewhere?
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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #27 on: January 16, 2014, 01:06:16 PM »
Get another Deli, you like them have lots of spares and know exactly what to look for on the next one. If you are going to break the old one I would be interested in the bull bars etc if they are chrome.
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Re: RIP Delica
« Reply #29 on: January 16, 2014, 01:27:59 PM »
Chap brought the Serena over, bit of a heap.  Needs drop link, ARB bushes, exhaust is blowing (flexi link), tatty innards and hole in sill.  Perfect.  Offered him £400 cash today and he's going to think about it.