Defender dead. Again.
Sunday was a BEA-U-TIFUL day here in Austin. 70-72 degrees and clear as a bell. We decided to go for a drive in the Defender with the top off to catch some of that warm sun. Hopped in the green beast and turned the ignition. Nothing. Could hear the fuel pump whirring so I knew the battery was good. Hmm, try again. Nothing. No click, not a noise from the engine. Crap!
Push it out of the garage to get some light on the problem. Everything looks good other than the usual Land Rover Drip©. Get out a stick and bang on the starter like a crazed monkey. Give the ignition another try and it springs to life. Yep, bad starter. While I had it out of the garage I decided to fix the speedo which has been acting up and I took off the running boards. Taking off the runing boards makes it look like I gave it a 2″ lift. I like the cleaner lines also.
Ordered parts from my favorite Rover parts supplier on Monday. They should be here Friday in time to pull and rebuild the starter. That’s how I want to spend what’s predicted to be another nice weekend.
: Shove This Jay-Oh-Bee from the album “Office Space” by Biz Markie