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Cool Box - warm pop
Blast, no cold bubbly. Cool box not often used, yesterday put it on, little blue lamp on, humms away to itself, but 1/2 hour later still no cooler, not a bit. (car in motion during this time, standard HSE spec BTW). Never actually used much, but I'm sure it used to get cool quite quickly.
Anyone any ideas ?I liked my D2, but my D3's better ....(& the RRS better still)
4th Oct 2007 2:02 pm
simon
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Coolant leak ?
4th Oct 2007 3:04 pm
Mossy
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It's probably the UK-only spec version - "designed for warm beer."
D3 HSE V8...
4th Oct 2007 3:07 pm
Valleyforge
Member Since: 16 Nov 2006
Location: Westmorland actually
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Hmm, I do like a drop of Black Sheep now & again, however, no sign of any seeping coolant etc. - I would expect these things to be solid state (thermo electric) though - but in that case what the whirring noise ? a fan ?
Warranty job anyway, so it'll get looked at in a bit (4 tyres probably, only 4mm left)
A mystery though, as well as a niggle.I liked my D2, but my D3's better ....(& the RRS better still)
4th Oct 2007 3:17 pm
wiggs
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yes there is a fan attached to the cool box ...
G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
4th Oct 2007 3:22 pm
Valleyforge
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Arghh - Not a simple pull out / drop in job then !
Thanks, good piccy.
Why the heater controls on the back seat (sorry - if its personal ...)I liked my D2, but my D3's better ....(& the RRS better still)
4th Oct 2007 4:18 pm
wiggs
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They are there as i had stripped it all out to fit the poxy LR bluetooth kit ...which worked for 3 days then froze ...
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4th Oct 2007 4:56 pm
wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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Valleyforge wrote:
Arghh - Not a simple pull out / drop in job then !
You can remove the console around the gear lever very easy ( small torx screw by the EPB ) and pull upwards ...
Then theres a few screws holding the cool box in ...G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
4th Oct 2007 5:00 pm
Valleyforge
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Thanks - Fiddled about, wiggled some wires, banged some bits about, etc. etc. - Works just fine again, cool in 10 mins.I liked my D2, but my D3's better ....(& the RRS better still)
5th Oct 2007 11:01 am
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5th Oct 2007 11:14 am
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5th Oct 2007 11:23 am
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Cool box not often used, yesterday put it on, little blue lamp on, humms away to itself, but 1/2 hour later still no cooler, not a bit. (car in motion during this time, standard HSE spec BTW). Never actually used much, but I'm sure it used to get cool quite quickly.
Fiddled about, wiggled some wires, banged some bits about, etc. etc. - Works just fine again, cool in 10 mins.
