yeah blocked jets. what carb do you have ?

theres no real mystery, if the oil isnt all over your driveway, its burning it.

august 2015, MOT items left hand drag link ball joint excessive play. nearside brake flexi hose split outer braids on the brake hose had split, it wasnt leaking but i imagine was ballooning a bit under pressure the LR gods were smiling on me as all the unions undid with a firm hand...

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if its working ok, no driveability issues or faults, then leave it

just like i couldnt, in works car park with a flat battery. for me its purely a tool for adjusting the rockers

first thoughts, just do what the PO did and cold chisel it the other direction

yeah looks like needs full bulkhead "feet" replacing. i.e the whole A pillar from the windscreen hinge to the outrigger

this subforum is for rebuild blogs mate

good result getting the liners in :) glad you are keeping us updated too, we are all invested now :D

couple of cheeky low key upgrades in june 2014, the first is fitting a 200tdi oil filter adapter. the reason is that its a direct swap and can now use ten a penny defender style spin off oil filters. i had to blank off the various unused holes (oil cooler and temp sensor) which is pretty easy...

what are the valve guide shims for anyway ? is it just because the inner spring is shorter (would make sense) and it needs a leg up, so to speak ? almost certainly removed the inner spring to give clearance for the neoprene valve stem seal. modern metallurgy would make the benefit of twin...

piston rings should not have play in the ring lands. snug, but not tight.

allot of people say "modern shocks have droop stops in them" and i say, i still don't want 300 odd kilos of unsprung weight +whatever rebound spring strength tugging on my damper rods

how many miles since the rebuild ?