If I recall on mine the one closest to the thermostat is the oil temp gauge for the cold start lamp (not that it works) First point of call is clean the connection, then do the tests on the gauge (earthing to block etc), then take it for a run...

If you except the Series for what it is then it's a good vehicle. A good original LWB Series 1 is a nice drive.

It is a vehicle designed nearly 80 years ago based on the WW2 Jeep. Both are still one of the best off road. Not many other vehicles that have their base from that era still in use today. Long live the Series.

New vehicles are bloody awesome, until they go wrong and they will go wrong and cost a fortune each and every time!

Depends on your definition. In terms of safety, economy, ergonomics. Yes, crap. In terms of long term ownership, resilience, dependability, avoidance of fragile electronics, and simplicity they are excellent. And coil springs aren't as good...

All sorted now. I ended up only replacing about 10" as the rest of the pipe was in good condition, just the bit where i spun the nut into got damaged 🤣 I plan on getting the body off later in the year so i will do a full job then. Thanks all...

Thankfully my welder guy has a lot of experience with soldering, so I'll get him to do the repair properly. It did give me the opportunity to take the rad out and give it a proper flush.

The spare has 120/116 S, and the 4 road tyres are 120/116 Q; both speeds (112 &100mph) are well outside the operating range of the TD5 that I reckon I'll be OK on that front - but thanks for making me check! :)

Mine is not any of the above. It is just a get you home spare. I do live in a very rural area and do not go far in my Landy these days. Been through many MOT's and not been mentioned. If you travel motorways and main roads recommend what...

I have a smaller tire as spare [a get you home job] Lighter on the door and also suits my twin axle trailer.

Will doing that cause wind up NO. Standard Td5 diffs are open at all times. Only center diff in the gearbox has a lock

How about one of those alloy tool box's you see behind the cab in pickup trucks.

This is perfect advice!! Your chassis may be clean on outside but if it’s dirty on the inside on the weld area you will end up with fireworks down your sleeves and weld contamination. This may end up with you chopping out a tad more than you...

I’ve ordered the good type of pipe, one of those fancy flaring tools and a good bender as well as a few packs of fittings for fingers crossed, I can cobble something together. Thank you!

Sorry, i didn't see that last bit, must still have brake fluid in my eyes 🤣 It's 1996 300tdi

That is why I was asking about year. In 1980 Land rover said they were going metric and some stuff was but not all. Now for some reason My 1990 Ninety has imperial brake fittings [I have owned it from near new so no one has cobbled it] Why ? when...

And as I found the first time I made a pipe, remember to slide on the unions before making the second flare 🤪

Pretty basic stuff, have a look at the You tube. Several video's on "how to" also showing the different kits available. Good one's by Britannica restorations ltd. As above do some free practice before making actual ones. What year is your Landy?

The transfer box drives the propshafts (a shaft or both, depending if it is locked or open, or none if in neutral). The propshaft drives the differential, the differential drives the wheels. To spin a propshaft (therefore) you need to spin a...

I’ve got a roof tent and awning so me and the dear lady wife just go easy at the jiggy jiggy. I also put two Land Rover jacks in the two back cross member holes to stop it rocking so that other campers don’t become concerned

The crank pulley is bigger than the alternator pulley, so the alternator will reach 4k well before the engine does.. at a guess 1500-2000 engine rpm? Pure guess

Yes, 14.2 is more like it. However A more powerful alternator that helps when you have heavy load items in use much of the time like winch doing a job like log hauling or playing in a winch challenge. At other times in every day running say...

I've just seen, voltage set point 13.8v That's too low for a modern battery?

Looking pretty good in that pic, must have been a good underseal [plenty of rubbish ones about] Truck may have been a sales demonstrator or something like that to account for date.

you can swap the hand of the alternator by simply undoing the three or four very long screws pulling them out rotating the ends of the alternator in relation to each other refitting the screws and tightening them up

The above only works if you hold the clutch pedal down while doing it.

Known issue with R380 box is issues with 5th gear bearing, a change of oil may help in the short term.

I have done this conversion now, it wasn`t straight forward. If anyone wants to do this rather than fitting a discovery axle here is what i did. First problem was the a-frame fulcrum (the part the ball joint is pressed into) was out of line with...

Have your gear box's had oil changes in that time?

The oil is the gearbox can be(is) red/pink to start with as it is a Transmitssion Fluid (often ATF/Dexron III). When water mixes with oil it emulsifies and turns in a creamy colour/consistency. The gearbox does have a breather which can (in...