Been trying to work out why gearboxes and driveshafts and diffs are still used, especially on 4x4s, with the addition of a transfer gearbox and driveshafts at both ends. Whats wrong with an engine mated to an electric generator feeding two or four electric motors at the wheels, So much simpler...

Ours does it too. only in 5th. stuck some molyslip additive in the box and two years later its still there but much reduced.

Triied a gasless mig when doing mine . it was a waste of time, did a better job with an arc welder.

No. Gonna leave the battery off for a couple of days, see if its a short term memory.

It would be cheaper to cycle everywhere, but the bikes been stuck in the shed for eighteen months. If the airbag is fitted, I,d prefer it to work. Looks like another visit to landrover then.

The srs light stays on now due to the rotary coupling/pulled fuse fault. Have purchased a new rotary coupling for megadosh. Will be fitting it shortly. Have been told that the fault is "stored" even if the problem is rectified, and will need to be cleared by landrover dignostic setup. True or...

footwell fusebox, covered by a plastic yellow protector.

Srs light came on a couple of weeks ago. I pulled the fuse to stop it going off unexpectedly. Took it to an independent LR specialist, turned out to be the rotary coupler at fault, quoted £300 to £600 to repair, A lot to fork out for a 94 disco. Tempted to pull the fuse and leave it at that.

Its the general reference point for battery specs, The more amp hrs specified means a bigger more powerfull battery with a higher cca rating too. [ hopefully]. The lucas im using has about 500cca, so the 750 cca quoted on here for the bigger battery is quite an improvement.

Drop test I havent done, have to see the fitters at work.

This sounds ideal, thank you.

Fitted om a 94 300tdi, is too small, One year old, reading 12.7 volts on saturday, air temperature reaches minus 7 on monday morning, it wont start, not enough juice to crank the engine. It snows monday afternoon, could have done with the disco. Battery is a 68amp hr, 072 supposed to fit but...

In the process of putting a new floor in the back of the disco. Got to remove the tank, Removed the blanking plate to get at the fuel pump on the tank. Fuel pipe to pump unions corroded solid. Advice needed please.

Changed it last week, what a pia. the last three times I.ve changed it ,I,ve nearly dropped the one thats coming off, all covered in oil, from above and below. If only that diff wasnt in the way. Wonder how many people have dropped it and got oil everwhere.

Just picked up a new lucas classic 069 battery for £20, from a boot sale, chuffed or what.

If I was to mark my welding from an A to a D, I would give myself a D+ as I got a nice seam going on one edge of a plate. Thanks for all your constructive comments, they are much appreciated.

Before and after with the arc welder. The single photo of the rusty bracket, where i`m too scared to weld without removing the tank.

Bulb check.

Looks like the arc will be coming out of the shed after all, bank account is empty, sills are easily accessible, tank is straight forward to remove, I have plenty of experience welding cars with the arc going back over 20 years.Grind down to nice shiny steel with 1.6 rods should do the trick...

Advised on three areas of corrosion underneath. Both inner sills at the rear, and the body support bracket on the rear offside. Looks like that bracket is spot welded on, and its gone between the spots, easy to get at except its near the fuel tank. The boot floor is looking a a bit iffy from...