1. big gra

    Potentially dumb first thread

    very true :D
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    newby from north west

    best be saving up for the insurance and the fuel bill. what landy you lookin at getin?
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    help landy wont start

    kind of running now. there was an extra breather pipe outlet on the base of the carb that wasnt on my old 1. is now running but missing a bit, think the exhaust gaskets are leaking a bit!
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    seies 3 restoration

    you mean a "universal nut nackerer"
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    help landy wont start

    my landy wont start now after ive fitted new manifolds and an almost new webber carb. i get the odd cough n splutter but thats about it? any ideas? its got fuel and ran before swapping the manifolds to replace a cracked one. :doh:
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    newby from north west

    i had a disco about 2 years ago, was fun, a 2ootdi. it died in the end though unfortunately!!
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    mystery wires?

    hhm the first sounds most likely, as its had a new choke cable fitted. needs more investigating!!
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    mystery wires?

    one is white (i think) the other is blue and white (i think) there both a bit faded. hope this helps!
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    series & defender pedal box

    i know i had a series 3 that had a defender brake servo on it, was bodged in by the previous owner though as the pipe unions on the new pedal box are all metric, and old landys were imperial, so the union was rammed in and tightened up, knackering the threads and wasnt a good seal!
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    mystery wires?

    i have found some 4nattached wires im not sure what are for. there are some wires that come off the main loom near the master cylinder. there are 2 sets of wires, one goes through to the brake light switch, and im not sure what the others are for? any ideas? its a 72 21/4 petrol.
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    carb manifold question!

    this is as i got it off ebay. the exhaust manifold is now non existant. the inlet has 4 studs to bolt the carb to it.
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    carb manifold question!

    my old manifold has a 2 stud carb, the new one has 4 studs. im going to try and find a new exhaust manifold and bolt them together properly. are the 4 stud manifolds off a later series 3? mines a 1972.
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    carb manifold question!

    i have just bought a webber twin choke carb off ebay. it came with an inlet manifold but a broken exhaust manifold. the inlet dosent match upto my exhaust manifold, it leaves a big gap and as theres a big square hole in the top of the exhast manifold it would leak like hell. the new carb also...
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    manifold question?

    i have just bought a webber twin choke carb off ebay. it came with an inlet manifold but a broken exhaust manifold. the inlet dosent match upto my exhaust manifold, it leaves a big gap and as theres a big square hole in the top of the exhast manifold it would leak like hell. the new carb also...
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    axle question

    ive recently bought a s3 2-1/4 petrol. has got an overdrive fitted. ive been offered a salsbury axle aswel to fit to it? would it make any difference on economy and speed or will there not be much difference to my standard one with the overdrive? will the gearing be different on the back to the...
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    series 3 insurance age 20

    lancaster will only insure over 21. well annoying, just done a quote for me on go compare and was £700, did one for my step dad and was £67.
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    series 3 insurance age 20

    just bought a 72 series 3 2-1/4 petrol. wanting to use it during the summer as a second car. im 20 with 3y ncb. whos the best to go with for insurance? any help appreciated!
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    series 3 insurance age 20

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    regional sections

    need different sections for different regions. eg north west, midland, south, south west etc..... may help with local events and meeting up. sorry if there is already something similar to this but i cant find anything :)