Well I think after 3 days of bleeding it’s done ! I will now keep an eye on the water level. Still waiting on filter kit..... got the back section of exhaust off.... need to make up something. Shambolic weather preventing anything happening today.

Ok I see it..... below the air filter on the metal water pipe.... looks like a 8mm hex head screw, was looking for the same as the one on the bulkhead. Will take the air filter box off for better access and give it another bleed.

Still looking....... !

Great thanks ! Had no idea... still getting air out and it’s running sweet. Got engine oil, oil filters, fuel filter and air filters hopefully arriving today. Going to put some Wynn engine flush in as it’s never had an oil change in years...... starting it’s new life as best as possible. Need to...

Put new plugs in today and that made a big difference, not missing at all now and runnning well. Dissolved a couple of dishwasher tablets in water and flushed it out as best as I could, refilled and am now getting the air out of the system by releasing the breather screw near the bulkhead. My...

So I just went out and pushed all the “coil packs” on as tight as I could and took it for another test drive, it as MUCH better much more even power and generally sounded smoother.... great stuff and thanks for the advice. I have ordered a set of plugs as I would now like to try and get it...

Ok thanks I will check the plugs and then buy some new ones if necessary. I will report back !

Yup.....well..... when I was putting the exhaust wheel back on I was fumbling around with my home made clamp and the trying to tighten the wheel...... the cam locking devise fell out as I was tightening the wheel just as my ****e home made clamp slipped and the wheel jumped round and ....... so...

Well...... it starts but is rough. It has not been run for quite a few months and I did have all the plugs out and mixed them up but I think I may have buggered it...... i drove it up the hill and about a mile and it runs ok has power and pulls fine it’s just seems to be firing badly so I assume...

Well today has been the day....... the weather was good, the kids away, the parts were there and I had at long last gathered the courage to get it done ! Now I am sure it should have gone a lot quicker but hay ho better late than never. From star to finish was 7 hours.... I must say I was pretty...

Went On line and they seem to be the exact same dimensions but slightly diffrent waight and a slightly diffrent price.... both for landrover defender.

Great stuff ! I am now getting close to putting things back together again....... just trying to ascertain if I have ordered all the correct bits......

Wheel bearings....... So I got my spare parts from paddocks and bearmach and I was comparing a few items together to make sure they are correct...... these wheel bearings from the kit mentioned in this post seem to be the exact same size as the old ones but have diffrent numbers on them ! Is...

Following this with interest as i have started cleaning and painting all the bits of my axle that I have on the bench, got all the bits from various suppliers and soon it will be time to rebuild........ I am sure I will also run into some problems! Sorry I can’t help as I am doing this for the...

Thanks I got there in the end..... last one press yes and then......... game over. Shame but no biggie

I think it’s just me....... never been very good at computers....... very frustrating when it should be so simple !

Failed to track it down on my iPad...... boohoo said piggy Not sure what I am doing wrong !

Any chance of a link to buy the tool, means I can delay doing the job for a few more days it’s raining today anyway !

Ok I have a selection of tools, blocks, clamps..... secure the pulley in a secure solid manner. Got it.

I have the cam locking tool, pretty little blue one from draper CLT-K16 I will read up in my new Haynes manual on the job, but, In principle it’s. 1. Line up all the timing marks to the correct posssitions. 2. Check with a mirror where the lower marks are, 3. Leave the car in gear and put the...