As Nodge says, with a new belt fitted do a couple of turns of the crank by 22mm socket to 'feel' for any restriction, then a cold compression test

Just fitted one of these, branded as BGA purchased locally from Fyfes! Mike Satur was supplying these as 'competition head gaskets' quite a few years ago, similar Lotus payen Mk 3 RLVB000320 I was possibly one of the first DIY'rs to fit the LR multi layer steel gasket (LVB500190) back in Jul...

Was it HGF with full fat mayonnaise (emulsified oil and water)? or low fat HGF (coolant is shot out on to the exhaust, no mixing of oil and water) Chances are, if the temperature gauge didn't rise above halfway and no sudden loss of coolant, then the head tends to be spot on and liners still in...

As above, better the devil you know! best to fix the existing engine, you're only buying someone else's problems!! the only way you can condemn a K-series for sure is taking the head off, measuring head tolerances (max warpage 0.05mm) liners flush or proud of the block, and if you're really...

There's a safety sensor switch on the rear quarter panel (drivers side), when the hard top / soft top is removed the rear window drops down into he door, the window can't activated by dash switch and rear wiper wont work either. Undo the four clamps and re-position the soft top frame so it...

It's been exactly a year since I did this mod, but the original rubber seal perished in the MG slave cylinder (salvaged from a 2003 MGTF) replacement seals are available and was a straight forward job to do with the bleed valve £7 for the seal, 15p for a 19mm circlip on the push rod, OEM...

Well she's done!........wasn't a straight forward plug and play but well worth doing for anyone, I'd recommend it I removed the clutch line assembly to bleed on the bench (tip - keep the slave piston in place with a suitable sized G- clamp) Before refilling with brand new hydraulic fluid, I...

After the slave cylinder exploded on my FL1 last week, I started this mod with an MGF slave cylinder a few days ago, but I have been having trouble getting enough travel to move the clutch release fork. I don't know why Land Rover resorted to the plastic version of both slave and master...

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The love affair with the cable tie holding the slave cylinder is finally over!!...right before Valentine's day too!! Was driving along, clutching from 2nd to 3rd heard a loud bang, lost all gears turns out the slave cylinder had disintegrated at the push rod end what a pile of crap :( no...

Got sorted........................... Cheers

These were on 235/65 tyres, there was some overlap on the chain, presumably to fit the 235/75 with ease. According to first principles, every 10% rise in the aspect ratio of a 235 tyre gives a 147mm increase in rolling circumference https://www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc?tires=235-75r16-235-85r16...

The chains are a generous fit covering a good part of the side wall, I would say they would be compatible on wider tyres too? They are draped over a 195 tyre in the picture (1st post) just to demonstrate the depth and width of the chain. I have thought about modifying them to fit the Freelander...

I have included the accessories in the opening post, this thread was started back in 2015, but rather than start a new thread, I have edited and updated ;-)

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How patriotic......... now you know the dilemma Darwin faced when he was in Madagascar !!... only he was funded by his wealthy grandfather of Wedgewood pottery. £4k is a substantial budget for any vehicle, all depends how long you will be out there, question is what do you do with the vehicle...

That's the 'grey' Pressure Relief Thermostat (PRT) which opens at 82 oC and has the 'light spring', - Cream is 88° With hard Spring [Designed for Diesel and V8 applications] - Black is 82° With Hard Spring (Designed for a V8 and used as a stopgap with K4 engines) Not forgetting the remote...

Cable tie still holding in 2016 ;) Lasting longer than the OE part !!

Back in the good old days before Disco Paul gave you the title of Internet warrior ;-)

I don't know where the CWN webpage got that info from ?? As the payload was never listed in the official LR brochures, only cubic capacity, and it's 1500 Litres for the commercial FL1, not 1400 L as stated in the CWN webpage