1. SirTainly

    Blead nipples

    Tried this the other week and the nipples we stuck too. One nipple sheared off when trying to undo it, so we just replaced the cylinders (and piping at the same time). At £8 a cylinder, it's a lot easier to buy new than mess about with with seized parts, which in my case are 31 years old. I...
  2. SirTainly

    Cold Start and Charge Lights

    thanks Slob, Yep it's an alternator, IIRC that was one of the features of the Series 3, but I'll take a look inside and see what the brushes are like. The battery is a new one, so it should be fine, that was one of the first things I replaced, the old one just wouldn't take a charge).
  3. SirTainly

    Cold Start and Charge Lights

    Hi folks, I'm trying to get my Landy back on the road, and I'm currently trying to make sure all the dash controls work as expected, but I've come across a couple of problems I'm not sure about. Currently the cold start light never seems to light up although the bulb filament has been...
  4. SirTainly

    Greenlaning in Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambridgeshire

    Thanks Gareth, I'll have to go and take a look once Hero's roadworthy again! :) Hoping to have the work done and through an MOT by the end of June.
  5. SirTainly

    Greenlaning in Norfolk/Suffolk/Cambridgeshire

    Hi folks, I'm new to owning a Land Rover and this forum, but I saw this thread and since you all seem to be in the same area as me I thought I'd say hello. It would be great to go green laning closer to home at least to get me acquanited with it all. :) Simon
  6. SirTainly

    Greetings!

    After having been a Landy fan since I was a child (a child of a one time Land Rover employee), I've finally bought my first one and I don't know why I waited so long! ...so hello folks! :)