Do you have the fan shroud on the radiator? If not they will get unhappy in traffic as the ducting does a lot to make sure the air is pulled through the radiator and not everywhere else. If not then either dig one out of a scrappy or fit an electric fan. I have an electric fan on my 110 and...

So, in my ongoing quest to deal with the 2.5D lump under the bonnet of my 110, I've been offered (and promptly bought!) a 2.5D with a whole 45,000 miles on it. I am pleased - thought I'd end up having to buy some shagged-out lump and rebuild. This suits me... :) However, as the engine is...

For a view from the truly daft... I drive an 86 110 2.5D in and out of Boston in the Colonies on a daily basis - 60 miles round trip. Other than the stop-and-go traffic (where the left leg gets a workout) I would not consider it undoable at all. I will admit to a very good sound insulating mat...

OK, this is not a big problem. The setup here is betwixt and between - the top cap you have is for a PCV system and the oil filler cap is from an earlier engine setup. The big deal here is that you're going to be drawing nice nasty (moist) fumes into the carburettor inlet the way this is set...

I suspect you have a high-resistance joint upstream of the indicator. When you're working with things like this a voltmeter doesn;t show the completel picture - you can have voltage but insufficient current to light the indicator. Use a proobe-type test lamp with a sharp point. This will light...

If you were just going to pull and replace the seal I would be in complete agreement. However, if you're going into the assembly to muck about with the upper and lower bearings, tension setting and the CV do yourself a favor and just disassemble it. Odds are your wheel bearings need...

Re: POR15 sheeting off: Likely that was poor prep - used with the primer that stuff usually sticks like grim death. TBH I would not use used motor oil and Diesel mix - that stuff is nasty with combusion products, acids and the like and really is not environmentally friendly. If you feel the...

Last set I did with stainless steel/plastic window channels from a marine supply. Cheap it most certainly was not, but considering I personally find moss annoying I decided once and done was much more to my tastes. If you search the online marine suppliers I am sure you can find it - the one I...

If the tyres are smaller than would be accounted for my the speedometer calibration you will go slower than indicated. Think of it as the amount of distance covered my one revolution of the tyre - smaller tyre does not go as far per revolution. In 20+ years of LR ownership i have only been...

So can I, but this is a family show... :D

Re: Backwards fuel gauge: I suspect that you have a later type fuel sender with an earlier type gauge - my 1954 Series I is set up that way at present and it's annoying. Might want to see if you can source a used earlier sender for the petrol tank - used as new are no longer available. Re...

Re: 140-280: Great - brilliant. Now I have something to work with. Figuring I can yank the engine, strip it, send the head out for guides and valve refacing (might replace the valves as well depending on condition) and do the block up with new rings and bearings all round. Considering the way...

Does the license plate actually begin with BFH? If so it describes a Landy owner's favourite tool - a Big Foolish Hammer... :) Having looked over the photos you have yourself a VERY tidy motor there - good choice! Alan

Those numbers seem a little low for a Diesel...

2.5 forum page? You mean the one here, or is this a place I am unaware of? If there is a special forum for the 2.5 clue me in! Re: Condition/compression. Works for me. I should have planned to do that in any case. Dumb question - what's the compression PSI/bar supposed to be on this...

None of this is irreperable...just needs to be sorted in a logical fashion. For example, loook at the schematic for the car (you do have one, right? ) and follow the wiring. Yu've got +12 to the switch from the ignition key via a fuse, then from there to the lights. Get out your test lamp and...

Nice thing about being able to run the heater blower is to pull cold air into the footwells - quite handy on 80-90F days here. LHD with the exhaust right by the driver's footwell does tend to make things toasty without some supplementary source of air on hot days (like you lot never get)...

Bravo! Looks like a sweet truck - and if you can get 500 miles out of it without blowing it up you're likely in pretty good shape. Change all the fluids and stick a strainer under them as you drain the old - this will give you a pretty good idea of the internal condition of things. Have the...

Re: Conversion: If I could get a real Defender manifold set for less than crazy money I'd agree - but this truck is LHD (served in Germany) and the TDi I have is a Disscovery one. In short, not at all easy or simple. Not all that interested in doing a lot of hacking about to make it work when...

Ah, the joys of land-rover and parts bin engineering. :) Dumb question - are you sure this thing was a 2.25 to begin with and hasn't been messed about with by some stupid previous owner? With the time discrepancy it's what i'd suspect - somebody blew up the 2.5 in it and managed to snag a...