1. 08mckerp

    Suspected head gasket

    sorry to drag this up again. discovered my apparent coolant leak was coming from the heater pipes so thats stopped that. Did all the tests of covering dipstick etc etc and didnt get any pressure building or anything so decided to hope for the best and just carry on. However its still very...
  2. 08mckerp

    heater doesn't blow hot on idle

    Exactly!! ive been driving around without a working heater as im sure many landy owners have! why do you think warm coats and gloves were invented?? :D
  3. 08mckerp

    pro comp es9000

    i managed to bend one and completly sheer another.
  4. 08mckerp

    pro comp es9000

    i had some of those pro comp shocks and managed to break 2 of them in under a year on seperate occasions. The pins on the bottom of the front shocks kept sheering off. wasnt even doing that much severe off roading on them.
  5. 08mckerp

    Suspected head gasket

    Hi, ive put a disco 200tdi into my defender. Basically on start up the engine wont rev and bellows out white smoke. Its also a little underpowerd which is noticible mainly when pulling away in first untill the turbo kicks in. Also noticed its low on oil (dropped to the min level in 800 miles)...
  6. 08mckerp

    Ugly!!!

    1st one is pretty awful and the 2nd one has a kind of hummer / range rover look about it. not a fan of either.
  7. 08mckerp

    TD5 110 alarm issues

    Hi, a mate of mine has a td5 110. When he turns the lights on it makes the alarm go off and the lights dont work. assuming its a poor earth somewhere. anyone confirm this? or is this a common problem? Also where is the alarm situated so we can try disconnecting it to see if that solves the...
  8. 08mckerp

    Jubilee dislocation cure, or not?

    Cant see why jubilee clips would cause any problems. chances are theyd break before any part of the landy, but obviously not the best solution. ino people who have done it as a tempary solution and never hear of any problems. No you shouldnt have any problems with the props, the length change...
  9. 08mckerp

    Chassis Welding

    You thought about trying either Marsland Chassis or Richards Chassis??
  10. 08mckerp

    Clutch Fluid Leaking/Emptying over night

    If by cheap you mean getting a britpart one DONT!!! i bort one brand new and it was worse than the faulty one i as replacing. Didnt bleed through at all. Went a got a genuine one and worked perfectly!
  11. 08mckerp

    Forget it mate he said ...it's a dead 'un :-(

    didnt see other post :doh:
  12. 08mckerp

    Annoying electrical/lights issue....

    have you checked all the earths for everything?? just finished rebuilding a 90 and when i was doing the electrics had all sorts of whacky problems where things wernt earthing great.
  13. 08mckerp

    Forget it mate he said ...it's a dead 'un :-(

    NTC1580RARM PAS box with drop arm - 4 bolt - recon - RHD (sold on an exchange basis - price includes 100.00 GBP exc. VAT surcharge) You get £100 back if u send em your old one.
  14. 08mckerp

    New defender

    the round reservoir on the left in ur power steering reservior and the rectanguler one behind is ur header tank. The round thing is ur brake servo.
  15. 08mckerp

    Rust in bulkhead

    Defender Parts these people are good for replair sections as well!
  16. 08mckerp

    No revrese gear

    Royal ag college cirencester. much better place :D sadly she wont be back till the weekend after. wher u takin them. the white one will be dwn minus a passenger seat and a few othr bits and bobs. :p
  17. 08mckerp

    Defender vent flap

    do ya mean these?? 334121 VENT HINGE PIN | shop | www.lrseries.com | L. R. Series
  18. 08mckerp

    Today's Statement.

    another perfect example of how **** ****part are!! today went to replace my master cylinder for the clutch (didnt realise it was ****part wen i orderd it) was worse than the slighty nackerd genuine one i already had. couldnt get any pressure at all u could see the air bubbling up in the...
  19. 08mckerp

    No revrese gear

    already up here sumwher. http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f7/parts-needed-1989-defender-100573.html
  20. 08mckerp

    No revrese gear

    sadly no pics. turns out id wound the reversing light switch in too far which was preventing reverse gear being selected :doh: :D