I wouldn't think elephants would take kindly to being bonded to glass :D On the other hand elements wouldn't be bothered.

And word your feedback accordingly ;)

There's an old adage that applies to modern cars, not just JLR products .. if it's fitted sooner or later it will go wrong. Add in the fact that 'moderns' are consumer goods with a finite service life, usually just beyond the factory warranty period. Buyers are fooled into believing that...

Really? I remember their site at East Tilbury in Essex back in the early 'seventies, not only the factory itself but the whole complex (houses & shops etc) known by locals as 'Bata town'

Mud? yuck, I used to hate it back in my green-laning days but unfortunately it's the main ingredient in UK off-roading. Can you play down the mention of Jeeps / Toyotas / Suzukies & (most of all) Mahindras as some of us 'real' LR aficionado's are a bit sensitive :oops: I hope you continue...

On top of that, if the new car costs in excess of £40K there is an extra £410 PA payable from the second year to the fifth.

So assuming the 'barstewards don't move the goalposts you will have to wait until April next year to claim Historic status.

And of course there was also the issue of LPG usage where the higher combustion chamber temperatures could accelerate the block cracking/slipped liner scenario .. believe me I've been there, together with a friend with another 3.9 similarly converted.

The OP has a problem never experienced by me with the ownership of one 3.9 & three 3.5efi's. Just fill the oil filter as much as possible without spillage & screw on, oil light off within 5 seconds .. job done. Hope his problem gets sorted.

I seem to recall the rules changing for double cab pickups as they were a popular way of dodging the tax?

Doesn't sound like a liner, that is more of a distinct 'tap' commensurate with engine revs. For reference such a noise would start quite suddenly as the engine starts to warm up & is at piston speed, rather than valve gear which is half of that. Out of interest, is the car running on LPG?

True, that's probably the simplest answer. I'll check if my other 'arfs smartphone can help as I know she has a satnav app. Meantime I'll rely on my knowledge that the 'clock is 5mph 'fast' & the rev. counter.

My conviction that the speedo is over-reading by around 5mph is based on the fact that I had previously noted the readings of my original 'clock against the rev. counter. Although the seller sent me the complete cluster I only swapped the speedo over, so the tacho is still the original. A...

Now that I've had a chance to use the car I have two problems with the replacement speedo. Although the 'clock has a steady needle it appears to read around 10% fast according to the rev. counter (but at least I won't be done for speeding) which is strange as the coding on the instrument is...

I appreciate everyone's input, the replies have left me deciding to leave well alone for fear of damaging the instrument plus I don't want to remove & then dismantle the entire binnacle again. In the event of a sale I'll rely on my stack of documentation as to the true mileage. Thanks again...

Thank you for your reply .. what method would you recommend? Strange that the original odometer & trip packed up at exactly 63k, the specialists seem to think it was caused by the trip-reset device, which is possible as it always needed more than one press to align all the zeros. By contrast...

Auxiliary heater burning fuel from the tank ? I have read that the Chinese products are good value, but I guess you get what you pay for.

I have recently installed a used speedometer into my '87 RRC after the original become far too erratic to judge speed & neither of the mileage recorders would work. I sent the instrument to a 'specialist' but apparently spares cannot be sourced. The replacement works & records the mileage...

Essentially all OEM trim items have been obsolete for years & stocks run down with the aftermarket filling the gaps in some cases, but generally it's of poor quality. As for service items I decided to treat mine to new ign. components last year, plug & leads were no problem but the distributor...

Welcome ! What has always puzzled me is how was it possible to get 5 litres out of a 3.5 block, when even boring it out to 94mm to achieve 3.9 led to the infamous liner slip syndrome. Yes you can stroke the thing as well for a larger capacity (as LR did for the 4.6) but there must be...