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    Swapping out the old Marelli alternator for a nice new one..

    They do. Both types of connections - post or plug - are available. Mine - 1986 EFi - has the same post terminals as yours did. Ordered that type when I needed to replace it two years ago. On holiday at the time so not got the tools to refurb the old one. My old one was a Magneti Marelli.
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    P38A Which colour headlining is standard?

    Can't help with the colour but having used Martrim for a kit for my Classic headlining (normal grey) I can recommend them. There's a couple of how-to's on LZ which would be worth you looking for. Be sure all traces of the old foam are removed from your backers, it's the foam of the material...
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    P38A Electrical fault when braking

    What happens when you fit a known good fully charged battery? Have you fully charged your existing battery with a battery charger?
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    Power Steering Box Advice Needed .

    Pity. You could try taking the box off - you're going to have to do that anyway if you're going to fit a replacement so nothing to lose - & doing it like the video using a blunt screwdriver to get the outer lip in.
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    Power Steering Box Advice Needed .

    Common for the area of the shaft that the seal seals against to be worn and/or pitted. Mine had the black seal which I replaced with the blue one plus I speedi-sleeved the shaft. No issues since & it was several years ago. There WAS a very good 'how to' that someone had done which I followed &...
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    engine damage is it terminal?

    It's VERY tight. Last time I had mine off I started with an air rattle gun - not a hope. Didn't help that the compressor's only got a small tank so it was a quick blast before the pressure dropped. Finished up doing it the old way by jamming the flywheel starter ring with a piece of angle iron...
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    Classic Newbie needs help from 3.5 EFi expert!

    As far as the metalwork of the car is concerned, there are a number of companies that do replacement panelling. Easy On Panels for Land Rover & Range Rover from Froggatts Land Rover & 4x4 Specialists Home - YRM Metal Solutions (yrmit.co.uk)
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    Classic Newbie needs help from 3.5 EFi expert!

    The 4CU doesn't do anything with the ignition, just the fuelling & basically controls the amount of time the injectors open. They open in banks of 4, not individually. On LPG I don't even need the ECU connected & that's proven handy as a diagnostic tool - if it runs badly on petrol but fine on...
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    long shot - anyone got a Rover V8 spare?

    OP last logged in on June 23rd 2021.
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    Power Steering Box Advice Needed .

    Probably easier on the bench. You need to keep pressure on the seal as the lip goes in or it'll just keep popping out again & I think upside down under the car makes it more difficult. Be interesting to know how your mechanic goes about it. I just can't remember whether I did mine in situ.
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    Power Steering Box Advice Needed .

    Another thought. If you have a short piece of tube the same diameter as the hole the seal's going into you could try pushing the seal into that then offering it up to the hole & using another piece of tube to push the seal out of the tube into the hole. Similar sort of idea to a piston ring...
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    Power Steering Box Advice Needed .

    I take it you finally managed to get the circlip out :) Been a while since I did mine (used the blue seal & I'd used a speedisleeve on the shaft) & I've forgotten if there were any issues so you might find this of interest. He uses a screwdriver to get the outer lip in which I suspect is the...
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    Range Classic 1990 V8 Brake Light On

    www.roverparts.com/Techtips/Accumulator_Ball.cfm
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    engine damage is it terminal?

    That's an electronic dizzy - as in doesn't use points - and that's the amplifier on the side. The coil is on the n/s panels above the wheel. Can suffer from the amp getting too hot which leads to failure of the amp. LR did a kit to remotely mount the amp with the coil. The slightly earlier one...
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    Range Rover Classic VIN location

    Where you said. Chassis number should also be stamped on the front offside of the chassis by the suspension mounting & the steering box bolts.
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    Helicoil size for head bolt

    Lrcat says the head bolts are all 7/16UNC. Lrcat
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    engine damage is it terminal?

    Probably get a better seal using grub screws - look better too:) Once you've got the thread size have a look on ebay. Assuming it's nothing exotic you'll probably get the set for the price LR want for one!
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    engine damage is it terminal?

    It's the 'Pulsair' system. This is as good a description as any: www.fordforums.com/threads/v8-pulsair-system.14910 Land Rover did blanking plugs to remove it. ETC6474. Famous Four do/did a set which are just a set of grub screws. No idea as to the size, but if you remove one of your pipes...
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    Classic 1989 3.5 Efi

    Rotor arm of the moulded in strip variety & not the riveted on strip type? This style: Lucas 35D V8 Rotor Arm Red with Powermax Technology (simonbbc.com) Not this type: MGB V8 ROTOR ARM GRA2133 (mgbhive.co.uk) Although I'd be inclined to think you'd have a misfire all the time if it was faulty...
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    Classic 1989 3.5 Efi

    The early EFis had the amp under the coil on the l/h inner wing. Later ones had it mounted on the side of the dizzy & affected by heat to the extent that LR came up with a kit to remotely mount it.