Thanks, but that's the cable I'm already using. so for green/purple coded wire I've been putting a purple line along to keep it factory. Any suggestions are always welcome though, I can always do it better, but it's a land Rover, so close enough will have to do.

Could you provide a link please, to the easily available correct size and colour cables. I would like green/purple, red/orange, red/black, thicker purple, white/green, red/yellow, thicker black, green/red, and a couple of others I'll need to look up. About 1 meter of each colour would be ideal...

I want to use the thicker white cable from tow wire for new black Earth, so ran it all through black heat shrink to make a new Earth black

Also with some custom paints I have for my DeBilbiss Dagr airbrush, I can make the original wire colour, like purple and green for brake lights.

Yep, as you say they get old and could be prone to issues later if just patched up. I took delivery of a very comprehensive workshop manual for my truck, I'm 1997 and it only covers 96-98 It has all the wiring diagrams and I've stripped a trailer cable for the coloured whites to replace...

The great thing about our simple trucks is the no nonsense wiring. Gigi my 1974 S3 has only 54 wires in total! I've ordered a workshop manual for Peggy the 90 Pick-up. I did not name them, but previous owners did, all my vehicles have had names, so I honour this if I buy a car that already has...

Pulling excess wire from the chassis leg revealed erlier work done from having the chassis rear replaced. There was extra length, and many extra joins in wires. I suppose this is to be expected, and having been electrical taped years ago, removing and eliminating as many joins as possible is a...

Might as well use it 👍

That's a really good idea, if the 90 looms are the same, some fresh wire would really help.

With the crusty insulation off, can see it's the purple always powered wire for goodies like a caravan fridge, that's putting power back through the damaged wires

I checked the brake switch, it's ok. Pulled the binnacle and gave it all a good clean And will clean the indicator lights printed circuit connectors with a fiberglass pen After Tracing through and reading a post from 2014, have been checking the rear loom, and found a short which would have...

So after just getting Peggy a Defender 90, 1997 300 TDI pock up. After a thorough jet clean under and over, the brake lights magically came on in front of me. She's needing a big catch up for maintenance, although the last owner has spent a small fortune over the last four years at a Landy...

I bought a Defender 90 300TDI Pick-Up, to give Gigi the S3 an easier life, after all she's nearly 50

The block looks similar to the 2.25 82 petrol one. Maybe the 200 TDI was based on it? Still pre-digital gremlins then 👍

Looking good, is that the 5 bearing engine which would originally be red?

I think that is the case, however my gearbox is 1974. But and the series 3 suffix A,B,C synchro assembly is made of yellow metal, and they do have a tendancy to start jumping out of gear. Having rebuilt mine just a couple of years ago, would like a few years from it

However, reading my Haynes manual, it specifies EP90 for the swivel hubs, both Diffs, transfer box, and to my puzzlement the gearbox too. This has me scratching my head, because the EP extra protection in EP 90 attacks the surface of yellow metals. Specifically the synchromesh? Seemingly the EP...

Got a very quick refund on the ep90, and the non ep90 20 litres, because Landy's 'Just love oil'