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    new heaters - has anyone fitted one of these

    I bought one of these five years ago for my 2a Truck Cab and it's mediocre at best. It was easy to install and that was its redeeming feature. With hindsight the money I paid would have been better spent on refurbishing my original Smiths heater at Claytons.
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    Series 2 Gear lever vibration and movement at idle.

    Thank you gentlemen.
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    Series 2 Gear lever vibration and movement at idle.

    Can I have some advice please. At idle and in neutral the gear lever of my 1962 2a 88" moves from side to side and "buzzes". I'm told that it is a worn bush at the selector end but which one please? Many people just put up with this but after 10 years' ownership I've decided to fix it. How do...
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    Series 2 Front propshaft universal joints S2a 1962

    Thank you for your help
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    Series 2 Front propshaft universal joints S2a 1962

    Thank you for your replies. The prop and uj's were measured this afternoon. The distance between the outer flanges of the prop is 82mm and the width of the uj is 75mm.
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    Series 2 Front propshaft universal joints S2a 1962

    Can I have some advice please. I have a 1962 Series 2a 88" and the front propshaft universal joints need replacing. I'm sure I have read somewhere that the UJ's for early 2a are a different size to those from 1963 on. Can anybody tell me which are the correct ones to buy please. Thank you
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    Defender 110 ladder rack

    Can I have some advice gentlemen please. I have just bought a TD5 110 pickup to replace a Ford Ranger single cab 4x4 pick up The Ranger has a ladder rack behind the cab, the Defender doesn't. Do any of you know where I can buy a ladder rack like this specifically for a 110? I regularly carry...
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    How much should I offer for a 2001 TD5?

    Gentlemen, can I have your advice please? Last year I sold my 2003 TD5 and I've regretted it since so I'm on the look for another but one has presented itself which I'm considering how much to offer. It's a 2001 51 plated GS in silver, 87k with some history. It failed it's MOT in April 2015 on...
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    7.50 R 16 tyres on 7J Boost Alloys

    Can I have some advice please? I have just done a deal with Series parts in exchange for a set of nearly new Avon 7.50 R 16 tyres, they've done about 500 miles. Will these Avons fit on a set of Discovery 300tdi 7J Freestyle alloy wheels or not? The (worn) tyres on them are a set of Goodyear...
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    Halogen headlamp conversion

    Can I have some advice please. MOT time is approaching and my three year old sealed beam headlamps are "bloomed" again so I would like to convert to a halogen bulb headlamp conversion. Which of the many types out there for sale have you found to be the better conversion? Thank you...
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    Diacovery TD5 power upgrading question please

    Last August I sold my 03 TD5 manual and now more than six months later I'm regretting my decision and hankering for another. My last TD5 I bought from my neighbour who had bought it as a 6 month old dealer demonstrator. He had it's ecu remapped at 12000 miles. It was really quick and torquey...
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    Defender auction prices

    Hello- a visitor from the Discovery section. I'm just about to sell my D2 and return to a Defender - I far prefer them. I bought my last Defender, a 1997 300Tdi from an auction, Manheim Auctions in St Helens in November 2005. It was an ex water board vehicle, 142k but a really good one...
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    Air con recharge

    What's the going rate to recharge or refill your air con system? It's the time of year I suppose so I phoned around. Anything from £70 upwards and some I phoned insisted on a clean of the system for only £+ extra. Then a mate of mine told me to phone one of the local industrial and...
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    Discovery 6x6

    Didn't know that, sorry.:rolleyes: It's been for sale before, then?
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    Discovery 6x6

    I saw this on Ebay earlier and I thought you would all be interested in it. I don't know how to post this up so can somebody do it for me please. Ebay Item 231210316436
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    How many litres of Waxoyl...............?

    I bought my 2003 D2 TD5 in September 2012 from it's one owner - my neighbour of thirty yards away - and it had been regularly waxoyled undeneath. By now (April 2014) the covering had become a little thin and entirely washed away in places, so, it was time to do it again properly on a ramp...
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    Disco 2 Power Steering Fluid.

    sierafery. That was excellent and informative, thank you. My D2 doesn't have ACE, so just one reservoir for PAS fluid. I didn't know that it isn't necessary to use the "special" fluid in a D2's PAS system. Thanks a lot.
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    Disco 2 Power Steering Fluid.

    Gentlemen, can I have some advice please. I need to change the power steering pump on my 03 Discovery 2 and there is bound to be some loss or leakage of fluid when the old unit is removed. Given that the special power steering fluid (STC 50519) in the system is probably 10+ years old I may...
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    Replacement carpets

    Thank you all for your advice.
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    Replacement carpets

    A gloss paint pot burst open during one of the warm spells last year ruining the rear passenger floor carpet of my D2. I've tried cleaning it (several times) but the stain is still there. Where can one buy replacement carpets from? I've even tried Land Rover breakers to try and buy a second...