There's an excellent thread on converting a Series 3 to electric power steering here: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/electric-power-steering.322325/ It shows just how much work is required to do the job properly.

Item #3 is the switch for the choke warning light. If it's working, you will have an orange light on the speedo "cold start" when the choke is on. The black wire is an earth, looks like it's connected to switch #3. The blue/green wire is a mystery. As you say, there is a green/blue wire for the...

There's a good explanation of how the selector mechanism works on Nick's LandRover page: https://www.nickslandrover.co.uk/how-the-gearbox-selectors-and-detents-work/ I think you have to remove the top cover before you can bypass the detents and select two gears at once.

The Series 3 fuel gauge works with a sender where the resistance is low when the tank is full and high when the tank is empty. It may be that the Ser 2 gauge works the other way round i.e. sender resistance high = tank full. There seem to be two different standards and it's possible Land-Rover...

Don't expect too much improvement from a free-flow air filter. I tried a K&N filter some time back (admittedly I didn't change anything else) and I couldn't detect any difference in performance. But it was noisy and I went back to the oil-bath filter. If you don't already have electronic...

It could be that the pump is not delivering enough fuel, especially when the fuel is sloshing about in the tank (going uphill, offroad) or the engine is under sustained load. The first step is to find out if it's a fuel or ignition problem. When the engine dies and you wait for a few minutes...

One of these might fit: https://www.autoelectricsupplies.co.uk/product/455/category/81 I used one of these to illuminate a Smiths oil pressure gauge (and the extra red/white wire you have might have been for an extra gauge at some point). +1 on checking the gauge earth - and on the speedo as well.

Chris, it depends on what carb you are replacing. If it's a Zenith 36IV (standard Series 3 carb) then the Weber 34ICH will fit onto the same adapter. If it's a Solex (Series 2) then I think you do need a different adapter. I have run a Weber 34ICH on my Series 3 for around 18 months now and I...

Well, I tried one of these: https://www.carbuilder.com/uk/brake-fluid-reservoir-cap-with-2-pin-plug-and-fly-leads and the cap part fits on the master cylinder no problem, but as Blackburn said, there's a baffle inside the m/c that separates the two fluid compartments, and the float tube hits...

Some years back I had a 1979 SWB that had 10" drums all round and a servo, so this was available as a standard option, maybe only for a short while until the 1980 move to 11" TLS brakes. And yes, 569671 is the correct m/c listed for this combination of dual-circuit 10" with a servo. The PDWA may...

+1 on Rob's post. I encountered this issue when I did the brakes on my LWB but only after I bought enough 3/8 fittings and none of the 7/16 ones! I've used both copper and cupro-nickel and both are fine - copper is a bit easier to bend but quickly tarnishes, especially when it gets splashed with...

Hi Simon, It'd be odd if you had a pulley with a different timing mark. On both the pulleys I have (3MB and 5MB) the timing mark is around the 1 o'clock mark when the keyway is vertical. The keyway on the crankshaft is vertical when No 1 is at TDC, but you'd need to remove the pulley nut to see...

Hi Adam, Yes, the breather has a nut against the axle casing that should undo without too much force - some WD40 is always good though :) There should be a drain plug, but it might be hiding in the crud under the diff... The filler plug can be tight, but it should give up if you get a...

On my previous SWB (with 10" brakes all round) I also found this - I used to put the best tyres on the back axle, which helped a bit. I read somewhere that the SWB front brakes were upgraded to TLS 11" in 1980 because of a legal requirement that the front brakes must lock first. I agree with...

Check that the speedo earth connection is clean and tight. If the speedo earth isn't good, the current through the bulb in the speedo can affect the voltage stabiliser for the gauges (which is bolted to the back of the speedo) and make the readings increase. If the earth is suspect, you might...

You might have broken a half-shaft. You'll need to pull the half-shafts out in any case to change the diff, so it might be worth taking them out first and checking if either is broken.

According to the manual they're part 622281, which is 0.25 BSF x 0.40625 long. They are listed by John Craddock: https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/land-rover-parts/622281-bolt-reverse-stopstg-relayswivel-pin-and-swivel-pin-housing-s1-and-stg-relay-filler.html but I'm not sure how easy it will...

A quick way to check if the alternator is holding the shut-off solenoid open is to run the engine, press the brake pedal to bring the brake lights on and then turn off the ignition, keeping the brake pedal down. This puts a load on the ignition-switched circuit that should exceed what the...

I don't think it's a big difference - maybe a couple of inches, but enough that the outer cable doesn't reach the cable clamp on the Weber. I'm sure some Heath Robinson would get it working, but I'm using the Weber cable until I have time to sort it out. I don't think you can remove the inner...

The standard (Zenith carb) Series 3 choke cable is slightly too short to use with the Weber. So you end up using the Weber choke cable and locating it somewhere on the dash or the bulkhead. I don't think the Weber cable will fit the steering lock. I've been meaning to make up a longer version of...