Currently standing on mud, so hard to check. Level in the reservoir is OK, so I wasn't looking for a big leak. Once I have steering back, I'll get it in a flat dry garage, and can check better...

After an interesting total brake failure on a steep mountain road, I'm making a few repairs to my braking system. Vacuum pump is OK, fluid level is OK with no obvious leaks, and given the sudden and total lack of any brakes, I'm 99% certain it is the master cylinder. Are the Britpart ones...

Has anyone had issues with a bonnet mounted spare wheel on a Defender for the Control Technique? I know anything that significantly blocks vision isn't allowed, but do they block enough to cause a legal issue? The rear door mount is a right pain when hitching trailers, and bonnet mounts are...

Resistance in switch between supply and glow-plugs when in pre-heat position.... 200K ohms. In cranking position....0.3 ohms. Problem located!

Got to the back of it. Unscrewed the ignition assembly to check connections there- all look sound and no signs of overheating or short circuits. Looks like the problem is in the ignition switch.

Yes, I had knocked off the solenoid connection yesterday. It is now back where it should be. I traced the glow plug wire ( thick brown and red) back through the bulkhead, but couldn't see it when I took the column shroud off- I thought it should be in there somewhere... the shroud is still...

Ok... Battery charged overnight... Connection to stop solenoid knocked off. No current to glowplugs! Now to trace the lack of current..which would be the underlying reason for cold start issues.

Will do in the morning- battery is inside charging as I ran it down trying stuff. I doubt it is fuel temperature, as it started fine earlier, when it was colder, and the engine was still warmish when I was trying to start it...

My 90 was rather slow to start- even with 30 seconds heating time, it still took 10 seconds or so of cranking to catch.... Given it runs fine when going, an obvious possibility is glowplugs so I decided to change them. Working from the front, I changed the first three, and then had some stuff...

Changed the first three glowplugs in the engine (2.5 D, the 19J), which made no difference. Moved a few trailers of wood, came back and had lunch, changed the last and hardest to access glowplug, and the engine turns over with the starter motor, but won't catch.... Worked on it until I ran...

A bit of mud, and nobody will notice.

Ignored signs saying don't come this way... went to DIY place for lots of glue for fixing in insulation. As it is the first day of holiday in the ski season, the gendarmes are out stopping idiots trying to go up snowed up passes without the correct equipment....oddly enough, defenders get...

Thanks- will do tomorrow, when it is light... And here you go. For the lock barrels, shiny one with key is new defender spec barrel from paddocks. Other is the one I just removed. The rear door took a new defender barrel without a problem!

I've got a 1986 90 but being such an early one, it seems to have a few features left over from a series 3... I just tried to change the door locks, and found my defender barrels from paddocks don't fit.... So I either have series handles, or anti burst ones... any way to tell the difference...

Don't underestimate the power of proper, wax based, old fashioned shoe polish. Some places even do renovating creams- it'll have more leather nourisher, and less tint. https://www.timpson.co.uk/shoe-care/shoe-polish/cherry-blossom-renovating-cream.html It can't hurt, and a fiver plus elbow...

Replaced the air filter, ripped out the oil soaked bonnet lining and checked the glow plugs and the first one I found was covered in crud, and with a 2.5TD with them wired in series, I though it was easier to replace all four than find how many are dead... To do after lunch, adjust handbrake...

Does it need to be more complex than a bit of plywood on hinges? Use para cord or similar to hold it in place when open, and put a pad of foam or something in each corner to prevent rattles. A catch of some kind, or simply a bolt, as you are going to have a 10 or 13mm spanner in the car...

Lined out the back of a 90 with plywood to make a dog carrying system that my wife approves of, and still work with skis, tools and everything else. Drove up to the ski resort, and decided I can actually ski faster than the car goes....that should be a bumper sticker!

Fielded a big parcel from paddocks. Routered my home made cubby box to fit perfectly Fitted new mud guards ( old flooring) Replaced the knackered bonnet striker, and found out that not only didn't I need the bonnet plate I'd ordered, they're sent me two, and they didn't fit anyway Changed...

Warm? Landrover? What is this heresy?