I didn't want to miss the first Shetland Land Rover & 4x4 Club RTV trial of this year so the Freelander was used in anger off road today as Project Disco is off the road with a knackered water pump right now. Very happy with how it performed, although I'll now have to fix the trailer socket and...

As I suspected, these water pumps are not designed to pump solids. The impeller was loose on the shaft.

About the antifreeze. When I'd finshed building it I just filled the engine with water to make sure there were no leaks. It was my intention to drive it like that for a week or two to make sure no leaks appeared then drain it and refill with water/antifreeze. It just got forgotten about. The car...

Pretty sure. I filled it until water was coming out of the bleed screw. I've done this loads of times and never had any issues with air locks. I'll be taking the pump out anyway to check it.

Cheers Mr. Steamer. I'm assuming the pump impeller has been sheared off the shaft when trying to start the engine with the coolant frozen. There doesn't appear to be any return flow into the header tank with the engine running so I'm assuming the pump isn't pumping. I'm going to remove it...

Well I've just come back from a test drive. No leaks but she got rather hot. Looks like the water pump was also a casualty. I've got another engine in the corner of the garage and I used the position of the plug on that as a guide. It's about 2mm in from flush. That's what I was going for. I'm...

What with work and waiting for the part to arrive I've only just got back on to this today. I made up a brace to place against the bulkhead which locates in the webs of the top of the bell housing. This is to place a bolt with a socket and washers to use as a press between the bulkhead and core...

Noice!

I've found this which shows two types of clip so we're getting somewhere. However, it only gives a part number for the clip with the grips facing down. I can't find anything for the other clip.

Hmm, that's what I used to clip my fuel lines when I built Project Disco. I can't find any that are the other way up. The only ones I can see on the page I linked to are for brake lines, which are smaller. I'm pretty sure that's what was on the fuel lines when I stripped PD down. My memory isn't...

These are the clips you're looking for.

So while I'm waiting for a core plug to arrive in the post I thought I'd do a small job I've been meaning to do since Project Disco went back on the road. All the aircon stuff under the bonnet was binned long ago by a previous owner, leaving only the compressor to act as an idler pulley. Today I...

Good luck.

Too late. I already have. That's how I discovered it was missing. Thankfully not far and I don't seem to have done any damage. Thanks very much. I've ordered one. It's just an interference fit then?

It should fit onto the filler tube. Perhaps a PO has made a modification? Or maybe you've mistaken it for one of the fuel lines, which are in the same area.

TD5 15P engine. I seem to have lost something from the back of the cylinder head. There's a hole there that water runs out of when I top up the water. How bad is this situation? Can I fix it with the engine in place?

If you can burn a CD to use in a Windows computer you will find this very useful: http://www.mydocz.com/Landie/rave2000.iso It's called RAVE, LRs official electronic manual.

Nice work with the front bumper. Very simple and neat. I like it.

It was easy for me to change the whole thing but I don't have the Disco rear body getting in the way. I used clear fuel line which fit the channel nicely.

Line isn't pressurised. As the name implies, it vents tank vapours to prevent the tank from pressurising and allows air in to prevent it collapsing as it empties. You can replace it with a rubber/plastic/silicone hose of suitable bore to make a tight fit at the tank connection. I also fitted a...