You won't feel much vacuum from the vac advance connection on the manifold as it's located slightly upstream of the throttle butterfly. If you open the throttle to give it a rev you will feel some vacuum but it will never be high. Take off the distributor cap and have a good suck on the vac...

You might have blown one of the "Mega" fuses. Depending on model there can be 2,3 or 4 underneath the right hand seat. I'd suggest fixing your original problem of a busted pump. It could be popping your fuse if it has seized. Also, you have a main power relay under your seat which might have...

Dashboard fuse C4 should be the fuel pump.

Your pressure plate has a good chance of surviving if it hasn't been overheated. There are loads of aftermarket Japanese components available, for less that OE prices.

You're in for one hell of a job. In the old days you could buy a tranny ECU called Compushift (if I remember correctly). This would run the auto box without the necessary vehicle ECU inputs and control signals. I'm fairly sure you can swap the entire valve block from the non electronic 4HP22...

These are also referred to as "Speedy Sleeves".

Don't be making a debacle about them....

Christian's opinion is that the OE 5W/30 oil grade is too thin.

For an interesting viewpoint into the inherent design weakness of these engines follow this link.

The Defender servo is way more effective than the original 6 inch Series type. They also have a smaller diameter bore than a single circuit LWB Series master cylinder so in effect, you can have a far higher brake line pressure and more control on light braking in a Defender. All this with a...

According to a Landy obsessed friend of mine you could officially run Wolf wheels with your existing studs, but with a slightly higher torque setting. I'll try to source the factory blurb for it, but it might have been for army vehicles which might not be available to the public. If it was me...

I vaguely remember reading years ago that it was possible to fit the better heater matrix from a 90 into a Series 3 heater as an upgrade.

Is the Series 3 heater body getting hot when the engine is up to temp? Have you removed it and given it a flush. They seem to act like a cooling system filter and sludge up.

I've never had an issue running any electric pump on a carburettor V8. Pushers or pullers don't seem to mind. Its a short enough run between tank and carbs. I'm currently using the small solid state Facet pump, mounted vertically on the gearbox to keep it away from power washing etc. It also...

I fitted front disks to my Series 2 last year using the kit from Design and Development. I have a remote servo which I will fit over the winter as disk brakes don't have any self servo effect and the pedal now needs more of a shove. The other disk kits on the market were more expensive and most...

If you can smell the exhaust fumes inside the vehicle while driving you have a big and dangerous problem. Is your tail pipe in the original location? Fitting a cat might change the smell from your exhaust but you're still breathing in carbon monoxide. I'd fix your problem in safer ways before...

On your first post you describe fuel vapour coming from the exhaust and a smell of diesel in the air. This to me is odd. You should at least be getting some sort of white smoke from the exhaust if the engine is timed properly even without any glow plugs working. Have a look on you Tube at the...

The breather on my Series 2 is located at 3 o'clock when looking at it from the outside of the vehicle.

The bolt threads are 7/16 UNF.

Check your throttle position sensor. If it doesn't correctly tell the ECU when your throttle valve is closed it won't activate the idle control valve.