bugger all.it's too bloody cold!

got a mate who restores old vespas,he chucks all the dirty engine parts in his dishwasher,they come out like new. his missus goes bloody mad at him every time he does it though!

replaced the nearside front wing and mudshield,was going to do the other side but too bloody cold!

i'd say the breather pipe is blocked,definitely not head gasket imo.

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'that road' is where i live,steve miles owns the series 3 you saw along with a defender,bjorn round the corner has a mint series 2a,old boy across from me has a series 3,bloke a bit further down has the crappiest series 3 i've ever seen and that old station wagon you saw is a series 1 which is...

that's steve miles,he lives about 100 yards from me!

my 109 is 1971 and it's number 234 so i don't think you can go on the numbers.

depends what country you're in

have you thought about insurance costs?,i see from your profile that you're very young.

set off a co2 fire extinguisher into the bell housing,it's a tip given to me by an old school mechanic.worked a treat on my triumph herald.it causes either the plate or the flywheel to contract because of the cold which frees it up.

most likely scenario i think

i'm lucky because the person who's doing the wiring is getting all the wire and crimps from his work,i normally shy away from anything with crimped connectors but if it's good enough for aircraft then it's good enough for a land rover. i reckon the wire and connectors for a full rewire would be...

my brain turns to blancmange as soon as i look at wiring!my 109 had 2 extra rear indicators,2 extra stop lamps,rear fog lights,reversing lights and 4 interior lights all wired with the same colour wires(pink i think),how the hell are you supposed to suss that out?i took them all off and into the...

wiring:eek::eek::eek::eek:,i'm ready to put my front wings back on so that's the job after,i'm glad i have a sparks as a mate cos i am bloody clueless with electrickery. anyone know of a good book which explains it in idiots terms?,my dad tried to explain it once by telling me to imagine it as...

washers on the rivets?,my ones are held on with screws and nuts.

i need to fit new door seals,the ones i have which are knackered have a metal backing.the ones i've seen for sale do not.is there a reason i shouldn't use the ones without?

where can i get the spire nuts and bolts to secure my front wings to the bulkhead?,secondhand is fine.i'm losing interest quickly but may be able to get into it again once i get the wings on.

i wouldn't put carpet anywhere near my floor or bulkhead,when i got mine it had sat with wet carpet on the floor and bulkhead and they were totally rotten.

my local factors is a con man,£73 for a brake master cylinder and £39 for a footwell repair panel!,a 15 minute drive to a landy specialist got me the cylinder for £20 and 2 repair panels for £18,when i told the landy man he was ****ed off because the local factor gets all the landy bits off him...