as i have to replace a wing and the bumper on my ex mod lwb (collision with a fiat - don't ask), i may as well do the dumb irons as well (seeing as there isn't enough steel left to bolt the new bumper to!). now it looks to me like i'll have to take both wings off, and the springs. anyone care to...

cheers for that. i'll see if i can hunt down a copy - i have the opman, and the parts list, but neither of those cover the oil cooler.

wow. i actually *have* an oil cooler. sounds like this would be worth investigating. was it a major problem, or the sort of thing that can be ignored?

thanks :)

its a mechanical fan - it goes from the off... when i am a rich man, i'll put a kenlowe on it. what i thought was, once the thermo opens, then the pump actually starts pumping stuff, and is making a nasty noise while doing so. i've had a few probs with the water, i had a split heater hose which...

i know how you all love vague "eh... why does my landy make this funny noise" type questions, so here is another one. i get a weird groaning noise once my engine is warm - it sounds like a hippo in mild discomfort. not especially loud, not rhythmic, just a "arooo oo ooowoo...

quick update - it was the heater hose. since sorting it out the smoking has stopped almost altogether - slight puff on startup and then nothing. thanks again chaps.

perished heater inlet hose - can't shut it off cos the heater valve is jammed. wow. spraying very fine droplets out against the bulkhead - i had to wait for everything to dry out before i noticed that one patch was permanently wet. got one on order (£1.18 :)) so hopefully will have...

and another thing: why do i have two radiators fitted? theres the standard thing, and then in front of it (between the radiator and the frontpanel) there is a wiggly metal pipe with cooling fins on it - looks like you might imagine a 1930s radiator to look like, but i can't find any mention of...

the bubbles are just bubbles of air, i think. looks like a fun weekend with plumbing then. thanks both...

what else do you think it could be? i don't have the kit, the space or the skill to replace an engine at the moment, and buying an other landy would admit to the missus that i have completely lost the plot. again. having said that, i doubt i have the skill to do a head gasket either. ha. ha. ha. :o

right, after putting 3 and a half litres of water and antifreeze in there and giving it a good run today, everything goes the colour of thin tomato soup. starting with the rad cap off is ok - there is no big gush, nothing spits out of the rad, and everything appears to flow normally - a few tiny...

it was pretty much bone dry, and i was still getting the smoke, but i am sure you and slob are right about the gasket and i am in denial. oh well - i was going to do an oil flush and sump gasket in a few weeks anyway, and i've a nice new weber carb sitting here to go on it, so i may as well...

hmmm. no coolant would be the problem here. doh! can't see a leak anywhere, but there was definitely some in there a couple of weeks ago... the oil level doesn't seem to be going up, but there is nasty white gunge on the dipstick and in the oil cap, the white smoke (steam?) on startup clears...

i had used it about 2 hours previously, with no problems - it does about 10 miles a day, everyday (for the past six weeks since i bought it, anyway) not yet - i've only had it six weeks and haven't got around to it.. replaced the master cylinder and wd40d the heating valve - appears to be...

hi. next stupid question. my landy (109, exMoD, 73 petrol 2.25) has become incontinent. after stopping the engine this afternoon a whole load of steam came out of the pipe just below the radiator cap that runs down the side of the radiator (appears to be no expansion vessel???) - loads and loads...

i know i said monday, but anyway: http://www.4wdonline.com/Wheels/Tyres.html

i'll have to have a look on monday when i'm in work (in work looking at landrover websites, that is...:D) my 109 is 73, but it wasn't released from the MoD until 86(?) - M Reg. hence all sorts of "interesting" features - like the 88" braking system...

found a site that reckoned that older spec tyres couldn't manage profiles less than 1, so a 7.50R16 has a width and a depth of 7.5 inches. this would give a total diameter of 31 inches. my bridgestones have a diameter of just under 32 i reckon, so there should be very little difference. i can...

hiya, another stupid question... my landy (series 3, 109, ex military) has bridgestone 235/85R16 tyres fitted, which look a fair bit bigger than others i have seen. i *think* that 205/75R16 is standard, which i think means my gearing is increased by 14%. now i understand this to mean that i...