Just a couple of questions for all the greenish doomsday trumpet blowers... 1. Climate has been wildly changing for as long as man's memory serves, and for all times before that as well. What exactly was causing these changes before our despicable Land Rovers appeared? 2. This is related to...

The locks tend to have internal corrosion that prevents them from locking properly. Usually it is light corrosion. If this is the problem, here is the way to go about it: Remove the side locks, dip them in diesel fuel overnight, work them open-closed-open by hand a number of times, dip...

Rangie with 7.4 lt, 16 cylinders... Only that half of that is on the shed's floor right now. Got another 5lt and 8 cylinders diesel in two Defenders in my garden. Am looking for a way to lay my hands on a 2.8 diesel from International Brazil, that will fit into my next project... Even with...

Check here under "rear cross-member" to see if it's the part you need: http://www.paddockspares.com/shop/system/index.html There are other after-market parts to replace rotten parts of the body. Philip

Use a good 2K Acryl line of paints, from primer to finish coat, like Sikkens or Dupont. In addition, the body being aluminium, you have to use a special aluminium etch primer anywhere you will go to bare aluminium when sanding down the old paint. 1.5 HP is a bit short of power for a full...

Ashcroft in the UK rebuilds transmissions, and there are a number of other places where you can get rebuild kits. Usually they are cheaper in the US. Here are a couple of links for transmission specialists (have to check if they stock spares for this particular box, though), but if you google...

Clonking, or Rat-ta-ta-ta-taaa....? Gearbox would usually produce closely repeated noises, varying with speed. A usual culprit for big clonks when pulling away in 1st or reverse is the A frame ball joint. This is a big ball joint located at the center of the rear axle, connected to the A frame...

Check the propshaft's U-joints, and splines. Holding one end of the propshaft and twisting or shaking the other, there should be no discernible play. It's easier to check with the propshafts off, but can be done with them on.

If one removes the cats on a 3.9 V8, the tune resistor must be changed too. The tune resistor tells the ECU if the vehicle has cats or not, so the fuel maps are adapted in consequence. It is usually located on the wiring harness immediately outside the ECU, an ordinary-looking resistor in a...

If your voltmeter has needle-tip probes, you can stick them in from where the wire enter the rear of the connector. The connector is flexible enough to allow you to push the probes in until they make contact. I don't remember the value of the readings you should get, I can check if you don't...

If it was strictly sand driving, I'd say keep your money... the best tyres for sand are completely worn-out tyres! The less pattern there is, the less sand is trown around. You don't want to dig, you want to float, so: low pressure (to increase contact area and decrease load) and smooth...

I have the Workshop Manual, 1988 model, "Evaporative Emissions Control System", I can scan the pages and e-mail them to you if that is of help. Philip

If the drill is a correct HSS bit (professional grade HSS, not "china-import-for-DYI") it should drill through the bolt. The bit has to be new or properly sharpened, there must be a good center punch mark on the bolt, and the drilling speed should be slow. Handheld drilling machines are usually...

You can buy a set of screw extractors, should not be more than L10 in a toolshop. Then you drill a hole approx 1/2 of the diameter of the bolt, well centered, straight down the bolt. You should punch the bolt's center before to drill, and the hole does not need to be more than 15-20mm deep if...

What do you mean exactly? My RR is gutted now, and I can check. Changed the motor last month. The driver's side is usually the one quitting first, mostly due to brushes wear. They can be changed, but it's a bit of a hassle and it's not worth it if you can get a good one from a salvage yard...

Why don't you try and look for a Range or Disco somewhere in Europe? In many countries petrol and taxes are so expensive that if you buy two old tyres they throw in the car for free... Check www.autoscout.com, click on the "english" link, and then go to "extended" before to search. There you...

I am totally rebuilding a 1986 Classic. Of course, being that the job is done in Africa, it is done to full African specs... Only that I noticed slight discrepancies between what I read in glossy magazines about all the marvelous expensive shiny stuff that is needed here, and what I found out...

Got a 27 years old hammer, looks like new. Changed the head twice and the handle six times, and I'm taking good care of it... Got a 20 years old Range, looks like new. Changed... You get the idea! It also depends on how much "hands on" you are, but if you want to keep a car forever...

Ooops... sorry: "never rev on P or D" should read "never rev on P or N", of course!

I live in West Africa, and we do have a use for a good 4x4 around... I learned to drive in a SII when I was a kid, and have owned several of the wondrous Solihull products over the years. Land Rovers are ugly, their engines suck, they rattle horribly, they are noisy, they really teach you...