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    Black smoke

    Just serviced, the air filter is the oil bath type, just washed through and changed the oil in it, I haven't change the fuel filter yet, I have noticed that the heater isn't blowing so hot and the temperature gauge is only just showing warm, could it be this cold weather and the engine being...
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    Black smoke

    Been towing my mates van today too the scrapyard he said during the towing process excessive black smoke emission, I was thinking maybe I'll use a diesel flush Has Anybody had experience these products are they any good? I know it was working hard as the van has been standing for years and...
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    Series 3 Swirl chambers

    I was driving along one day the engine was sounding very sweet when suddenly I heard a rattling sound coming from the engine l stopped and identified it was coming from the top of the engine, I called a guy we know around here called Tommy land Rover ( This is Wales) he said sounds like a swirl...
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    Seized hand accelerator

    Got it going in the end I had to take it to pieces, it was always handy if I wanted to jump start another vehicle if there was nobody else at hand, we had a similar thing on the old Bedford TK,and on a man 8150, beats looking around for something to jam on the accelerator.
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    Which is the best tyre

    I still have the standard rims, years ago i put good year M/S which were great on the road, but rubbish on muddy fields as I found out the day on a winters day trying to catch my mates sheep he had to tow me out with his Range Rover, all the farmers stuck to the original tyres that came with the...
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    Which is the best tyre

    I heard that square wheels were better as every quarter of of turn you get positive grip if you can stand the bumpy ride the engine noise in the landy diesel .
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    Which is the best tyre

    Hi, doe's anybody have any experience with the 750x16 original pattern tyre being better than the 205x16 tyre in an off road situation.?
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    Rear axle oil seal

    Cheers Blackburn.
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    Rear axle oil seal

    That's rear hub inner oilseal
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    Rear axle oil seal

    Anybody know the part no for the rear inner oil seal s3 pre 1980?.
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    Tappets s3 pitted

    I was thinking that I might be able to reprofile them but I wasn't sure how hard the material under the hardened surface was, certainly worth looking into after seeing the price of new ones!
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    Tappets s3 pitted

    Hi, yes rocker arm sorry, I don't suppose you can have them re engineered the hardened surface has pitted, l suppose I'll have to bite the bullet and replace them. Thank you.
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    Tappets s3 pitted

    Can anybody recommend were to obtain a new set of tappets for my 1976 2.25 diesel. The ones in are pitted and it's hard to set the gap correctly.
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    Rear axle oil seal

    Rear axle oil seal
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    Seized hand accelerator

    I've managed to get it off its seized solid, I'll get some heat on it see if that does the job!
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    Seized hand accelerator

    Managed to get it off the pivot is absolutely solid I'll try to get some heat on it.
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    Seized hand accelerator

    Hi, I have a seized hand accelerator which I can not budge I have sprayed it over and over but can't get it move any thoughts!