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    New Electrical Harness

    So, I ordered a new harness, I sent Auto Sparks all the photos of my connections and told them that my alternator had 3 wires, but in the end the harness they sent only had two wires connected to the Alternator vs. the three I had in my original harness. I contacted them to ask if it will work...
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    New Landy in Austin, Texas

    Also, after thinking I was an idiot, I figured out why I think it is a Defender other than the fact that it is written on the car, I checked my VIN against the Land Rover VIN description and found: LD - Defender H - 110 A - Hard Top C - 2.5L, inline 4 cylinder, diesel 8 - LT77 5 Speed Manual /...
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    New Electrical Harness

    All, I am in a bit of a pickle. Driving home last night I started to smell an electrical burning smell from under my bonnet. I then tried to pull over and stop my Landy, but I could not switch off the ignition (when I switched it off the starter motor just kept turning over, so I kept going...
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    New Landy in Austin, Texas

    Not sure what caused it but the cables were very close to/almost touching the engine block so I assume that the heat of the engine melted the plastic and caused a short circuit that further melted the cables and caused further electrical problems.
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    New Landy in Austin, Texas

    Well, thank you for the clarification. I have a Land Rover 110. Unfortunately this morning I was driving and started smelling smoke and saw that my whole electrical loom had melted and short circuited and I was unable to switch the car off. Now I have to replace all my main engine electrical and...
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    New Landy in Austin, Texas

    Hi all, Just introducing myself. I imported a 1985 Defender 110 to Austin, Texas from Chambery, France. Thanks, Christian