So, with the starter sorted, next in line is the gear change. It was like waving a dead fish in a gale... A quick look at the turret revealed the cause: So, splashed out on a SlickShift kit with a new turret, set springs etc. Easy job, gear change sorted - really snappy now - almost like a...

Hi We spent some years in the Gulf where I had fully kitted out a Jeep Wrangler (aka "Stoffel") for the desert and mountains... Spent a year learning to drive on sand and then took every opportunity to be in the desert or up in the mountains on Oman, Mussendam or the UAE etc. Fantastic place...

Done! What a palava.... Managed eventually to get old one out and took it to Curd Bros. in Tunbridge Wells... Fantastic place full of ancient equipment and old men in brown overalls hunched over wooden benches rebuilding vintage starters and alternators (they do a lot of vintage tractors...

Hmmm. The bolts at the rear end of the downpipe are welded to the downpipe and thus can't be completely removed, so even with the two nuts undone, the downpipe won't come off as it won't go far enough forward to allow the studs to clear (it jams on an engine mount)... Why is there no such thing...

First thing I checked - battery is fine - 100% charged (12 hours on a charger) and not shagged (only a couple of years old). I also had it checked by a battery shop who said it was fine, plus I also used a known good big volvo battery with same result.

Hi, My 90 is not turning over at all... I hear the relay and possibly the solenoid, but not a hint from the starter... I need to get to the starter which is not that easy... It could be the solenoid, the earth strap, the positive feed or the actual starter... It might even be the relay clicking...