yeah, it's not on my big list of things to do that's for sure, just a distraction. Everytime I do photos for insurance I think, 'wish I could fix that crack'. everything is original 1985 county, I'll probably live with it but never know, there may be something easy I can do.

I've heard of people repairing the crack with glue etc but not sure if that will work as the foam inside expands and the pressure is too great. That's why I was thinking of just covering that area with something hard, plastic, brass, I don't know yet, still thinking.

Like most I suppose, my 1985 LR has a crack on the dash. It was there when I got it and before I screwed a phone holder in place of the ash tray. I was thinking of making a tight fitting cover/plate/thing, to hide it. Not a big problem really, was going to be a rainy day fix to get me away...

that reminds me, I keep meaning to get a bottle jack and put in there. currently have original high lift jack behind the seats but told they are not so great and get a decent bottle jack.

My 1985 LR 90 is developing a small collection of tools under the passenger seat next to the battery. Including... Tow rope 13mm spanner small screwdriver for adjusting carb mixture large socket wrench with socket for wheel nuts small spanner for emergency battery disconnecting Small socket...

and that's pretty much how I've had it for the last year, but thought I'd improve it, alas, it's a tad better now, but still rough and will probably be left like this for at least another year. I do this for fun you know!

Yep, new plugs at same time as new distro , coil and leads.

I'm at a loss what else to do with air and fuel. I did the advance to pinking.. taking the head off means I could check all the followers are good, or even if the cam is worn, but that's a long way off.

holy smoke. Started her and my garden filled with white smoke. The redex was working then! Took her for a spin this morning and clouded the village in smoke too. Took about 3miles before it stopped. Still lumpy, link to video below. However, it feels a little better but still not right...

Yeah, got it to about 10 before, still not happy, but I flooded her with redex tonight, tomorrow I'll give her an Italian service.

Ah, pinking, that I understand. Thank you sir

Jeez, just stuck 20ml of redex down each plug hole and about 40ml down carb.. fired it up and I can't see the garden for white smoke. Also running more wobbly, gonna make a cuppa and come back when the dust settles to start her up again.

when you say detonation, do you mean 'backfire', as in 'BANG' overfuel etc...

Ok, put it all back together today. The distro clamps down nicer and the skew gear is now in the right place (2h I'll never get back). This is the best I can get it to run, around 10°BTDC, cannot get it to the 6° mark, so it's a guess. It's an improvement and I've been tinkering around with...

Hard to say, it drives, I'd guess no. Certainly stutters if you put your foot down. Gutless, but it is anyway, certainly not smooth

Since I brought the car 1 y ago. I lived with it, and to be fair, it's rough running really, not just idle. Just not noticed as much when revving engine. It's now running slightly worse, so maybe a rethink on cam shaft position is needed. All valves are opening and shutting at the right...

having just stared with my brother at it for 2hrs. We decided to look at other things, the timing is right. Although, I do still want to clock the top of the piston to double check to be 100% sure we are spot on. My brother has an old series engine kicking about and that too has the 90deg...

The distro is new and does what it should. Ie, fits, rotates, sparks etc... but I'm all ears for other thoughts.

I'm assuming it's there to stop it fouling on the block, used to have this issue with a rootes engine I built.

Right, put it back together and it's still rough, however, instead of the timing being an inch or so (nowhere near the scale) after TDC when running, it's now an inch or so before TDC. If I rotate distro to get it to run the best I can it's mike's out still! Very odd. So, I took the distro out...