Hello everyone I'm still new to all this Landrovering and would really appreciate your suggestions to a new problem. My SIII petrol is overheating during normal use, when it gets hot it cuts out and doesn't re-start until cooled down! It also stalls under heavy breaking and seems to flood as...

Thanks for all your help everyone One to remember for the future, it turned out to be the contact points. The gap had closed up due to wear on the cam follower, a quick adjustment and she now sings like a bird. Shooter

Thanks for all the replies chaps. I will give the engine a full service and let you know what differenc it makes. Shooter

Sunking101 I'm not talking big hills, my car can takle the same route in 3rd or 4th without any kind of problems. The landy however drops to 10-15 mph and even on very slight inclines I have to change down to 3rd to keep moving. Shooter

Thanks for the reply As far as the engine is concerned, because it sounded so good I left it well alone. The air filter was cleaned and oil replaced, oil and filter changed, the pipe to the carb was replaced, new pluggs fitted, new vaccum pipe to carb and a new fan belt. I will check the...

Hi folks Having just finished re-building a 1972 series III petrol I have just driven a landy for the second time in my life so you could say I'm a complete novice. The problem seems to be a complete lack of power, top speed is 45mph and any hill needs to be taken in 2nd gear. Now I didn't...

Hi I've been looking through the forum for a while now whilst re-buiding a newly aquired series III 2.25 petrol and you seem like a friendly helpfull bunch so I hope you don't mind me joining in. I will try not to ask too many stupid questions! Shooter