I'm an old school masochist obviously! But then I run a Land Rover as well!

That's a damn good idea, I always thought of them as a bit namby-pamby on a bike and haven't given them a thought. If they work I might put them on the bike as well! Many thanks.

While a fridge does use a pump and a pressurisation system it only makes it more efficient. It is the evaporation of a liquid through the air blowing over it that causes the lower temperature compared to the still air. Early fridges worked like that! Ultimately that is what wind chill is...

All part of the discussion about the concept. Though the washer bottle contents and pipes aren't frozen as I use a high concentration of washer fluid. I know it is the jets as I can pour cool or warmer water over them and they are fine. Once the antifreeze gets to the outside they are also...

There is, and it remains liquid in the bottle and up through the pipes. The problem is that the jets are in the airflow, and the cooling effect and evaporation (which is how fridges work) freezes the jet. I have been thinking about this for a while and have noticed that many manufacturers...

Can anyone help? I have been looking for a while for heated jets, even with strong washer fluid the jets still freeze up while the fluid is liquid. Problem is the cooling effect of the air stream over the windscreen and bonnet. It seems a number of cars have them as standard now, including...

Reassemble the brake pipes and that should give a clue. Really it isn't that important where it goes as long as it is there and it allows for full axle movement of the flexible pipe. Some of them locate on the diff cover bolts.

You'll probably find it coming in other places as well. I replaced my vent seals (original parts the best), door seals. Most of my leaks came through the roof panel seams though. A hairline crack can easily appear which is not necessarily visible. As the roof is flat a slight hollow appears...

Thanks CharlesY The brakes have been like this since new. They work and have passed MOT each time. The pedal pressures for an emergency stop are very high and I have never been able to lock up the fronts. The pistons won't retract properly but they do come out though this may well be...

Does anyone have any idea why the primary brake circuit on a defender goes to the rear wheels and the secondary to the front? My rear brakes wear out at 3 to 4 times the rate of the front on which the pads are all but original even after 70,000+miles. There is almost no wear on the discs...