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Security is like a multi layered approach.... is a decent steering wheel lock better than nothing? Absolutely, but combine that with a few other things and you'll make thieves go after someone else's car instead. Also where you live is...

I do fear mine might be one of those! 1988 but only covered 84k as it's sat off the road from 2001-2024. Although I do have a feeling she's had engine work done at some point before being laid up so maybe... I'll have to try and check if...

This thread has got me slightly paranoid about my clutch fork giving up now! :oops: I guess there's not really much you can do to check it without actually having the box out? Unless you can take the slave cylinder out and get an endoscope in...

Thank you to everyone for your replies. It's now off. A combination of 2 blow torches and a larger hammer(sledge) and couple of well placed whacks on the face broke it free.

This is exactly what I've been finding out on my 110 so far... There is no such thing as an easy/quick job, every job is a struggle and becomes a bigger task than it should be :rolleyes: Although mines a 1988 and been heavily waxoiled in the...

Is it definitely stuck? no movement at all between that and the hub? I mean I'm not an expert but having done mine recently I'd just be beating it with a hammer on the sides of the drum. I don't think you're supposed to as I imagine they...

Absolutely, but the point I was getting at is do they know any better? Who's telling them what they should and shouldn't be doing? Who are the good examples to follow? Ok you could argue that they should've all read the GLASS guidelines etc...

IMO this is what happens when it gets to the point where TD5 discos are cheap as chips and plentiful. Any idiot with a couple of grand spare can pick up a D2/3 or an older Range rover... or any other flavour of cheapo 4x4. Although to play...

Hi All, So this has been on my mind for a while but I just keep ignoring it... my 2.5 Petrol seems to be a bit noisy/on the knocky side and I'm not sure what it is. I have one of those mechanics stethoscope things and still can't really seem...

Well today I started off tidying up the rear door on my 110 with some checker plate... naughty I know but it looks better than holes! Went out with the dog and I could smell petrol after a while... pulled over and looked, petrol spraying...

Handy to know, getting the oil filter off my 2.5 petrol last month was quite the chore. I initially went at it with a G clamp as I'd done before on previous cars but it wasn't budging. So off to euros to get one of those three claw filter...

This trick is as old as the hills... Not that I've ever sold a car privately so far but if I was I'd be watching any potential buyers like a hawk. Too many morons and chancers around these days

I think I'll just be sticking with points for now and keep a couple of spare bits in case of issues. There are a few other things to try and sort out with the engine, eg figuring out and hopefully sorting various noises etc so that's my next...

I've got this all sorted out now, not quite my desired out come though... back to points! So I did some more testing and took the whole ignition system out to test on the bench, electronic ignition was not behaving how I expected so I ended...

So again im posting in the series section as I feel like its probably the most relevant to this engine... A bit of back story, a couple of weekends ago I put one of those powerspark ignition kits on it, all was well that weekend... this...

That is exactly what my temp gauge looked like with the earth issue! Very quickly up into the red, when in reality the engine wasn't even up to temp at that point as someone had removed the thermostat :rolleyes: I knew right from the start...

What did I do today? Well started off investigating a headlight earth issue, found the connection at fault and now I have 2 fully working headlights on the 110! Then I binned the points/condenser and put in an electronic ignition kit, with a...

It might be worth checking the grounding of the gauge and the wiring? I had a very similar issue with my new to me 110, the needle on the gauge would go right up into the red looking like it was overheating, but actually the issue seemed to be...

Honestly I don't think this one leaks at all! I know its practically unheard of with any Land Rover, never mind one that's almost 40! There could be a small leak somewhere I haven't spotted yet, but I got way more on the ground trying to drain...

The next problem... oh yes, absolutely! I will have owned this 3 weeks tomorrow, and I've already done the rear brakes, every oil possible and thermostat. Still to make the drivers door lock and figure out if its actually burning oil or not...

Update for anyone interested: So I worked out with some testing with a new temp sender (PRC2505) and taking the gauge out to test separately that there was an earthing issue with the gauge. Connected up on my bench to a power supply and the...

So I haven't got all my new bits yet (I foolishly thought I could order from John Craddock and actually get things within a week), I did get the new PRC2505 sender though. I thought I'd test it out so connected it up and stuck it in a cup of near...