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    Problems starting and temp gauge issue after work on instrument wiring

    Don’t know the defender but is the thin wire on solenoid still getting a continuous 12v after you release the ignition switch from cranking
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    Sequence of restoration?

    Quickest , drop in brick acid for 2 hours I do like the look of that and the best model, cleaned up the original patina will look great
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    Fairey Overdrive Linkages

    Strange, can you post a pic what you have , mine comes out rhs of tunnel and that’s normal Manual here http://smithies.co.nz/land_rover/ You have original gb and transfer box ?
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    Coolant leakage from engine block.

    Gotta be worth trying some rad seal first
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    Coolant leakage from engine block.

    Are there 4 holes and definitely coolant not oil?, they’re not on the 5mb but there are bigger ones on my engine on other side, think my 200di has some but sealed off with silicon poss on other side Can you stick a wire in see how deep they go, looks like they’re angled down? Weeping and not...
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    Gearbox Jerky at Idle

    Another thought is partially blocked jets in carb
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    RESTORATION OF MY SERIES 2 88 SWB

    Mine is pastel green, of course the other green is a lot darker Pastel Green - 1 litre tin. Brush or spray. SKU: LPG 1 Excl. Tax: £12.95 Incl. Tax: £15.54 Limestone - 1 litre tin. Brush or spray. SKU: LLS 1 Excl. Tax: £12.95 Incl. Tax: £15.54 This was my last order from Paddocks...
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    What have you done to your Landie today.

    That’s a good bodge last ages can’t see it taking any weight if it’s just a sensor. I had mine out a week ago on 10 mile bumpy off road, noticed the vacuum and washer bottle shaken off its corroded mounts on inner wing, so I cut up last of left over floor plate to reinforce inner wing and bonded...
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    Gearbox Jerky at Idle

    Some holiday reading for you 😀 https://www.landyzone.co.uk/search/6596168/?q=Jerking&t=post&c%5Bchild_nodes%5D=1&c%5Bnodes%5D%5B0%5D=6&o=relevance
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    Gearbox Jerky at Idle

    Are the individual sections of linkages moving smoothly without stickiness, you would need to disconnect them to test though
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    Series 3 Problems already with new landy.

    Perhaps a split in pick up pipe and when you went uphill this allowed it to suck in air
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    Gearbox Jerky at Idle

    Loose engine mountings moving throttle cable ?
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    Smoking 19J

    Maybe valve stem oil seals draining into cylinders standing or being sucked in with throttle off
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    Gearbox

    Divide 250ft/pounds by your weight in pounds which will give to the length of bar in feet to stand on , if bar a bit longer just use tape to measure length where to stand Maybe do the final torque over the 210 when you know everything works and it don’t need to come off again
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    Oil bath filter color

    😃 reading after I posted , I was too then re read the oil bath filter which is also in original black on mine
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