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YRM metal solutions for items like that in your pic, I have a nice stainless strip at the bottom where the door closes on mine.

Funny you should say that I noticed mine doing that very thing last night. I pressed the brake pedal with a pole whilst feeling the master cylinder so I could tell when the piston was actually engaged and I could physically see the face of the...

And if you can find someone who knows Defenders to look it over.

Likely something put there to fill the hole if not connected.

Thanks to all for your input. I'm waiting for a new stop cable to arrive (the old one was on the point of breaking due to shafing) and then I can go back to the Belgian MoT guys :cool:

An in line filter needs to be placed away from the hot parts of the engine, many are mounted next to the carb which is poor as they get heated and cause problems.

Just too much.

Are you sure your servo is not right? Where have you found your info on upgrades? There was more than one type fitted in the 80's. A talk with John Craddocks parts could be useful.

It does sound like there is some sort of restriction in the fuel supply. When you pull out the choke you get more draw/"suck" [trying to keep this basic so you understand] pulling fuel in but the air supply is also cut down. Result engine runs...

Filter changed?

i did that and it got me right in the eye

That should sort it then.

It may be your early basic "New Defender" may be the best of the bunch. Recent reports of those sold in the last eighteen months of a good number are having costly repairs if it was not for the makers guaranty. Now extended to 5 years, I wonder why?

So that's how it works. Every day a school day. :D

Hello Anaconda and Tottot, Lile I said, I looked into it today... I took out the start and stop combination and went to a Land Rover wizard with it. He opened it up and then we saw that the system that makes it impossible to pull the key out...

Yes.

Would have helped if you had said what model truck you have to start. But as I noted above do at half tank and you have a chance of getting it right. Good luck.

With my 77 Series 3. You normally pull the stop out first to stop the motor, you have to hold it out until the motor stops running and then let go the stop and it returns to the run position ready for next time. If you switch off the ignition...

That is standard for 93 110 as regards engine. The term "direct drive" I have not come across regards the Land Rover engine. Can only think it is with regards Zuse gears as noted in above post. Have a look at "Landrover forum uk" for more info...

Not the right one Waxstat 88 degrees needed also found on many Britt sports cars of that era.

Housing is off the head.

I am not sure what year ign switch off diesels first appeared? Knowing LR probably years after everyone else!

My series 3 does and I am pretty sure so did the early 83 One Ten models that still had the 2.25 engine Recon solenoid stop came with the 2.5 engine that came with the Ninety introduction in 84.

The compression number is on the head NS near the rocker box in the middle.

When you have the sender out shine a torch in and see the level or use a stick, experiment with bending arm. As noted above best done at half tank.

Book values are 145psi for 7:1 and 160 psi for 8:1 head, 50 seems well low but it’s consistent in 3 anyway I would guess your tester not reading correct too. If you have a cracked valve seat , these can be replaced to suit unleaded petrol

That is an odd looking thermostat, not a type that you would normally find in a Land Rover.

The early coil sprung Land Rovers are not Defenders, they are Land rover One ten and Ninety vehicles.[can make a difference when looking for parts] The land Rover name then became the company name so the vehicle had to have its own name so...

Newer kit has auto tensioners, so things must wear and whats older motors cambelts get slack, think my d3 cambelt has an auto tensioner, I should remember as have done the belt twice! Was an old wives tale when cambelts were a new thing that...

Errr, If you mean a 200 fitted with a set of Zuse timing gears well then it is swings and roundabouts. They were an expensive after market fit and therfore not that common. Some liked them, some did not. The simplest fit of 200tdi I recon would...