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Just to set minds at ease i am not going to pioneer this. If someone with these engines had success, I thought it would be a novel way to help my 109" since the brakes are ever a challenge. I am not risking my motor thought. If you think a...

I used exhaust brakes on HGV's decades ago with varying degrees of success, depending on the veh. manuf. You need a large piston surface area & relatively high engine revs for an EB to be effective.

I grew up driving an old 70s van, and for me, using lower gears is the best way to help braking. I would not bother with exhaust brake as it might affect the engine and combustion cycle.

So, no. No one has put an exhaust brake on one of these lol

This little trailer doesn't have brakes. Upgrading the trailer is (a lot)more expensive lol

What is a matter with the trailer brakes? In good order the trailer brakes will be coming on with only a normal light touch on the towing vehicles brakes. And the more weight there is in the trailer the harder its brakes should come on. Or is...

@miktdish An exhaust brake is a valve that closes in the exhaust to create back pressure to make engine braking more effective. I use downshifting now to take pressure off the drum brakes, but (idealy) an exhaust brake would make that much more...

Has anyone installed an exhaust brake, or considered it, and has a good reason it's a dumb idea? I yank a utility trailer full of fire wood around a bit and the drums get "warm". i use what engine braking is already available top pretty good...

I am comfortable swapping out the front hogshead I have, but not setting up the rear, and the quote on that around here has been. . . high. Not sure how i want to proceed.

WTB overdrive for LT230 For sale 3.54 Rover hogshead, $1200 and Salisbury 3.54 ring ,pinion, case and bearings $300. I may still get the money together to get there rear set up for 3.54's but parts and labor are 3k . . . it's give or take really.

I had this exact problem a few months back. Basically the copper connectors in the stalk were loose (probably too much headlight full beam and dipping when flashing other landys 🤣). Needs a clean up with contact cleaner and some wet n dry 1200...

Thank you for a place to look. I have been driving myself nuts

Check the power in and out, see where it gets lost. Might just need a slight adjustment, or a blob of solder on a contact.

Ok, anything I can do about that short of replacing the stalk?

It's the stalk.

My headlights stopped working. I had just put the column shrouding so my initial though was something got knocked loose in there, and while that still may be true I sure as heck can't find it. I have 12v to the switch I have switched 12v out of...

Some days just work out like that......I spent 3 hours trying to take a wing off a classic car to get to an aerial.... seemed simple few bolts, inner wing needs to come off.....bit more the bleeding front fascia needs to come off...... bit more...

I spent a lot of time and got virtually nothing out of it. - Installed and new EGT gauge. . . . the gauge does not work. It has power and ground, but does nothing - Put my column cowling on and cleaned it all up. . . . now my headlights won't...

I didn't have locking hubs on mine. Mostly they are aftermarket and often prone to issues or leaking. I never felt as if I needed them. In theory they can offer mpg benefits, but I didn't own the vehicle for mpg. As for what parts. What are you...

@300bhp/ton my inclination is to keep leafs and eventually upgrade to parabolic springs and the appropriate shocks. I keep an open mind in case something just comes along that is clearly better. For parts, I just want to make sure I get what I...

It’s passed its last MOT so still alive Good luck finding it

@300bhp/ton seems I was right to quote you above. Would you mind weighing in on the proper parts, particularly for the front. IIn my case i am jsut making a leafsping defender with a cooler front end. Would it be easier/cheaper to just swap the...

Has to depend on many things. The V8 often sounds like it is revving hard when it isn't. You'd run a 4 pot at the same revs for instance. It is very easy to over gear a vehicle. And how fast do you want to go? I had a 200Tdi S3 88, I did put...

Here is a post i found about this very thing: https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/which-diff-to-upgrade-to.390595/post-5656209 I must have had this idea 10 years ago when I got the 109 because I found a box in my garage from East Coast Gear...

Ultimately there is no single answer here. It will come down to what you want to achieve, what you want to spend and where you are willing to compromise. A brake upgrade is fine, although good order standard brakes should be fine too. A servo...

I am thinking similarly since my 109 is 200tdi powered. The 4.7:1 axles are a bit overkill.

Hi all Wondering if anyone has views on fitting 3.53 diffs to a 109 series that already has an Ashcroft high ratio transfer box fitted to a 3.5v8. I’m planning a super long road trip / expedition and want to be able to cruise at 65 easily for...

you think you're soooo smart :D. I just kinda mushed the whole thing together and I get power to the flashers now. they are just constant instead of blinking. It's a three pronged flasher unit but only two prongs are connected.

On a series 3 the fuse box under the steering wheel is notorious for poor connections.

I am stumped. There is constant 12v at the flasher in and out. I can seem to find the right lead on the stalk switch. After all this work is THIS what I am gonna have to pay someone for?