august 2015, MOT items
left hand drag link ball joint excessive play. nearside brake flexi hose split
outer braids on the brake hose had split, it wasnt leaking but i imagine was ballooning a bit under pressure
the LR gods were smiling on me as all the unions undid with a firm hand...
couple of cheeky low key upgrades in june 2014, the first is fitting a 200tdi oil filter adapter. the reason is that its a direct swap and can now use ten a penny defender style spin off oil filters. i had to blank off the various unused holes (oil cooler and temp sensor) which is pretty easy...
what are the valve guide shims for anyway ? is it just because the inner spring is shorter (would make sense) and it needs a leg up, so to speak ?
almost certainly removed the inner spring to give clearance for the neoprene valve stem seal. modern metallurgy would make the benefit of twin...
allot of people say "modern shocks have droop stops in them" and i say, i still don't want 300 odd kilos of unsprung weight +whatever rebound spring strength tugging on my damper rods
if you go on ebay and type in balata belting you can buy the stuff by the meter and make your own at any length you require :) (obviously you can support your chassis and let the axles droop to get your setting)
there are tube type tyres still on the market in favourable design and sizes to suite landrovers. (the radial version of general super all grip, avon rangemaster, and goodyear G90 are some that i have personally used)
personally i don't think there's anything you could do to the ignition system that would cause the engine cooling system to struggle, other than maybe douse the engine in petrol and leave a spark lead dangling on the block
the 2.3 petrol engines where carried over to the coil sprung ninety and one-ten. these plus the later 2.5 and v8s had a facet red top (colloquialy called a ticker pump) the early models had under seat tanks same position as series, and the pump was mounted behind it on the outrigger.
so "an...