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Hi @Hicap phill, I'm not sure I understand what you mean. To clarify wot I wrote: I found the green wire coming out of the bunch of wires in 'loom' from the alternator and it had nothing on the end of it. There was a spade terminal with a connector attached with no wire attached to the connector...

Sorry @Flossie, connectors cleaned and crud removed from cabling and still outputting 12.8v checked at the alternator. While doing that found a cable, green, waving in the air and a spade connector hanging in the air. spliced them together and lo, the oil warning light comes on and stays on...

Still only 12.8v at post. Shows 14.01v when I check while still connected to the slave battery on Mondeo with Mondeo engine also running. If I disconnect the Mondeo, it drops back to 12.8v, so the more I look the more likely it's the alternator. Sorry, should have added that the fan belt tension...

Thank you all again. I must be losiong my touch, I hadn't considered revving the engine while measuring voltage at battery posts. The 12.8v is at idle. I'll report back. Watch this space... spins

Thanks @Flossie and @Tall Ratbag for your advice. The charge light does go out within a couple of seconds, once she's running from a jump start. Your advice raise a couple of questions: 1 Forgive my ignorance but how do I measure voltage at the alternator, not a lot of room to be poking...

My thoughts too, thank you for confirming. spisn

Apologies to all if this is covered elsewhere. I've searched hi and lo. Coolant and radiator problems are resolved and Tonk is now running beautifully, when I can get her to start, all jump starts. I replaced the battery with a new one, as I said elsewhere. but it's not charging, or at least I...

Thanks all, I'm getting new radiator, water pump etc and I need a new battery too. Thinking of this: https://www.tayna.co.uk/car-batteries/enduroline/017/ I know from experience, that this will work, but it's been a while so I crave your tolerance, is this suitable as a replacement for the...

Thank you to all contributors offering advice fr my problem, no not a problem, I got it as an ongoing project, which as an experienced Land Rover user if not owner, Land Rovers are always work in progress. I'm going to take the radiator out and give it a good blast through top and bottom, force...

As I said elsewhere on this thread my son is assistant spanner and hammer wielder, I told him that everything is bigger, heavier and needs hitting harder when fettling LR's spins

I thought you were referring to my son was short of a good beating, until I read it for the third time, probably right anyway... ;) I'll have a look at the overflow pipe. Thanks spins

Thanks for this, I don't think cross referencing/quoting other forums (fora?) is too bad, 'cross fertilisation is always a good thing, improves both and diminishes neither! I do it all the time on other forums. and re do everything else first, that's my intention. I know from bitter experience...

Fitted new 82 degree thermostat yesterday along with hoses. Got a 17 yr old son who wants Tonk when he can prise the keys from my cold dead hands so he's learning on the job as it were! spins

A more considered reply. Last time I changed a head gasket was in 198something. I had old C reg (1963 and I paid £22 for it, wish I still had it now!!) Fiat 500. So I have form in this area...How difficult can it be??? And as you say, I can give the whole top of the engine a spruce up. I am...

not until about an hour from now... spins

Thanks Col, brain and fingers not awake this morning. I'm going to be up to my elbows in it again today so I'll see what transpires. spins

Thank you Col , not really what I want to hear even though I know it's a possibility... I suppose the best way to find out is a compression test, but I think I still need to clear the crud out of the radiator etc. Is there any way to tell other than compression testing? spins

Hi All, this is a repeat of the post with which I introduced myself. Always wanted and now I've got one, a 50 yr old Tonka (Series 2a 88 in with 88k on clock) to be known henceforth as Tonk. We got nearly halfway home, about 96 miles, but he decided that 200 miles in one hit after 700 miles in...

Thanks Turboman, heard that smart people don't buy Land Rivers but as I say to anyone who will listen: growing old is mandatory, growing up, weeeeell maybe works for some, but this isn't a rehearsal.... I'll post a picture real soon if I can coax him off the drive He's a bit frightened of all...

Hi All, always wanted and now I've got one, a 50 yr old Tonka (Series 2a 88 in with 88k on clock) to be known henceforth as Tonk. We got nearly halfway home, about 96 miles, but he decided that 200 miles in one hit after 700 miles in the last 3 years was too much to ask. Blew a hole in the...