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  1. The Gribbin

    Pendine Sands

    Well I went down for a look on saturday, but they'd just marked out a 2-300m stretch for parking... you're no longer allowed to drive and park up where you like... Shame, it could have been like Fraser Island/Rainbow Beach in Oz where it's an approved highway, but with no speed limit... just...
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    Pendine Sands

    I'm heading off to Pembrokeshire this weekend and fancied passing along Pendine beach... give the dog a run and possibly check out the Museum of Speed... Googled... but nothing up to date on access to/from the beach for vehicles... if there's any up to date knowledge out there, I'd appreciate...
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    Discovery Alloys?

    I've seen these for sale... think they are called Cyclone, and were fitted to Discovery 1's My query is, will they fit my 2001 TD5 90? Anyone got a piccy of these on a Defender? .... and I have trawled through gallery, and searched... so I thought I'd at least keep all the alloy wheel stuff...
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    Gearbox, steering box and clutch change

    I've just gone for the whole toot... gearbox, transfer box, clutch and flywheel.... the work was done by one of their external fitters(Autoland 4x4)... excellent service, plus there's warranty on the parts... the drive home was much quieter, feels like new :-) Just looking for the best 0%...
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    Best road tyre?

    Anyone tried fitting van tyres... usually pretty robust, and return good mileages... cheaper?
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    The TD5 rocks :)

    How much difference does the bigger intercooler make? I've gone for the 1.2:1 ratio change on the transfer box and find highway cruising much more comfortable... replacing the fan with a Kenlowe seemed to make the engine response more sprightly, and less noise too. A stage 1 remap from...
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    Hi matey... I know you're down the road from me... my gearbox and transfer box are on their way...

    Hi matey... I know you're down the road from me... my gearbox and transfer box are on their way out... got Liveridge to have a look, and got a shock at the quote for repair... have you any recommendations for a good place to get it done?... any experience with James Martin, he seems quite...
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    Gearing query?

    Check out Ashcroft Transmissions on-line... They upgraded my transfer box from 1:4 up to 1:22 (Disco spec)... cruises much quieter.
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    Best ever fuel consumption

    I was getting a steady 33mpg in my 90 TD5.... then switched to constantly using Shell fuel, and mpg went up to 35mpg! Added Millers snake oil, to clean the fuel system, after possible diesel bug causing fuel pump failure... this bumped mpg up to 37mpg!! I record my fuel, as I have to zero at...
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    noisy transmission defender 90

    Any luck sorting this out? Mine seems to have a transmission noise coming from the front too... only under power... almost sounds like knobbly tyre noise?? Hubs feel cool after a run... recently changed all oils....
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    factory alarm problems

    My alarm is suspect too... led on dash constantly glows, which is irritating, and to my mind an indication of a fault that could immobilise me without notice! There's a fuse behind the dash that I have removed... but still led glows I did a search on here and someone has suggested dry solder...
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    TD5 Defender Limp Mode/Power Loss/Engine Warning Light

    Sounds very similar to my fuel pump failure... is yours working?
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    Fuel Pump cleaning/ fault finding

    I had thought that, but it seems clear now... new pump came out pretty clean... but will get some treatment to be sure - I hope that will dissolve rather than dislodge a mass of snot!?
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    Fuel Pump cleaning/ fault finding

    My pump died last year, and I have finally got around to pulling it apart to see what went wrong, or see if I could revive it... and swap over the sender unit so my fuel gauge would read true. I remember Shifty saying that you could clean a gauze filter on the bottom of the pump, so removed...
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    Namibia- Tanzania anyone interested

    I used to live in Zambia, and would definitely recommend taking your time to see as much as possible. I lived in Mbala in the north... and used to go down to a tiny lodge/campsite on the beach of Lake Tanganyika near Mpulungu - you can put your car on the ferry there... or cut through to the...
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    Door hinges: how much play is too much?

    Just replaced mine, with new ones from RJ Landrovers too... makes a difference, no need to slam them... not worth messing around with the old ones IMHO
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    Larger mudfap ideas?

    I've been looking at fitting rock sliders, partly for the same reason - they look like they would fill the gap between the front mudflap and the wheel arch... do you think this would solve the problem?
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    fixed side windows??

    Horse Box Windows / Racetruck Windows | Leisure Vehicle Windows Found this site when I was considering the same conversion... finally went back to my van sides in the end.
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    'New' Defender cabs, bit cramped?

    We just got a couple of these new Pumas at work, and the shepherd couldn't fit in the single cab!... he got the managers double cab as a result! They are cramped though.
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    Fitting side windows to my hard top 90

    The best part of this method, as I found out, is you can go back to van sides when you're fed up with the windows rattling and leaking!!
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