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If you ever get chance try a fwd transit for towing, it's an eye opener,even the base 85hp model

Field Marshalls are full diesel unlike all the Lanz patent hot bulb semi diesel. By full diesel I mean it's a high pressure, timed injection just like any normal diesel. The Lanz hot bulb is not timed injection, instead it injects much earlier in the compression stroke at lower pressure and uses...

Epic, cheers for the link. You'll all be expecting me to actually read it now....

Manual? your saying there's a manual for this??? :rolleyes: I have a Haynes manual somewhere for it, not a clue where or what I done with it, last seen about 4 or so years ago, never owned a genuine Landrover Series manual however.

Rear end is all new, made little difference to towing, so I'm thinking tires as you mentioned earlier, plus they are always set to around 28psi. Soft in comparison to what your recommending. Also the 88" S3 is plated for 4000Kg trailer weight, I realise that 3500kg is the UK max, but 3500kg...

4.9L, single cylinder, 2 stroke Diesel, around 40HP. They can be started with a 12 gauge cartridge, or as most do, just with the handle, you also need a starting paper as a sort of glow plug when you first start it. The starting paper is a piece of absorbent paper impregnated with Sodium...

Nice post with the engine rally, myself and some mates go to a lot of these, between us we have 5 Field Marshals, an 8 Ton Aveling steam roller and an Allchin all purpose steam engine. Perhaps it is the tires causing the issue, all the Landys I've driven including 90's have had this size...

Ok, so I've fitted the spacer as a first test, when undoing the two screws that hold the slave in place I could see it pushing it's self way from the clutch bell housing, so it was in there constantly pushing the clutch. However I need more than one of these spacers, they are about 1.5mm - 2mm...

It's only running 235-85-16 not overly aggressive Toyo Open country tires, already have a drop plate and adjustable dixonbate tow assembly. And yes that is a new toy of mine, a 1946 Series 1 Field Masrshall I'll take your silage haling picture and up you one :-P Note extra bonnet ballast...

I'm not saying the little Landy is bad by any means, but I only trust is with trailers shorter than it is. Interestingly, I'm usually towing tractors about the place so if I got stuck I already have the ultimate recovery vehicle to hand :-) The only way to make it stable

The only way to feel like there is any control in the little Landy is to completely overload the nose weight of the trailer. An empty 5 berth caravan is a nightmare, yet unnoticeable on the Transit?

The Transit is FWD, does that help then? I know I dread it when ever I've got to tow with the little Landy, Discovery is fine though.

On paper that sounds perfectly reasonable, but why does an empty transit van tow a car transporter trailer in a far more stable manner than the same loaded trailer on a SWB landy. This is exactly the thing I have experienced, the transit was lighter too?

I forgot about the monumental oil consumption as well was about 1L every 3K miles, took it to the dealer only to be told that's normal for a turbo diesel engine :eek: My old Pug would got the 7K miles between services with out using a drop, that was also a turbo diesel. It was still capable of...

The amount of times I've seen roads shut because of a SWB Defender on it's side with a long car transporter or cattle box attached. Plus my experiences with these tells me a 90 or 88 is very bad for long trailers, they snake far to easily (pendulum effect). You have to completely overload the...

For towing don't buy anything short i.e. Defender 90's etc, highly unstable tow vehicles, on the other hand Defender 110, disco, rangie all great for towing. Most reliable car I ever owned.... Peugeot 306 1.9 d turbo, Bought for £2000, driven for 100K miles over 7 years, never broke down, just...

Or put the carbs on the EFI engine and forget the extra wiring!!!

I don't think a 10D engine even has valve stem seals, and if they do it's the pointless flat rubber washers that break and fall off in no time. It sounds like it should be a worn cam, but the compression test suggests otherwise. So before digging that deep, first: New dizzy cap, Rotor arm, HT...

For second hand parts, either eBay or if your on Facebook then there is a page called "LANDROVER SALES/WANTS SOUTHWEST" that I've found and sold a few things on. Though I'd recommend checking the price of new parts from Paddocks online first, as often you can get new for not a lot more. As for...

I'm close to Taunton if your in need of help.