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Back on topic again... I had a similar problem years back at the turn of the millenium. the symptoms were identical. It turned out to be the needle roller bearing, sometimes known as nose bearing in the middle of the flywheel. It had broken up and the needles were making the input shaft drag...

very true and sensible advice ratty. XJS didn't have airbags, and for some reason the sensors were always live. however i was just building up to the 'discovery rotten floor' quip.

I dont know if this model has knock sensors anywhere. Might be of interest to note that on an old XJS there's a sensor in the sill. If you tap the underside, about the midway along the door with a lump hammer, the car thinks it's in a crash and unlocks all the doors so you can be rescued. ...i...

I would say that the main problem with the number plate is the angle of viewing. It's a bit skyward. It is not readable from a distance of 25 meters at a normal drivers, or pedestrians line of sight. i got a telling off (though no ticket) for having a number plate in the "mouth" of the front...

Do you have a 7 pin towing electrics connctor with white cap? theres a constant live +12v (pin4) and a Ground (pin3) there. put a thick nail in the two requisit holes and croc-clip a charger to them, that'll give you enough juice to power the locks. For 13pin euro connectors you want pin9...

You could try a Municipal Awareness Parchment. or MAP for short. Apparently Ordnance Survey provide these scientific devices very cheaply. Available in all good bookshops. There's a very useful thread on "how to find greenlanes". After reading it, i got my local Landranger map and in 30minutes I...

I live just across the Exe. 27th rings a bell for some reason so have to look if i'm busy. If not, I'd be able to pop over if you need to make up the numbers.

Cartmel? forget anything else, visit the sticky toffee pudding factory. ...the best i've ever tasted! ...stuff 'til you chuck!!!

Trip to Crediton to pick up a lil 6x3 trailer. turns out the tractor wheels on it have a compatible stud size so will stick some landy rims on it make it look better.:D out of interest, on the way i saw a defender by the roadside with hazards on at cowley bridge. so thought i should turn round...

Does anyone know the part number for the back box of a 300TDI system? I would look myself but i seem to have misplaced mine. Last seen in my mirror, tumbling end-over-end along the A38 just south of Exeter. Probably need to replace it from the joint behind the mid box. also, any ideas on...

Traction shouldn't be a problem, I have a set of Grabber UHP road tyres on it At the mo, but have a part worn set of Grabber AT2 and a new set of Kingpin Amazon if needed. thinking about it, i think it'll be either wheelspin on the grass or overheating the torque converter that'll put pay to...

Just wondering, using a 97 Disco 300tdi auto, witter universal jaw/pin/ball hitch. If i put a chain on the pin and attach it to something without wheels, ie ploughs, harrows, etc. what weight can the disco pull/drag? anyone know what weight Red devon soil is and how much extra weight it would...

my disco has a small hole in the bottom of the airbox. is that normal? been thinking about a snorkel myself but wondered, if there's a hole in the airbox it'll pour in anyway. Didn't have much hassle today in Sidmouth ford though. It was surprisingly good for the time of year. Went through...

Does it roll? Try a towing A-frame? They do tow well on the frame, infact i've not found a vehicle (with all wheels attached) that didn't pull well and being legally "a trailer" it can stay SORN. yes, I've even pulled a Reliant Rialto. Too far for me to do it tho. Buy one? Borrow one? You can...

All the Fast & furious series is just fanciful teenagers wet-dreams. Totally unrealistic. I've had a tooled up Mazda Rx-7 FD3S since before the first film came out, and sure, i've done 170mph+ on public roads. looks faster in the films cos they adjust the framerate. last time i watched one...

if you put a roller fairlead on, it'd probaly blank off the other hole. then there'll be no awkward questions. or buy a metal plate with the words "affix shogun here":D

up the back of snorkel sounds good. hmm, anyone got a snorkel going free? :D

I got off ebay for £50 on monday. it had no feet. I just made 6 feet for it with a piece of 4mm thick steel from B&Q for £5.70. got enough left over to make that foot for ya ...and i'll under cut your dealer in price... shall we say a straight grand for it? :D

now that looks cool, but 2 questions. 1) surely 2 thin tyres isn't as good as 1 fat one? 2) how do you get the inner beads to seal?

It's a private lane, only my access. No other right of way except for one other field, and the farmer uses another field of his to get to it. As I dont want pikeys snooping around smashing their way into things and lifting stuff, i see no reason to make the lane more accessible than it is. For...