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Finally managed to get some pain killing injections (jeesis they hurt) for my back a week ago so finally felt up to starting work on my series 2a. It's surprising what you can get done in a couple of hours with a few spanners. Managed to get the cab off, the floor up, the seatbox out and the...

Seen a series for sale that has a 2.5 td and 5 speed box in it coupled up to the series axles. Do I recall that series front axles don't take kindly to running about in 4wd on the road? Would this set up give any headaches? If so, would fitting RR diffs front an rear reduce any problems...

Seen a nice series 2 advertised that I'm rather interested in. Just put its Reg. number into an online Insurance checking website and it came up that it was currently insured and was a 109" diesel. However, the landy is for sure an 88" petrol. Is there something dodgy going on here do you think...

My 1965 2a has at some point had a different choke control knob fitted that does not have a switch to turn on the dash warning light. That's no problem but in the interest of trying to maintain originality I've spotted that there is the correct type for sale on fleabay. My questions are; Are...

My S11A was last tested on 30/12/06 and the current certificate expires on 29/12/07. I have not gone about renewing this as I plan to rebuilt the vehicle. Can I still use the vehicle on the road on the 29th? Or does it become invalid as soon as the 29th starts? I've got a bit of petrol in the...

With the approaching MOT I had a look at changing the rear prop on my 1965 S11a 88 as there was loads of play in the splines and investigate various issues with the handbrake. The problems I found were; Excessive wear in rear prop splines Wobbly handbrake drum Oil in handbrake...

The time will soon come when I have to get a new battery to replace the tiny vaxhaul car one fitted cause I'm sick of getting the starting handle out. My landy is a 1965 11a petrol 88" and the handbook quotes a battery capacity of 58AH. Is there anything to be gained by fitting a higher capacity...

What's the best order for fitting a new exhaust system. Should you tighten up the joints first and then the mounts? Or tighten the mounts and then the joints? I've put a new exhaust on a 90 2.5 na D and it looks fine from underneath but inevietably ends up rattling against something when the...

Got the mot looming for the first time since I've owned my series 2a and I've noticed that it has no rear reflectors or number plate light. The side lights have been replaced with the common cheap ones you see everywhere and it must have passed it's last mot like this before I owned it. Are...

No idea what he wants for it (if anything) but the owner describes it as being rusty round the bulkhead and the backend damaged when it was used to tow someone who then used it as their brakes. I've only seen it when passing by on the road but it is either a 107 or 109 with a truck cab and...

Taking me battered IIA to a tracture show at the weekend not that it's anything special to look at but it does get me free tickets. The question is; Do I wash, wax and polish it, or chuck a bucket of ****e on it and take it off road on the way to the show?

Finally traced the god awful stench in me workshop to this floating island of maggots in me flooded inspection pit. Anyone guess what it was? Rat? Hedgehog? Womble? Anyone else found a corpse in their pit? How the kinnel do you clean the stink out? I've got me handbrake to sort out and me...

Oh dear! I've just fitted a new clutch to my 90 and it seems to be slipping a little. Do new clutches need a bit of use to bed them in? There is a bit of a "whiiiizzzz" noise as the clutch pedel is released and drive is taken up and it will then generally drive ok but with the odd slip and whizz...

Afternoon all! My dear brother has managed to knacker the works 90 which is a 1986 ex mod with a 2.5 na. He tried to change gear but only got as far as neutral as the clutch pedal went solid and felt more like the brake pedal and so now will not disenaged the clutch. Guessing the linkage was at...

Does anyone know what bulb should be fitted inside the indicator switch mounted on the steering colomn on a S2a to tell you when your driving around with an indicator on like you're an old woman? Mine's not there and don't know what size bulb it should be. Cheers

Got a 1985 ex mod 90. After previously being well behaved on the road, a year ago it developed serious steering wheel judder between 40 and 50 mph - feckin marvellous in those 50mph zones that are appearing everywhere now! Assuming that the wheels were out of balance we took them to be sorted...

Just got myself a 1965 s11a swb petrol. All seems nice and original and working well apart from the rear left hand side indicator. The bulb is fine but I can't find any power getting to the bulb holder. Where physically on the vehicle is the feed split between the front indicator (which is...

Just got myself a 1965 series 2a 88" 2.25l petrol. Assuming it was brand new, what would be the maximum legal towing weight limit for a braked trailer and what would be a maximum sensible weight to be towing around? I guess that after 42 years of tin worm it might be wise not to pull its...