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    300tdi rev counter fail (ran out of ideas)

    then re,enter your radio code...or yer radio wont work again you really need to spend a bit more and get a clamp on meter with jaws that go round the wire to measure the current in it without dissconecting the battery. this sort of thing but with dc amps... me teas ready 1000 Amp Clamp-on...
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    Non runner to be restored

    does the electronic pump have wires going to no1 injector? just looked in me haynes manual engines with edc have edc injection timing sensor in no4 injector so if one of yer injectors has wires on it youve got the electronic gubbins seem to remember the electronic injectors are like rocking...
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    Basic equipment

    depends how brave/stupid you are and the surface of the lane. some tracks round here you can drive in a car in on a dry summers day are a foot deep in mud now.
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    Foglight, mot and the law help

    mot tester and plod are two different animals ..... for example mot tester aint interested in 100watt bulbs in spot lights, but pc plod should be if he knew what he was looking at. basically mot is a minimum safety standard , pc plod has a different rule book, construction and use regs?, which...
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    Foglight, mot and the law help

    in the seventies it was illegal to use spotlight bulbs of over 50 watts on road.... the 100 watt bulbs were always marked as off road use only, is this still the case?
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    Foglight, mot and the law help

    fair bit of bollocks on this thread facts are front fogs arnt tested for mot. spots wired to fog light switch are illegal for on road use.... spots have to turn off on the dip switch imho fogs that only turn on with dipped headlights are a waste of time.... you still get the reflected glare...
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    Rear prop

    if the bits will fit in, the dishwasher makes a good parts washer.... allegedly
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    whats your day being like

    shifted another load of mother in laws treasures from her old house into her new flat. just got the crap in the garage to take to the skips now... then got to repaint the house to flog it.
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    What is this car key?

    or a cheap 2nd key that does the immoboliser but not remote locking.
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    is 4wd working

    when youve dug yerself a hole tis a good idea to throw the spade away..... instead of trying to go deeper.
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    is 4wd working

    but going back to the op if it wouldnt drive the rear axle with diff lock on there has to be summit broke in the rear drive train, which would stop it driving the front when the front was repaired.....unless difflock was on.. which suggests difflock wasnt engaged at all... so yer either back...
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    is 4wd working

    couldnt have put it better meself
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    Trailer Towing Lessons

    wot happens when yer trailer aint got a weight plate gos they hadnt been thought of when the trailer was cobbled together in someones back yard?
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    Free wheeling hubs...

    just to be clear theyre only fitted to part time four wheel drives like the old leaf sprung series landrovers, all the newer coil sprung defenders, discos range rovers are permenant 4wd. daihatsu fourtraks with part time 4wd also had freewheeling hubs, the older ones are manual so you have to...
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    Landy zone the unfriendly forum

    anyone who thinks this forum is unfriendly should have a read of this thread http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f16/stuck-egypt-urgent-help-needed-202937.html
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    so what's the difference??

    i guess youve just proved lr,s marketing men are geniuses..... they knew there was a certain class of people who wouldnt buy a proper 4x4... so they made the gaylander for them
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    Non runner to be restored

    is the fuel line back to the tank sound,,,, try blowing air down it from the engine end , with the fuel cap off you should be able to hear the air bubbling in the diesel in the tank. the rats may gave chewed through the line. is there a sedimenter between the tank and chassis inside the...
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    Getting tree mould and sap off. Any magic ideas?

    by tree mould do you mean the green stuff that coats the panels in an even coat? i find hot water, fairy liquid and a scrubbing brush works best
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    Main beam or switch ????

    if youre using them on the road they have to be wired to the main beams so they go off when the headlights are dipped..
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    Sy's Discovery 300tdi

    i ordered a cv and wheel bearings from paddocks a couple of years ago.... ordered online on december 23rd, country covered in ice and snow but i fully expected delivery arround jan 3. parcel van turned up with all the right bits on dec 28.... frankly i was a tad surprised.