Thank you. That one looks very similar to the one I bought from Steve Parker, photo below from their website. Did yours fit easily? I am thinking that there must be something preventing my alternator from rotating far enough, as you have been able to use the same belt, presumably with no...

Yeah, they look pretty good to me. With the thinner belt on it's working fine. I only noticed anything odd when I came to swap it for a "proper" one.

Hi All. I need some help with the disco 200tdi fitted to my series 3. It has the usual modification where the alternator is moved and positioned in the same place as on a 2.25. I recently went to change the belt using a 200tdi fan belt as i belive this is the one generally reccomended...

Not that i remember, my guess being that the piston material is softer than the block. However i have a suspicion that the bore is slightly oval as i've had an intermittent miss since i fitted the new piston which i put down to poor compression. Splitting the big end isn't a big job, just...

Hi Adam. I guess you are well underway with your repairs now, but I thought I would share my experience with my 2.25 diesel. I had a knock which I ended up tracing to piston slap. At some point the rear piston / bore must have overheated which trapped the bottom ring and held the piston over to...

And that, my friend, is why I don't play the lottery... :)

Daft question - outer or inner face. I'm guessing inner?

That is a very generous offer :) I'll be honest and admit I paid bu&&er all for them so if I do replace them I'll give you a shout. I think the next plan is to give the wheels a bit of a refurb and see how flush I'm feeling after that. Does anyone know an easy way of measuring wheel width...

Hi All. Just a quick update to say that I managed to get a set of 7.50 wheels and tyres on last week. As discussed before it's made about 10% difference to the gearing, so now my speedo is just under-reading. (60 indicated = 62 on GPS). So I think that's how I'm going to leave it. Its...

I can't really comment on which is best. My plan is to use flash band and camping mat for the doors and side panels to give a bit of thermal insulation as well. The rear will probably get some horse box matting. From what I have read you just need to add mass to absorb the energy. I have fitted...

Thanks for the reply, I'll knock that idea on the head then... Just out of curiosity, is it possible to run without the front propshaft attached? It's very rare that I use low ratio and on the few occasions when I have I don't think I would have needed 4 wheel drive. If I'm going to try...

I'm on the basic white 8 spoke steel ones you get at Paddocks etc. I think I'm going to have to get more wheels though as I need to keep the 205s, otherwise I can't get in the garage. So if I need different ones then its not the end of the world. I have got the originals somewhere but I had...

At the risk of this becoming another wheels and tyres thread. I just wanted to share my conclusions having played about with the ratio calculator on the Ashcroft site. The way I see it there I have three options. Stick with the standard diffs and overdrive and fit the biggest tyres I can...

I'm not sure how much time I'll have before the new year. So I'll PM you once I know if I'll be free. Thank for the offer :)

Where are you? I'm in Teesside.

Thanks all, I really appreciate you sharing your experience. At the moment I can live with it so I think I'll just take it in easy stages. The front diff seems like a big job. Which considering the amount of use the car gets and the many other cars & boats which need attention. I might leave...

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I think my plan at the moment is to try and beg or borrow a set of 7.50 / 235/85 wheels and tyres and try them out. I don't do very many miles and have other cars for long motorway trips. If they feel OK then I'll probably leave it and accept the higher engine...

Hi Casper. I just answered my own question, according to the Ashcroft site: "Please note this kit cannot be used as well as an Overdrive but you can still use the rear PTO" If in doubt - google... :) Ric

Hi Casper. No, the transmission is all standard. I am a bit hesitant for two reasons. 1) I'm not in my comfort zone with something like changing diffs and 2) For nostalgic reasons I'd like to stick to the original car as much as possible. I know changing the engine is quite the opposite, but...

Thank you. Yes, the 200tdi Discovery version drops straight in. You use the brackets of the 2.25 and I bought the rubber mounts from Glencoyne, not sure what they are originally designed for but they are very good. From what I have read the Defender 200tdi and the 300tdi require steelwork in...