Tw@t - The anoying thing is that a Landy has a much shallower roll angle than a hummer (as taller and narrower)

Sounds like a dodgy earth on the clock. If it's the analogue type it may earth through the frame of the clock. I guess the clock is earthing via the headlights/dash lights circuit. Whhen you apply power it can't do this anymore. And hence why the light is not working either. Make sure the clock...

If 'dirty' water has got into the cells then im afraid that battery is likely to be fooked, whatever you do to it. The water will contain chemicals tha will have likely reacted with the acid in the battery, and changed its chemical ballance, or coated the lead plates in some other non...

Good point - I guess if you have it registered as a minibus then yes???? (insurance company may have an issue) Something to look into ??????

Is the battery sealed? did water get into the battery through the tops? When the warning light is out it BASICLY means the output from the alt is higher than the batterys voltage (in basic terms) If the battery is dead all the charging in the world will not make it hold charge

Interesting? - I would have thought if it says 11 seats on the V5 then it means 11 seats? I was informed by LR dealers this is why the new 07 defender only has 7 passenger seats? when there would have been room for more than 2 forward facing seats in the back?

But does it ever work like that in reality after the first discharge? - depends on who made the battery.........

Its usualy 7 passenger seats + driver. Anything over 7passenger seats is classed as D1 (minibus) and hence any driver must have a D1 on there license - Thats anybody who passed test before July 1997 (Check exact date with DVLA), or anybody who has taken a D1 test which lets you drive upto...

Thats the THEORY. In practice the time will be lower as the voltage will drop off as you get to the end of the 1/2 hour making the winch work slower, and eventualy stop, however you would still be able to power a 5w bulb off it, but ti would just not have enough charge left in it to keep up a...

OK Sorry for the confusion - Here it is in basic terms: If you have a look at the load table - current v's how much pulling the winch is going to do, and make comparison with the solenoid ratings. When running freely (i.e. winding in a unloaded cable onto the drum - Note the figures above...

Depends how you take the cover off - if you rip the gasket then yes, otherwise you ay get away with it.

Oh and typing winchmax into google yeald this: - Maybe this would have saved the thread? and my hard work? http://www.winchmax.co.uk/winchmax-specification.html Pull, Speed, Amperes, Volts (First Layer) Line Pull (lbs./ kg) Line Speed FPM(m/min) Motor (Amps) 0...

Simple peek is pressing the button for an instant (i.e. the surge) Constant is holding the switch in constantly for ever 30% duty cycle is holding it in for 30% of the time etc. Basicly the bigger the better. I guess if your going with Seans example you could go one better and get a...

Just had a look at the specs for the solenoid you had in mind. Its rated at 100amps continious 180amps 30% duty cycle and 800amps peek load.

Again the answer is - it depends on what your doing with the winch. For example if you trun the engine over with out the glow plugs in (decompressed) a lot less current will be drawn as the starter will not be under much load. Basily if you have a 12,000 winch, your going to need one that...

The winch on the recovery truck that picked my landy up last year was smelling of burning! - Did offer to use mine, but they said it would last!

Its going to depend how much load you put on it! - If you stall the motor then a huge amount - if your running it freely to wind in the cable then not much at all. The motor should have a wattage on it somewhere?

The pressure in the pipe should be the same as the pressure in the manifold - however as the cross-sectional area or the pipe is much smaller, the actual force exerted on something (e.g. your finder) over the end of the pipe will be much smaller (but at high flow - BUT the turbo will have to be...

What model/engine? Had you been trying to start it for a while, and it would not go before you removed the plugs?????

We've done this before - i think it ended in a RR merlin