Thanks for replies everyone. I am going to ring DVLA this week. Its reg number is 8199hn if anyone is aware of it. I suspect it will be buggered being off road so long, but even if I could obtain a photogragh it would mean the world under these circumstances. Cheers all again Bri

Thanks. I will look at that. I know 1 owner and the last known was a manager of a shipyard used it for towing.

Anyone know how to trace a location of a series 2a. I have been on direct gov tax enquiry and it was last taxed in the 90s. I am curious as it belonged to my father who passed away recently.

Does it start up(with difficulty) but not rev up

Copart You can get a few here now and again. put land rover in search- there is also canvey island near you on hbc.co.uk . some things are crazy but I buy odd light vehicle now and again. Bri

Cheers hippo. vcu fine. stripped head off and multi layer gasket on way to blowing( just caught it I hope). Head getting skimmed and purchased head kit, bolts. Rebuilding next wed. Cheers again Hippo for savining me time. Bri

Will complete test as HIPPO stated. Prob remove it as well and take it for a run. BRI

Cheers for replies. We restored a mini 1275 gt a few yrs back and sold it 4 yrs ago. Crazy money we got but didnt match the time , effort and love we both gave it. Didnt move with it as did not have a garage to keep it. Thats sorted now. I have been looking at 90s, bearing in mind tax free...

No its not noisy, was really hot after run 30 mile and was about to belch coolant out of exp bottle. I was getting steam coming from it IRD when bleeding heater pipe ( REALLY HOT TO TOUCH). I do suspect VCU buggered after driving it, relating to car can run 1 1/2 hrs on tick over and reving...

I believe I may have an overheating caused by IRD (gets boody hot). K series can tick over and be below half on gauge for 1 1/2 hrs. Take it long run 30 miles and it will boil over. I am asking if anyone has had a similar prob caused by VCU overheating IRD/coolant. Can this be confirmed by...

Hi all, I am going to start looking for series land rover for my sons 21st. I dont know what sort of money they go for. In reality they vary considerably. Not an issue working on one as long as it is roadworthy ish:blabla:. Ta Bri

No not that bad, prob a pint over shes put in. I was checking originaly for hgf. cheers anyway

oil passing the rings

Yeah I know there should not be 10 % difference. Just with oil slightly over max, thought this may be giving me false readings. Cheers for reply

Completed a compression test on freelander 1.8 and all cylinders are 14 bar or just over. Noticed oil level is slightly over the max. I believe they should be at 12 bar max. Has anyone the correct reading I should be getting. I will be draining the oil and re doing test. Thanks Bri:blabla:

It was slightly above half on gauge and on turning at a roundabout heard slosh of water and temp guage dropped .

Fitted the standard thermostat and bled it from steel pipe that goes to thermostat (below air filter), at back of head near injection system and heater hose. Bri

Just fitted new thermostat and expansion bottle cap after engine was getting hot towing caravan. when I bled the system i noticed that there was antifreeze from bleed above gearbox but not from anywhere else. I have since ran it and left it running for over hour with no probs. Tonight I drove...

Your prob right. Thats when I will use me van