have a look at the switch, i've been casing headlight faults on my 2a for ages, turns out the full/dip foot switch is broken and the terminals on the headlights are crudded up really badly and one of the lamps is blown and there's a snapped wire!! :confused2: are the dipped beam lamps on a...

dinny joke about tasting stuff, i had an experenced mechanic once tell me that the best way to test if there was antifreeze in the cooler was to taste the water!! :jaw:

while your on the subject.....anyone know the best way to get the handbrake drum off?? last time i tried i couldnt get it to budge...... :confused:

i might be wrong on this but are 24 spline series half shafts not only 24 spline at the wheel end and 10 spline at the diff end? the front axle i took off my lightweight was like that but its really weird!! disco half shafts are 24 spline at both ends on the later models, definatly the L reg...

on the subject of brakes, is it the 11" twin slave cylinder type that you fitted and if so did your standard none servo assisted master cylinder work well with the larger brakes? i only ask as i have a 2a with the 11" twin cylinder brakes fitted and 2a none assisted master cylinder but it has...

i've not put anything through myself but the reports i have for two of my vehicles really just give a professionals opionin that the modifications made are fit for the road. one report just explains the actual engine modification, mounts, fuel system and electrics where as another one goes into...

on the subject of belly button fluff, what tools would you recomend? i tied tweazers but found there is too great a risk of pulling out sensitive belly button hairs! :screaming_bug_eye_f fair point on the snorkel "guide" though! i'd wouldnt use drain pipe, it'd only take a slight squeaze...

all my converted vehicles have inspection reports from independant garages which the insurance companies seem happy with, i'd go phoning round and see if anyone will be happy writting something up, and see how many quids they'll do it for!! :banana: the key statements are "safe...

:scratching_chin: landy wiring is amazing!! i'd be checking all the wiring on the landy after you sort that! i've found some very scary bodges, swivel balls tighted finger tight, +12V wire direct from the battery hanging down at the brake pedal with bare end!! :eek: i'd do what abdy...

i'd say the following are missing: speedo calibration tool (looks like a medium sized hammer) engine tuning tool (looks like a large mash hammer) brake adjuster (looks like a really big hammer) no landrover owner should be without these........ :bowl: but nice find by yer dad!!

seconded, i got a trailer 9 months ago its used all the time, i've become a boy racer rescue service!! :D made a fair bit of cash shifting those ned wagons about! also as mine is a ladder frame trailer it works as a set of ramps as well, best money's i spent in ages!! even the missis agrees...

what 110 bits are you wanting to keep? i you just want the look of a series but the internals of a defender you could always just modify the front end and bulkhead to take the series parts, most folk wouldnt notice it was a defender in series clothing! :D

i suppose it would be easier for fault finding, especially if your in the middle of no-where! if you know what your doing then i suppose there's not going to be a problem, i've just seen to many shoddy wiring jobs done by eejits! :D

i'd be checking out your newly installed stuff. do you have fuses on the stuff coming straight off the battery?? might be worth disconnecting the new stuff and seeing what happens. also, why not take the +ve feed from the fuse box on the dash for the stereo and lights or if you really...

i'd recommend getting the whole project moved out to as close as your home as possible, even if its on yer front lawn!! :P i've found now adays i can only manage to find a spare 5 minutes here and there to get anything done but as i've now got everything just out the back door its not too bad...

the series 3 clutch cyliner is on the n/s, you can get to it from the engine bay, its down behind the starter motor in that sort of area. just follow the pipe down from the master cylinder and you'll find it!! p.s. can you come and do mine while you've got the tools out..... :D

take the starter motor off, strip it down, clean it up, try and stick it back together and see what like........ or go ask santa for a new one.

get some exhaust gasket sealant from an auto parts place. something like this should sort you out: EXHAUST ASSEMBLY SEALER,EXHAUST JOINT SEALER on eBay, also Exhaust Components, Performance Tuning Parts, Car Tuning Styling, Cars, Parts Vehicles (end time 01-Jan-09 13:51:21 GMT) just make sure...

why not take a live from the fuse box in the dash, that way you don't have loads of wires coming off the battery which has several pros/cons: 1. you'll not have to run loads of wire 2. you'll not look like a fud with a badly wired landy when someone else looks under the bonnet. 3. you'll not...

i'd have thought you would be able to get a fitting from a motor spares shop or somewhere like that. did the nut round off? i've just had to replace a burst clutch line, turned out to be easier to take the hole slave cylinder and pipe from my donor vehicle than to try and remove the pipe on...