Why does an electric fan help the engine warm up faster? Surely as the stat doesn't open till the engine is warm a viscous fan doesn't actually do anything till then. It might be pulling air through the rad but the water isn't circulating anyway. This is one thing I've never understood...

Sounds like your UJs are going. DO NOT DRIVE ANY FURTHER WITHOUT CHECKING THEM! If one of them goes completely at speed it can be very nasty.

Fixed it! Been at it all afternoon and for the last hour but finally done it! I used a trick I'd read about a while ago. Basically a quick way of getting the carb to suck crap out the jets is to take the air hose off then simultaneously jam on the throttle and cover the air intake completely on...

I just had a look and don't seem to have a filter there... At the bump near the end of the pickup there is a small bit of gauze but it seems like the pipe has been extended a bit so the gauze is just left over from that. The tank says "made in Canada" on it so maybe the pipe had to be longer to...

I didn't realise there was another filter! I'll have a look.

2 1/4 petrol with emission control stuff if that makes a difference. Was working perfectly two days ago but tried to go for a drive this morning and can only touch the accelerator a tiny bit before the engine dies. The only way to get it much above idle is to use the choke. Used...

I'd love a 109 pickup, I'd keep it if I were you. How much did you get it for if you don't mind me asking?

Swith to the left of the glow plugs turns the heater fan on/off. The sliding thing to the left of the dash change if the airflow comes out at the windscreen or your legs. The one in the middle is the hazard lights I think. If you figure out how to stop it leaking oil let the rest of us know...

Well I'm not sure if it counts as a breakdown but it caused a lot of faff anyway... My landy failed an MOT last week so I had it in a garage today getting some welding done. Cycled to the garage to get it back and was driving home when it just started kangaroo hopping. Fuel gauge was telling...

Mine failed last week :( Hoping to have everything done before the free retest time is over.

Here is a pic of mine. You can see there is one light in the middle of the roof and another just left of the gearstick knob. The one on the roof has a switch on it but doesn't work. The one at the front has no switch so I'm not sure how it's even supposed to turn on... If neither are...

The Gumtree guy didn't have any pics of work done or anything on his post. The other ones I've e-mailed are more well established companies so I'll wait to hear from them before I do anything. The second pic is where the nearside dumb iron joins the chassis.

Series failed its MOT yesterday. The only thing I can't do myself is weld and there are three areas that need it done. I've sent pictures off to some e-mails that I found using google but they probably won't get back to me till Monday. I e-mailed a guy off Gumtree and he replied really quickly...

I'm lucky with my series as at home it is blocked in by another car round a tight corner. When I take it out it's never really left by itself for that long, just when I nip in to shops and stuff. I do have a few locks I put on it though. I wish I could get a chain through one of the wheels but...

Mine has an MOT tomorrow morning, not very optimistic about it.

Currently trying to get an MOT... First attempt is tomorrow, I'm expecting it to fail but need to know what needs done as I'm not really sure.

I have mine bolted staight to the bumper like above on my S3. They were on an A bar when I bought it but I definitely prefer it the way it is now.

Looks good, never seen that colour before. Any chance you could take a pic of how the seatbelt attaches at the top (assuming it has any)? I'm planning to take the roof off my hard top but then there will be no way of attaching the seatbelts.

That's just meant as a spare I think. Remember your fuse numbers might not match up to the ones in the book if it's had people fiddling with it before, I know mine didn't anyway!