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    Disco td5 - ran out fuel - wont start

    Hi Razorheadtom can you point me in the direction as to the air bleed valve being clogged .... sounds like mine had this as took ages to bleed ..... can i remove it and clean it out / replace it etc ? or is it a sealed unit .... cheers dave
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    For Info - how i fixed my noisy interior heater fan

    Hello All Thanks for the replies Albjames + Steveyorks ...... mine sounded a bit like dry bearings as well to be honest ... hopefully you will find some debris and this will sort it .... The fan 'blades' assembly looks as if it can actually come off the shaft, there is a sprung clip on the...
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    Disco td5 - ran out fuel - wont start

    Just had the exactly the same on my Disco 11 yesterday (Wife ran out of fuel) briefly here is what i had to do 1) check your battery terminals, mine were both loose and corroded 2) clean the terminals and charge the battery fully. As someone has said they don't like low voltage batteries ...
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    For Info - how i fixed my noisy interior heater fan

    Hello All Just a quick post in case any of you are suffering the same fate My Discovery 2 (53 plate) had a noisy interior heater fan. It sounded wobbly and out of balance making a vibrating whirring noise when on anything other than 1 or 2 speed (very annoying!) I read on the...
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    Gearbox Fail - With Pictures !!!!

    Cheers Freelaner have you got any advice for refitting or is it just fiddle with it until it fits ! the thing I am concerned with is on the underside of the plate, there is a 'fixed fork' that hangs down and looks like it goes over a sliding kind of bearing that's connected to a fork that...
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    Gearbox Fail - With Pictures !!!!

    sorry freelaner - just viewed your second link - as i thought ..... a ten pence pin brings two tonnes to a halt !
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    Gearbox Fail - With Pictures !!!!

    hi james ill try with a small magnet to see if i can fish anything out, but space is limited as im sure you know have you changed this pin before - i pressuming its some sort of slotted spring pin that is squeezed in ? ill check all the bits before i reassemble to make sure there is...
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    Gearbox Fail - With Pictures !!!!

    great - thanks for the info gents ..... i thought as much is this common ? sorry about the large pictures - still learning i hope if i get this pin and put it all back together it should be fine ! cheers david
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    Gearbox Fail - With Pictures !!!!

    Hello All I have a gearbox issue on my F reg, 2.5td 110, county - 5 speed standard issue job The car actually has a 200tdi engine in it, but I retained the old 2.5td gearbox when i did the mod and fitted a disco transfer box to it So this is a gearbox issue related to a standard 2.5td...
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    New seals required -all round Advice Please

    Smiley Steve - i guess we are on the same page mate mine has - no seals and hasn't for about 3 months, so its windy, leaky and noisy ..... i recon ANY seals will be a massive improvement, i've had a look at Paddocls and i'm going to order all of them from there i think thanks for the...
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    110 County Chequer Plate - Advice

    I want it mainly for the 'looks', the sills are a bit battered and the front wings have the usual dents on the top, so i figured covering them up will improve the looks no end. cheers for all the replies - I might ask the guy if he can do the wings and bonnet in 3mm then and the rest in 2mm...
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    110 County Chequer Plate - Advice

    No one else got any advice before i buy the fleebay ones ?
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    New seals required -all round Advice Please

    Hi Ben Yeah - i guess the from no seals, to Britpart would be 85% of the improvement i agree If i had pots of money i would definitely go LR original but i if i had another £200 spare i could spend it more critical items of the landy i had a quick look on EBAY last night and there are...
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    New seals required -all round Advice Please

    Hi Ben Thanks for the reply So thats genuine 1 ..... copy 0 but looking at lR series site, their prices for a genuine set of 5 door seals will be about £65 each genuine ...... a britpart about £18 ..... Or for the whole car £300 plus postage just for the genuine main seals ! As opposed to...
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    110 County Chequer Plate - Advice

    See you next - Wednesday about 3pm then ! Sorry I didn't notice your location - the picture of yours look good though !
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    110 County Chequer Plate - Advice

    Hi Huffi if i had the time i would go that way to be honest, but i wanted a made set as it would take me too long to do it all. Unless you wanted to make a set for me ; )
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    90 creeping forwards, engine off and in gear

    as a precaution you when parked on a hill you should always park it on full lock with the wheel against the kerb that way if the h/brake fails its not going to go anywhere or even it does it will only go a few feet in a cresant isnt that basic road knowledge though or was it just my driving...
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    Shocks n springs.

    i got a set of Britpart shocks and 2" lift springs for my 110 county The suspension is really good, but i wouldnt recommend a 2" lift i run 275,70,16 tyres and in hindsight i didnt really need the lift it looks like a monster truck now with 'air' visable between the axles and tub, it...
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    110 County Chequer Plate - Advice

    Hi im in the process of rebuilding my landy 110 county SW (89) Im after advice on the following A full body set of black Chequerplate Ive seen a powder coated set (2mm) on ebay, pre drilled for £137 + £15 postage Has anyone a better deal that that, or can advise if 2mm isnt good...
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    New seals required -all round Advice Please

    Hi im in the process of rebuilding my landy 110 county SW (89) Im after the following Door seals x 5 Windscreen seal Front bulkhead vent seals Safari window seals Small rear window seals (the ones either side of the door) What im after is advice / contacts of where is the best...