All, I hope you can help. Just rebuild my engine and it has been running very well - done about 1000 miles in it. However, recently I used it in the morning with everything normal then moved it out of the garage in the afternoon only to be greated with a kind of intermitent whistling...

Chassis and bulkheads can rust. If you are handy with a MIG then the chassis is not so much of a concern as the bulk head. The latter can be quite fiddly to repair. I just keep mine well oiled and undersealed. Its lasted 50 years so they can't be that bad if you keep and eye on them. Both...

Thought I had already sent this questions but doesn't appear to have gone through so here it goes again. I am thinking of entering the world of S1 ownership. The machine in question is a well knackered and needs a complete restoration. Can anyone tell me how I can tell the difference between...

I had the same problem - took em all to bits and found that the crap quality shoes I was sent was the cause. As I turned the snail the peg on the shoes was bending and pulling its self out of the rivet hole. Had to take them all off and weld the lot up so the peg stayed straight. You might...

Hi All, Anyone got any new old stock Land Rover tappets, guids and rollers for a 2.25 Petrol 1965? Bought a new set and they are CRAP! so want some OEM parts which I know are made correctly. Many thanks Glen

I had a massive dent in the front wing of my 2a. It was done in 1983 by the old bill - I still have the letter. Anyhow the front wing was nearly touching the wheel. I used a car jack to get most of it out then a hammer a dolly. Finished off with a bit of filler bob's your uncle. Same on the off...

Mole grips - isn't that the correct name for undef%&kable wrench. It can de-f&%k anything. Realy its the only tool I need. Mole grips really are the greatest tool ever - apart from D Cameron.

I thought of the chain too but it seems to be coming from the top of the engine. Chain is also new.

Not sure about a series 3 but my 2a has the switch on the little brass cross junction mounted on the chassis. You will find it under the drivers footwell ontop of the chassis. Probably easier to find it if you get underneath. Did you check your earths??? do that first.

Yep, I'll have a look tonight. I think any issues will manifest themselves as scratches/ scoring.

I don't buy blue boxed parts any more - had enough of their rubbish. Rather pay a bit more and get something that you don't have to replace a day later.

Mines a petrol so a bit more refined - until I fill up. But I have done some mamoth drives in it. It was my only car for 5 years from student times until I got a job with a car. Done London to Munich and back twice, and a few years ago drove it over the Alps to Verona. The haripins required a...

There are always things that need doing on a series but all can be fixed with a bent coat hanger and bits you find at the side of the road. You can try britpart for parts but I tend to find the bits at the side of the road are better quality.

Thanks Mad git Big ends, mains, little ends, pistons are all new. Crank has been reground and I am pretty confident that all is well down there. I'll have a look anyway. Also the noise is not constant or regular it comes and goes. Its winding me RIGHT up. Just spent bundles on the machining...

All just put my engine back together and all is well until I take it up to about 2500 rpm. At that speed the engine makes an itermittent rattling sound. It sounds like the tappets go out of adjustment. I have set them now to 10 thou about 6 times and it keeps happening. I don't think its the...

Easy to see - just take the rocker cover off. Its only three nuts. Then turn the engine over on the starter or by hand and make sure everything moves as it should. Has the engine been standing some time then? I might be wrong but valves shouldn't stick if the motor has been running fine. If it...

worn. The cups in both hinges have had it.

Any one got a set of IIa door hinges - mine are worn RIGHT out. don't think they are made anymore

All. Been away for a while as I have been wrestling with my engine rebuild - came in 3x over budget but is well sweet. had the block and head skimmed, bored and lined, line bored, cons and pistons balanced, Iveco valves machined to fit as the ones you get now are SSteel which can frett and...

All, This seems to be a common problem - I have the same issue. The motor was a bit leany before I swapped the spings over but now is really bad. I did buy cheap paras so I am hoping its them. I have gone through the chassis measuring everything but it all seems to be more or less right +/-...