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    exploding ace pipe

    obviously only me then
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    exploding ace pipe

    recently bought a td5 for the wife to use daily and for towing duties and after a couple of weeks of usewe noticed a fluid leak which turned out to be the pipe from the ace pump to the valve block so whilst we were away on holiday the landy went to local specialist who fitted a new pipe which...
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    Getting paint off rubber seals

    mate of mine who is a trimmer swears by brake fluid for getting paint off headlinings etc so it should be safe for your vent rubbers
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    haunted radio

    away for a few days so I will have a proper look when I get back,thanks for the suggestions
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    haunted radio

    just checked and it is the r990 radio and I will look into disabling the facility if possible
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    haunted radio

    thanks for the reply,I should have said I have the original land rover radio fitted,the satation search facility sounds a possibility I will have to look into disabling this when my wife comes back in the landy,cant get her out of the bloody thing but shes not quite so keen on driving my 109...
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    haunted radio

    just bought a 2000 td5 which so far seems good apart from one door lock which will get fixed soon,but the one fault that is really bugging me is the radio,I set the preset to my favoured listening LBC but every couple of minutes the radio changes to Radio 1 which to me is torturous it will then...
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    grill cover

    there are series rad muffs on ebay ,its where I got mine for about £20,made by britpart though
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    headlights

    on my 2a the headlamps earth via a shared connection behind the grille and everynow and again the connection works loose causing dim lights,tightening things up always sorts the problem
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    Door trim fitting?

    yes La salle still make door panels etc ,they have a website,I keep looking at their truck cab headlining and wondering how much it would help stop the condensation on my roof
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    Series 3 Split Charge System

    if you buy a lucas split charge relay it comes with all the wiring details
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    truck cab sliding window

    I must have been lucky with mine I guess as it went easily,but getting the door to latch properly after having the top corner of the bulkhead repaired now that is proving to be a right pain in the bum
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    truck cab sliding window

    its not much worse than doing the door tops just make sure you remember the order things come apart and then reverse it for refitting ,Iseem to remember the most fiddly bit was putting the locking mechanism back together without losing the little spring inside the catch
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    hot starting problem

    similar with mine but it always starts after a while,it is fine if it is only standing for a couple of minutes but plays up if it atands for maybe five minutes or more
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    Series 2 1/4 petrol buggered manifold

    you are lucky ,mine fell in half
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    What's you doing to day on your land rovers?

    replaced my head gasket yesterday,glad its done cos its ****ing down today
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    2001 disco dash handle

    thanks for that we will look into it
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    2001 disco dash handle

    my fathers got a 2001 discovery with passenger air bag but as my mother is disabled a grab handle would make life easier ,is it possible to fit a grab handle similar to early models as a direct replacement for the airbag and if s does anyone have the part numbers for the required parts thanks...
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    Water water everywhere

    are you sure it is water coming in and not condensation collecting from the roof,this is a common problem in my truck cab