1. bingreed

    Fairey Overdrive Oil Change

    Evenin all. Have recently spent many enjoyable hours crawling around under my Series III changing all of the tranmission oils (gearbox, transfer box, both axles) plus 4 new shocks and spring bushes.... lots of dirty fun. Now only have the Fairey overdrive oil to change. Can anyone...
  2. bingreed

    Seat Belts and the Law

    I've searched LZ but to no avail: please can anyone clarify the current seat belt legislation? My SWB Series III is now a truck cab, which is great but, of course, I've lost my seat belt mounts. Is it lawful to fit and use only lap belts? And if so, do they have to be inertia reel jobbies or...
  3. bingreed

    Load Cover for 88" SIII Truck Cab

    Afternoon All, Having finally converted my cronky ol' 88" Series III to a truck cab, thoughts naturally turn to covering the rear. I've scanned LZ and Google for a rear load cover, but to no avail. I was thinking something like a canvas sheet that bungees on round the edge, the sort of thing...
  4. bingreed

    Forecourt diesel prices haven't peaked yet...

    What's diesel cost for a litre where you are? I just seen 115.9p at a BP on the A14 in Suffolk, anyone paying even more (or much less)? Crude oil still spirals out of control ($108 and rising), driven by the weak USD and them greedy buggers in OPEC. Given that there's a six to eight week delay...
  5. bingreed

    Sticky Red Stick

    Stoopid question time: Just how much effort should it take to shift my Red stick from high (forward) to low (back)? Right now it ain't shifting anywhere, presumably as the result of numerous previous owners never using the low box. The yellow pops up & down ok, it's only the red that appears...
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    Diesel SIII Oil Sump Plug - what size???

    OK chaps, random question time. Tonight is the night, the time is right, my oil is black and full of sh*te... Problem is, I just KNOW I won't have the right size socket/spanner to remove the sump drain plug, so I need to buy one on the way home. BUT... (and it's a big but), what size is the...
  7. bingreed

    A Warm Hello from Sunny Suffolk

    Just want to introduce myself. Have owned a couple of Disco's in the past; first a J-reg 3.5V8i that I (quickly) converted to LPG then saved a fortune over the next 50,000 miles... sold when it was replaced by a company car. Second a P-reg TDi - the ES with electric everything, including...