Hello again This sounds like it should be so simple, but I don't want to risk breaking anything, so I will consult your collective wisdom before reaching for a hammer. 1978 S3 ex-military radio vehicle (FFR) with 24 volt electrics and braided cables. Just before it goes into the alternator...

Hi I'm in the process of changing at least one detent spring, so have looked at the relevant posts + photos. Have removed all 6 cover bolts / nuts, including the awkward horizontal ones at the back. The cover can now be raised. However, the back of the cover is too tall for removal -...

Hi Have just finished fitting a new exhaust manifold to a 2286cc petrol engine. The manifolds, as you probably know, are both on the same side. There are 5 bolts on the 'top row' - one at each end and one in the middle for the exhaust manifold and two for the inlet manifold. Below...

Hello all Haven't been in here for a while. Have tried living without an old Land Rover but only managed a couple of years. Latest acquisition is a 1978 109 FFR Ex-military radio vehicle. Seems to have been looked after ok - at least in its civilian life someone has spent a few quid on it...

1977 S3 109" 2286cc diesel. Arrived home, pulled the stop lever to cut the motor, but then forgot to switch off with the key. Came back to it a couple of hours later - the green and red lights were on, as is normal when you switch the ignition on, and when i turned the key to restart, the...

Hi My recently acquired ex-military 110 Diesel (1988) developed a charging fault after about 1200 miles. I have obtained a new alternator BUT there are 4 different areas to which wires seem to need to be attached. The previous alternator was connected via the triple spade terminal (with...

Hello again Just a quick question before i plod on (as soon as 52mm box spanner has arrived)..... To undo the hub nuts, do i turn them the 'wrong' way, i.e. clockwise? Thanks in advance ps... a) i did search for an answer to this in advance b) yes i know they are effing tight.

Hi LandRover people Have recently acquired an S3 88" diesel. It runs well but has jumped out of second and fourth gear a few times, not during acceleration but either whilst tickling the throttle in fourth gear or on slow (low box) descent with engine braking. Any ideas? It might not...