so i went to pick my landy up yesterday from the pub car park. started first time (thank you weber), put it into gear, moved off, theres an almighty bang, and there's no more go. Engine is still running fine, it goes into all the gears, hi range and lo range, and 4wd, but theres no power to the...

hiya. been absent for a while. got my self a nice new landy - series 3, 1975, lwb station wagon, 2.25 petrol. one of the many problems is that the temperature gauge seems to shoot up incredibly quickly. after 90 seconds of idling the gauge is about a third of the way up. if i leave it idling it...

i was going to get some axle stands and a jack to prop my landy up while i take the front springs off to get the dumb irons replaced; none of the stands on screwfix sound like they are going to be tall enough to prop under the chassis behind the spring (they all seem to stop at about 18")...

as i have to replace a wing and the bumper on my ex mod lwb (collision with a fiat - don't ask), i may as well do the dumb irons as well (seeing as there isn't enough steel left to bolt the new bumper to!). now it looks to me like i'll have to take both wings off, and the springs. anyone care to...

i know how you all love vague "eh... why does my landy make this funny noise" type questions, so here is another one. i get a weird groaning noise once my engine is warm - it sounds like a hippo in mild discomfort. not especially loud, not rhythmic, just a "arooo oo ooowoo...

hi. next stupid question. my landy (109, exMoD, 73 petrol 2.25) has become incontinent. after stopping the engine this afternoon a whole load of steam came out of the pipe just below the radiator cap that runs down the side of the radiator (appears to be no expansion vessel???) - loads and loads...

hiya, another stupid question... my landy (series 3, 109, ex military) has bridgestone 235/85R16 tyres fitted, which look a fair bit bigger than others i have seen. i *think* that 205/75R16 is standard, which i think means my gearing is increased by 14%. now i understand this to mean that i...

no trouble going in to 2nd gear from first, but getting into it from 3rd means i have to slow right down (virtual dead stop) to avoid an occasional nasty grinding noise. my guess is the clutch isn't the problem, as i have no trouble with third. mind you, i guessed wales would beat england two...

i am completely failing to understand the way my choke works. i would expect revs to increase as i pull the choke out - as the engine warms up the engine might start to hunt and pulse when the choke is full out, and revs decrease, however, if i pushed the choke all the way in (with the engine...

i've just bought a series 3 109 that was originally a soft top, but has had a hard top fitted. it still has the tailgate and a u/s rear lid (no hinges for the lid). i've bought a door to go on, and hinges, but can't see where (or how) to fit the top hinge (the bolt holes are visible for the...

i have two lots of seatbelts to fit - a 3 point inertia belt on the centre front seat from exmoor trim (514/30) and some static lap belts to go in the back on the rear bench seats (two 33" folding benches). with the centre belt there is an "L" bracket that is mounted on the floor - can i just...

Hi, i've just bought a series 3 109 after convincing my missus it would be a really good idea. i had fond memories of pootling about mid wales in a 109 station wagon and a defender 10 years ago, but this thing is a very different kettle of fish, and i'm desperate not to let on to my missus that...