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@Nodge68 tried to send message but would not let me

GGreat! Thanks. Will send message with address etc

Thanks both I'm actually in uk near Colchester at the mo. How much fluid do I need and how much for me to take that off of your hands @Nodge68 ?

1. Laziness 2. Lack of money 3. Being Portugal lack of access to materials, especially the silicon fluid in VCU

Cheers @GrumpyGel I have actually done that track in a 1971 veedub camper with a vw-porsche engine i put in. I made it there and back although it was pedal to the metal or die a lot of the time ! The prop is only on for inspections once a year. I just thought I could pop it on for a day to try...

Its 2 miles to the start of the track so I think I will do it. Wont be regular thing

Hi, My VCU is so stiff that the wheel-off-ground test pretty much never completes So, I understand that driving it every day on the road will not do the car any good, but .. What are the consequences of me just using it like that to go off road down a sandy track for a day? Both in terms of...

Bell dont ship abroad they said unfortunately I am going to see if I can bring one back on the plane I do know someone here that does a refurb for €400 including fitting, but they are £185 at Bell

It doesnt make a difference - I wrote that 12kg in just to give an idea of what weight I am looking at - not clear on my part, sorry What does make a difference is that things sent from UK to Portugal usually get put into customs (of course) and you then have to log into a platform after...

Hi, I know of Bell Eng in England, but since I am in Portugal getting one sent (~12 kg?) from UK is a no-no post-Brexit I thought I'd just ask if anyone knew of someone good based in Rep Ireland? Or even someone there who sells Bell units? And what about taking something like that on the plane...

I'll forgive you But only because your avatar is so cool :) But it could be that you had something with the tyre pressures

I'm going to try that Cheers

turns out I actually have the Haynes Manual, that I had forgotten about, ooops In there it says 1.8 bar / 26 psi front and back before 2003 up to 4 passengers (which fits my use) But this random Google find says, "The recommended tyre pressure for the Freelander 1 was initially 32 PSI (2.21...

Cheers! They are back to original LR figures arent they? (I seem to remember they adjusted their advised values then went back to original ones?)

@Nodge - perhaps that's it, although I have left my Essex roots a long way behind, with my youth, so am not that bad :D. I will check if the nearside tyre has more wear on the nearside edge than the offside tyre has on its nearside edge - I think tht should be the case if cornering is to blame...