Recent content by Brett woods

Cheers guys I’ll get it checked by a different mechanic

hi I own a 1988 110 2.5 td , I recently replaced the 19j block and head for reconditioned units I bought on eBay , the mechanic has installed the units and the car runs and sounds fine , just really is gutless , it’s even worse than the old engine ! On its first run out after the swop it...

Hi James , I recently posted a thread about the problems I’m having locating the correct adapter/reducer to fit the temperature sender to my replacement head . The one from my old head is to big , the one I require is approx 20 mm in diameter. I wondered if you had any advice on this subject...

Hi Sorry it’s the adapter,or reducer the temperature sender is screwed into , then the reducer screws into the head

hi I wonder if anyone can help please, I live in France and have a Land Rover 110 1988 2.5 td I recently replaced the head with a recon from eBay , everything is gone ok with the new head except the recover on the temperature sender from my old head doesn’t fit the replacement head it’s too big...

Hi I was enquiringly on the forum about a decent landy mechanic in dept 36 , someone said you might be able to help Cheers brett

Hi I live in dept 36 and have struggled to find a reliable mechanic to work on my Land Rover , all the English guys I’ve used are rubbish and unreliable, can anyone help pls

Ok cheers, how many man hours you reckon??

Hi Just wondering if anybody could give me an idea of what a garage would charge to replace the crankcase oil seals on my 1988 110 , I need to have the work done and live in France so a rough idea of what I would be paying in the uk might stop me getting ripped off here Cheers

You guys are stars , replaced the belt re tensioned it Completely cured Thanks guys

Ok will give that a whirl, the belt feels quite tight , I'll take it off check it and replace it , Thanks for all your help , you guys are helping turn us Land Rover owners into part time mechanics ;)

Hi Just checked under the car white engine running, what's happening us when the steering is turned on full lock either way the pulley wheel in the front with the small belt attached (pas pump??) is slipping causing the squealing and I assume the juddering .if this is the case do I need to add...

I'll take a look this morning and let you know , cheers

Thanks, just a thought, I did adjust the steering box 3 weeks ago , could this be related? Could I over tightened it or something??

Hi thanks for your help, forgive my ingnorance, if I remove the belt and run it on full lock and it's quiet it's the belt , if it continues it's something unrelated to the steering pump??