Recent content by Cothy

Bad Earth sorted now. After staring her I Left the engine running in neutral for a while then in every gear for approx. five minutes each time then did the same in both ratios and everything seems to be settling down nicely. Clutch seems to be working so I'm putting the worry about the...

Took your advice and went back to the two earth connections and ignored the readings that I had previously got. Stripped them down and put a wire wheel and cleaned the threads and surfaces of gearbox and transfer box then the wire terminals got more of the same leaving them nice and shinny...

When I turned the ignition on the dash shows:- Oil light on very dim Ign. light not on Fog light on Glow plug light working normally Fuel gauge not working Crank to turn engine nothing happens except a faint click and lights go off. If Ign. left on, after a short lime the oil and...

I'll bear that in mind. A few people have mentioned that in other threads but just trying to get the engine started now!

I'll start a new thread for the ignition problem then come back here after that's sorted.

12.4 volts across the battery terminals so I thought I'd charge the battery up anyway while I clean and check the terminals as the fuse box is still covered in oil even after a few cleans. This would be an excellent time to do it properly. When I got the Maggie the engine and engine...

Cheers lads will check all the above. BUT Murphy's Law? Nope Sod's Law? Nope It's Landy Law that rules!!!! Put the engine back together to spin the box and no ignition now :mad: Oil light weak No ignition light Glow plug light working on and off front fog light...

Tried it in high and low ratios but it acted as if the clutch was still engaging. Today I tried it again in gear and all ratios but it acted as if the clutch was dis-engaged. So I think I'm trying to hard to understand the ins and out of the Landy box as it was OK when I first got it...

Did have a problem with the splines at first which stopped the box going on but I cleaned them and made sure that the plate slid along the splines freely on the 2nd hand box, I even put it on both ways to make sure before centring it to the spigot bush and attaching the clutch. That time it only...

the friction plate I believe goes double side out so that it sits against the fly wheel I tried it the other way and it sits against the flywheel nuts and then there is a gap between flywheel and friction plate. If I have to take the box off again I will check that as the writing on the plate is...

1997 300TDi Defender Changed gearbox and put on new clutch and HD thrust bearing. HD lever arm came with 2nd hand gearbox. Cleaned out clutch slave cylinder no leaks or scoring reassembled and bled system. Put box in gear depressed clutch output not turning so clutch not releasing...

My 97' Defender 110 300 TDi had the Diff lock jammed on and I could not get it unlocked (did eventually with a big stilson) So 2nd hand box required. Drove it from Edinburgh to Elgin about 170 miles no problems. The most noticeable problem was at T junctions especially tight ones when on full...

Try looking at Ashcroft transmission site. Ashcroft Transmissions Under fitting service it says Fitting Service We are able to offer a same-day fitting service. This price is all-inclusive and includes a remanufactured unit, 3 piece Borg and Beck or Valeo clutch kit (and fork on the...

MY wheel carrier has a INSA SAHARA 235/85 R16 no problems and i'ts the cheap one from Paddocks

Just now I've not got a lot stored there and I did think about the speakers on the roof but I had visions of an accident I attended and it involved an unprotected bolt coming through the roof. So please make sure there are no sharp edges. I was also thinking of making a centre console on the...