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  1. Davec

    mirrors for towing caravan

    Have you reset the arms as advised in the handbook?
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    First used Freelander - HSE or Sport? Which one?

    Heated front screen depends on age, later HSEs didn't have it as standard.
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    Anyone near a series with a tape measure? V. quick help needed!

    There should be spreader plate on the back (? the gearbox side) of the crossmember. Genuine crossmembers also had reinforcing tubes to prevent the crossmember getting squeezed. Some of the non genuine replacements don't have this feature.
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    Billing off-road course

    Just for the show
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    Pruning & Ruts?

    Also, if you cut any vegetation you must leave it, it belongs to the Land Owner. After moving a tree you cannot chop it up and take it home as firewood.
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    6 Speed Gearbox for a Disco 2

    It might be easier to look at a Puma 6 speed, as that at least uses a version of the traditional Transfer Box. Doubt it's worth the time and effort though.
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    Brake improvements?

    You're right that if the wheels are locking up, better brakes will probably make things worse, although they may give more control enabling more sensitive application. It sounds as if your problem is more tyre related, as well as possibly a bit of driving style. A Defender is not a GTI and...
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    aaarrrgghhhh

    Are you sure it's the drain plug, and not the wading plug in the bellhousing? If you have been driving round without gearbox oil I think you would have known some time ago!
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    "New" 2.5 in S3

    Depends where the 2.5 came from. If it was a LR, it should be fine, if it was a Sherpa, then the timing cover is not sealed. You'l need to know which before you buy a belt, as they are different.
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    What happened to the Freelander Club?

    I believe the current officials wanted to stand down having done the job for a number of years, but no-one wanted to take over. They had a formal meeting a couple of weeks ago to decide the future of the club, but I don't know the outcome. If their site is down it doesn't look promising though.
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    Discovery 4 Premium HDD Navigation Speed Camera Locations

    No it won't, keep to the speed limits and you don't need it.
  12. Davec

    New Range Rover Sport

    What sort of off roading are you doing that a Sport won't do on standard tyres? As Crazymac says, 19s will give you a higher profile tyre, which tends to be better off road, as well as far less prone to punctures.
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    No sump gasket I'm told

    That is how it was meant to be, Land Rover stopped usinmg sump gaskest on the 300, and relied on sealant.
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    Back off!!

    Not sure of the exact year, but it was a bit later that the arrival of the Discovery 3, and coincided with the figment of the "Jaguar" V8 in the Petrols, and about a year later the TDV8 (replacing the TD6) in the Diesels.
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    Freelander tyre recommendations?

    That's the problem, if there is no grip, no rubber will help, it has to be chains or studs.
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