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Finally it's MOT'ed and on way back it bust a brake cylinder so i still have not drove it on the road more than a few mile. I have just bought a set with 2 new rear cylinders, 2 brake drums and shoes and springs. That should tighten up the rear...

It was a lovely sunny day yesterday so we made an early to start to get as much done as possible. The rotten door tops were replaced and the new spare wheel and tyre mounted Replaced the plastic carb spacer which disintegrated on removal and...

I dug out this old poster from 30 years ago.

As with many old vehicles you become the caretaker of, the job list keeps growing as you discover more required work. The next thing to be tackled is the coolant as it hasn't been changed in a very long time. Things rarely go to plan, the...

I found that with good series steel rims (clean them and then spray paint, straighten them if possible) you can use a good brand tyre and go tubeless. I intend to do this when my existing tyre wear out. Because the terrain over here is pretty...

Ours also had a split pin in the breather hole. We put extended breathers in the gear boxes, along with the axle breathers. Our first day out resulted in it breaking down on a regular basis due to a cheap Zenith copy which, somehow, the previous...

Between the showers yesterday, my brother and I spent the afternoon replacing as many serviceable items our skills permitted. It's running a lot better, but I think the Zeneth carb will need a service and tune. 1. Drained the fuel tank it had...

Welcome Nice landy in the best colour too Some useful info here , I think the workshop manual has a good section on petrol issues http://smithies.co.nz/land_rover/

Thanks for taking the time to reply Feral Kid. I've just ordered plugs, points condenser, dizzy cap and a new ignition coil. It looks like it has a Lucas distributor and Zenith carb. I'll see what a good service does. Whenever I see well looked...

Got her today. 110m journey and only 1 small issue considering it's been honking it down all day. Was cruising at 55 on motorway and thought I'd try cruising faster, got to 65 and she died. Assume a fuel starving issue like pump or float...

You can see the lock in the photo

I am the proud owner of a 'new to me' 1985 90 and my first ever LR. Wanted one for decades and can now proudly park it (hidden) next to my house. Now begins the long list of excuses for the wife as to why I 'need', bits for it.

Looks the biz good luck with it. Good carb clean and few gaskets set of plugs etc will most likely sort it. I have a 1948 ferguson petrol/tvo it ran till hot then would splutter and die but only sometimes. Later found all plug leads had been...

Good evening My Dad had a series 3 when I was growing up and I loved the adventure and waving to other owners. I remember my Dad however having to cycle to work on a few ocassions. I think it was made around 1980. Sadly it was sold in the late...

So, another job ticked off the list this morning in that a nice heavy duty marine1500amp battery isolator is now fitted so should stop the parasitic drain till I find the culprit. Currently have a door in pieces to change a broken latch, seem to...

I had similar problems sourcing service parts for the Mazda SL35 fitted to my RRC. The Mazda and Nissan diesel conversions were very popular in the 90's. They were also both fitted to many forklifts so finding gaskets and internals should not be...

Thanks, had a few attempts for nissan owners fd35 stories not much really around. I'm guessing a good auto supplies store can match anything I take off. I'm in Northern Ireland. All seems normal land rover from there back.

I have checked on old threads and most seem around 15 years old and the links don't work anymore, so I'm asking for help on part numbers for an FD35. It's a non turbo in my 90 only recently purchased so trying to build up a catalogue of whats...