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Some recent activity. My tame welder made good the bonnet frame, so that got riveted to the bonnet skin at the weekend Aforementioned welder said he could repair the doors, but after working out all the costs, I went for a new galvanized set...

I was rebuilding mine so took the sump off and wedged the crank with a lump of wood. If you are not stripping it down then something wedged in the starter flywheel ring.

Thanks guys. I forgot to mention. I found the problem. Piston 1 oil ring was broken lol Still got a tapping but I think that is either the new vacuum pump or the old fuel lift pump.

Right, been a few months. I have now completely stripped the engine. Cam out. Crankshaft out and bearings checked. Oil waste cleaned with brushes. Oil pump stripped and cleaned. Re honed the cylinders. All back together and injection pump leak...

He is driving a 1997 Nissan Patrol everyday so that is not a problem. It seems he likes Disco 1 more but I think RAV4 gen 1 might be a better for him... Don't know, I will try to convince him to come with me and try both cars in person.

Nevermind, just had a back and forth with Allisport. I do need the second connection, no idea if some later carb engines had manifolds with a radiator connection or if it some aftermarket manifold. Either way, Allisport will add the second...

I would imagine they could be hard and interesting in the wet, if used as a daily you might find the tyres start to degrade quickly.

LaSalle headliner in.

If he has bad hips seat height & entry/exit of the motor must be the thought of.

Best thing about the 200 swap is no chassis changes are needed, so dead easy to swap back if you so desire. As for the dvsa less you tell them the better, so long as insurance co know it has had an engine swap no worries in my eyes.

1982, igniton and starter are working. Some circuits used to work, then didn't. Then they work again. Only thing wobbly are the fuses, I tripple checked everything else by now...

How early is the RRC?? They used to have a relay on the bulkhead in engine bay for a starter relay.

Diconect the brown/yellow first. Turn ignition on & see if battery light is lit. If it’s lit start car up & it should go out. Think the brown/yellow is for a rev counter. Do you have 1 fitted?

My guess would be yes because it's gravity fed.

Would flow be the larger of the connections?

Half way for the third time! Fascinating literature! 😁

Ok - Landy is fixed and running! To be honest Im embarrassed to actually tell everyone what the issue was as I feel like Ive wasted so much of peoples time on here. I have no idea how, or when but the issue was the fuel lines to fuel filter...

Well i'm back at it after a cheeky Nurburgring road trip with a couple of mates and then a family holiday to the Norfolk broads. So i've stripped the pistons and rods from the 4.6 block and cleaned them ready for disassembly. During strip...

Hicap.. triple skin & internal hammered rivits Standard lots of easy replaceable rivits As the Hicap body’s were built by a non landrover company they were hi spec

Oh the joys of chopping a Hicap tub… A lot harder than a standard tub..

Yes that helps… Shows that the reservoir is always close to the steering box I san see your only 1/2 way through the workshop manual

are the 2 different chassis sizes & makes? You could not butt/sleeve these together Questions.. After truck cabins the disco how much chassis do you have left?? The hi cap tub over hangs a chassis, are you over hanging or going flush to the...

Yes, its a LHD. I'll take some pictures later, I need to work on her anyways!

Those panel covers that are riveted on can also be removed for doing puppet shows

I typed what that was called into Paddock got this only twice as much? Thnx Tank Sender LWB rear fill diesel Special Order - 1-2 Days SKU: 623098G

Insulated the roof and started fitting the LaSalle headliner I got from @miktdish I have to say these headliners fit very well. Having said that, I’m doing it with the roof off, which is probably so much easier. I also need to say. I contacted...

Reminder for everyone. This is one week tomorrow !!! Private message me for directions if you haven't already and want to join us. Please bring cash as no contactless facilities available. Nearest cashpoint is 6 miles. That's Devon for you 😀

I had an 1985 ninety, your correct 👍

I can tell you a couple of stories, one of which related to a 300tdi that I owned for a few years. Syn oil started to become a thing so like all LR saddos I thought that must be a good idea, the thing drunk oil like a fish, back to good old...

Why recommend fully synthetic for a 200tdi ?? Especially one where the oil is changed 3 or 4 times a year !!