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Got a fair bit more progress to show you guys! Stripped the block of front cover, cam chain and sprockets, camshaft, pistons & rods, crankshaft and sump. Here's some pics... Then I cleaned the sump... Then I removed...

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Luck of the draw I guess. The first bushes we fitted were Britpart poly bushes to the panard rod, failed in less than a week. Replaced with Britpart OEM and have been good since.

Sounds mad for me but I do have blue bag panard poly bushes on mine. Could not get any others at the time. Do have super flex for for other bushes.

If you fit polybushes then buy good ones, cheaper ones are crap. Not all bolts are the same, some are metric some are not.

That’s a lot of play. Really tighten them bolts first. You can’t over tighten them as the metal center won’t allow this. If the above fails…. Take off panard rod off and check mounting holes. Check bolts are the correct size for the bushes. If...

Get a big bar & tighten them up… Has the hole ovaled ? As for video. Upload to YouTube & attach that way

I have the special socket

well you've got 3 peeps now telling you to ignore the stuff you have found and to just get on and enjoy it. So I hope you do!!! ;););)

Six pages of ‘nothing’… so far!

Go & find some young yoofs to race of the lights. Then plugs look good to me. It runs & drives. Enjoy it while the suns out

They look very acceptable, especially as the condition of rings and bores is an unknown, if it runs well enough for your liking, leave it alone and go and enjoy it !

Or twist them with power

Clearly I was showing my ignorance re diffs. With both wheels off the ground the half shafts are engaged with each side if the spider. With no torque on the spider from the transfer ring, of course the wheels simply turn in opposite directions...

What are we ignoring?

On my P38A I cut the cooler pipes and used compression fittings and a new bit of oil hose. Others used a flaring tool on the stub of pipe remaining. Sump can probably be plugged with Quiksteel. You'd be amazed what it seals!

Whem she goes back to the mechanic for the carbs, I'll ask him. Not urgent, I can juat seal it with that red silicon stuff, worked great last time. I did go a bit over board with the oil cooler so. Remember the motor sport shop I found? Yeah...

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I am happy to be corrected by other members more experienced than me as I am involved with the older end rather than the newer end. But it was my understanding that a 4 bolt box was a 4bolt box and they were the same from the very first defender...

KISS keep it simple stupid, basically no need to complicate things if what you have already works.

I have a compressor. I still refuse to learn to spray it. Far too much risk of getting it wrong and messing the panel up. At least with a brush and roller if you get it wrong you can recover it by going over it again while Still wet! Two year is...

One of the joys of this kind of work is finding you need a new tool. Got some holes to countersink in a tight spot sourced an air drill from Fleabay. Izzy has now moved into the garage and is up on axle stands. Coolant has been dumped and the...