Recent content by jersey alan

Hi, I doubt your master as well. It may be that when it was fitted the system was not bled correctly, try re-bleeding and re-adjustment first, 10to1 this will cure.

You have changed the plugs, but are they warming up. If the smoke is blackish then it sounds as though they ar'nt, I had a similer prob last month and it turned out to be an alternator fault, dont know how this caused it but its something else to check?

Lever it out gently with blunt chissel or similer, the seal is relitivley soft. Take your time here as you dont want to score the edge of the box housing, its only alloy

Sounds typical, yes you can replace in situ after stripping away h/brake assembly. Dig old one out with great care, and very carefully drift in the new one.

Hi, Its not the best job in the world, just tedious, but not that technical. Remove all seat box and floor, remove prop shafts, disconect hand brake linkages, clutch actuater, and any other appendiges, put jack under rear of engine to stop it tilting back, you can then ease the box back on the...

Wheels off the ground, wind adjuster nut up tight then back off one click at a time untill wheel just moves without interference, a lot off this is down to feel and experience but heck you got to start somewhere. If you still got probs you need to see if your drums are worn, shoes worn etc...

It could be many things, from worn bushes in the idler arms to worn spring bushes etc, best to let it go for MOT and rectify fault listed, the examiner will tell you exactly what is causing it if you ask.

R.H.A. road haulage association should help. Try internet, if not sneak into Smiths, look at truck mag for address. They will know all relevent laws.

I go on the beach regularly and experience shows that its tyre pressure and gentle momentum over tyre type, BUT some aggresive patterns do dig in faster than the less aggresive.

Exact same location and description of my air con condensation drip!

Wiper motors can be sourced from farm shops for pennies, most early tractors used them, poss get for nothing from a farm with broken down old tractor, as most farmers are now going for exotix beasts but just parking oldies up. be polite and you may get em for nowt.

Sounds like a traditional landy should be, so why sell? second hand carb with choke, cable from scrapper and a couple of padlocks. Sorted. S11 never were the bell of the ball, but still probably the most reliable and rugged.

2 Months ago a spotty little s*** pump attendant got 25 litres of unleaded in my disco 300tdi before i stopped him. ( me chatting to wife, against my better judgement) We filled the tank to the top with deisel (FREE) and although she pulled like crap for a day or two untill i got more deisel...

If you slip off the base plate some models will just squeeze under back seats if you dont bother cerrying roof rack bars

Hi I used to carry a tirfor but found it hard work and bulky, but with a couple of shackle's and a short rope i always got out of most greif using a high lift jack :D