Recent content by lynall

Iirc the series x member has some holes in the bottom face, this is for a piece of angle iron to attach to to allow the drop plate to fix to the angle iron to save twisting the rear x member.

Here, https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/original-skimmed-by-17-thou-200-300tdi-flywheel-part-err179.399078/

Think only the other week someone on here was selling a freshly skimmed 200 flywheel. As it is an arse job to get box out once the car is together I would be inclined to sort it out while it is easy to get at.

Are you sure the crank did not move a back/forth a knatts cock as you rotated it? ie the amount of play in the crank thrust bearing.

I was always up the hospital having my eyes cleared /dug out when I was younger, still don't wear safety anything! but am much more aware.

Gaiter has grease in it, there is a seal in the diff that the drive shaft fits in.

So long as it sits sort of level the actual numbers mean diddly squat. Any codes?

Looks pretty ugly, but I see plenty of people driving them small jeeps, and they are far uglier!

The plastic rads are okay, the metal ones are better.

I think the diag tool will reconnect it for you after emergency pull has been used ? have to do some research as I may be talking out of my arse! With the susp in off road mode and the spare wheel out of the way access is not to bad, not easy though, make sure you chock up the chassis whilst...

Not with that red line!

Top tip when checking the pipes are sound is to blow through them, do not suck, don't ask me how I know cough hack cough!

Got to be worth a try, have you checked the pipes tp the differential pressure sensor itself?

New head gasket, get injectors checked/reconned and crack on, no pun intended! Cracks in the head between valves are not unusual on 200 engines, mine has had a cracked head for years, no leaks no coolant loss, keep on trucking. I think even my spare cyl head has cracks in it.