Recent content by Madmykle

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  1. M

    why does my oil pressure light keep coming on ?

    It may be dirty connection at the oil pressure switch. It may be a faulty switch. If its only flashing on I wouldn't panic but try a new switch when you can, they are not that expensive. Mike
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    Bleedin brakes

    Agree with all the above but can also add a tip from an old guy who used to work at landrover. Front brakes can be a pig in retaing air in pockets where the cylinders are on an angle. His tip was to push the pistons as far back into the cylinders as possible and clamp them - use strong wire or g...
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    Ignition Troubles S3

    The feed to the coil should be white and usually comes from a junction behind the dash or the fusebox BUT... it is a landy and someone might have replaced it or done it different. The power feed MUST be ignition controlled. If you have a constant power source it will cook the coil. On the coil...
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    new windows

    If you are only replacing the glass, you only need to take out the top channel. Try slotted screwdrivers and pointy ones - somebody may have done it before - guaranteed you might have a mix - nothing is ever straight forward on a landy. If the screws are tight try tapping the screwdriver with a...
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    V8 starts, runs, then runs like a bag of *!!

    HELP!! I am determined to get the V8 in my Seris 2 land rover to run. I have fuel getting to the cylinders but there seems to be a probleem with the ignition side. Fitted new coil, new points and capacitor, taken the dizzy out to make sure that everything is as it should be no play and...
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    Electrical help please its driving me crazy

    Has anyone beien doing anything to the chassis recently. The cable from front to back runs inside the chassis so any welding/cutting may have **!!!@ the wiring. Use a jump lead to earth pot the casing on the starter - If it turns over etc then you have and earting problem - replace/fit an earth...
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